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Table 3 Physico-chemical characterization of E20c

From: Novel enterocin E20c purified from Enterococcus hirae 20c synergised with ß-lactams and ciprofloxacin against Salmonella enterica

Physico-chemical parameter

Treatment

Zone of inhibition (mm)

 

Untreated control

16 ± 0.11

Temperature

60 °C (30 min)

16 ± 0.12

60 °C (60 min)

14 ± 0.10

80 °C (30 min)

14 ± 0.22

80 °C (60 min)

14 ± 0.08

100 °C (15 min)

14 ± 0.14

100 °C (30 min)

13 ± 0.15

100 °C (60 min)

13 ± 0.15

121 °C (15 min)

–*

pH

2

10 ± 0.17

4

16 ± 0.11

6

16 ± 0.04

8

13 ± 0.24

10

Enzymes (1 mg/ml)

Proteinase K

Pepsin

Trypsin

Lipase

16 ± 0.12

  1. Zone of inhibition (mm) of E20c was determined by using agar gel diffusion assay against S. enterica. The results are the mean ± SD of three independent experiments preformed in triplicates
  2. –, No zone of inhibition observed