Encapsulation of Mentha piperita essential oils in chitosan-cinnamic acid nanogel with enhanced antimicrobial activity against Aspergillus flavus

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 310-319

  Beyki, Mina ^a   Zhaveh, Sara ^a   Khalili, Seyede Tahere ^b   Rahmani Cherati, Tavoos ^c   Abollahi, Alina ^c   Bayat, Mansour ^d   Tabatabaei, Meisam ^e   Mohsenifar, Afshin ^c,e  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c Research and Development Department   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^e ABRII   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Chitosan cinnamic acid nanogel; Encapsulation; Essential oils; Mentha piperita

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894371649     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.01.033     Document Type: Article

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