Plants-Basel
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2026
·Vol. 15
·期 13
·1994
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IF 4.7
Hui Wang,Chao Yang,Yanling Yu,Dayou Cheng,Cuihong Dai,Chengfei Luo
Betalains are natural antioxidant pigments valued as food colorants (E162), yet their combined responses to light quality and methyl jasmonate (MeJA) during long-term growth remain poorly understood. In this study, the interactive effects of blue light and MeJA on growth, betacyanin, betaxanthin, antioxidant enzyme activities [peroxidase (POD), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT)], malondialdehyde (MDA), and proline (PRO) were investigated at weeks 3, 10, and 13 of sugar beet seedling growth. Four treatments were established: white light (W, control), white light + MeJA (WM), white light + blue light (WB), and white light + blue light + MeJA (WBM). The results showed that WB rapidly induced betaxanthin accumulation and enhanced SOD and POD activities while reducing MDA at week 3. MeJA alone triggered an explosive increase in betacyanin (45.74 mg·g−1FW) at week 10, accompanied by elevated activities of POD, SOD, and CAT. The combined treatment (WBM) maintained the highest betacyanin (36.48 mg·g−1FW) and betaxanthin (8.97 mg·g−1FW) contents, the lowest MDA level (17.17 nmol·g−1FW), and a high proline level (528.39 μg·g−1FW) at week 13, providing sustained pigment maintenance at the late stage. The three antioxidant enzymes exhibited a temporal division of labor: high SOD activity at the early stage, while POD and CAT activities continuously increased during the middle and late stages. Notably, the correlation between proline and MDA shifted from positive at week 10 to negative at week 13, suggesting a temporal transition in the protective role of proline against membrane lipid peroxidation during late-stage development. In conclusion, blue light and MeJA enhance the antioxidant capacity of sugar beet seedlings through a temporally synergistic pattern of “priming by blue light, burst by MeJA, and maintenance by combined treatment,” offering a potential preharvest regulation strategy for the production of natural pigments and functional food ingredients.
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MOLECULES
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2022
·Vol. 27
·期 18
·5985
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Yuqin Zhang,Shiquan Bian,Jing Hu,Gang Liu,Shouhua Peng,Hongjiang Chen,Zhenying Jiang,Tongyong Wang,Quan Ye,Haibo Zhu
Natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) coupled with microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) were applied to extract total flavonoid compounds from spent sweet potato (Ipomoea batatasL.) leaves. In this study, ten different NADESs were successfully synthesized for the MAE. Based on single-factor experiments, the response surface methodology (RSM) was applied, and the microwave power, extraction temperature, extraction time, and solid–liquid ratio were further evaluated in order to optimize the yields of total flavonoid compounds. Besides, the extracts were recovered by macroporous resin for the biological activity detection of flavonoid compounds. As a result, NADES-2, synthesized by choline chloride and malic acid (molar ratio 1:2), exhibited the highest extraction yield. After that, the NADES-2-based MAE process was optimized and the optimal conditions were as follows: microwave power of 470 W, extraction temperature of 54 °C, extraction time of 21 min, and solid–liquid ratio of 70 mg/mL. The extraction yield (40.21 ± 0.23 mg rutin equivalents/g sweet potato leaves) of the model validation experiment was demonstrated to be in accordance with the predicted value (40.49 mg rutin equivalents/g sweet potato leaves). In addition, flavonoid compounds were efficiently recovered from NADES-extracts with a high recovery yield (>85%) using AB-8 macroporous resin. The bioactivity experiments in vitro confirmed that total flavonoid compounds had good DPPH and O2−· radical-scavenging activity, as well as inhibitory effects onE. coli,S. aureus,E. carotovora, andB. subtilis. In conclusion, this study provides a green and efficient method to extract flavonoid compounds from spent sweet potato leaves, providing technical support for the development and utilization of sweet potato leaves’ waste.Keywords:natural deep eutectic solvents;response surface;spent sweet potato leaves;antioxidant activity
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FOOD CONTROL
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2022
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IF 6.652
Yan Xu,Yiqun Cheng,Zongshuai Zhu,Haoyu Guo,Anthony Pius Bassey,Tianran Huang,Yongqiang Huang,Ming Huang
The effect of different levels (0.01%, 0.03%, 0.05% and 0.10%) of mulberry leaf ( Morus alba L.) extract (MLE) on the formation of free and bound heterocyclic amines (HCAs) in pan-fried muscovy duck ( Cairina moschata ) patties were investigated for the first time. Precursors of HCAs, oxidant index of patties and phenolic composition of MLE were measured. The total free and bound HCAs levels in control samples were 28.37 ng/g and 1935.65 ng/g, and the inhibition rates were 6.71–68.92% and 6.71–14.05% in MLE treatment groups, respectively, and 0.03% showed the strongest inhibitory effect. OPLS-DA result indicated that MeIQ, 8-MeIQx and Norharman were crucial differential compounds in total HCAs. Furthermore, the addition of MLE significantly inhibited the lipid and protein oxidation of patties ( P < 0.05). Fifteen phenolic compounds , mainly flavonoids , were identified by LC-MS. The mitigation of HCAs and oxidation may be attributed to them. Correlation analysis indicated that the total HCAs content was negatively correlated with precursors but positively correlated with oxidation. In conclusion, MLE helped mitigate HCAs formation during muscovy duck processing and appeared to be a viable natural additive for producing healthier processed meat products .
