Abstract
It was hypothesized that inhibition zone of an essential oil (EO) in a Petri dish might be relevant to its diffusion coefficient (DC) into agar medium, which may be calculated from the Fick's diffusion. Antibacterial activities of cumin, dill weed, fennel, ginger and oregano EOs were evaluated against Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli. DCs, zeta potential and droplet sizes of EOs were measured. The inhibition zones of EOs had in accordance with DCs whereas they had a reverse relation with droplet size. The measured DCs were in the range of 0.82-1.50 × 10-12 m2 s-1. The effective DC of EOs calculated from the total flux exhibited good correlations with measured DCs. Outcomes of this study may provide a pre-assessment for the antimicrobial activity of any EOs from its DC. Furthermore, it may help to understand the studies on how EOs pass through a bacterium cell and show antimicrobial effects.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 20190354 |
| Journal | International Journal of Food Engineering |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston 2020.
Funding
Research funding : Funded by ITU Scientific Research Office (BAP) (Project number: 38819).
| Funders | Funder number |
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| ITU Scientific Research Office | |
| British Association for Psychopharmacology | 38819 |
Keywords
- antimicrobial activity
- droplet size
- effective diffusion coefficient
- essential oils
- Fick's diffusion