Role of <i>Litsea cubeba</i> Essential Oil in Agricultural Products Safety: Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Applications
The essential oil from <i>Litsea cubeba</i> (LCEO) has good antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-insect properties, which gives it the potential for use as a natural additive to food resources and food products in order to prevent spoilage and extend shelf life. In this study the biological...
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| author | Petra Borotová Lucia Galovičová Nenad L. Vukovic Milena Vukic Simona Kunová Paweł Hanus Przemysław Łukasz Kowalczewski Ladislav Bakay Miroslava Kačániová |
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| description | The essential oil from <i>Litsea cubeba</i> (LCEO) has good antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-insect properties, which gives it the potential for use as a natural additive to food resources and food products in order to prevent spoilage and extend shelf life. In this study the biological activity related to food preservation was observed. The main volatile organic compounds were geranial (39.4%), neral (29.5%), and limonene (14.3%). Antioxidant activity was 30.9%, which was equal to 167.94 µg of Trolox per mL of sample. Antimicrobial activity showed the strongest inhibition against <i>Serratia marcescens</i> by disk diffusion method and minimum inhibitory concentrations MIC 50 and MIC 90 were the lowest for <i>Micrococcus luteus</i> with values 1.46 and 3.52 µL/mL, respectively. Antimicrobial activity of the LCEO vapor phase showed strong inhibition of microorganisms on apples, pears, potatoes, and kohlrabies. Over 50% of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and yeasts were inhibited by a concentration of 500 µL/mL. The inhibition of microorganisms was concentration dependent. Anti-insect activity was also strong, with 100% lethality of <i>Pyrrhocoris</i> <i>apterus</i> at a concentration of 25%. These results suggest that LCEO could be potentially used as a food preservative. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5fa372986b0d49ba8558d3694685f5592023-11-23T14:39:45ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472022-06-011111150410.3390/plants11111504Role of <i>Litsea cubeba</i> Essential Oil in Agricultural Products Safety: Antioxidant and Antimicrobial ApplicationsPetra Borotová0Lucia Galovičová1Nenad L. Vukovic2Milena Vukic3Simona Kunová4Paweł Hanus5Przemysław Łukasz Kowalczewski6Ladislav Bakay7Miroslava Kačániová8AgroBioTech Research Centre, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, SlovakiaInstitute of Horticulture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, SlovakiaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, SerbiaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, SerbiaInstitute of Food Sciences, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, SlovakiaDepartment of Food Technology and Human Nutrition, Institute of Food and Nutrition Technology, University of Rzeszow, 35-959 Rzeszow, PolandDepartment of Food Technology of Plant Origin, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 31 Wojska Polskiego St., 60-624 Poznan, PolandDepartment of Planting Design and Maintenance, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, SlovakiaInstitute of Horticulture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, SlovakiaThe essential oil from <i>Litsea cubeba</i> (LCEO) has good antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-insect properties, which gives it the potential for use as a natural additive to food resources and food products in order to prevent spoilage and extend shelf life. In this study the biological activity related to food preservation was observed. The main volatile organic compounds were geranial (39.4%), neral (29.5%), and limonene (14.3%). Antioxidant activity was 30.9%, which was equal to 167.94 µg of Trolox per mL of sample. Antimicrobial activity showed the strongest inhibition against <i>Serratia marcescens</i> by disk diffusion method and minimum inhibitory concentrations MIC 50 and MIC 90 were the lowest for <i>Micrococcus luteus</i> with values 1.46 and 3.52 µL/mL, respectively. Antimicrobial activity of the LCEO vapor phase showed strong inhibition of microorganisms on apples, pears, potatoes, and kohlrabies. Over 50% of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and yeasts were inhibited by a concentration of 500 µL/mL. The inhibition of microorganisms was concentration dependent. Anti-insect activity was also strong, with 100% lethality of <i>Pyrrhocoris</i> <i>apterus</i> at a concentration of 25%. These results suggest that LCEO could be potentially used as a food preservative.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/11/1504<i>Litsea cubeba</i>antioxidantantimicrobialanti-insectgas phasefood preservation |
| spellingShingle | Petra Borotová Lucia Galovičová Nenad L. Vukovic Milena Vukic Simona Kunová Paweł Hanus Przemysław Łukasz Kowalczewski Ladislav Bakay Miroslava Kačániová Role of <i>Litsea cubeba</i> Essential Oil in Agricultural Products Safety: Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Applications Plants <i>Litsea cubeba</i> antioxidant antimicrobial anti-insect gas phase food preservation |
| title | Role of <i>Litsea cubeba</i> Essential Oil in Agricultural Products Safety: Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Applications |
| title_full | Role of <i>Litsea cubeba</i> Essential Oil in Agricultural Products Safety: Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Applications |
| title_fullStr | Role of <i>Litsea cubeba</i> Essential Oil in Agricultural Products Safety: Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Role of <i>Litsea cubeba</i> Essential Oil in Agricultural Products Safety: Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Applications |
| title_short | Role of <i>Litsea cubeba</i> Essential Oil in Agricultural Products Safety: Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Applications |
| title_sort | role of i litsea cubeba i essential oil in agricultural products safety antioxidant and antimicrobial applications |
| topic | <i>Litsea cubeba</i> antioxidant antimicrobial anti-insect gas phase food preservation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/11/1504 |
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