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AQUACULTURE
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2022
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Xulu Chang,Meiru Kang,Lili Yun,Yihao Shen,Junchang Feng,Guokun Yang,Jianxin Zhang,Xiaolin Meng
Host-derived probiotics are widely used in aquaculture because they are able to adapt to the host intestinal environment more easily than other probiotics. However, decreased numbers and activity of live probiotics that occur during processing, storage, transportation, and consumption hinders the increased use of probiotics. In this study, the ability of sodium gluconate to promote the growth of Bacillus velezensis R7–1003, isolated from the intestinal tract of the common carp , was evaluated in vivo. The actions of dietary supplementation with B. velezensis R7–1003 and/or sodium gluconate were investigated in the common carp with respect to growth, the morphology of the intestine, digestive and immune functions, and antioxidant capacity, as well as intestinal microbiota. The results revealed that the addition of 0.3 and 0.6% sodium gluconate to the diet increased B. velezensis R7–1003 growth in the intestinal tract of the common carp. Furthermore, 0.6% sodium gluconate exhibited better results than 0.3%. A diet with host–derived B. velezensis R7–1003 supplementation improved the growth performance of the fish. It also increased the length of the intestinal villi and tight junction gene expression levels, including claudin-2, occludin , and ZO-1 . Host–derived B. velezensis R7–1003 supplementation enhanced the activities of protease, α-amylase, lipase , alkaline phosphatase , acid phosphatase , lysozyme , catalase , glutathione peroxidase , decreased the level of MDA, increased the level of the anti-inflammatory cytokine TGF-β, and decreased the level of the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-α. Furthermore, B. velezensis R7–1003 increased the levels of several probiotics, including Lactobacillus and Lactococcus , and bacteria that produce short-chain fatty acids, including Faecalibacterium , Bacteroides , and Clostridium . The ratio of Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes was reduced in the intestine of the common carp. Importantly, this study indicated that the combination of B. velezensis R7–1003 and sodium gluconate provided additional beneficial effects to the common carp. Thus, this study demonstrated that sodium gluconate promoted B. velezensis R7–1003 growth, which increased the growth performance and intestinal health of the common carp. The results indicated that further study is warranted concerning the use of B. velezensis R7–1003 combined with sodium gluconate as a diet supplement in other economically viable fish.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
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2022
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Yurong Liu,Xingzi Lan,Jian Zhang,Yaqi Wang,Feng Tian,Qinglan Li,Han Wang,Mingzhi Wang,Wenlong Wang,Yadong Tang
Prevention of infection and elimination of excess reactive oxygen species are the key factors to achieve wound healing. In this study, we have developed a multifunctional poly(ε-caprolactone) nanofiber membrane modified by ε-poly ( L -lysine) (ε-PL) with the assistance of mussel-inspired polydopamine . The morphology of the nanofibrous membrane were observed by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy . The chemical structure characterization by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy demonstrated the successful modification of polydopamine and the immobilization of ε-PL. Photothermal effect assay proved that the temperature of the nanofiber membrane after near infrared photothermal treatment could reach the temperature required for antibacterial effect . The release of ε-PL exhibited an initial burst which was beneficial to achieve rapid bacteria inhibition. By combining ε-PL with near infrared photothermal therapy, a synergistic antibacterial effect was achieved against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus . The results of antioxidant activity assessment indicated that polydopamine on the nanofiber membranes served as an antioxidant agent to scavenge reactive oxygen species. Additionally, the nanofiber membranes showed good cytocompatibility and suitable mechanical properties close to the skin. In summary, the prepared membrane possessed intrinsically multifunctional properties showing great potential to be used as promising wound dressing materials.
