In vitro Bacteriostatic Effects on Dietary Polysaccharides.
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The antimicrobial action of dietary polysaccharides on eight food-borne pathogenic bacteria were examined. Among the polysaccharides, the carrageenans showed the most pronounced inhibitory effect, the growth of all the bacterial strains except Listeria monocytogenes being significantly inhibited by them, particularly by ι-carrageenan. A growth-inhibition experiment using Salmonella enteritidis showed that the inhibitory effect of the carrageenans was not bactericidal but bacteriostatic. The removal of sulfate residues eliminated the bacteriostatic effect of ι-carrageenan, suggesting that the sulfate residue(s) in carrageenan played an essential role in this effect. The results of the present study suggest that dietary polysaccharides, and particularly carrageenans, may act as effective preservatives in various types of processed food.
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Two theories explaining antimicrobial action of sulfated polysaccharides (carrageenans) proposed by Yamashita et al. [6]: binding to bacterial surface; trapping nutrients/cationic minerals.
“There are two theories explaining the antimicrobial action of sulfated polysaccharides (carrageenans) proposed by Yamashita et al. [6]: one suggests the binding of the sulfated polysaccharides on the bacterial surface, although in an experiment using 3H-carrageenan, no binding for S. enteritidis was observed; the other suggests the trapping of nutrients or cationic minerals induced by the sulfated”
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- Authors
- YAMASHITA, S., SUGITA-KONISHI, Y., & SHIMIZU, M.
- Affiliations
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
- ORCID
- SHIMIZU, Makoto
- Venue
- Food Science and Technology Research
- Published
- 2001
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 262-264
- ISSN
- 1344-6606 (ISSN-L)
- 1881-3984
- OpenAlex
- W2033525005
- Cited by
- 59
- References
- 13
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- FWCI
- 0.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Food Science and Technology Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Polysaccharides Composition and Applications
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Antimicrobial agents and applications
- Keywords
- dietary polysaccharides, carrageenan, bacteriostatic activity, foodborne pathogenic bacteria, Salmonella Enteritidis, Listeria monocytogenes, food preservatives, bacterial growth inhibition
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