Antimicrobial effect of medical adhesive composed of aldehyded dextran and ε-Poly(L-Lysine).

Aldehyded Dextran and ε-Poly(L-lysine) Hydrogel as Nonviral Gene Carrier

Background. The expression term of the gene transfected in cells needs to belong enough inorder to make a gene therapy clinically effective. The controlled release of the transfected gene can be utilized. The new biodegradable hydrogel material created by 20 w/w% aldehyded dextran and 10 w/w% ε -poly(L-lysine) (ald-dex/PLL) was developed. We examined whether it could be as a nonviral carrier of...

Efficacy of ε-Poly-L-lysine as an Antibacterial Additive for Platelets Stored at Room Temperature

Natural Antimicrobials ε-Poly-L-lysine and Nisin A for Control of Oral Microflora.

The present study aims to examine the efficacy of the natural antimicrobial ε-poly-L-lysine against Streptococcus mutans and against total aerobic oral microflora, alone and in combination with the natural antimicrobial peptide nisin. In in vitro studies, natural antimicrobials nisin A and ε-poly-L-lysine synergized in their action against S. mutans, leading to the microorganism's full inhibiti...

A natural preservative ε-poly-L-lysine: fermentative production and applications in food industry

ε-Poly-L-lysine (ε-PL) is a homopolymer linked by the peptide bond between the carboxylic and the epsilon amino group of adjacent lysine molecules. It is naturally occurring, water soluble, biodegradable, edible and nontoxic towards humans and environment. ε-PL shows a wide range of antimicrobial activity and is stable at high temperatures. This review focuses on various ε-PL producing strains,...

Antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antitumor activity of epsilon-poly-L-lysine and citral, alone or in combination

BACKGROUND Food safety is an important worldwide public health concern, and microbial contamination in foods not only leads to food deterioration and shelf life reduction but also results in economic losses and disease. OBJECTIVE The main aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of epsilon-poly-L-lysine (ε-PL) and citral combination against Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7...