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JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS
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2023
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Liu Zhi,Gao Xianmei,Yang Jian,Zhao Duoyong,Li Bin,Zhang Zihong,Chen Piao,Wang Dongguang
Saffron spice, as a high value-added but not high-tech processed agricultural product, is easily faked and mislabeled its quality grade and origin for higher market profits and competitiveness. In this work, an analytical strategy combining chemical composition analysis and stable isotope ratio analysis of saffron spices was explored for verifying their quality and origin authenticity in China market. The crocins contents and stable isotope ratios of 70 saffron spice samples collected from five provinces of China and 95 imported products from Iran and Spain were determined together. The contents of crocins may be effective as the indexes of their quality evaluation but not for origin traceability. Relatively, regional difference of stable isotope ratios is significant (p < 0.05) between different origins. Partial least-squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) based on chemical compositions and stable isotope ratios of 165 saffron spice samples can identify imported products from Iran and Spain with the accuracies of 98.5 % and 100 %, but still may mis-discriminate samples from Henan and Xinjiang province of China as Iran products, which was further solved by PLS-DA of products from these origins. This strategy is promising as an effective tool for combating commercial frauds and ensuring the authenticity of saffron spice in China market.
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2022
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IF 6.911
Yihuan Song,Feng Guo,Pingxiu Zeng,Jinhua Liu,Yuanchao Wang,Heyong Cheng
Toxicity, mobility, bioavailability and biofunctions of chromium, cadmium, mercury and lead are heavily dependent upon their specific chemical forms, leading to a high demand to metal speciation analysis rather than total quantification. Simultaneous speciation analysis of multiple metal(loid)s is attractive to a large sample capacity containing unstable analytes due to its economic and environmental advantages over the conventional single elemental strategies. In this work, an analytical method integrating online solid phase extraction into high performance liquid chromatography interfaced with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to simultaneously preconcentrate and quantify Cr, Cd, Hg and Pb forms in pg L −1 levels in water was developed. Cr(III + VI), Cd(II), Hg(II), Pb(II), methylmercury (MeHg), ethylmercury (EtHg), and trimethyl (TML) and triethyl lead (TEL) were captured by the C 18 adsorbent (equilibrated with 10 mL of 1.0 mM 2-hydroxyethanethiol at 10 mL min −1 ) and eluted by mobile phase (5.0 mM Cys at pH 2.0), then completely separated on the C 18 column within 8.0 min and eventually determined by ICP-MS. Low limits of detection (0.001–0.007 ng L −1 ) and quantification (0.003–0.023 ng L −1 ), good relative standard deviations (<4%) and high enrichment factors (827–2656 folds) were obtained with good linearities. Three reference materials of total cadmium (GBW08602), total mercury (GBW08603) and total lead (GBW08601) in water were analyzed by the developed method to validate the accuracy with good agreement with certified values and satisfactory recoveries (92–100%). This method was proved feasible by the determination of Cr, Cd, Hg and Pb compounds in drinking water , river water, pond water and tap water .
