FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (4): 164-166.

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Enhancement of the Antimicrobial Effect of Ally Isothiocyante by Complexation with β-cyclodextrin

 LI  Xue-Hong, JIN  Zheng-Yu   

  1. 1.School of Food Science and Technology, Southern Yangtze University, Wuxi 214036, China; 2.Zhengzhou Institute of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
  • Online:2006-04-15 Published:2011-09-13

Abstract: Ally isothiocyante has shown a strong and wide antimicrobial activity, but its volatility and odour limited its direct usage in food preservation. In this paper, the inclusion of AITC by cyclodextrins was carried out and by the way of controlled release from the complexation, AITC exhibits a stronger antimicrobial effect and less stink than the free AITC. Meanwhile the inclusion of AITC by CD provides an applicable powder form, which is also easy to be used in practice.

Key words: Ally isothiocyante(AITC), cyclodextrin, inclusion, antimicrobial