New functional foods and beverages can be developed using bioactive compounds present in pequi oil. Complex coacervation is an encapsulation method used for preserving bioactive molecules, especially those that are hydrophobic or sensitive to high temperatures. The objective of this work was to produce and characterize pequi oil microparticles using cashew gum/gelatin matrix (CG/GE) through complex coacervation. Gum Arabic (GA) was also studied in comparison with CG. The coacervation process was performed withoutpequi oil to determine the ideal proportions of the matrix components, followed by the embedding of the oil inthe microparticles for evaluation. Satisfactory microparticles were produced at pH 4.5 in the weight ratios of CG/GE = 2:1 and GA/GE = 1:3. Pequi oil release was greater in acidic pH, especially at pH 2 for the CG/GE matrix. The encapsulation efficiency for CG/GE and GA/GE was 72.53% (±4.80) and 82.77% (±6.09), respectively. The results showed that the CG/GE combination seemed very promising as anencapsulation matrix, especially for food applications involving pH values higher than 3.
Acylation of polysaccharides is a commercially important reaction and is usually performed in a process involving the polysaccharide, an acid anhydride, and an inorganic acid. As an alternative to inorganic acid, many catalysts, including some metal chlorides, have been previously reported as catalysts. In this work, we took a more comprehensive look at several metal chlorides to observe trends and reactivities among them, particularly relating to reaction temperature, time, and amount of acetic anhydride used. Iodine was also included for comparison. Almost all the metal chlorides studied were found to be active as catalysts for the acetylation of starch under suitable reaction conditions. However, each metal chloride had a somewhat different reactivity with a different optimal temperature needed for satisfactory reactions to take place. The molecular weight of the starch acetate products decreased in all cases observed. The reactivity trends among the metal halides seemed to correlate both with the ease of complexation between the halide and the substrate and with the acidity of the metal chloride. Characterization was achieved through 13 C NMR, FT-IR, thermogravimetric analysis and size exclusion chromatography.
Storage of immunosensors has been rarely studied despite its importance for technology transfer to diagnostic companies. In this study was proposed a novel stabilizer storage solution of an electrochemical immunosensor for the detection of Salmonella. A commercial stabilizer solution for immunoglobulin was also tested for the devices. The immunosensors were kept in solution for 15, 30, 60, 90 and 120 days at refrigerated (4 ºC) and room temperature (25 ºC). There was a statistical difference (p < 0.05) between the two stabilizer solutions and the temperatures. The best condition found for the storage of the immunosensors was the formulated solution under refrigeration (4 ºC).
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