
- Functions:Anti-Microbial Agent
- Physical Form:Powder
- Labeling Claims:Non-GMO, Kosher
- Features:Anti-Bacterial, Broad pH Stability
Ɛ-Polylysin is a natural substance from microbial metablism. Polylysine has a function to prevent a microbe from proliferating by ionic adsorption in the microbe. ε-polylysine has a wide antibacterial spectrumand has an obvious lethal effect on Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, yeast, mold, viruses etc. It has a good antibacterial effect on the Gram-negative bacteria E. coli and salmonellae, which are difficult to control with other natural preservatives .It also has an inhibitory effect on heat-resistant Bacilli and some viruses, but higher concentrations are required to inhibit yeasts and moldsε-Polylysine has already been used generally as a food additive in Japan, Korea and other part of world. In US, FDA has recognized the polylysine as a GRAS material. ε-Polylysine is found in nature, a material produced by microbial fermentation like miso (soybean paste) and soy (soy sauce), yogurt or the like, and combined to a straight chain of lysine which is one of an essential amino acid