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<p>Hydroxycitronellal has been widely used in foods, beverages, perfumery and cosmetics. It can also be used to treat anxiety. The major drawbacks regarding the use of hydroxycitronellal are related to water insolubility, volatility, instability, and sensitization. To overcome these concerns, β-cyclodextrin was adopted as wall material to encapsulate hydroxycitronellal in this work. Hydroxycitronellal-β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex was prepared and the product was characterized. The interaction of hydroxycitronellal and β-cyclodextrin, and the assembly of hydroxycitronellal-β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex were investigated by molecular simulation (MM). The results showed that hydroxycitronellal loading capacity was 8.5%. The thermal stability and lastingness of hydroxycitronellal were improved by the formation of the inclusion complex. The minimum binding energy was –151.2 kJ/mol. Among the perpendicular, staggered parallel and ideally parallel orientation of the inclusion complexes, the minimum energy value was found for the staggered parallel arrangement. These basic data are useful to understand the interaction between hydroxycitronellal and β-cyclodextrin.</p>
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Hydroxycitronellal has been widely used in foods, beverages, perfumery and cosmetics. It can also be used to treat anxiety. The major drawbacks regarding the use of hydroxycitronellal are related to water insolubility, volatility, instability, and sensitization. To overcome these concerns, β-cyclodextrin was adopted as wall material to encapsulate hydroxycitronellal in this work. Hydroxycitronellal-β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex was prepared and the product was characterized. The interaction of hydroxycitronellal and β-cyclodextrin, and the assembly of hydroxycitronellal-β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex were investigated by molecular simulation (MM). The results showed that hydroxycitronellal loading capacity was 8.5%. The thermal stability and lastingness of hydroxycitronellal were improved by the formation of the inclusion complex. The minimum binding energy was –151.2 kJ/mol. Among the perpendicular, staggered parallel and ideally parallel orientation of the inclusion complexes, the minimum energy value was found for the staggered parallel arrangement. These basic data are useful to understand the interaction between hydroxycitronellal and β-cyclodextrin.

Encapsulation of hydroxycitronellal in β-cyclodextrin and the characteristics of the inclusion complex

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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Hydroxycitronellal has been widely used in foods, beverages, perfumery and cosmetics. It can also be used to treat anxiety. The major drawbacks regarding the...

Encapsulation of hydroxycitronellal in β-cyclodextrin and the characteristics of the inclusion complex

Data publikacji: 29 mar 2023

Zakres stron: 20 - 27

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2023-0004

Słowa kluczowe
food additives, encapsulation, aroma, controlled release, flavor

© 2023 Guangyong Zhu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Encapsulation of hydroxycitronellal in β-cyclodextrin and the characteristics of the inclusion complex

Data publikacji: 29 mar 2023

Zakres stron: 20 - 27

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2023-0004

Słowa kluczowefood additives, encapsulation, aroma, controlled release, flavor

© 2023 Guangyong Zhu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
food additives, encapsulation, aroma, controlled release, flavor