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Published on: August 23, 2024
Supercritical antisolvent processing of propolis extract: solubility and release behaviour of bioactive compounds in
Gulay Ozkan1, Ilayda Sanli1, Stefania Mottola2
1Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Maslak, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Abstract:
Propolis is rich in phenolic compounds, but its low stability during gastrointestinal digestion necessitates encapsulation. This study aimed to optimize the process parameters for supercritical antisolvent precipitation (SAS) through characterization methods and by evaluating the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of phenolics in microparticles via in vitro gastrointestinal digestion/Caco-2 cell culture model using lipophilic, hydrophilic, and acidic food simulants. The highest encapsulation efficiency (75 %) was achieved with Eudragit/propolis (10:1) at 40 °C and 150 bar. Before the digestion of microparticles, total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, and antioxidant activity (CUPRAC and DPPH) results were found to be 456.13 mg GAE/100 g, 8199.02 mg QE/100 g, 2408.94 mg TE/100 g and 1185.89 mg TE/100 g powders, respectively. In general, both the bioaccessibility and bioavailability were highest in lipophilic simulants, followed by hydrophilic and acidic ones. These findings highlight that encapsulated propolis is more effectively transported in the presence of lipophilic foods.
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