Antimicrobial Activity of Chitosan-Based Films Enriched with Green Tea Extracts on Murine Norovirus, Escherichia coli, and Listeria innocua

Edible films can be designed to serve as carriers of antimicrobial agents and be used to control pathogenic foodborne viruses and bacteria. This research tested this concept by dissolving green tea extract (GTE) in chitosan film-forming solutions (FFS) and using it to prepare dried chitosan edible f...

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Main Authors: Collins Amankwaah, Jianrong Li, Jaesung Lee, Melvin A. Pascall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Food Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3941924