title: Inactivation of Alternaria brassicicola spores by supercritical carbon dioxide with ethanol entrainer.
abstract: Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO(2)) was used to inactivate fungal spores of Alternaria brassicicola. The inactivation conditions were optimized using response surface methodology (RSM). When the SC-CO(2)-entrainer (ethanol) system was applied to fungal spores, the treatment time required for the complete inactivation of fungal spores was substantially reduced.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyong Seok
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hee Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Kyoung Heon
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000528:Alternaria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000633:toxicity*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000633:toxicity*; D050296:Microbial Viability / Q000187:drug effects*; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D000431:Ethanol