Lycopene/Arabinoxylan Gels: Rheological and Controlled Release Characteristics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Lycopene Analysis
2.2. Lycopene Entrapment
2.3. Controlled Release of Lycopene
Arabinoxylan concentration (% w/v) | Dm × 10−7 (cm2/s) | Lycopene released (%) a |
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3.0 | 2.7 ± 0.10 | 3.7 ± 0.2 |
4.0 | 2.4 ± 0.10 | 2.6 ± 0.3 |
3. Experimental
3.1. Materials
3.2. Methods
3.2.1. Lycopene Extraction and Quantification
3.2.2. Preparation of Arabinoxylans Gels and Arabinoxylans-Lycopene Gels
3.2.3. Rheological Measurements
3.2.4. Lycopene Release
3.3. Statistical Analysis
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
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Hernández-Espinoza, A.B.; Piñón-Muñiz, M.I.; Rascón-Chu, A.; Santana-Rodríguez, V.M.; Carvajal-Millan, E. Lycopene/Arabinoxylan Gels: Rheological and Controlled Release Characteristics. Molecules 2012, 17, 2428-2436. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17032428
Hernández-Espinoza AB, Piñón-Muñiz MI, Rascón-Chu A, Santana-Rodríguez VM, Carvajal-Millan E. Lycopene/Arabinoxylan Gels: Rheological and Controlled Release Characteristics. Molecules. 2012; 17(3):2428-2436. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17032428
Chicago/Turabian StyleHernández-Espinoza, Ana B., Marina I. Piñón-Muñiz, Agustín Rascón-Chu, Víctor M. Santana-Rodríguez, and Elizabeth Carvajal-Millan. 2012. "Lycopene/Arabinoxylan Gels: Rheological and Controlled Release Characteristics" Molecules 17, no. 3: 2428-2436. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17032428