The invention discloses a
protein-based multifunctional food
preservative film as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of
functional modification of natural
polymer materials. The preparation method of the
protein-based multifunctional food
preservative film comprises the following steps: firstly, carrying out
hydrolysis pretreatment on zein by utilizing the
hydrolysis effect of
protease, then
grafting catechol into a
protein structure by utilizing an acyl transfer reaction of TGase, and finally, carrying out functional
grafting modification on the zein by utilizing
chitosan by utilizing an oxidation reaction of
laccase, so as to obtain the protein-based multifunctional food
preservative film. The physical and mechanical properties, the stability and the
antibacterial activity of the zein film are further improved, and the protein film is endowed with
antioxidant activity, so that the protein-based multifunctional food preservative
film material suitable for
food preservation is prepared. When the protein-based multifunctional food fresh-keeping film is used for fruit fresh-keeping treatment, the
shelf life is remarkably prolonged, and the protein-based multifunctional food fresh-keeping film has a good fresh-keeping effect.