• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.321-323
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• 2006

A combination of thymol and sodium bisulfate was found to be an effective biocidal agent against strains of Burkholderia cepacia and of Xanthomonas maltophilia that were found in the space shuttle water system. Potassium iodide (KI), the biocidal agent used in the past, had a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 50,000 ppm against the two B. cepacia (541 STS-81 and 1119 STS-91) strains, whereas that of thymol and sodium bisulfate was 2,400 and 950 ppm, which was 21 and 53 times lower than that of KI for B. cepacia, respectively. The MIC value for the combination of thymol and sodium bisulfate was 4 times lower than that for thymol or sodium bisulfate alone against B. cepacia (541 STS-81, 1119 STS-91) or Pseudomonas cepacia (ATCC 31941). The fractional inhibitory concentration (FIC) of the combination of thymol and sodium bisulfate for all organisms tested was less than 0.5, indicating a strong synergistic effect.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.15-22
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• 1992

농산물 및 그 가공식품을 수확·저장·가공하는 기간중에 Aspergillus parasiticus가 오염되어 aflatoxin을 생성하는 것을 방지할 목적으로 생육배지에 graefruit 종자추출물(GFSE)을 처리하여 곰팡이의 생육 및 aflatoxin 생합성을 저해하는 뚜렷한 효과를 관찰할 수 있었다. 4000 ppm의 GFSE농도 처리로 Aspergillus parasiticus의 생육을 92% 저해하였으며, 5000ppm 농도에서는 곰팡이 생육을 완전히 저해하였고 3000ppm 이상의 농도에서 aflatoxin 의생성을 100% 억제하였다. 한편, GFSE 처리에 의하여 aflatoxin 생합성 경로증, averufin, versiconal acetate 등의 중간대사산물이 aflatoxin으로 주입되는 것이 완전히 저해된 반면, versicolorin A, versicolorin A hemiacetal, sterigmatocystin 등은 aflatoxin 으로 전환되는 결과를 보여주어 GFSE는 versiconal acetate를 포함한 그 이전의 중간 대사물이 반응기질이 되는 효소 반응계를 저해하는 것으로 나타났다. 전자현미경을 이용한 곰팡이균체 및 포자의 형태변화는 GFSE처리에 의하여 세포막기능에 파괴되어 세포구성 내용물이 유실되고 곰팡이가 사멸하고 aflatoxin 생합성 기작이 중단되는 결과를 초래하였다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.23-27
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• 1995

To extend the shelf lives of rice and corn products, the effects of the polyphosphates[$Na(PO_3)n$, n=11] on the growth of Penicillium griseofulvum and patulin production were investigated. The growth was completely inhibited in the potatoes dextrose agar medium treated with 2% polyphosphate. Moisture content had a considerable influence on the production of patulin. At 30% moisture content, the amounts of patulin produced in rice and corn were $61.40 \mu g/ml$ and $40.74 \mu g/ml$, respectively, but the level of the toxin was significantly decreased to 93~95% by addition of 1% polyphosphates. No patulin was detected in both rice and corn medium added 2% polyphosphate when the incubation time prolonged. The result of scanning electron microscopy was supposed that the biocidal action of polyphosphate on fungi was related to the collapse of cell wall structure.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.99-106
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• 1992

To prevent food-poisoning outbreaks by Vibrio vulnificus the antimicrobial efficacy of grapefruit seed extract (GFSE) was examined. Minimal inhibitory concentration (in vitro) for the microorganism was found to be 50∼100 ppm. Transmission electron micrographs of Vibrio vulnificus showed the biocidal action of this natural antimicrobial agent would be related to specific respiratory effect coupled with the destruction of permeable function of microbial cell membrane. After Anguilla japonica GFSE-injected to the body was incubated in the seawater contaminated by Vibrio vulnifiucs the fish meats were taken up, mixed with control diet and used as a diet in the feeding experiment. In this experiment the effect of GFSE treated with fish muscle on body weight, protein efficiency ratio, serum enzymes and serum blood components of broiler chicks was investigated. It is proved from this study that there is neither Vibriosis nor toxicity associated with GFSE itself an fish meats treated with it when it is injected to the fish body at a level of 250 ppm or less.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.125-131
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• 2017

Clitoria ternatea or Commonly known blue pea, is a perennial climber crop native to Asian countries. The current study was aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial activity C. ternatea extract on food borne microorganisms and its antifungal effect on Penicillium expansum. The extract showed significant antimicrobial activity against 3 Gram positive bacteria, 2 Gram negative bacteria and 1 filamentous fungus on disc diffusion assay. The extract also showed good biocidal effect on all Gram positive bacteria tested and P. expansum. However, the kill curve analysis revealed that the fungicidal activity of the extract against P. expansum conidia was depend on the concentration of the extract and the time of exposure of the conidia to the extract. The scanning electron micrograph of the extract treated P. expansum culture showed alterations in the morphology of fungal hyphae. The germination of P. expansum conidia was completely inhibited and conidial development was totally suppressed by the extract, suggesting the possible mode of action of anthocyanin. Besides, the extract also exhibited 5.0-log suppression of microbial growth relative to control in the rice model. The results indicate the potential use of the C. ternatea anthocyanin as food biopreservative.