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Antimicrobial compositions

a technology of compositions and antimicrobials, applied in the field of antimicrobial compositions, can solve the problems of low antimicrobial effect, high cost, and ineffectiveness of natural products, and achieve the effect of only and not effective against gram negative bacteria or fungi

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-07-30
LONZA INC
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Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides an antimicrobial composition that includes a mixture of several ingredients, including lemon grass oil, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamon oil, cinnamoarabinan, sorbic acid, erythorbic acid, benzoic acid, and others. The composition has been found to have a synergistic effect, meaning that when used together, the ingredients work better together than individually. The composition can be used as a preservative, bactericidal, and fungicidal agent in various products such as personal care products, household products, and industrial or institutional products. The composition is effective in inhibiting the growth of microorganisms and can be used to kill tree or plant fungus. The composition contains no parabens and is free of other harmful chemicals."

Problems solved by technology

Natural products, while often safe, are generally expensive and do not have biocidal efficacy against a broad spectrum of organisms such as gram negative and positive bacteria and fungi.
Most natural products are only effective against gram positive bacteria at relatively high concentrations and are not effective against gram negative bacteria or fungi.

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[0081]Each anionic shampoo sample in FIGS. 1-3 were tested as follows. A standardized mixed bacterial solution was prepared according to the following procedure. 3 agar stabs of S. aureus (ATCC #6538), P. aeruginosa (ATCC #9027), and E. coli (ATCC #8739) were separately incubated at about 35 EC for about 24 hours. Each stab was then washed with 3 mL of sterile 0.85% saline solution. The washes of the 3 stabs were pooled together to form an organism mixture. The absorbance of the organism mixture at 530 nm was adjusted to about 1.00 by adding saline. The spectrometer was calibrated with a saline blank. A 5 mL aliquot of the organism mixture was mixed together to produce the standardized mixed bacterial solution. Then, 40 g of each shampoo sample was inoculated with 0.2 mL of the standardized mixed bacterial solution and mixed. 1 g of the mixture was added to a sterile 20×150 mm screw cap test tube.

[0082]9 mL of sterile D / E neutralizer broth was added to the test tube and mixed to for...

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[0086]Each anionic shampoo sample in FIGS. 4-7 were tested as follows. A standard mixed bacterial solution was prepared according to the following procedure. 2 agar slants of Candida albicans and 4 agar slants of Aspergillus niger were separately incubated at about 25 EC for about 48 hours and 7 days, respectively. Each slant was washed with 3 mL of sterile 0.85% saline solution, collected and macerated in a tissue grinder. Sufficient amounts of 0.85% saline solution were added to each slant to obtain a visual count under a microscope with a Neubauer Hemocytometer of each innoculum of C. albicans and A. niger. Equal volumes of each standardized innoculum of C. albicans and A. niger were mixed together to form the standardized mixed fungal solution.

[0087]40 g of each shampoo sample was inoculated with 0.4 mL of the standardized mixed fungal solution and mixed. 1 g of the mixture was added to a sterile 20×150 mm screw cap test tube.

[0088]9 mL of sterile D / E neutralizer broth was added...

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[0091]The procedure described in Example 1 was repeated with the preservative formulations set forth in Table 1 below. The pH of the shampoo was adjusted to 6.5. The results are also shown in Table 1.

TABLE 1Day 0Day 7Day 14Day 28Preservative Formulationcfu / g.cfu / g.cfu / g.cfu / g.0.3% w / w of a mixture1-3 × 106containing 75%potassium sorbate and25% sodiumerythorbate0.3% w / w of a mixture1-3 × 106containing 75% sodiumbenzoate and 25%sodium erythorbate0.45% w / w sodium1-3 × 106>3 × 106>3 × 106>3 × 106erythorbate0.45% w / w sodium1-3 × 106 1 × 105 7 × 105benzoate0.45% w / w potassium1-3 × 106 1 × 105 6 × 104N.D.sorbateUnpreserved Shampoo1-3 × 106>3 × 106>3 × 106>3 × 106

[0092]From Table 1, synergism for (1) a 0.3% dilution of potassium sorbate (75%) and sodium erythorbate (25%) and (2) a 0.3% dilution of sodium benzoate (75%) and sodium erythorbate (25%) against mixed bacteria in shampoo was calculated by the method described in C. E. Kull et al., “Mixtures of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds and Lon...

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Abstract

The present invention provides an antimicrobial composition comprising an antimicrobial effective amount (such as a preservative, bactericidal, and / or fungicidal effective amount) of a mixture comprising at least two of:(a) lemon grass oil;(b) cinnamaldehyde, cinnamon oil, Cinnamomum cassia, cinnamon extract, cassia leaf oil, 3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid or salt thereof, or a mixture thereof;(c) sorbic acid, or a salt thereof;(d) erythorbic acid, or a salt thereof;(e) benzoic acid, or a salt thereof;(f) arabinogalactan, galactoarabinan, or a mixture thereof;(g) a hexahydro-iso-alpha-acid, tetrahydro-iso-alpha-acid, or a mixture thereof;(h) Achillea fragrantissima (Santolina fragrantissima Forssk., lavender cotton) oil; and(i) δ-gluconolactone.The present invention also provides a product (preferably a product other than a foodstuff, pharmaceutical, or cosmetic) comprising a preservative effective amount of cinnamaldehyde or a mixture of cinnamaldehyde and one or more alkanol-dialkyl hydantoins.

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[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10 / 639,247, filed Aug. 12, 2003, which claims the benefit of prior U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 403,004, filed Aug. 12, 2002, and prior U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 403,169, filed Aug. 12, 2002, and the disclosures of each are herein incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to (1) antimicrobial compositions, (2) methods of killing and / or inhibiting the growth or microorganisms, (3) preserving products with the same, and (4) methods of potentiating antimicrobial compositions.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Natural products, while often safe, are generally expensive and do not have biocidal efficacy against a broad spectrum of organisms such as gram negative and positive bacteria and fungi. Most natural products are only effective against gram positive bacteria at relatively high concentrations and are not effective against gram negative bacteria or fungi.[00...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A01N65/00A01N35/00A61K8/00A01N25/02A01N35/02A01N37/06A01N37/10A01N43/08A01N43/16A01N43/50A61K8/33A61K8/34A61K8/35A61K8/36A61K8/365A61K8/41A61K8/49A61K8/97A61K36/54A61L2/18A61Q5/02A61Q19/10C11D3/20C11D3/22C11D3/38C11D3/382C11D3/48
CPCA01N35/02A01N37/06A01N43/08A61K8/33A61K8/922A61K2800/524A61L2/18A61Q5/02A61Q17/005A61Q19/10C11D3/2075C11D3/2086C11D3/222C11D3/38C11D3/382C11D3/48A01N2300/00A01N65/00A01N61/00A01N43/80A01N43/54A01N37/44A01N37/36A01N37/10A61P31/04A01N65/08A01N65/10A01N65/12A01N65/22A01N65/24A01N65/44A61K36/53A61K36/54A61K31/70A61K31/192
Inventor LUTZ, PATRICK JAYBOROKHOV, OLGAABRAHAM, SHIBU
Owner LONZA INC
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