Research Article

Chitosan and Cystatin/Lysozyme Preparation as Protective Edible Films Components

Table 3

Antibacterial activity of edible films modified by CH and C/L preparation (main effects).

Main effectInhibition zone [mm]
P. fluorescensE. coliM. flavusB. cereusC. famata

Chitosan [%]
021.9 ± 1.4822.1 ± 0.4426.8 ± 9.3420.0 ± 0.0022.3 ± 1.21
122.8 ± 0.6023.1 ± 0.4631.2 ± 2.8920.0 ± 0.0029.5 ± 1.56
224.8 ± 1.4824.4 ± 0.8933.0 ± 2.2223.7 ± 1.2733.0 ± 1.41

Cystatin/lysozyme [%]
021.9 ± 1.4622.7 ± 0.8826.1 ± 8.9220.8 ± 5.6526.9 ± 4.45
0.523.3 ± 1.7023.0 ± 1.2332.1 ± 2.6021.3 ± 6.9428.4 ± 4.64
124.3 ± 1.1923.8 ± 1.0332.8 ± 1.5321.6 ± 6.5029.6 ± 5.16

Values with different letters (a–c) within the same column differ significantly ().