• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.114-118
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• 1998

In ordo. to develop the natural food preservative agent, freeze dried dandelion (Taraxcum platycarpum) was extracted with several solvents, and antimicrobial activity was investigated. The methanol extract obtained from the dandelion exhibited antimicrobial properties against five strains such as Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. The methanol extract at the concentration of 2000 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml completely inhibited the growth of B. subtilis, E. coli, L. monocytogenes and V. parahaemolyticus. Antimicrobial activity of the ethylacetate fraction from the methanol extract of dandelion was the strongest fraction compare to those the other solvent fractions such as n-hexane, chloroform, n-butanol and water. The ethylacetate fraction showed the inhibitory effect at the concentration of 0.5 mg/disc on the growth of the food spoilage microorganisms.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.498-502
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• 1998

In order to develop a natural food preservative, freeze dried plantain (Plantago asiatica L.) was extracted with several solvents, and the antimicrobial activity was investigated. The methanol extract exhibited antimicrobial activites against five strains of bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. The methanol extract at the concentration of 1.0 mg/ml completely inhibited the growth of B. subtilis and V. parahaemolyticus. Antimicrobial activity of the ethylacetate fraction from the methanol extract was the strongest compared with those of other solvent fractions such as n-hexane, chloroform, n-butanol and water. The ethylacetate fraction showed the inhibitory effect at the concentration of 0.5 mg/disc on the growth of B. subtilis and V. parahaemolyticus.