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Allyl Isothiocyanate Release from Edible Laminaria japonica for Time-Dependent Growth Deactivation of Foodborne Pathogens: I: Micrococcus luteus, Bacillus subtilis, and Listeria monocytogenes

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Allyl isothiocyanate (AITC) is a natural occurring essential oil found in plants of the family Brassicaceae. It is a well-recognized antimicrobial agent against a variety of foodborne pathogens. By vapor and solution deposition methods into raw and de-oiled Laminaria japonica, an edible, brown seaweed, we demonstrate AITC vapor phase activity against Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus subtilis, and Micrococcus luteus. Colony deactivation occurred for each bacterium in the range 99.87–99.99% within 72 h. The kinetics of these activities was fitted to the Weibull and the Albert-Mafart population decay models. Combined standard uncertainty in the final model fitting is introduced for these models, along with bias factor analysis. The former indicates the degree of fit of the models while the latter indicated which of the models was the most appropriate. In general, the bias factor analysis of the models indicated that the Albert-Mafart model was the superior. The continued activity of AITC after contact with the seaweed delivery system suggested that the L. japonica + AITC system would represent a viable natural, edible system for food preservation.

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Acknowledgements

RAEl-F thanks the Egyptian Mission Office for the provision of financial support throughout this work. The authors thank Prof. B.S. Chun (Dept. Food Science and Technology, Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea) for the preparation and supply of de-oiled and raw samples of L. japonica.

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  1. Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Damietta University, New Damietta City, Egypt

    Reham A. El Fayoumy, Amira A. El-Fallal, Mohamed I. Abou-Dobara & Ahmed K. A. El-Sayed

  2. School of Chemical Engineering, The University Of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia

    Phillip Pendleton

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Research Highlights

• Vapor phase AITC controllably released from Laminaria japonica

• Rapid burst developed lethal dose against selected bacteria.

• Gram-positive bacteria deactivation followed Albert-Mafart population decay.

• L. japonica + AITC = food compatible system against foodborne bacteria

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El Fayoumy, R.A., Pendleton, P., El-Fallal, A.A. et al. Allyl Isothiocyanate Release from Edible Laminaria japonica for Time-Dependent Growth Deactivation of Foodborne Pathogens: I: Micrococcus luteus, Bacillus subtilis, and Listeria monocytogenes . Food Bioprocess Technol 10, 1562–1573 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-017-1925-0

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