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- Title
Application of Ethylparaben in Quality Control of Favoring Agents and Fragrances Used for Cigarette Production.
- Authors
Lizhi DANG; Rui YUE; Wenhan DONG; Genhua YANG; Yanqing DUAN
- Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of ethylparaben (ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate) in flavoring agents and fragrances used for cigarette production. In brief, different levels of ethylparaben were added to Ziyun and Ruazhen fragrance concentrates, and fermented with or without the addition of extra microbial strains. The aroma components in the fermented samples were detected via gas chromatography-mas spectrometry (GC/MS) assay. The results showed that ethylparaben had good antimicrobial activity on the microorganism in Ziyun and Ruanzhen fragrances, and as it significantly inhibited the growth of Saccharomyces sp. AcetobacCer sp., AgrobacCerium sp. and Baciilus sp., with an inhibition rate of 53 %. Lnder natural fermentation condition, 91. 885 % of the microorganisms were inhibited by adding 0.1 g/kg ethylparaben, 97. 69% were inhibited by adding 0.3 g/kg ethylparaben, and 100% were inhibited by adding 0.5g/kg ethylparaben. Moreover, the addition of ethylparaben had no obvious influence on the aroma components of the favoring agents and fragrances. So, it can be used as a preservative for the quality control of favoring agents and fragrances for cigaette production.
- Subjects
PARABENS; CIGARETTE industry; PLANT odors; QUALITY control; SACCHAROMYCES; ANTI-infective agents; GAS chromatography/Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
- Publication
Agricultural Biotechnology (2164-4993), 2017, Vol 6, Issue 2, p58
- ISSN
2164-4993
- Publication type
Article