The antimicrobial activity of microencapsulated thymol and carvacrol

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 144-150

  Guarda, Abel ^a   Rubilar, Javiera F ^a   Miltz, Joseph ^b   Galotto, Maria Jose ^a  

^a CENTER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY CEDENNA   (Chile)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial packaging; Carvacrol; Microencapsulation; Thymol

Indexed keywords

282197; CARVACROL; POLYMER; T 0501; THYMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RELEASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FILM; FOOD PACKAGING; GROWTH INHIBITION; LISTERIA INNOCUA; MICROENCAPSULATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PACKAGING MATERIAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPORE GERMINATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD PACKAGING; FUNGI; LISTERIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MONOTERPENES; POLYPROPYLENES; SPORES, FUNGAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THYMOL;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA INNOCUA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79953125100     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.02.011     Document Type: Article

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