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Maryam Ghobadi Dana

Standard Research Institute, Iran

Title: Comparison of the Chemical Compositions and Antibacterial Activities of Two Iranian Mustard Essential Oils and Use of these Oils in Turkey Meats as Preservatives

Abstract

Iranian mustard is cultivated in southern areas of Iran and used traditionally as natural preservative.  Aims  of  the  current  study  were  identification  and comparison  of  the  chemical  compositions  and  antibacterial  activities  of  two  Iranian  mustard essential oils and assessment of these oils use for increasing the shelf life of turkey meats. Chemical compositions of two Iranian mustard essential oils were identified using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and antibacterial activities of these oils were   assessed   against Salmonella   typhimurium,   Escherichia   coli,   Citrobacter   freundii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus and Enterococcus faecalis using disc diffusion and broth macrodilution assays. Inhibitory effects of the essential oils were assessed on growth of mesophilic  psychrotrophic  bacteria,  yeasts  and molds and sensory evaluation was carried out for the turkey meats. Results of GC-MS showed presence of bioactive constituents, especially   allyl   isothiocyanate   (75.87-80.07%).   All  the   bacterial   growth,   especially   for Escherichia  coli,  was  inhibited  with  inhibition  zones  of  greater  than  20  mm  and  minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations of 0.156 mg ml-1. Treatment of turkey meat samples with the mustard essential oils significantly decreased the count of mesophilic psychrotrophic bacteria, yeasts and molds during 20 days of storage at 4°C±1, compared to controls (P?0.05). Over the time, the sensory score of the treated samples increased, compared to controls. Based on these findings, the Iranian mustard essential oils can be used as natural preservatives in foods.

Biography

Maryam Ghobadi Dana has completed her PhD at the age of 39 years from National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Iran She has worked in the department of microbiology and biology in Standard Research Institute, Iran for 25 years. She has over 20 publications that have been cited over 86 times, and her publication h-index is 5. She has developed over 30 national standards.