Antimicrobial activity of Olea europaea Linné extracts and their applicability as natural food preservative agents

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 251, Issue , 2017, Pages 48-66

  Thielmann, J ^a   Kohnen, S ^b   Hauser, C ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PROCESS ENGINEERING AND PACKAGING IVV   (Germany)

^b CELABOR SCRL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Elenolic acid; Food preservation; Hydroxytyrosol; Olea europaea; Oleuropein

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ELENOLIC ACID; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; HYDROXYTYROSOL; OLEA EUROPAEA EXTRACT; OLEUROPEIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; TYROSOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL; 3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLETHANOL; ALDEHYDE; IRIDOID; OLEACEIN; PHENETHYL ALCOHOL; PYRAN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; MICROFLORA; MILL WASTE; NONHUMAN; OLIVE TREE; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW; WASTE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; METABOLISM;

ALDEHYDES; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; FRUIT; IRIDOIDS; OLEA; PHENOLS; PHENYLETHYL ALCOHOL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PYRANS;

EID: 85017120835     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2017.03.019     Document Type: Review

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