辣椒素的提取及抑菌活性研究

以干红辣椒为原料,选取95%的乙醇和正己烷作为提取溶剂,利用索氏提取法提取其中的辣椒素。结果表明,以95%的乙醇作为提取溶剂的效果好于正己烷,辣椒素的提取率最高可达1.77%,高于正己烷的1.12%的提取率。用滤纸片法研究辣椒素对大肠杆菌等8种常见食品腐败菌的抑菌活性。结果表明:辣椒素对金黄色葡萄球菌、枯草芽孢杆菌有明显的抑菌效果,对大肠杆菌抑菌作用较弱,对黑曲霉、青霉、保加利亚乳酸杆菌和噬热链球菌没有作用。辣椒素经过高温灭菌后,抑菌作减弱,培养时间对抑菌圈的影响不大。以正己烷为助溶剂,确定辣椒素对枯草芽孢杆菌的最低抑菌浓度(MIC)为50mg/mL。

Extraction of capsaicin and its anti-microbial activity

The capsaicin was extracted from red pepper using soxhlet extraction method with 95 % ethanol and n-hexane as solvents. Results showed that 95% ethanol was more suitable for extraction of capsaicin than n-hexane,with the extraction rate of 1.77% and 1.12%,respectively. The antimicrobial activities of the resulting capsaicin against 8 food spoiled microorganisms were also determined by disc-agar diffusion method. The capsaicin was observed to have significant inhibitory effects on the growth of Staphylococcu...