Nanoencapsulation of essential oils to enhance their antimicrobial activity in foods

LWT

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1908-1914

  Donsì, Francesco ^a   Annunziata, Marianna ^a   Sessa, Mariarenata ^a   Ferrari, Giovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oil; High pressure homogenization; Nanoemulsions; Nanometric delivery system

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUIT JUICES; FRUITS; TERPENES; YEAST;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HIGH PRESSURE HOMOGENIZATION; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION (MBC); MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NANO-EMULSIONS; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; PYRUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 79959257164     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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