Use of a composition comprising an antimicrobial peptide as a food preservative

摘要

The inventors provide the use of a composition comprising an antimicrobial polypeptide comprising Blad or an active variant thereof to prevent or inhibit spoilage of a foodstuff by a microorganism. Also provided is a method of preventing or inhibiting spoilage of a foodstuff by a microorganism comprising administering to a foodstuff in need thereof an effective amount of a composition comprising an antimicrobial polypeptide comprising Blad or an active variant thereof.

主权项

1. A method of inhibiting spoilage of foodstuffs by a microorganism comprising administering to a foodstuff in need thereof an effective amount of a composition comprising an antimicrobial polypeptide comprising SEQ ID NO:4 or an active variant thereof which has antimicrobial activity which comprises a sequence which has at least 85% identity to either SEQ ID NO:4 or to a fragment of SEQ ID NO:4 which is at least 100 amino acids in length, and in the case where the foodstuff is a plant foodstuff it is a harvested foodstuff, and said inhibiting of spoilage occurs during storage, transport, handling, processing or display of the foodstuff.