Enhancing physical properties and antimicrobial activity of konjac glucomannan edible films by incorporating chitosan and nisin

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Li, Bin ^a   Peng, Jinli ^a   Yie, Xiao ^a   Xie, Bijun ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Chitosan; Edible films; Konjac glucomannan; Nisin

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33646341789     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2006.tb15613.x     Document Type: Article

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