다양한 기능성을 갖는 생약재 32종을 대상으로 천연보존료 개발의 일환으로 메탄올로 추출한 항균활성 물질을 몇 종의 병원균과 식중독균, 식품과 관련이 있는 세균, 젖산균 및 효모 등 12종의 균주 B. subtilis, M. luteus, Sta aureus, Sta. epidermidis, Strep. mutans, E. coli, Pse. aeruginosa, Sal. typhimurium, V. vulnificus, Lac. brevis, L
Methanol extracts were prepared from 32 medicinal herbs of the extracts were tested their microbial inhibition activities against food borne pathogens and/or food poisoning microorganisms, food-related bacteria and yeast. Methanol extracts of Cinnamomum cassia, Paeonia suffruticosa, Alnus japonica, Eugenio caryophyllata and Illicium verum exhibited antimicrobial activity for the microorganisms tested, except lactic acid bacteria and yeast. Minimum inhibitory concentrations(MIC) were about 5 mg/mL for Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Cell growth of lactic acid bacteria was inhibitied, but greatly on Leuconostoc mesenteroides. The phenolic compound contents were 10.98 mg/g, 10.31 mg/g, 8.55 mg/g and 6.69 mg/g in Thea sinensis, Eugenia caryophyllata, Alnus japonica and Artenisia capillaris, respectively. Antimicrobial activity appeared to be related to phenol compound content in medicinal herbs. The methanol extracts of medicinal herbs could be suitable for the development of a food preservative.