Potential of Antimicrobial Peptide-Overexpressed Tenebrio molitor Larvae Extract as a Natural Preservative for Korean Traditional Sauces

• Published in: Insects (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 13; no. 4; p. 381
• Main Authors: Hwang, Dooseon, Lee, Seung Hun, Goo, Tae-Won, Yun, Eun-Young
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 13.04.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: aflatoxin; Antibacterial activity; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial activity; Antimicrobial agents; antimicrobial peptide; Antimicrobial peptides; Bacteria; biofilm; Chymotrypsin; Coliforms; E coli; Escherichia coli; Food; Food contamination; Food contamination & poisoning; Food poisoning; food-poisoning bacteria; Fungi; Gene expression; High temperature; Immunization; insect extract; Insects; Larvae; Microorganisms; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Natural & organic foods; pH effects; Poisoning; Preservatives; Salinity; Salinity effects; Sauces; Shelf life; Soy sauce; Soybeans; Stability; Staphylococcus aureus; Tenebrio molitor; Trypsin; United States > US; Japan; Germany; food-poisoning bacteria; aflatoxin; insect extract; antimicrobial peptide; biofilm

Here, we aimed to produce a natural food preservative using a crude extract from edible, immunized larvae (iTME), injected with edible bacteria using an edible solvent. Results showed that iTME had concentration-dependent inhibitory activity against food-poisoning bacteria , , and , as well as again...