Antimicrobial composition

Abstract

The present application describes an antimicrobial composition comprising lauric arginate ethyl ester (LAE) and hydrogen peroxide and the use of this composition for disinfecting and sanitizing different types of surfaces such as food products, human skin or amnesia and hard surface as well as a method of stabilizing the composition by including a sequestering agent (citrate salt and/or phosphate salt).

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         70 . An antimicrobial composition comprising:
 a) Lauric arginate ethyl ester;   b) hydrogen peroxide; and   at least one of:
 an additional antimicrobial ingredient selected from the group consisting of an organic acid, an essentials oil, chitosan, a bacteriocin and combinations thereof; 
 an acidulant; 
 a thickening agent; 
 a gelling agent; 
 a foaming agent in a concentration of from about 0.001 to about 20% w/w of said composition; 
 a film forming agent; 
 a potentiator; 
 an antibrowning agent or an antioxidant selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid or derivatives or isomers thereof, citric acid, malic acid, fumaric acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, pyruvic acid, oxalacetic acid, quinic acid, tartaric acid, alginic acid, pectinic acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), sodium acid pyrophosphate, 4-hexylresorcinol, chitosan, calcium carbonate, calcium sulphate, calcium chloride, calcium phosphate, calcium tartrate, an antioxidant enzyme, and mixtures thereof; 
 a systemic acquired resistance inducer, and 
 combinations thereof. 
   
     
     
         71 . The antimicrobial composition of claim  1 , further comprising a carrier. 
     
     
         72 . The composition of claim  1 , wherein concentration said of lauric arginate ethyl ester is of at least about 5 ppm or is from about 0.001% to about 5% w/w or is from about 0.01% to about 2.5% w/w or is from about 0.01% to about 0.1% w/w. 
     
     
         73 . The composition of claim  1 , wherein concentration of said hydrogen peroxide is of at least about 5 ppm or is from about 0.001 % to about 35% w/w, or is from about 0.01% to about 20% w/w, or is from about 0.05% to about 15% w/w. 
     
     
         74 . The composition of claim  1 , wherein said lauric arginate ethyl ester and said hydrogen peroxide are in a weight ratio of about 1:200 to about 10:1, or of about 1:100 to about 5:1, or of about 1:40 to about 2:1, or of about 1:5 to about 1:1. 
     
     
         75 . The composition of claim  1 , further comprising an additional ingredient selected from the group consisting of a stabilizing agent, a sequestering agent, an oxidizer, a hydrotrope, a foaming inhibitor, a surfactant, a coupling agent, an acidulant, a buffering agent, a corrosion inhibitor, a long chain fatty acid, a flavouring agent, a fragrance, a dye, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         76 . The composition of claim  6 , wherein concentration of said stabilizing agent is from about 0.015% to about 0.5% w/w of the composition. 
     
     
         77 . The composition of claim  6 , wherein concentration of said acidulant is from about 0.0001 % to about 1 % w/w of the composition. 
     
     
         78 . The composition of claim  6 , wherein concentration of said sequestering agent is from about 0.0001 to about 2% w/w of the composition. 
     
     
         79 . The composition of claim  6 , wherein concentration of said buffering agent is from about 0.001% to about 5% w/w of the composition. 
     
     
         80 . The composition of claim  6 , wherein concentration of said long chain fatty acids is from about 0.0001 % to about 5% w/w of the composition. 
     
     
         81 . The composition of claim  6 , wherein said oxidizer is selected from benzoyl peroxide, tert-butyl benzoyl peroxide, performic acid, peracetic acid, perlactic acid, perglycolic acid, chloroperbenzoic acid, perheptanoic acid, peroctanoic acid, perdecanoic acid, percitric acid, perbenzoic acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, sebacic acid, or malonic acid, oxygen, ozone, chlorine dioxide, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         82 . The composition of claim  8 , wherein concentration of said oxidizer is from about about 0.001 to about 70% w/w of said composition. 
     
     
         83 . The composition of claim  2 , wherein said carrier is selected from water, a solvent, a combination thereof, or a solid carrier. 
     
     
         84 . The composition of claim  1 , wherein concentration of said thickening agent and/or a gelling agent is about 0.001 to about 20% w/w of said composition. 
     
     
         85 . The composition of claim  1 , wherein concentration of said film-forming agent is from about 0.01 to about 50% w/w of said composition. 
     
     
         86 . The composition of claim  6 , wherein concentration of said surfactant is from about 0.001 to about 20% w/w of said composition. 
     
     
         87 . The composition of claim  1 , wherein concentration of said potentiator is from about 0.001 to about 1% w/w. 
     
     
         88 . The composition of claim  1 , wherein concentration of said systemic acquired resistance inducer is from about 0.001 to about 10% w/w of said composition. 
     
     
         89 . The composition of claim  1 , wherein a pH of said composition is about 2.0 to about 7.0. 
     
     
         90 . A method of disinfecting a surface comprising contacting said surface with a composition according to claim  1 . 
     
     
         91 . The method of claim  21 , wherein said surface comprises the surface of fruit or vegetables or the surface of a meat product, an animal carcass, a live poultry, a live animal, human skin, or a plant or the surface of a food processing equipment, a hard surface, a porous surface, a medical equipment, a surface in a health care facility.