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Antimicrobial performance of methanol extract of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. as a sanitizer agent

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Title Antimicrobial performance of methanol extract of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. as a sanitizer agent
 
Creator Eliuz, Elif Ayşe Erdoğan
 
Subject Fennel
Food industry
Natural sanitizer
 
Description 124-130
In food industry, microbial contamination poses a big challenge. Chemicals used for disinfection compromise food safety
and therby health. ofThere is an urgent need for effective safe sanitizers for the inhibition of pathogens in agricultural and
food products. In this context, here, we investigated the possibility of using the Foeniculum vulgare methanol extract (ME)
in the fight against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Candida albicans as natural a sanitizer agent candidate.
The components of F. vulgare ME were analyzed by GC-MS. Broth microdilution method and Surface disinfection test
were used for antimicrobial activity and logarithmic inhibition, respectively. The main substances were anethole (50.44%),
estragole (13.59%) and benzoic acid (13.58%). Minimum ınhibitory concentrations (MICs) of F. vulgare were 0.1 g/mL for
S. aureus and C. albicans while it was >0.1 g/mL for E. coli. In surface disinfection test which investigated the survival of
E. coli, S. aureus and C. albicans exposure to F. vulgare sanitizer (F-SAN: 10%), F. vulgare at 50, 100 and 150 μL caused
an almost 8-log reduction in E. coli in clean condition (0.3 g/mL BSA). In S. aureus, 150 μL of F. vulgare caused about 4.8
and 4.7 log reduction in clean and dirty surface (3 g/mL BSA), respectively. The highest colony reduction was in C.
albicans with ˃4.93 log reduction in both environments. The results suggest that F. vulgare methanol extract could be a
strong natural sanitizer against pathogens.
 
Date 2023-01-31T10:15:03Z
2023-01-31T10:15:03Z
2023-01
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1009 (Online); 0019-5189 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/61306
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijeb.v61i02.39139
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJEB Vol.61(02) [Feb 2023]