Food Antimicrobials Nanocarriers

Natural food antimicrobials are bioactive compounds that inhibit the growth of microorganisms involved in food spoilage or food-borne illness. However, stability issues result in degradation and loss of antimicrobial activity. Nanoencapsulation allows protection of antimicrobial food agents from unf...

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Published in:TheScientificWorld 2014-01, Vol.2014 (2014), p.1-11
Main Authors: Mendoza, Sandra, Hernández Iturriaga, Montserrat, Soto, Karen M., Blanco-Padilla, Adriana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anti-infective agents
Anti-Infective Agents - administration & dosage
Antimicrobial agents
Bioavailability
Control
Disadvantages
E coli
Food contamination
Food Industry - methods
Food Industry - standards
Food Preservation - methods
Food Preservation - standards
Homogenization
Humans
Lipids
Listeria
Microorganisms
Nanoemulsions
Nanoparticles
Nanoparticles - administration & dosage
Oils & fats
Permeability
Production costs
Review
Salmonella
Yeast
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Summary:Natural food antimicrobials are bioactive compounds that inhibit the growth of microorganisms involved in food spoilage or food-borne illness. However, stability issues result in degradation and loss of antimicrobial activity. Nanoencapsulation allows protection of antimicrobial food agents from unfavorable environmental conditions and incompatibilities. Encapsulation of food antimicrobials control delivery increasing the concentration of the antimicrobials in specific areas and the improvement of passive cellular absorption mechanisms resulted in higher antimicrobial activity. This paper reviews the present state of the art of the nanostructures used as food antimicrobial carriers including nanoemulsions, nanoliposomes, nanoparticles, and nanofibers.
ISSN:2356-6140
1537-744X
1537-744X
DOI:10.1155/2014/837215