Antimicrobial activity of edible coatings prepared from whey protein isolate and formulated with various antimicrobial agents

Using in vitro tests, the efficacy of edible coatings, made using whey protein isolates as a base material and glycerol as a plasticizer, and containing several antimicrobial compounds was assessed upon ubiquitous spoilage microflora in cheese. The formulation that showed the greatest activity was a...

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Main Author: Ramos, Óscar S. (author)
Other Authors: Santos, Arménia C. (author), Leão, Mariana V. (author), Pereira, Joana O. (author), Silva, Sara I. (author), Fernandes, João C. (author), Franco, M. Isabel (author), Pintado, Manuela E. (author), Malcata, F. Xavier (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/9998
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/9998