Encapsulation of astaxanthin-rich Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous for antioxidant delivery

Int J Biol Macromol. 2011 Oct 1;49(3):268-73. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2011.04.021. Epub 2011 May 7.

Abstract

Calcium alginate gel (CAG) beads were used to entrap the antioxidant astaxanthin-rich Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous (ASX) by ionic gelation. ASX-CAG bead entrapment efficiency and release behavior, as influenced by alginate and CaCl(2) concentration and hardening time, were investigated. The optimized bead preparation conditions that gave rise to an efficient ASX release pattern were 1.5% alginate, 50mM CaCl(2), and a 5min hardening time. The antioxidant activity of non-encapsulated ASX was maintained for 4 days and then sharply decreased, whereas encapsulated ASX was maintained for 6 days. These results revealed that physical entrapment of ASX within CAG beads could be an effective technique for protecting the antioxidant activity of ASX from lipid peroxidation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alginates / chemistry
  • Antioxidants / chemistry*
  • Antioxidants / metabolism*
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Basidiomycota / chemistry*
  • Basidiomycota / metabolism*
  • Drug Delivery Systems / methods*
  • Gastric Mucosa / metabolism
  • Intestinal Mucosa / metabolism
  • Iron / chemistry
  • Lipid Peroxidation / drug effects
  • Microspheres
  • Physical Phenomena
  • Thiobarbiturates / chemistry
  • Thiocyanates / chemistry
  • Xanthophylls / chemistry
  • Xanthophylls / metabolism
  • Xanthophylls / pharmacology

Substances

  • Alginates
  • Antioxidants
  • Thiobarbiturates
  • Thiocyanates
  • Xanthophylls
  • ferric thiocyanate
  • astaxanthine
  • Iron
  • thiobarbituric acid