Carboxymethylpachymaran entrapped plant-based hollow microcapsules for delivery and stabilization of β-galactosidase

Food Funct. 2019 Aug 1;10(8):4782-4791. doi: 10.1039/c9fo00649d. Epub 2019 Jul 17.

Abstract

β-Galactosidase (β-Gal) as a dietary supplement can alleviate symptoms of lactose intolerance. However, β-Gal is deactivated due to the highly acidic conditions and proteases in the digestive tract. In this work, β-Gal was encapsulated into L. clavatum sporopollenin exine capsules (SECs) to fabricate an oral-controlled release system and increase the stability of β-Gal in the digestive tract. The SEC extraction process was optimized. A 3-hour vacuum loading was determined as the optimal loading time. Five different initial ratios of SECs : β-Gal were optimized with the maximum enzyme retention rate reaching 79.40 ± 1.96%. Furthermore, β-Gal-loaded SECs entrapped in carboxymethylpachymaran (CMP) could control the release of β-Gal under simulated gastrointestinal conditions (SGC). The optimal enzyme retention rate reached 65.33 ± 1.46% within 24 h under SGC. Collectively, these results indicated that the entrapped SECs could be used as an effective oral delivery vehicle of β-Gal to improve its performance as a dietary supplement in the digestion of lactose.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Biopolymers / chemistry
  • Capsules / chemistry
  • Capsules / metabolism
  • Carotenoids / chemistry
  • Delayed-Action Preparations / chemistry
  • Delayed-Action Preparations / metabolism
  • Drug Compounding
  • Drug Delivery Systems / methods*
  • Enzyme Stability
  • Gastrointestinal Tract / metabolism
  • Glucans / chemistry*
  • Glucans / metabolism
  • Lycopodium / chemistry*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Plant Extracts / metabolism
  • Spores / chemistry
  • beta-Galactosidase / chemistry*
  • beta-Galactosidase / metabolism

Substances

  • Biopolymers
  • Capsules
  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Glucans
  • Plant Extracts
  • carboxymethylpachymaran
  • sporopollenin
  • Carotenoids
  • beta-Galactosidase