• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.45 no.5
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• pp.778-781
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• 2016

Sea urchin skeleton (SUS) generated from production of sea urchin eggs was used as a biodegradable film base material, and its composite film with gelatin was prepared. In addition, Robinia pseudoacacia flower extract (RFE) was incorporated into the film-forming solution to provide antioxidant and anti-microbial activities. The tensile strength (TS) of the SUS/gelatin composite films increased with increasing gelatin content, whereas elongation at break (E) decreased. Among the composite films, SUS/gelatin film at a ratio of 8:2 (w/w) exhibited the most desirable TS and E values. Furthermore, SUS composite film containing RFE showed a reduced TS and increased E compared to the control film. Based on 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging assays and disc diffusion results against growth of Listeria monocytogenes, antioxidant and anti-microbial activities of films increased with increasing RFE concentration. Consequently, SUS composite film containing RFE showed proper physical properties as well as antioxidant and anti-microbial activities. These results indicate that SUS can be used as a film base material while the SUS composite film containing RFE can be utilized as active packaging.