Microencapsulated Antimicrobial Compounds as a Means to Enhance Electron Beam Irradiation Treatment for Inactivation of Pathogens on Fresh Spinach Leaves

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Gomes, Carmen ^a   Moreira, Rosana G ^a   Castell Perez, Elena ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial efficiency; Fresh produce; Ionizing radiation; Listeriaspp; Salmonellaspp

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA CYCLODEXTRIN; BETA CYCLODEXTRIN DERIVATIVE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; DRUG CARRIER; RADIOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; ELECTRON; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD POISONING; FREEZE DRYING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LISTERIA; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SALMONELLA; SOLUBILITY; SPINACH;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BETA-CYCLODEXTRINS; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; ELECTRONS; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOODBORNE DISEASES; FREEZE DRYING; LISTERIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PLANT LEAVES; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; SALMONELLA; SOLUBILITY; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 79961129679     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2011.02264.x     Document Type: Article

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