International Journal of Biomedicine. 2018;8(1):60-64.
DOI: 10.21103/Article8(1)_OA10
Originally published March 15, 2018
Spherical calcium-pectic gel particles (CaPGPs) were obtained from pectins of callus cultures (CC) of campion Silene vulgaris (silenan) and duckweed Lemna minor (lemnan), as well as from commercial apple and citrus pectins by the method of ionotropic gelation. We studied the morphological characteristics of the obtained gel particles and found that the largest gel particles were formed from citrus pectin (CP), and the densest gel particles were formed from lemnan pectin (LP). The swelling and degradation of CaPGPs were comparatively evaluated by incubation in a simulated gastrointestinal environment. The swelling and degradation of CaPGPs formed from pectins of the silenan and lemnan callus cultures were studied at different concentrations of pectinase (0.4, 0.8 and 1.7 mg/ml) in the simulated fluid of the colon. It has been established that the CaPGPs obtained from lemnan are more resistant to degradation in the simulated colon fluid than CaPGP obtained from silenan. It was shown that the concentration of pectinase in the simulated fluid of the colon and the type of pectin affect the degradability of CaPGPs formed on the basis of pectins of callus cultures.
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Received December 31, 2017.
Accepted February 18, 2018.
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