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. 2019 Dec;84(12):3664-3673.
doi: 10.1111/1750-3841.14853. Epub 2019 Nov 14.

Liposomal Encapsulated Ethanolic Coconut Husk Extract: Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties

Oladipupo Odunayo Olatunde  1 , Soottawat Benjakul  1 , Kitiya Vongkamjan  1 , Thanaporn Amnuaikit  2
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Liposomal Encapsulated Ethanolic Coconut Husk Extract: Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties

Oladipupo Odunayo Olatunde et al. J Food Sci. 2019 Dec.

Abstract

Characteristics of liposomal encapsulated ethanolic coconut husk extract (LE-ECHE) prepared using two levels of lipid phase (LP) containing soybean phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol mixture of 4:1 mol ratio (60 and 80 µmol/mL) and two ECHE concentrations (1% and 2%) were investigated. Poly-dispersity index, zeta-potential, and particle size of LE-ECHE samples were 0.22% to 0.28%, -70.4 to -53.63 mV, and 232 to 697.65 nm, respectively. Encapsulation efficiency of all samples was 75.25% to 90.11%. LE-ECHE prepared with LP content of 60 µmol/mL and 1% ECHE (LP60-EC1) was milky, whereas UN-EC1 (un-encapsulated ECHE) was brownish in color. ECHE retained its antioxidant activity even after entrapment in liposome, although higher activity was recorded for UN-EC1. Encapsulation of ECHE in liposome enhanced antibacterial properties of ECHE. Hence, LP60-EC1 showed promising potential as a delivery based system for lowering dark color, a drawback associated with ECHE as well as improving the antibacterial properties of ECHE. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: Ethanolic coconut husk extract (ECHE) contains polyphenols with diverse biological activities such as antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. However, there are limited applications of ECHE in food industries, mainly because of its distinctive dark brown color. A homogeneous and stable liposomal system was demonstrated to be an efficient delivery based system for ECHE. Remarkably, antimicrobial property of ECHE was enhanced with liposomal encapsulation, whereas antioxidant activities of ECHE were retained. Also, liposomal encapsulation was shown as the potential technique to mask the undesirable dark brown, a drawback associated with ECHE for wider application.

Keywords: ECHE; antibacterial; antioxidant; encapsulation; liposome.

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