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Fabrication of phenylalanine amidated pectin using ultra-low temperature enzymatic method and its hydrogel properties
Chenmin Zheng1, Wanping Huang1, Yuping Zou1
1The Engineering Technological Center of Mushroom Industry, School of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, PR China.
Abstract:
In this study, pectin was modified with phenylalanine by ultra-low temperature enzymatic method to improve its gel properties. The grafting ratio of phenylalanine amidated pectin was studied under different reaction conditions. The highest value (29.21 %) was reached a reaction temperature of -5 °C and time of 12 h. Further analysis indicated that phenylalanine and high methoxyl pectin combined at the solid-liquid two phase interface under the catalysis of papain to form phenylalanine amidated pectin. Moreover, the physicochemical properties of pectin hydrogel and its feasibility as a sustained-release drug carrier were discussed. The results showed that phenylalanine amidated pectin can form hydrogel with a certain strength under acidic conditions, and there is no need to add a lot of soluble solids and divalent cations. Besides, the phenylalanine amidated pectin hydrogel as a sustained release carrier of drugs showed more sustained and complete drug release.
