Composition containing allyl isothiocyanate and its use
AssigneeThe Green Cross Corporation
InventorsAsami Takata, Shoko Numata, Yuichi Mizukami, Yasushi Sekiyama, Masato Takahashi
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Abstract
An antimicrobial composition comprising AIT and a polyhydric alcohol which may have aldehyde group or ketone group; an antimicrobial composition comprising a surfactant and said composition; a method for treating microorganisms; and a method for retaining freshness of vegetables, etc., both of which methods comprising treating the target substances such as perishables with the composition of the present invention or an aqueous solution containing said composition.
Claims23
A water-soluble antimicrobial composition in the form of a liquid, a powder, a granule or a tablet, comprising 1 part by weight of allyl isothiocyanate, 1-100 parts by weight of a polyhydric alcohol optionally having an aldehyde group or a ketone group, and 0.05-1 part by weight of a surfactant having an HLB of 1-20 and comprising a glycerol, sorbitan or sucrose fatty acid ester.
A method for forming a water-soluble solution of allyl isothiocyanate which comprises forming a water-soluble antimicrobial composition in the form of a liquid, a powder, a granule or a tablet, comprising 1 part by weight of allyl isothiocyanate, 1-100 parts by weight of a polyhydric alcohol optionally having an aldehyde group or a ketone group, and 0.05-1 part by weight of a surfactant having an HLB of 1-20 and comprising a glycerol, sorbitan or sucrose fatty acid ester;
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- adding the antimicrobial composition in the form of a liquid, a powder, a granule or a tablet to water in an amount sufficient to provide an antimicrobially effective amount of the allyl isothiocyanate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.