Inhibition of Food Spoilage Fungi, and sp., by Nanoparticles Loaded with Essential Oil and Nerolidol.

This study investigates the antifungal potential of encapsulated essential oil (EO) from and nerolidol (NE) within Pluronic F-127 nanoparticles (NPs). The EO, containing nerolidol, β-caryophyllene, and α-pinene as major bioactive compounds, exhibited superior antifungal activity compared to NE. The NP-EO formulations demonstrated high efficacy against , with inhibition rates ranging from 29.

Electrospun nanofibers incorporating lactobionic acid as novel active packaging materials: biological activities and toxicological evaluation.

In this study, lactobionic acid (LBA) was incorporated into poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) by electrospinning. The antimicrobial effects of the nanofibers were tested using the agar diffusion method. Only the PVA formulations showed antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus.

Electrospun Poly-ε-Caprolactone Nanofibers Incorporating Keratin Hydrolysates as Innovative Antioxidant Scaffolds.

This manuscript describes the development and characterization of electrospun nanofibers incorporating bioactive hydrolysates obtained from the microbial bioconversion of feathers, a highly available agro-industrial byproduct. The electrospun nanofibers were characterized using different instrumental methods, and their antioxidant properties and toxicological potential were evaluated. Keratin hydrolysates (KHs) produced by P45 were incorporated at 1, 2.

Characterization and application of a crude bacterial protease to produce antioxidant hydrolysates from whey protein.

sp. CL14 crude protease was partially characterized and applied to obtain antioxidant whey protein isolate (WPI) hydrolysates. Optimal activity occurred at pH 9.

Remediation of soil contaminated with a commercial diesel-biodiesel blend (B12): A microcosm evaluation on the effects of (in)organic amendments.

Bioremediation of fuel-contaminated soils largely depends on microbial activities, which might be stimulated using (in)organic amendments. Attenuation of a diesel-biodiesel blend (B12) was investigated in microcosms during 93 days. Soil was spiked with B12 (5%, m m) and, in addition to contaminated Controls (unamended), soils received compost (COB), soybean hulls (SHB), or NPK fertilizer (IB) to reach a ~20:1 carbon-to-nitrogen (C:N) ratio regarding B12-carbon content.

Biochemical Properties of a Partially Purified Protease from Bacillus sp. CL18 and Its Use to Obtain Bioactive Soy Protein Hydrolysates.

Microbial proteases are relevant biocatalysts with diverse applications. Production of protein hydrolysates is recently focused, since they might display biological activities. Therefore, the extracellular protease from Bacillus sp.