Antibacterial Activity and Mechanism of Action of Whey Protein-ε-Polylysine Complexes against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and <i>Bacillus subtilis</i>

ε-Polylysine (ε-PL) is a cationic antimicrobial peptide, which easily forms complexes with food polyanions to weaken its antibacterial activity. A whey protein-ε-PL complex delivery system was found to be able to solve this problem. This study investigated the antimicrobial activity of the complexes...

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Main Authors: Yuecheng Meng, Li Lou, Zhipeng Shao, Jie Chen, Yanhua Li, Tianqi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Foods
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/15/2311