RT Journal Article
T1 Fungistatic and fungicidal capacity of a biosurfactant extract obtained from corn steep water
A1 Lopez Prieto, Alejandro
A1 Vecino Bello, Xanel
A1 Rodríguez López, Lorena
A1 Moldes Menduiña, Ana Belén
A1 Cruz Freire, José Manuel
K1 3303 Ingeniería y Tecnología Químicas
K1 3309.13 Conservación de Alimentos
K1 2302 Bioquímica
AB Biosurfactants are surface-active compounds that are produced by microorganisms, which in addition to their surfactant capacity, can possess interesting antimicrobial activities that are used in their incorporation into the agrifood industry. In this work, the preservative capacity of a novel biosurfactant extract obtained from a residual stream of the corn-milling industry was evaluated against two different fungi (Aspergillus brasiliensis and Candida albicans) under different biosurfactant concentrations (0.33–0.99 mg/mL), temperatures (4–40 °C), and incubation times (5–11 days). All the assays started with the same concentration of fungi (2 × 106 CFU/mL). The results showed that temperature played an important role in the fungicidal and fungistatic effects of this biosurfactant extract. It was observed that at a low biosurfactant concentration (0.33 mg/mL) and at low temperatures in the range tested, this biosurfactant extract possessed an important fungicidal effect (complete inhibition) on A. brasiliensis, while at intermediate temperatures, it achieved a fungistatic effect (50% of inhibition) at the highest concentration. Regarding C. albicans, it was observed that this strain was more resistant than A. brasiliens, although it was possible to achieve growth inhibitions of 76.3% at temperatures of 40 °C after 8 days of incubation with a biosurfactant concentration of 0.99 mg/mL. This work supports the possible application of biosurfactants extracted from corn steep water as preservatives and antimicrobial agents against fungal contaminations on agrifood products.
PB Foods
SN 23048158
YR 2020
FD 2020-05-20
LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/2575
UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/2575
LA eng
NO Foods, 9(5): 662 (2020)
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad | Ref. RTI2018-093610-B-100
DS Investigo
RD 14-oct-2024