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Antilisterial Effect of Essential Oil and Extracts of P oncirus trifoliate R afin. Seeds
Author(s) -
Rahman Atiqur,
AlReza Sharif M.,
Kang Sun Chul
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of food biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1745-4514
pISSN - 0145-8884
DOI - 10.1111/jfbc.12024
Subject(s) - traditional medicine , listeria , ethyl acetate , essential oil , biology , food science , listeria monocytogenes , bacteria , medicine , genetics , biochemistry
Abstract The in vitro antilisterial potential of the essential oil and various organic extracts of P oncirus trifoliata Rafin. seed was evaluated. The oil and organic extracts of chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanol revealed a remarkable antilisterial effect against all strains of L isteria monocytogenes ATCC 19111, 19116, 19118, 19166 and 15313. Also, the oil had a strong detrimental effect on the viable count of the tested Listeria spp. Practical Applications Medicinal plants are natural resources, yielding valuable herbal products that are often used in the treatment of various ailments. P oncirus trifoliata R afin. is a deciduous or semi‐deciduous shrub, native of C hina and K orea, and is also known as the Korean bitter orange. Traditionally, trifoliata oranges ( P . trifoliata ) have been widely used in folk medicine as a remedy for gastritis, dysentery, inflammation, digestive ulcers, etc. Our results showed that essential oil and various extracts derived from the seeds of P. trifoliata have potential activity against Listeria spp. Thus, it may conclude that the natural compounds derived from essential oil and extracts might be suitable for use as preservatives to control foodborne pathogens.