肠靶向海藻酸钙基微胶囊的制备及控释性能研究

利用毛细管共挤出技术结合静电吸附和仿生硅化的方法,制备了海藻酸钙-壳聚糖/精蛋白/二氧化硅(ACPSi)复合微胶囊。ACPSi复合微胶囊的平均粒径约3.18 mm,单分散性好,囊壁最外层的二氧化硅层可抑制其在肠液pH环境中的溶胀,增强囊的机械稳定性。将羟丙甲基纤维素邻苯二甲酸酯(HPMCP)肠溶微球作为释药“微阀门”,嵌入囊壁可以更好地控制微胶囊的释药行为。以吲哚美辛为模型药物,当药物浓度为22.5 mg/ml时,ACPSi载药微胶囊在pH 2.5模拟胃液中3 h时累计释药率仅为0.33%,而转移至pH 6.8模拟肠液中19 h时累计释药率为77.78%;囊壁嵌入HPMCP微球后,22 h时累计释药率可提高约4%。因此,该复合微胶囊具有良好的肠靶向作用和控释特性,作为口服肠靶向缓控释制剂具有良好的应用前景。     

Restoration of the red colour of photo-bleached carthamine in calcium-alginate gel membranes

The restoration of the red colour of carthamine (photo-bleached in polymeric heterosaccharide gels) was investigated using sodium salts, potassium salts, and alkali. Ca-alginate gel was stained with carthamine, and the red-dish membranes were exposed to fluorescent light for 2·5, 4·0 and 20 h (at 28°C). The resulting orange-yellow gel membranes were treated with Na- or K-citrate solution and the restoration of the red colouration was followed spectrophoto-metrically. The results indicate that the red colour of carthamine can be retained within the gel membranes, while yellow-coloured compounds were removed and/or transformed by the alkaline salt solutions.     

Response surface methodology optimisation of immobilised Lactobacillus acidophilus banana puree fermentation

Fermentation temperature (34–40 °C), total inoculum level (1%–3%, v/v) and peeled-fruit-to-water ratio (12.5%–37.5%, w/v) were combined to study their effects on the fermentation of banana media by free and Ca-alginate or κ-carrageenan-immobilised Lactobacillus acidophilus. A three-variable and three-level design method, analysed by response surface methodology (RSM), was used. These factors, except peeled-fruit-to-water ratio, were found to be significantly effective on viable cell numbers and 1-kestose (GF₂) concentrations. Contour plots were generated using a graphing software package (Surfer Mapping System, Version 5.0; Golden Software Inc., Golden, CO, USA, 1994) based on fitted quadratic regression equations. Optimum conditions for the highest viable cell number and higher GF₂ concentration were found to be around 35 °C fermentation temperature, 1.2% inoculum level and 25.0% peeled-fruit-to-water ratio for Ca-alginate immobilised cell fermentation, and around 39 °C fermentation temperature, 1.8% inoculum level and 25.0% peeled-fruit-to-water ratio for κ-carrageenan immobilised cell fermentation. For free cell fermentation, conditions for the highest viable cell number and higher GF₂ concentration could not be obtained. The predicted optimum conditions of immobilised cell fermentation and the experimental values were consistent. This verified the adequacy of these predicted models. It was concluded that RSM was appropriate for the optimisation of banana puree fermentation using cell immobilised L. acidophilus , and products with better synbiotic effects could be obtained. The consumer palatability of the immobilised cell-fermented banana puree was found to be acceptable.     

Continuous ethanol production from carob pod extract by immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a packed-bed reactor

The continuous production of ethanol from carob pod extract by immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a packed-bed reactor has been investigated. At a substrate concentration of 150 g dm^?3, maximum ethanol productivity of 16 g dm^?3 h^?1 was obtained at D = 0·4 h^?1 with 62·3% of theoretical yield and 83·6% sugars′ utilization. At a dilution rate of 0·1 h^?1, optimal ethanol productivity was achieved in the pH range 3·5–5·5, temperature range 30–35·C and initial sugar concentration of 200 g dm^?3. Maximum ethanol productivity of 24·5 g dm^?3 h^?1 was obtained at D = 0·5 h^?1 with 58·8% of theoretical yield and 85% sugars′ utilization when non-sterilized carob pod extract containing 200 g dm^?3 total sugars was used as feed material. The bioreactor system was operated at a constant dilution rate of 0·5 h^?1 for 30 days without loss of the original immobilized yeast activity. In this case, the average ethanol productivity, ethanol yield (% of theoretical) and sugars′ utilization were 25 g dm^?3 h^?1, 58·8% and 85·5%, respectively.     

