Antimicrobial, mechanical, and barrier properties of cassava starch-chitosan films incorporated with oregano essential oil

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 7499-7504

  Pelissari, Franciele M ^a   Grossmann, Maria V E ^a   Yamashita, Fabio ^a   Pined, Edgardo Alfonso G ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Active packaging; Antimicrobial activity; Or gano essential oil; Permeability; Starch chitosan

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHITOSAN; ESSENTIAL OIL; STARCH; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CASSAVA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; OREGANO;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CHITOSAN; MANIHOT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; ORIGANUM; PLANT OILS; STARCH;

BACILLUS CEREUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; ORIGANUM; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 70349197984     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9002363     Document Type: Article

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