Encapsulation Merve Deniz Kose 1 , Oguz Bayraktar 2 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Ege University, 3510 2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Ege University, 3510 ABSTRACT In this study encapsulation of lycopene with zein carried out. Effect of the encapsulation on the ly and discussed in terms of morphology and effe showed that encapsulation of lycopene using zein Keywords: Lycopene, Encapsulation, Electrospr 1. INTRODUCTION With the increasing interest in well li become indispensable. By interacting wit antioxidants act as a protector of the biomolecule right dosage drastically delays or prevents oxidizable substrate. Lycopene, which has a car is one of the strongest natural antioxidants. Even is chemically carotene, it does not contain vi Lycopene mostly found in tomatoes and oth vegetables with exception of strawberries and ch Due to its strong red color first usage started with food industry for food coloring purp E160d) and is approved for usage in the USA Several studies investigated to understand eff more extensively. And it is found that lycope important properties. Such as its activity in chronic diseases such as atherosclerosis, skin ca cancer [3, 4]. After these studies area of u expanded. In medicine its anti cancerogenic acti effects on low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidat as a bad cholesterol and it helps reduce cholest For its anti-aging properties lycopene have also cosmetic industry. For all its valuable qualities working wit its own handicaps. One of the biggest challen antioxidants is the stability problems. High antio lycopene is based on all trans structure, which i chained. Interaction with reactive oxygen speci conjugated double bonds of lycopene which transfer to the free radicals by reducing their en [6]. Plant produced lycopene consists of tra However, exposure to the light or heat affe 2. EXPERIMENTAL SECTION 2.1. Materials. Lycopene extract was kindly supplied b Korea. Zein from maize was purchased from Volume 6, Issue 4, 2016, 1417-1421 Original Research Article Biointerface R w of lycopene using electrospraying m 2,* 00, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey 00, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey *corresponding author e-m n as a biopolymer by using electrospraying method to ycopene stability was investigated after exposure to UV ectiveness of the encapsulation system for enhanced n as biopolymer improved the stability of lycopene. raying method, Stability. iving antioxidants th free radicals es. Antioxidants in oxidation of the rotenoid structure, n though lycopene itamin A activity. her red fruits and herries [1]. e of lycopene has poses (registered as A and the EU [2]. fects of lycopene ene have far more the prevention of ancer and prostate usage of lycopene ivity and reducing tion which known terol levels [3, 5]. used in functional th antioxidants has nges working with oxidant capacity of is linear and long- ies happens due to provide electron nergy requirement ans configuration. ects great deal of stability by converting trans c Parallel with stability, antioxid To preserve antioxidan encapsulate the lycopene in car release can be achieved Electrospraying method can lycopene. There are example developed for antioxidants, for using a spray-drying techniqu developed to obtain nanopartic and dextran shell [9]. In encapsu crucial to the intended purp common carriers are: gelatin, arabic gum. In this study zein system. It has been reported tha compounds, and decreasing d protein which has applications biotechnology industries. Advan values, commercially feasible, applicable to the food proces methods have been used; elec molecular inclusion, complex c had high moisture content, ca structure. In complex coacerva that might led to microstructur Spray-drying is the most con drying process yield strong configuration [11]. With ele sphere structures is procured. control over particle characte processing conditions or solv by Cosis Co., Ltd., m Sigma-Aldrich, Germany. Hexane and ethano Aldrich. Received: 16.06.2016 / Revised: 15.07.2016 / Accepte Research in Applied Ch www.BiointerfaceResearch.com Page | 1417 method mail address: oguzbayraktar70@gmail.com o enhance stability of lycopene was V light. The results were compared d stability of lycopene. The results configuration to cis configuration. dant capacity decreases greatly [7]. nt capacity, it is necessary to rrier systems. Also more controlled with these carrier systems. be considered to encapsulate es of microencapsulation systems r example; lycopene in gelatin by ue [8]. In other study a method cles of caseine and ß-carotene core ulation method types of carriers are pose of encapsulation. The most modified starch, maltodextrin and n is used as a biopolymer carrier at zein could linked and cover lipid degradation ratio [10]. Zein is a s in the food, pharmaceutical and ntages of using zein are its low cost biodegradable, biocompatible and sses. For encapsulation variety of ctrospraying method, spray-drying, coacervation. Inclusion complexes ausing differentiation of granular ation gelation might observed and res to transform into macro scale. nventional method. However the gly depends on the equipment ectrospraying method micro/nano And it provides a high degree of eristics without the use of harsh vents with poor biocompatibility. ol were purchased from Sigma- ISSN 2069-5837 Open Access Journal ed: 19.07.2016 / Published on-line: 20.07.2016 hemistry