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ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
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2022
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Qiuling Yin,Peng Lyu,Guanghui Wang,Bing Wang,Yingjie Li,Zhongkui Zhou,Yadan Guo,Lianfang Li,Nansheng Deng
The decommissioning of uranium tailings (UMT) is usually accompanied by uranium (U) contamination in soil, which poses a serious threat to human health and ecological security. Therefore, the remediation of uranium pollution in soil is imminent from ecological and environmental points of view. In recent years, the use of biochar stabilizers to repair uranium tailings (UMT) soil has become a research hotspot. In this study, a novel phosphorus-modified bamboo biochar (PBC) cross-linked Mg–Al layered double-hydroxide composite (PBC@LDH) was prepared. The hyperaccumulator plant Indian mustard ( Brassica juncea L.) was selected as the test plant for outdoor pot experiments, and the stabilizers were added to the UMT soil at the dosage ratio of 15 g kg −1 , which verified the bioconcentrate and translocate of U and associated heavy metal Pb in the UMT soil by Indian mustard after stabilizer remediated. The results shown that, after 50 days of growth, compared with the untreated sample (CK), the Indian mustard in PBC@LDH treatment possessed a better growth and its biomass weight of whole plant was increased by 52.7%. Meanwhile, the bioconcentration factors (BF) of U and Pb for PBC@LDH treatment were significantly decreased by 73.4% and 34.2%, respectively; and the translocation factors (TF) were also commendable reduced by 15.1% and 2.4%, respectively. Furthermore, the Tessier available forms of U and Pb in rhizosphere soil showed a remarkably decrease compared with CK, which reached by 55.97% and 14.1% after PBC@LDH stabilization, respectively. Complexation, precipitation, and reduction of functional groups released by PBC@LDH with U and Pb described the immobilization mechanisms of biochar stabilizer preventing U and Pb enrichment in Indian mustard. As well as, the formation of U-containing vesicles was prevented by the precipitation of −OH functional groups with free U and Pb ions around the cell tissue fluids and vascular bundle structure of plant roots, thereby reducing the migration risk of toxic heavy metals to above-ground parts. In conclusion, this research demonstrates that the PBC@LDH stabilizer offers a potentially effective amendment for the remediation of U contaminated soil.
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Food Analytical Methods
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2022
·Vol. 15
·期 8
·2069-2083
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Nanfack Carole D. V.,Yang Jia,Yuan Xiao,Sun Jiadi,Sun Xiulan,Ji Jian
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extraction, which is the mainstay of molecular amplification for food pathogen detection procedure, is dependent on laboratory infrastructure, cumbersome methods, and time consumption. To tackle these dependencies, we developed an enhanced mussel-inspired cellulose card for the convenient, eco-friendly, and rapid DNA extraction from bacteria present in food. This enhanced cellulose mussel-inspired DNA adhesive card (BDA card) was successfully prepared using Na + through the self-polymerization of biopolymer polyvalent ions and 3,4-dihydroxy-l-phenylalanine (L-Dopa). We observed that, when the biopolymer surface modification of the cellulose was NaCl-doped, the DNA extraction and purification performances of the obtained BDA card were enhanced when compared to the performance of the cellulose modified with the biopolymer doped with HCl. After the surface modification, the previously modified cellulose card was characterized with the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The DNA extraction performances as well as the quality of the bacteria genomic DNA extracted were equally measured. The Na + -doped DNA adhesive cellulose card (BDA card) depicted the best bacteria genomic DNA extraction performances. When compared to commercially available bacteria genomic DNA extraction kits, the BDA card portrayed better DNA extraction performances, in a one-step extraction protocol. It allowed easy and convenient DNA extraction. The whole genomic DNA extraction process could be completed in 10 min. The concentration of the genomic DNA extracted from overnight bacteria culture was highest when extracted with the BDA card 459.39 ± 86 ng/µl as compared to Ezup and PureLink genomic DNA kits. When tested with spiked chicken, it was statistically equal to the Mag-MK food genomic DNA extraction kit. The proposed method provides a simple, efficient, eco-friendly, and convenient approach for bacteria genomic DNA extraction and purification from samples.
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2021
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Shasha Qi,Peng Wang,Ping Zhan,Honglei Tian
Thyme ( Thymus vulgaris L. ) is widely used as a traditional spice in the cooking of goat meat (mutton) due to its distinctive flavor and the ability to weaken the “goaty flavor”. To investigate the aroma characteristics of stewed mutton with thyme (SMT), four SMT samples prepared using different cooking utensils were analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry/olfactometry (GC–MS/O). Totally, 26 aroma-active compounds (AACs) were determined by GC–MS/O and further quantified. Among these, 20 AACs exhibited odor activity values (OAV) greater than 1. However, no significant differences existed among the four SMTs, which indicated that different utensils had little effect on the aroma profile of SMTs. Aroma recombination and omission experiments results showed that nonanal, ( E )-2-octenal, and ( E,E )-2,4-decadienal had the greatest contribution to the aroma profile of SMTs. These three compounds, together with dimethyl trisulfide, 3-methyl-butanal, octanal, ( E )-2-decenal, ( E )-2-nonenal, methanethiol, hexanal, ( E )-2-undecenal, and 1-octen-3-ol, were confirmed as the key aroma compounds in SMTs.
