Investigation of the chemical composition of plasma-treated water by MidiPLexc and its antimicrobial effect onL. monocytogenesandPseudomonas fluorescensmonospecies suspension cultures
- 3 April 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Vol. 53 (30), 305204
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ab866b
Abstract
Plasma generated products (PGC) conceived by microwave induced plasma (MidiPLexc) were physicochemical investigated in their molecular composition. Therefore, plasma treated water (PTW) was generated by treatment with the MidiPLexc within a 1 l glass bottle for a pre treatment time of 100 s, 300 s and 900 s. The PTW was further investigated in its composition of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (RONS). For this purpose, the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) concentration of the PTW was determined electrochemically using chronoamperometry, and the anionic components were determined using ion chromatography. As a result, H2O2 concentrations of up to 720 mg/l, nitrite concentrations of 1600 mg/l and nitrate concentrations of 72.3 mg/l could be detected after 900 s pre-treatment time of the water. The compounds obtained by ion chromatography were fractionated and subsequently confirmed by mass spectrometry. Once an overview of the chemical composition of PTW had been obtained, its effects on pathogens like Pseudomonas fluorescens and Listeria monocytogenes, which both are of particular importance as pathogenic contaminants during food production, were tested. In that process, a maximum reduction in the colony forming units (CFU) of 4 log10 steps for P. fluorescens and 3 log10 steps for L. monocytogenes could be observed. The LIVE/DEAD assay showed a maximum reduction in the ratio G/R of 67 % for P. fluorescens and 38 % for L. monocytogenes. In addition, the XTT showed a maximum cell metabolism reduction of 96 % for P. fluorescens and 91 % for L. monocytogenes.Keywords
Funding Information
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (CRC-TRR34, subproject A3)
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