Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2022, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (12): 2740-2749.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2022.12.17

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Study on calcium alginate microcapsule embedding IgY and its release properties

LU Wenjing1(), CHEN Di1, YE Qin1, ZHANG Cen1, RUAN Lingli1,2, XIAO Chaogeng1,*(), YAO Yunxin3   

  1. 1. Institute of Food Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
    2. College of Food Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
    3. Zhejiang AGS Biotechnology Company Limited, Changxing 313100, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2022-03-28 Online:2022-12-25 Published:2022-12-26
  • Contact: XIAO Chaogeng

Abstract:

Egg yolk immunoglobulin (IgY) is a highly active oral antibody that is closely related to human health. In order to maximize the retention of IgY's biological activity and improve its stability, the natural polysaccharide sodium alginate was used as the main wall material, and the gel bead was prepared by the method of retination-coagulation bath embedding IgY. Taking the encapsulation efficiency and loading capacity as the main indicators, the optimal preparation process of IgY-calcium sodium alginate gel beads was explored by the response surface method, and the in vitro gastrointestinal digestion model was used to evaluate the release effect of gel beads. The results showed that when sodium alginate was 28.30 g·L-1, calcium chloride was 10.80 g·L-1 and the mass ratio of core to wall was 0.46:1, the newly prepared IgY-calcium alginate gel beads had good molding effect, the encapsulation efficiency was (53.30±1.55)%, and the loading capacity was (10.90±0.26)%. Through macroscopic morphological observation, the gel bead particles had good roundness and uniformity, with a particle size of about (2.10±0.05) mm and a hardness of (4 396.87±331.62) g. After drying, the swelling ratio of the gel beads was 0.94±0.39 after 2 h in the simulated gastric juice, the cumulative release ratio of IgY was about (11.10±3.20)%, and after 2 h in the simulated intestinal fluid, the swelling ratio continued to increase to 4.81±0.32, and the cumulative release ratio of IgY reached (97.10±2.40)%. Therefore, IgY-calcium alginate gel beads had the effect of slowly releasing the core material in the gastric juice, and IgY could be basically released in the intestinal fluid.

Key words: egg yolk immunoglobulins, calcium alginate, sodium alginate, external release rate

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