Effect of Wall Material and Inlet Drying Temperature on Microencapsulation and Oxidative Stability of Pomegranate Seed Oil Using Spray Drying.

Pomegranate seed oil is a highly unsaturated fatty acid and liable to be oxidized; hence, oil was encapsulated to protect its bioactive materials and increase shelf life with the most common spray drying technique. Whey protein (WP) alone and in combination with Maltodextrin (MD) in the ratio 1:4 weight was utilized. Feed emulsion, droplet size, encapsulation efficiency (EE), moisture, bulk density, powder morphology, particle size, hygroscopicity, and solubility were also analyzed. The spray drying conditions were applied: inlet temperature 125 to 150°C and outlet 60 to 67°C, airflow rate 40-42 m3/mint, feed rate 5.2 g/m, and pump rate 40%. The shape of particles was spherical and round with dents on their surface. After encapsulation, the oxidative stability was monitored at 60°C for 15 days (8 h daily). The smaller droplet size of the emulsion was obtained at 35% total solid contents. WP alone showed better EE (90%) and oxidative stability than the combination of WP and MD as wall materials.

Chromatographic evaluation of tocols and sterols of processed canola oil and deodorizer distillate.

Tocopherols and tocotrienols in the combined form are known as tocols. Changes of total and individual tocols and sterols concentration of canola oil and deodorizer distillate (DD) during different processing stages were evaluated with the application of gas chromatography (GC) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). For sterols analysis, GC coupled with flame ionization detector (FID) was used while tocols in canola oil samples and DD, normal phase (NP) HPLC was applied. The results of the present study indicated that levels of total and individual tocols and sterols content were decreased during processing (neutralization to deodorization). Deodorization was found to be the most effective process for the reduction of total sterols and tocols as 55.9% and 34.2%, respectively. A high amount of tocols and sterols was observed in DD. Among tocols and sterols; beta tocopherol (ß-T) and ß-sitosterol were found to be in greater concentration 53.97% and 31.82%, respectively. Therefore, DD could be used as a valuable by-product in the cosmetics and food industries.

Estimation of ibuprofen in urine and tablet formulations by transmission Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy by partial least square.

A rapid, reliable and cost effective analytical procedure for the estimation of ibuprofen in pharmaceutical formulations and human urine samples was developed using transmission Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. For the determination of ibuprofen, a KBr window with 500 µm spacer was used to acquire the FT-IR spectra of standards, pharmaceuticals as well as urine samples. Partial least square (PLS) calibration model was developed based on region from 1807 to 1,461 cm(-1) using ibuprofen standards ranging from 10 to 100 µg ml(-1). The developed model was evaluated by cross-validation to determine standard error of the models such as root mean square error of calibration (RMSEC), root mean square error of cross validation (RMSECV) and root mean square error of prediction (RMSEP). The coefficient of determination (R(2)) achieved was 0.998 with minimum errors in RMSEC, RMSECV and RMSEP with the value of 1.89%, 1.63% and 4.07%, respectively. The method was successfully applied to urine and pharmaceutical samples and obtained good recovery (98-102%).

Simpler spectrophotometric assay of paracetamol in tablets and urine samples.

A very fast, economical and simpler direct spectrophotometric method was investigated for paracetamol (PC) determination in aqueous medium without using any chemical reagents. The method is based on the photo-absorption of the analyte at 243 nm after dissolution in water. The change in structure of PC after addition of water was studied by comparing the corresponding FTIR spectra. Optimization studies were conducted by using a 5 microg ml(-1) standard solution of the analyte. Various parameters studied include, time for stability and measurement of spectra, effect of HCl, NaOH, CH(3)COOH and NH(3) for change in absorbance and shift in spectra, interference by some analgesic drugs and some polar solvents and temperature effect. After optimization, Beer's law was obeyed in the range of 0.3-20 microg ml(-1) PC solution with a correlation coefficient of 0.9999 and detection limit of 0.1 microg ml(-1). The newly developed method was successfully applied for PC determination in some locally available tablets and urine samples. The proposed method is very useful for quick analysis of various types of solid and liquid samples containing PC.