The effects of two different edible coatings, chitosan (CH) and chitosan-loaded lemongrass essential oil (CH + LMO), on the quality parameters of strawberries, were investigated over a 24-d storage period at temperature of 2°C. The coatings effectively reduced fruit weight loss, retained moisture...

Geotrichum candidum is a pathogen associated with sour rot disease in tomato fruits at the postharvest stage. The main strategy for rot control is the use of chemical fungicides. Nevertheless, it is necessary to research eco-friendly options as postharvest treatments. A novel chitosan-based edible...

The use of biodegradable packaging films for post-harvest preservation of wild edible mushrooms is an eco-friendly method. In this study, the nanocomposite films were prepared based on poly (lactic acid) and mesoporous silica (2, 4 and 6 wt% based on polylactide) loaded with citral. The effects of...

The composite aerogels were prepared by using nanocellulose (CNF) and sodium alginate (SA) as the matrix materials and CaCl₂ as the cross-linking agent using a simple freeze-drying process, and the antimicrobial agent (citral) was loaded by using the porous network structure of the aerogels. The...

Aspergillus flavus is a common fungus causing bread spoilage by aflatoxin B₁ (AFB₁) production. Essential oil components are considered as effective antifungal agent; however, volatility and oxidative-instability limited their practical applications. The aim of this study was to fabricate novel ...

Rapid decrease in antibacterial efficacy of existing active packages is difficult to promisingly prevent microbial infection during the storage of perishable products. Here, we pioneered an advanced ZnO-doped hollow carbon-encapsulated curcumin (ZHC-Cur)-chitosan (CS) slow-release film (ZHC-Cur-CS) ...

Purpose: The present research work focuses on the extraction of chitosanase enzyme from soil fungi. Chitosan hydrolysis by chitosanase is one of the most effective methods to produce chitosan oligosaccharides which are new biomaterials that have many biological activities such as antitumour,...

The aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial and antioxidant effects of chitosan edible film containing nanoemulsion of Melissa officinalis L. extract and Bunium persicum essential oil on Listeria monocytogenes inoculated into camel meat. The studied films were prepared using 2% ...

To find a precise, efficient, and safe method to control rice sheath blight disease (caused by Rhizoctonia solani), this study used the natural product magnolol as the fungicide. Based on the characteristics of cell wall-degrading enzymes (CWDEs) released by R. solani during the early stages of...

We conducted an 8-week feeding trial to investigate the effect of mixed functional oligosaccharides (chitosan oligosaccharide, fructooligosaccharide, and xylooligosaccharide) extracted from wheat straw on the growth, feeding, physiology, histology, muscle texture, and gut microbiota of Micropterus...