Preparation and characterisation of carvacrol encapsulated in gellan gum hydrogel

Studies on plant materials as natural compound such as carvacrol (Carv) have gained much attention. Carv exhibits numerous potential as antimicrobial agent, food additives, antioxidant and etc. However, this free standing bioactive compound is unstable in the harsh environment conditions. Hence, t...

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Main Authors: Hasnu, Norafida, Mohd Azam, Nur Aisyah Nasuha, Mohamad Jaafar, Adila
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Language:English
Published: UPSI Press 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62821/
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author Hasnu, Norafida
Mohd Azam, Nur Aisyah Nasuha
Mohamad Jaafar, Adila
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Mohd Azam, Nur Aisyah Nasuha
Mohamad Jaafar, Adila
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description Studies on plant materials as natural compound such as carvacrol (Carv) have gained much attention. Carv exhibits numerous potential as antimicrobial agent, food additives, antioxidant and etc. However, this free standing bioactive compound is unstable in the harsh environment conditions. Hence, the encapsulation technology provides protection to enhance the effectiveness in release manner. In this study, the preparation of Carv encapsulated in gellan gum hydrogel forming thin film (GG-Carv TF) was achieved by using 1.0 g of gellan gum at different concentrations of Carv (0.01-0.04 M). The FTIR spectra of GG-Carv TF revealed the combination of both functional groups from GG and Carv. The Carbon, Hydrogen and Nitrogen, CHN analysis further confirmed the encapsulation with the changes in the element percentage. Both swelling and degradation percentage increased with time and showed decreasing patterns in the range of 680.79-666.78 % and 26.83-19.15 % which can be observed as the concentration of Carv increased, respectively.
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spelling upm-628212022-11-10T00:53:16Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62821/ Preparation and characterisation of carvacrol encapsulated in gellan gum hydrogel Hasnu, Norafida Mohd Azam, Nur Aisyah Nasuha Mohamad Jaafar, Adila Studies on plant materials as natural compound such as carvacrol (Carv) have gained much attention. Carv exhibits numerous potential as antimicrobial agent, food additives, antioxidant and etc. However, this free standing bioactive compound is unstable in the harsh environment conditions. Hence, the encapsulation technology provides protection to enhance the effectiveness in release manner. In this study, the preparation of Carv encapsulated in gellan gum hydrogel forming thin film (GG-Carv TF) was achieved by using 1.0 g of gellan gum at different concentrations of Carv (0.01-0.04 M). The FTIR spectra of GG-Carv TF revealed the combination of both functional groups from GG and Carv. The Carbon, Hydrogen and Nitrogen, CHN analysis further confirmed the encapsulation with the changes in the element percentage. Both swelling and degradation percentage increased with time and showed decreasing patterns in the range of 680.79-666.78 % and 26.83-19.15 % which can be observed as the concentration of Carv increased, respectively. UPSI Press 2017-06 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62821/1/Preparation%20and%20characterisation%20of%20carvacrol%20.pdf Hasnu, Norafida and Mohd Azam, Nur Aisyah Nasuha and Mohamad Jaafar, Adila (2017) Preparation and characterisation of carvacrol encapsulated in gellan gum hydrogel. EDUCATUM Journal Of Science, Mathematics And Technology, 4 (1). pp. 9-14. ISSN 2289-7070; ESSN: 2462-2451 https://ejournal.upsi.edu.my/index.php/EJSMT/article/view/53/45 10.37134/ejsmt.vol4.1.2.2017
spellingShingle Hasnu, Norafida
Mohd Azam, Nur Aisyah Nasuha
Mohamad Jaafar, Adila
Preparation and characterisation of carvacrol encapsulated in gellan gum hydrogel
title Preparation and characterisation of carvacrol encapsulated in gellan gum hydrogel
title_full Preparation and characterisation of carvacrol encapsulated in gellan gum hydrogel
title_fullStr Preparation and characterisation of carvacrol encapsulated in gellan gum hydrogel
title_full_unstemmed Preparation and characterisation of carvacrol encapsulated in gellan gum hydrogel
title_short Preparation and characterisation of carvacrol encapsulated in gellan gum hydrogel
title_sort preparation and characterisation of carvacrol encapsulated in gellan gum hydrogel
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62821/1/Preparation%20and%20characterisation%20of%20carvacrol%20.pdf