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Modeling the efficacy of triplet antimicrobial combinations: yeast suppression by lauric arginate, cinnamic acid, and sodium benzoate or potassium sorbate as a case study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20202338     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The growth of four spoilage yeasts, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Zygosaccharomyces bailii, Brettanomyces bruxellensis, and Brettanomyces naardenensis, was inhibited with three-agent (triplet) combinations of lauric arginate, cinnamic acid, and sodium benzoate or potassium sorbate. The inhibition efficacy was determined by monitoring the optical density of yeast cultures grown in microtiter plates for 7 days. The relationship between the optical density and the sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate concentrations followed a single-term exponential decay model. The critical effective concentration was defined as the concentration at which the optical density was 0.05, which became an efficacy criterion for the mixtures. Critical concentrations of sodium benzoate or potassium sorbate as a function of the lauric arginate and cinnamic acid concentrations were then fitted with an empirical model that mapped three-agent combinations of equal efficacy. The contours of this function are presented in tabulated form and as two- and three-dimensional plots. Triplet combinations were highly effective against all four spoilage yeasts at three practical pH levels, especially at pH 3.0. The triplet combinations were particularly effective for inhibiting growth of Z. bailii, and combinations containing potassium sorbate had synergistic activities. The equal efficacy concentration model also allowed tabulation of the cost of the various combinations of agents and identification of those most economically feasible.
Authors:
Yumei Dai; Mark D Normand; Jochen Weiss; Micha Peleg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of food protection     Volume:  73     ISSN:  0362-028X     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Food Prot.     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-05     Completed Date:  2010-05-04     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7703944     Medline TA:  J Food Prot     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  515-23     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
Brettanomyces / drug effects,  growth & development
Cinnamates / pharmacology
Colony Count, Microbial
Consumer Product Safety
Drug Combinations
Drug Synergism
Food Contamination / analysis,  prevention & control*
Food Microbiology
Food Preservatives / pharmacology*
Humans
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Laurates / pharmacology
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Saccharomyces cerevisiae / drug effects,  growth & development
Sodium Benzoate / pharmacology
Sorbic Acid / pharmacology
Yeasts / drug effects*,  growth & development
Zygosaccharomyces / drug effects,  growth & development
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antifungal Agents; 0/Cinnamates; 0/Drug Combinations; 0/Food Preservatives; 0/Laurates; 110-44-1/Sorbic Acid; 532-32-1/Sodium Benzoate; 621-82-9/cinnamic acid

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