Inactivation of Alternaria brassicicola spores by supercritical carbon dioxide with ethanol entrainer

Hyong Seok Park; Hee Jung Choi; Kyoung Heon Kim

doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2011.11.005

Inactivation of Alternaria brassicicola spores by supercritical carbon dioxide with ethanol entrainer

J Microbiol Methods. 2012 Jan;88(1):185-7. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.11.005. Epub 2011 Nov 7.

Authors

Hyong Seok Park¹, Hee Jung Choi, Kyoung Heon Kim

Affiliation

¹ School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 22088358
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.11.005

Abstract

Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO(2)) was used to inactivate fungal spores of Alternaria brassicicola. The inactivation conditions were optimized using response surface methodology (RSM). When the SC-CO(2)-entrainer (ethanol) system was applied to fungal spores, the treatment time required for the complete inactivation of fungal spores was substantially reduced.

Publication types

Evaluation Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Alternaria / drug effects*
Alternaria / growth & development
Carbon Dioxide / toxicity*
Ethanol / toxicity*
Microbial Viability / drug effects*
Spores, Fungal / drug effects
Spores, Fungal / growth & development
Sterilization / methods*

Substances

Carbon Dioxide
Ethanol