Preparation and Characterization of Coacervate Microcapsules for the Delivery of Antimicrobial Oyster Peptides |
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Authors: | Li Zhang Yezhou Liu Zhongchen Wu Haixu Chen |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Pharmaceutics, Marine College, Shandong University at Weihai, Weihai, Chinatinazhang@sdu.edu.cn;3. Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China;4. Department of Space Science and Applied Physics, Shandong University at Weihai, Weihai, China;5. Department of Biotechnology, Marine College, Shandong University at Weihai, Weihai, China |
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Abstract: | Oyster peptides-loaded alginate/chitosan/starch microcapsules were prepared using external gelation method and internal emulsion gelation method. The solution of oyster peptides complexes was encapsulated into the microcapsules, which endowed the microcapsules with intestine passive targeting properties. The swelling behavior, encapsulation efficiency, and release behavior of oyster peptides from the microcapsules at different pH values were investigated. The microcapsules exhibited sustained release of the peptides in intestinal medium, and the release rate could be regulated by the pH value: in simulated gastric fluid, the release rate was greatly decreased, and in simulated body fluid and intestinal fluid, the microcapsules exhibited a sustained release in 24 h with different release rates. The microspheres were characterized by Fourier transform infrared. The results suggested that the alginate/chitosan/starch microcapsules could be a suitable copolymeric carrier system for intestinal protein or peptides delivery in the intestine. |
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Keywords: | microcapsule oyster peptides intestinal targeting pH-responsive alginate/chitosan/starch |
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