Biosorption of uranium(VI) from aqueous solution using calcium alginate beads

In this paper, sorption potentials of uranium ions were studied using alginate polymer beads in diluted aqueous solutions. The ability of alginate beads to adsorb uranium(VI) from aqueous solution has been studied at different optimized conditions of pH, U(VI) concentration, contact time, biomass dosage and temperature. In order to determine the adsorption characteristics, Langmuir, Freundlich, and Dubinin–Radushkevich adsorption isotherms were applied to the adsorption data. The thermodynamic parameters such as variations of enthalpy ΔH, entropy ΔS and variation of Gibbs free energy ΔG were calculated from the slope and intercept of ln K_d vs. 1/T plots. The results suggested that alginate beads could be suitable as a sorbent material for adsorption and removal of uranium ions from dilute aqueous solutions.     

用固定化L-赖氨酸脱羧酶细胞制备1,5-戊二胺

研究了4种固定化蜂房哈夫尼菌(H.alveiAS1.1009)菌体细胞的材料和方法,包括海藻酸钙包埋法、半透膜透析袋法、海藻酸钙-明胶交联包埋法和明胶包埋法。其中海藻酸钙包埋法稳定性最好,该方法最优转化条件为:在ρ(海藻酸钠)=30g/L的水溶液中,最适菌体质量浓度为ρ(菌体)=30.8g/L,100mL转化液中海藻酸钙球体体积为30mL,转化最适温度为37℃,最适pH=5.0。用该方法转化测得比酶活可达1028.9U。重复性佳:第一批固定化细胞酶活可达游离菌体的98.62%,第四批可达第一批酶活的38.68%。     

Control of temperature dependence of microbial time–temperature integrator (TTI) by microencapsulation of lactic acid bacteria into microbeads with different proportions of alginate

This study has been conducted to investigate the temperature dependence and mass transfer kinetics of a microbial time–temperature integrator (TTI) developed by using emulsification/internal ionotropic gelation method. We report the effect of the Na-alginate concentrations (0.5%, 2.0%, 4.0% and 6.0% w/v) and temperature (8, 15, 20, 25 and 30 °C) on the TTI responses (changes in pH and titratable acidity [TA]). Results revealed that Ca-alginate microbeads (Ca-AMs) prepared from 2.0% Na-alginate were more uniform and smaller, with a narrow size distribution, in comparison with the other Ca-AMs. For microbeads with above 2.0% Na-alginate, the TTI response rates decreased because of the lower diffusion efficiency. Linearity in the TA was greatest for the 2.0% Ca-AMs. Therefore, the mass transfer and TTI response kinetics data demonstrated that 2.0% Na-alginate was optimal for producing Ca-AMs from which an ideal microbial TTI could be developed to monitor food spoilage processes with accuracy and precision.     

Diffusion Characteristics in Microcapsules

An equation of diffusion for microcapsules(hollow sphere)was developed,employing the mathematicalmodel for the diffusion characteristics of solid sphere.In the proposed equation,a combination diffusion coeffi-cient was introduced as a substitute for the diffusion coefficient in the solid sphere mathematical model and ex-pressed as a function of the diffusion coefficient inside solution of hollow sphere,as well as in the polymer mem-brane.With this modified model,the diffusion coefficients of glucose in NaCS(sodium cellulose sulfate)-PDADMAC(Poly-diallyl-dimethyl-ammonium chloride)membrane and in Ca-alginate gel membrane were deter-mined.The diffusion coefficient in NaCS-PDADMAC membrane was found to be 2.12×10~(-11)m~2·s~(-1)and thatin Ca-alginate membrane 2.62×10~(-10)m~2·s~(-1).     

中空海藻酸钙微胶囊的强度和扩散性

制备了一种新型的中空海藻酸钙微胶囊,考察了海藻酸钠质量浓度对微胶囊机械强度等的影响以及牛血清白蛋白(V)在微胶囊内的截留能力,利用非稳态传递模型计算了小分子底物在微胶囊中的混合扩散系数和在微胶囊膜中的扩散系数.研究结果表明,随着海藻酸钠质量浓度的提高,微胶囊的直径和膜厚度减小,机械强度增大.各种小分子底物在微胶囊中的混合扩散系数比它们在纯水中的扩散系数约小6%,在微胶囊膜中的扩散系数比在纯水中的约小30%.牛血清白蛋白(V)不能扩散进入微胶囊.不同质量浓度(8～12 g/L)的海藻酸钠溶液对微胶囊的扩散系数影响不大.     

固定产酸克雷伯氏菌产氢的研究

为了保持菌体固有的生物活性,使其重复使用,将产酸克雷伯氏菌(HP1,Klebsiella oxytoca)包埋在凝胶中,采用注滴法制备海藻酸钙凝胶球来固定产酸克雷伯氏菌HP1,达到截留菌体产氢的目的.结果表明,选择培养6～8 h的菌体作为海藻酸钙凝胶球包埋的菌体,Tris做培养基中的缓冲盐,当体积质量为5 g/L时,最佳产氢初始pH值为9.0,温度为37℃,采用柱反应器连续产氢7 d,平均产氢速率为3.38×10-2 moL(/L.h)-1.