Delmopinol hydrochloride reduces Salmonella on cantaloupe surfaces

dc.contributor.authorSaucedo-Alderete, Raúl O.en
dc.contributor.authorEifert, Joseph D.en
dc.contributor.authorBoyer, Renee R.en
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Robert C.en
dc.contributor.authorWelbaum, Gregory E.en
dc.contributor.departmentFood Science and Technologyen
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-24T17:01:39Zen
dc.date.available2018-07-24T17:01:39Zen
dc.date.issued2017-11-15en
dc.description.abstractSince the surfaces of cantaloupes are highly rough or irregular, bacteria can easily attach and become difficult to remove. Appropriate postharvest washing and sanitizing procedures can help control Salmonella and other pathogens on cantaloupe or other melons during postharvest operations. Delmopinol hydrochloride (delmopinol) is a cationic surfactant that is effective for treating and preventing gingivitis and periodontitis. The application of delmopinol to two cantaloupe cultivars was evaluated for reducing the level of inoculated Salmonella. Athena and Hale’s Best Jumbo (HBJ) cantaloupe rind plugs (2.5 cm. dia.) were inoculated with nalidixic acid-resistant Salmonella Michigan (approx. 1.0 × 109 CFU/ml). After 15 min, rind plugs were sprayed with 10 ml of a delmopinol spray solution (0% or 1.0% vol/vol) and held at 35°C for 1 hr or 24 hr. Rind plugs were diluted with Butterfield’s phosphate buffer, shaken and sonicated, and solutions were enumerated on 50 ppm nalidixic acid-tryptic soy agar. The texture quality and color of additional cantaloupes were evaluated, after 1% delmopinol spray treatment, over 14-day storage at 4°C. A 1.0% application of delmopinol after 1 hr reduced Salmonella concentration by ~3.1 log CFU/ml for both “HBJ” skin rind plugs and “Athena” stem scar rind plugs in comparison to the control (p < .05). No differences were observed in the texture and color (L*, a*, b* values) of 1% delmopinol-treated cantaloupes as compared to control. Storage of cantaloupes treated with 1.0% delmopinol solution for 1 hr had a greater effect on reducing concentration of Salmonella compared to 24-hr treatment. A surface spray application of 1% delmopinol on cantaloupes could be an alternative antimicrobial postharvest treatment that could make surface bacteria more susceptible to sanitizers or physical removal.en
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Secretariat for Science Technology and Innovation (SENACYT- Panama)en
dc.description.sponsorshipVirginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciencesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.564en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/84328en
dc.identifier.volume6en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherWileyen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectantimicrobialen
dc.subjectcantaloupeen
dc.subjectdelmopinol hydrochlorideen
dc.subjectSalmonellaen
dc.titleDelmopinol hydrochloride reduces Salmonella on cantaloupe surfacesen
dc.title.serialFood Science & Nutritionen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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