Pectin based antimicrobial surface coating material
AssigneeYeditepe Universitesi
InventorsFikrettin SAHIN, Zeynep IYIGUNDOGDU, Okan DEMIR, Merve GULERIM, Sanem ARGIN
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a pectin based antimicrobial surface coating material. In the present invention, boron compounds are cross-linked with pectin and a surface coating material in the form of a film is obtained. The said coating material can be used in all packaging industry requiring hygiene particularly in food industry. The invention enables packages to be antifungal, anticandidal and antibacterial.
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A pectin-based antimicrobial surface coating material, comprising a pectin and a boron compound, the boron compound comprising boric acid, sodium pentaborate or disodium octaborate, and wherein the boron compound is cross-linked with the pectin.
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