Chitosan and Other Edible Coatings with Antimicrobial Activity: Synthesis, Properties and Horticultural Applications

Antimicrobial edible coatings for whole or fresh-cut fruits and vegetables based on natural biopolymers that serve as carriers of antimicrobial agents or that are inherently antimicrobial, such as chitosan, are increasingly gaining interest from researchers and industry due to their potential to mai...

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Main Authors:	Palou, Lluís, Pérez-Gago, María B., Sapper, Mayra, Chiralt, Amparo, Sultan Özdemir, Kübra, Gökmen, Vural, Zhang, Linyun, Huang, Chongxing, Zhao, Hui, Martínez-González, Miriam del Carmen, Bautista-Banos, Silvia, Correa-Pacheco, Zormy N., Corona-Rangel, María L., Ventura-Aguilar, Rosa I., Del-Río-García, Juan C., Ramos-García, Margarita de Lorena, Gutiérrez-Pacheco, María M., Ortega-Ramírez, Luis A., Silva-Espinoza, Brenda A., Cruz-Valenzuela, Manuel R., González-Aguilar, Gustavo A., Lizardi-Mendoza, Jaime, Shah Safari, Zahir, Ding, Phebe, Juju Nakasha, Jaafar, Fairuz Yusoff, Siti
Format:	Libro
Language:	Inglés
Published:	MDPI 2024
Subjects:	Fruit quality H20 Plant diseases J10 Handling, transport, storage and protection of agricultural products Q02 Food processing and preservation Edible coatings Biopolymers Fresh vegetables Postharvest diseases Postharvest physiology Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Fusarium oxysporum Chitosan Essential oils Postharvest decay Refrigerated storage
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8839 https://www.mdpi.com/books/reprint/9031-chitosan-and-other-edible-coatings-with-antimicrobial-activity-synthesis-properties-and