Harmless preservatives for milk,soy milk,cheese and dairy products
ε-Polylysine
CAS No.: 28211-04-3
ε-polylysine (ε-poly-L-lysine, ε-PL for short) is a homopolymer of L-lysine which is the essential amino acid for human body.
ε-polylysine can greatly inhibit the growth of Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, yeasts, moulds, viruses etc. It has been widely used in food, daily chemical, pharmaceutical and other industries. ε-polylysine can be completely digested and absorbed by the body, and broken down into the essential lysine in human body without any side effects.
ITEM |
STANDARD |
Description |
Light yellow powder |
ε-Polylysine Purity |
≥95% |
Loss on drying |
≤10% |
Residue on ignition |
≤1% |
Heavy metals |
≤20ppm |
Arsenic |
≤4ppm |
Function and Advantage:
1> ε-polylysine can greatly inhibit the growth of bacteria, yeasts and moulds bacteria, especially to the Gram+ bacteria which can’t easily inhibit by others.
2> As a good preservative, ε-PL is characterized as being high safety, water-soluble, stable at high temperatures, widely usage, non prejudice to the taste, antibacterial in neutral or subacidity conditions.
3> Because of the stability at high temperatures, it can inhibit some heat-resistant bacillus after heat treatment and some tadpole-form noncontractile siphovirus as well.
4> ε - PL can stop small intestine fat absorption through inhibiting pancreatic lipase activities, so it can be the diet therapy for obese patients.
5> Besides, ε - PL also can be used in cosmetics, disinfectant or cleaner for food machinery or hutch, etc..
Physical and Chemical Properties;
Appearance and Physical State: highly hygroscopic light yellow powder
Melting Point: 172.8 °C
Solubility in Water: Soluble
Molecular Weight: 4200 Da (degree of polymerization = 30)
Packages: Strong damp-proof, water-proof packing
1kg,2kg, 25kg or packed to customer's requirements.
Shelf life: Two years in cool (0-20°C), dry conditions, away from direct sunlight in original unopened packs.
Different Types of Microorganisms |
Bacteric |
MIC mg/Ltr |
pH |
Fungi |
Aspergillus niger IFO4416 |
250 |
5.6 |
Trichophyton mentagrophytes IFO7522 |
60 |
5.6 |
|
Yeast |
Candida acutus IFO1912 |
6 |
5.0 |
Phaffia rhodozyma IFO10129 |
12 |
5.0 |
|
Pichia anomala IFO0146 |
150 |
5.0 |
|
Pichia membranaefaciens IFO0577 |
< 3 |
5.0 |
|
Rhodotorula lactase IFO1423 |
25 |
5.6 |
|
Sporobolomyces roseus IFO1037 |
< 3 |
5.0 |
|
Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
50 |
5.0 |
|
Zygosaccharomyces rouxii IFO1130 |
150 |
5.6 |
|
Gram+ bacteria |
Geobacillus stearothermophilus IFO12550 |
5 |
7.0 |
Bacillus coagulans IFO12583 |
10 |
7.0 |
|
Bacillus subtilis IAM1069 |
< 3 |
7.3 |
|
Clostridium acetobutylicum IFO13948 |
32 |
7.1 |
|
Leuconostoc mesenteroides |
50 |
6.0 |
|
Lactobacillus brevis IFO3960 |
10 |
6.0 |
|
L1 plantarum IFO12519 |
5 |
6.0 |
|
Micrococcus luteus IFO12708 |
16 |
7.0 |
|
Staphylococcus aureus IFO13276 |
12 |
7.0 |
|
Streptococcus lactis IFO12546 |
100 |
6.0 |
|
Gram- bacteria |
Raoultella planticola IFO3317 |
8 |
7.0 |
Campylobacter jejuni |
100 |
7.0 |
|
Escherichia coli IFO13500 |
50 |
7.0 |
|
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IFO3923 |
3 |
7.0 |
|
Salmonella typhymurium |
16 |
7.0 |
Application:
Food Type Food Name |
Dosage |
|
cooked meat |
sausage |
100-250 mg/kg |
Western-style ham |
100-250 mg/kg |
|
|
Cold Fresh meat |
200-400 mg/kg (Surface treatment |
Frozen meat |
200-400 mg/kg (Surface treatment) |
|
Juices and drinks |
Drinking pure water, |
50-100 mg/kg |
Fruit drinks |
100-200 mg/kg |
|
Protein kind drink |
100-200 mg/kg |
|
Water-based seasonings drinks |
100-200 mg/kg |
|
Tea, coffee, plant drinks |
100-200 mg/kg |
|
aquatic products |
Fresh seafood |
200-400 mg/kg (Surface treatment) |
Frozen seafood and its products |
200-400 mg/kg (Surface treatment) |
|
Precast aquatic products |
150-300 mg/kg |
|
Cooked aquatic products |
150-300 mg/kg |
|
bakery products |
bread |
100-200 mg/kg |
Chinese style pastry |
150-250 mg/kg |
|
Western pastry |
150-250 mg/kg |
|
dairy products |
Pure milk |
100-200 mg/kg |
Dilute cream |
150-250 mg/kg |
|
Dilute cream cheese |
150-250 mg/kg |