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Pectin-gellan films intended for active food packaging: release kinetics of nisin and physico-mechanical characterization

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Films were prepared by casting 2% w/v apple pectin, 0.5% w/v low-acyl gellan and 2.2% w/v glycerol as plasticizer. Bioactive film (BF, films with 3912 International Units (IU) nisin/cm2) and control films (CF, films without nisin) were elaborated. The objective was to analyze the release kinetics of nisin from films to a food model, to determine the period of film bioactivity and potential use as antimicrobial packaging. The release of nisin from BF to a food model was determined at 5 °C and 30 °C. The release kinetics of nisin was fitted to the analytical solution of the Fick’s second law for an infinite plate. The diffusion coefficients of nisin (D) were 5.22 × 10–14 and 7.36 × 10–14 m2/s for 5 °C and 30 °C, respectively. Besides, both films were characterized in their mechanical properties and gas permeabilities [oxygen (PO2) and water vapour permeability (WVP)]. The mechanical properties were reduced by the nisin incorporation, whereas PO2 was increased, and no significant effect on WVP was observed.

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LRH acknowledges CONACyT MSc. Scholarship (CVU/Becario: 699123/416247). Donation of Listeria monocytogenes strain is acknowledged to Dr Díaz-Ruiz (FQ-UNAM). Support and advice are acknowledged to Dr Zepeda-Bastida (MVZ-UAEH) and Dr Hernández-Ávila (SEM, ICBI-UAEH).

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  1. Cuerpo Académico de Biotecnología Agroalimentaria. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Av. Universidad km 1, Rancho Universitario, Tulancingo de Bravo, Hidalgo, CP, 43600, México

    Lorena Rivera-Hernández, Norberto Chavarría-Hernández, Ma del Rocío López Cuellar & Adriana-Inés Rodríguez-Hernández

  2. Área Académica de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Av. Universidad km 1, Rancho Universitario, Tulancingo de Bravo, Hidalgo, 43600, México

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Data curation, LRH, AIRH and NCH; Investigation, LRH, MRLC, VMMJ, NCH and AIRH; Methodology, LRH; Project administration, AIRH and NCH; Writing original draft, AIRH and NCH.

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Rivera-Hernández, L., Chavarría-Hernández, N., López Cuellar, M. et al. Pectin-gellan films intended for active food packaging: release kinetics of nisin and physico-mechanical characterization. J Food Sci Technol 58, 2973–2981 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-020-04800-z

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