In-vitro release Properties of Squalene Stabilized by Chitosan-whey Protein isolate

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2020
Authors
R. G. Kumar, Lekshmi
Sanath Kumar, H.
Anas, K. K.
Tejpal, C. S.
Chatterjee, N. S.
Nayak, B. B.
Mathew, Suseela
Ravishankar, C. N.
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Society of Fisheries Technologists (India)
Abstract
The present study was carried out to investigate the in-vitro release characteristics of encapsulated squalene as affected by the wall material composition. Squalene was encapsulated with chitosanwhey protein isolate as the wall material. The encapsulation efficiency of the spray dried powder was found to be 75.40 ± 0.22%. The in-vitro release profile of microcapsules indicated maximum release of squalene at the 4th h of digestion (intestinal phase). Particle size analysis showed that with the exception in 3rd h, the size of the digested emulsions exhibited a decreasing trend. Zeta potential values also exhibited a decreasing trend after the 1st h of digestion. The results of the study showed that chitosan-whey protein isolate can be very well utilised as a wall material for lipophilic compounds as it confers the final product a higher encapsulation efficiency and aids in the release of about 59.17% of squalene from the encapsulated preparation.
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Particle size, zeta potential, poly dispersity Index (PDI)
Citation
Fishery Technology 57 : 115-120