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Optimizing the Antimicrobial Activity of Tasmanian Pepper Leaf Oil Emulsion as a Natural Preservative for Capsicum

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Damyeh, M. S., Mereddy, R., Netzel, M. E. and Sultanbawa, Y. (2019) Optimizing the Antimicrobial Activity of Tasmanian Pepper Leaf Oil Emulsion as a Natural Preservative for Capsicum. Proceedings, 36 (1). p. 94. ISSN 2504-3900

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Article Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019036094

Publisher URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/36/1/94

Abstract

The aim of this study was to produce and optimize Tasmanian pepper leaf (Tasmannia lanceolate; TPL) oil contained emulsion using sonication and Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Encapsulating hydrophobic bioactive components is influential in enhancing their applicability as well as their respected antimicrobial activity. The antimicrobial activity of investigated emulsions was evaluated through well diffusion assay against four different spoilage microorganisms isolated from fresh-cut capsicums. In order to optimize the preservative emulsion for further in vivo application, Box-Behnken design with three factors of TPL oil, Tween 80, and citric acid was used. According to the results, bacterial and fungal growth inhibition activity of the investigated emulsions was enhanced through increasing the concentration of citric acid and TPL oil, respectively. Optimization of the investigated variables was conducted after model fitting according to desirability function of Design Expert software. Our main goal was to obtain the maximum inhibitory effect against microbial growth. Therefore, the calculated optimum values were TPL at 1.08%, Tween 80 at 0.15%, and citric acid at 1.50%, with the desirability of 0.978. By and large, the susceptibility of yeast (i.e., Rhodotorula diobovata) against TPL contained emulsions showed to be the highest, which was followed by mold (i.e., Alternaria sp.), Gram-positive bacteria (i.e., Bacillus subtilis), and Gram-negative bacteria (i.e., Pseudomonas viridiflava), with predicted inhibition zones of 46.41, 33.03, 13.10, and 11.33 mm. Optimized emulsion using Box-Behnken design is capable of inhibiting the growth of spoilage microorganisms in capsicum, and this understanding can help develop a natural-based preservative for fresh-cut capsicum.

Item Type:Article
Business groups:Crop and Food Science
Keywords:antimicrobial; emulsion; Tasmannia lanceolate; preservative
Subjects:Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Agricultural chemistry. Agricultural chemicals
Plant culture > Food crops
Plant culture > Vegetables
Live Archive:28 Jul 2020 06:57
Last Modified:03 Sep 2021 16:45

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