IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v14y2022i9p5410-d806488.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Chitosan Film Functionalized with Grape Seed Oil—Preliminary Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity

Author

Listed:
  • Manuela Mauro

    (Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi, 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy)

  • Paola Pinto

    (Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi, 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy)

  • Luca Settanni

    (Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Ed. 5, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy)

  • Valeria Puccio

    (Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Ed. 5, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy)

  • Mirella Vazzana

    (Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi, 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy)

  • Branwen L. Hornsby

    (Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi, 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy)

  • Antonio Fabbrizio

    (Faculty of Engineering, University e Campus, Via Isimbardi, 22060 Novedrate, Italy)

  • Vita Di Stefano

    (Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi, 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy)

  • Giampaolo Barone

    (Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi, 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy)

  • Vincenzo Arizza

    (Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi, 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy)

Abstract

Although the fishing and wine industries undoubtedly contribute significantly to the economy, they also generate large waste streams with considerable repercussions on both economic and environmental levels. Scientific literature has shown products can be extracted from these streams which have properties of interest to the cosmetics, pharmaceutical and food industries. Antimicrobial activity is undoubtedly among the most interesting of these properties, and particularly useful in the production of food packaging to increase the shelf life of food products. In this study, film for food packaging was produced for the first time using chitosan extracted from the exoskeletons of red shrimp ( Aristomorpha foliacea ) and oil obtained from red grape seeds ( Vitis vinifera ). The antimicrobial activity of two films was analyzed: chitosan-only film and chitosan film with the addition of red grape seed oil at two different concentrations (0.5 mL and 1 mL). Our results showed noteworthy antimicrobial activity resulting from functionalized chitosan films; no activity was observed against pathogen and spoilage Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, although the antimicrobial effects observed were species-dependent. The preliminary results of this study could contribute to developing the circular economy, helping to promote the reuse of waste to produce innovative films for food packaging.

Suggested Citation

  • Manuela Mauro & Paola Pinto & Luca Settanni & Valeria Puccio & Mirella Vazzana & Branwen L. Hornsby & Antonio Fabbrizio & Vita Di Stefano & Giampaolo Barone & Vincenzo Arizza, 2022. "Chitosan Film Functionalized with Grape Seed Oil—Preliminary Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-14, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:9:p:5410-:d:806488
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/9/5410/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/9/5410/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Vita Di Stefano & David Bongiorno & Carla Buzzanca & Serena Indelicato & Antonello Santini & Massimo Lucarini & Antonio Fabbrizio & Manuela Mauro & Mirella Vazzana & Vincenzo Arizza & Alessandra Duraz, 2021. "Fatty Acids and Triacylglycerols Profiles from Sicilian (Cold Pressed vs. Soxhlet) Grape Seed Oils," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(23), pages 1-10, November.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Fabiola Sciacca & Nino Virzì & Nicola Pecchioni & Maria Grazia Melilli & Carla Buzzanca & Sonia Bonacci & Vita Di Stefano, 2023. "Functional End-Use of Hemp Seed Waste: Technological, Qualitative, Nutritional, and Sensorial Characterization of Fortified Bread," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(17), pages 1-13, August.
    2. Vita Di Stefano & Carla Buzzanca & Maria Grazia Melilli & Serena Indelicato & Manuela Mauro & Mirella Vazzana & Vincenzo Arizza & Massimo Lucarini & Alessandra Durazzo & David Bongiorno, 2022. "Polyphenol Characterization and Antioxidant Activity of Grape Seeds and Skins from Sicily: A Preliminary Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-10, May.
    3. Rossella Vadalà & Vincenzo Nava & Vincenzo Lo Turco & Angela Giorgia Potortì & Rosaria Costa & Rossana Rando & Hedi Ben Mansour & Nawres Ben Amor & Asma Beltifa & Antonello Santini & Giuseppa Di Bella, 2023. "Nutritional and Health Values of Tunisian Edible Oils from Less-Used Plant Sources," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-15, May.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:9:p:5410-:d:806488. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.