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PLoS One
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2021
·Vol. 16
·期 9
·e0257236
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Zong He Zhu,Abdul Sami,Qing Qing Xu,Ling Ling Wu,Wen Yin Zheng,Zhi Peng Chen,Xue Zhi Jin,Hong Zhang,Yong Li,Yan Yu,Ke Jin Zhou
The present study was performed to evaluate the effects of seed priming. This was done by soaking the seeds of two rapeseed cultivars, namely, ZY15 (tolerant to low temperature and drought) and HY49 (sensitive to low temperature and drought), for 12 h in varying solutions: distilled water, 138 mg/L salicylic acid (SA), 300 mg/L gibberellic acid (GA), 89.4 mg/L sodium nitroprusside (SNP), 3000 mg/L calcium chloride (CaCl 2 ), and 30 mg/L abscisic acid (ABA). Primed and non-primed seeds were left to germinate at 15°C and -0.15 MPa (T 15 W 15 ) and at 25°C and 0 MPa (T 25 W 0 ), respectively. The results showed that SA, GA, SNP, CaCl 2 , and ABA significantly improved the germination potential (GP), germination rate (GR), germination index (GI), stem fresh weight (SFW), stem dry weight (SDW), root length (RL), stem length (SL), and seed vigor index (SVI) under T 15 W 15 . For ZY15 seeds under T 25 W 0 , GA, SNP, CaCl 2 , and ABA priming reduced the average germination time (96% after 5 days) compared to that of the control (88% after 5 days). For ZY15 seeds under T 15 W 15 , SA, SNP, CaCl 2 , and ABA priming, with respect to the control and water-treated groups, shortened the average germination time (92% after 5 days) compared to that of the control (80% after 5 days). For HY49 seeds under T 25 W 0 , GA, SNP, CaCl 2 , and ABA priming reduced the average germination time (92% after 5 days) compared to that of the control (85% after 5 days). Similarly, for HY49 seeds under T 15 W 15 , GA priming shortened the average germination time (89% after 5 days) compared to that of the control (83% after 5 days). These priming agents increased the net photosynthesis, stomatal conductivity, and transpiration rate of rape seedlings under conditions of low temperature and drought stress, while also decreasing intercellular carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) concentrations. Additionally, SA, GA, SNP, CaCl 2 , and ABA increased superoxide dismutase concentrations (SOD) and ascorbic peroxidase (APX) activities of rape seedlings under stress conditions, while decreasing catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD) activities in ZY15 seedlings. In HY49, which is sensitive to low temperature and drought, all priming solutions, except for SNP, led to an increase in SOD activity levels and a decrease in CAT activity levels. Overall, SA, GA, SNP, and CaCl 2 increased the concentrations of indoleacetic acid (IAA), GA, ABA, and cytokinin (CTK) in seedlings under stress conditions. Moreover, compared to SA, CaCl 2 , and ABA, GA (300 mg/L) and SNP (300 mol/L) showed improved priming effects for ZY15 and HY49 under stress conditions.
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Food Packaging and Shelf Life
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2021
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Lijing Lu,Yingjie Su,Jing Xu,Haoyue Ning,Xueyu cheng,Lixin Lu
In order to inhibit the spoilage of the packaged food , a gas phase controlled-release low-density polyethylene (LDPE) film containing carvacrol loaded with halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) was prepared and studied in this work. HNTs were etched by 4 mol/L hydrochloric acid to obtain HNT-4M, which increased the carvacrol loading capacity. Then, it was characterized before and after loading with carvacrol by transmission electron microscopy , nitrogen adsorption isotherms, and thermogravimetric analysis . A new LDPE film containing carvacrol adsorbed on HNT-4M was prepared by extrusion, and the physical properties were studied. In addition, the release rate of carvacrol in the film was measured, and the antibacterial and antioxidant properties of the film were evaluated. The results showed that the carvacrol load of HNT increased from 6.7% to 24.2% after acid etching. The diffusion coefficient of carvacrol from the active film containing HNT-4 M/carvacrol was 9.546 × 10 -12 cm 2 ·s -1 , which was decreased by 57.3% compared with the films directly adding carvacrol. Moreover, according to the DPPH radical scavenging assay and micro-atmosphere diffusion antibacterial test, it was verified that carvacrol retained its antioxidant activity and antibacterial activity in the new film.
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