The addition of sachets or pads containing volatile antimicrobial agents into packages has been the most successful commercial application of antimicrobials to packaging. In this study, the effect of oregano (Origanum onites) essential oil on the extension of shelf life of overwrap packed fresh chicken drumsticks was investigated. Meat exudate absorbent pads were sprayed with 5 mL of oregano es...

This work reports antimicrobial activity of oregano (Origanum vulgare) essential oil against several bacteria in sausage. The in vitro minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined for 9 selected aerobic heterotrofic bacteria. The antimicrobial activity of distinct concentrations of the essential oil on the basis of the highest MIC found was tested in a food system comprised of fresh sa...

Alginate films with different degrees of crosslinking obtained by internal and external gelation method and alginate films incorporated with oregano essential oil were prepared. The effect of mechanism of gelation and the incorporation of oregano essential oil on their optical, mechanical, antibacterial, microstructural and water vapor barrier properties were evaluated. The films subjected to e...

As a result of antibiotic resistance in human pathogenic bacteria, alternatives for Antibiotic Growth Promoters (AGP) have been developed in recent years. Herbs and botanicals can be seen as such an alternative (WENK, 2003). Essential oils derived from different plants have been tested over the years to identify their effects on animal performance. Essential oil extracts from Oregano, with its ...

Essential oils of oregano are widely recognized for their antimicrobial activity, as well as their antiviral and antifungal properties. Nevertheless, recent investigations have demonstrated that these compounds are also potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic and cancer suppressor agents. These properties of oregano essential oils are of potential interest to the food, cosmetic and ...

Green-Schwarz action of Type IIB string on AdS3 × S is constructed via coset superspace approach. The construction relies exclusively on symplectically Majorana-Weyl spinor formalism, thus permitting it easier to prove κ-symmetry for on-shell Type IIB supergravity backgrounds. 1 Work supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy under Grant No. DE-FG02-90-ER40542, KOSEF Interdisciplinary R...