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Article: Nisin absorption onto food-grade coating agents to inhibit bacterial growth. (South Carolina Junior Academy Of Sciences Abstracts).(food preservation research)(Brief Article)
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- Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science
- Article date:
- January 1, 2003
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The goal of this project was to determine the maximum saturation point of nisin in two vector molecules, CP65 and cornstarch. The nisin incorporated into the vector molecules, then tested against Lactobacillus plantarum to determine the point at which the maximum amount of nisin was being absorbed with minimum waste. This research will benefit the food preservation industry by allowing nisin (a natural antibacterial) to be incorporated in packaging, extending the shelf life of the food that the packaging is used on. The second phase of the project sought to create a time-diffusion curve for nisin in CP65, one possible vector molecule. The nisin-vector combination was ...