Abstract:
To explore the relationship between dry method and antibacterial activity of green walnut husk, the antibacterial activities of natural drying ( P
1) , hot-air drying ( P
2) and vacuum freeze drying ( P
3) of green walnut husk were evaluated, using Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Zythia versoniana Sacc.as test microorganisms in this paper.Results showed that the three samples all had strong inhibition, and presented a dose-response relationship, namely M
1> M
2> M
3 ( dose of walnut green husk extract were respectively 100 ( M
1) , 80 ( M
2) , and 60 ( M
3) mg/m L) .The drying methods were characterized by P
3> P
2>P
1.For P
1, P
2 and P
3, the minimum inhibition concentration ( MIC) of E.coli and Zythia versoniana Sacc.were consistent.The doses were 20, 15 and 10 mg/m L respectively.The MIC of Staphylococcus aureus were 15, 10, and 5 mg/m L.The juglone content of samples were respectively 8.04 ( P
1) , 9.46 ( P
2) , and 11.84 ( P
3) mg/g, significant positive correlation with antibacterial activity ( p < 0.01) .In conclusion, the drying methods could affect the juglone content and antibacterial activity of green walnut husk, vacuum freeze drying was an ideal way.