Physical Properties, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of Chitosan Films Containing Carvacrol and Pomegranate Peel Extract

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 20; no. 6; pp. 11034 - 11045
• Main Authors: Yuan, Gaofeng, Lv, Hua, Yang, Bingjie, Chen, Xiaoe, Sun, Haiyan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 15.06.2015; MDPI
• Subjects: Anti-Infective Agents - chemistry; Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology; antibacterial activity; Antimicrobial agents; antioxidant activity; Antioxidants; Antioxidants - chemistry; Antioxidants - pharmacology; Biocompatibility; Biopolymers; carvacrol; Chitosan - chemistry; chitosan film; Escherichia coli; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Monoterpenes - chemistry; Permeability; Phenols; Physical properties; Plant Extracts - chemistry; Polyphenols; pomegranate peel extract; Punicaceae - chemistry; Staphylococcus aureus; Tensile Strength; United States > US; China; antibacterial activity; chitosan film; pomegranate peel extract; carvacrol; antioxidant activity

Chitosan-based active films were developed by incorporation of carvacrol (10 g/L), pomegranate peel extract (PPE, 10 g/L) and carvacrol + PPE (10 g/L of each) and their physical, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties were investigated. Incorporation of carvacrol and carvacrol + PPE into the films...