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Utilizing food matrix effects to enhance nutraceutical bioavailability: Increase of curcumin bioaccessibility using excipient emulsions Liqiang Zou, Wei Liu, Chengmei Liu, Hang Xiao, and David Julian McClements J. Agric. Food Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/jf506149f • Publication Date (Web): 01 Feb 2015 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on February 7, 2015
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Utilizing food matrix effects to enhance nutraceutical
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bioavailability: Increase of curcumin bioaccessibility
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using excipient emulsions
4 Liqiang Zouab, Wei Liua*, Chengmei Liua, Hang Xiaob, David Julian
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McClementsb,c*
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Nanchang, No. 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang 330047, Jiangxi, China
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Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
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Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P. O.
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Box 80203 Jeddah 21589 Saudi Arabia
State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University,
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* These authors contributed equally to this manuscript. Contact information:
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Wei Liu, State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang
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University, Nanchang, 330047, Jiangxi, China Tel: + 86 791 88305872x8106. Fax:
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+86 791 88334509. E-mail:
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Submitted: December 18, 2014
E-mail:
[email protected].
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David Julian McClements, Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts,
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Amherst, MA 01003, USA Tel: (413) 545-1019. Fax: (413) 545-1262. E-mail:
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[email protected].
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ABSTRACT
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Excipient foods have compositions and structures specifically designed to
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improve the bioaccessibility of bioactive agents present in other foods co-ingested
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with them.
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and bioaccessibility of curcumin from powdered rhizome turmeric (Curcuma longa).
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Corn oil-in-water emulsions were mixed with curcumin powder and the resulting
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mixtures were incubated at either 30 ºC (to simulate a salad dressing) or 100 ºC (to
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simulate a cooking sauce). There was an appreciable transfer of curcumin into the
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excipient emulsions at both incubation temperatures, but this effect was much more
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pronounced at 100 ºC. The bioaccessibility of curcumin measured using a simulated
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gastrointestinal tract model was greatly improved in the presence of the excipient
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emulsion, particularly in the system held at 100 ºC. This effect was attributed to the
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higher initial amount of curcumin solubilized within the oil droplets, as well as that
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solubilized in the mixed micelles formed by lipid digestion. This study highlights the
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potential of designing excipient food emulsions that increase the oral bioavailability
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of lipophilic nutraceuticals, such as curcumin.
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KEYWORDS: curcumin; excipient food; nanoemulsion; bioaccessibility;
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nutraceutical
In this study, an excipient emulsion was shown to improve the solubility
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INTRODUCTION Rhizome turmeric (Curcuma longa) is commonly used in foods as both a spice and
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a pigment because of its characteristic taste and yellow color (1, 2).
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also been used in traditional Asian medicine for thousands of years because of its
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perceived health benefits, and is now being actively investigated for its potential as a
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bioactive agent in pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic products (1, 2).
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most highly biologically active constituents within turmeric is curcumin, i.e., 1,7-
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bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-hepadiene-3,5-dione. Curcumin has been used
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for the treatment of a variety of ailments, including coughs, fevers, jaundice, wounds,
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eczema, inflammatory joints, parasitic skin diseases, colds, liver diseases, urinary
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diseases, anemia, bacterial infections, and viral infections (1).
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basis for the claimed health benefits of curcumin can be attributed to various
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biological activities, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral, antibacterial,
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antifungal, and antitumor activities (3).
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Turmeric has
One of the
The physiological
The potential health benefits of curcumin have led to considerable interest in
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incorporating it into commercial food products as a nutraceutical agent.
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the high melting point, poor water-solubility, and low oral bioavailability of curcumin
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make it difficult to incorporate into many functional food products (4).
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curcumin is highly susceptible to chemical degradation when it is present within
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aqueous environments, particularly around neutral pH, which will also limit its
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bioavailability (5). One approach to increase the oral bioavailability of curcumin is to
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encapsulate it within food-grade biopolymers or colloidal delivery systems (6, 7).
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However,
In addition,
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Numerous delivery systems have been investigated for their potential to improve the
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dispersibility, stability, and bioavailability of curcumin, including casein micelles (8,
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9), modified starch (10), curcumin nanoparticles (11), soy protein complexes (12),
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phospholipid complexes (13), colloidosomes (14), liposomes (15), nanoemulsions (4,
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16), and emulsions (17).
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An alternative approach for enhancing the oral bioavailability of curcumin is to
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develop an excipient food that is consumed with curcumin-rich foods.
In general, an
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excipient food has a composition and structure that is specially designed to increase
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the bioavailability of nutraceuticals that are present in other foods co-ingested with it
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(18).
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improved by consuming it with a specially designed sauce that increases its solubility
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within the intestinal fluids.
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effects when consumed in isolation, but it may boost the bioactivity of nutraceuticals
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in other foods and therefore enhance their health benefits. An excipient food may
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work by a number of different mechanisms, including reducing chemical degradation,
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modulating metabolism, increasing solubility, enhancing absorption, or inhibiting
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efflux (18).
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its ability to increase bioavailability, including lipids, carbohydrates, proteins,
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minerals, chelating agents and phytochemicals. For example, the solubilization and
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cellular uptake of carotenoids (β-carotene and lycopene) from fruits and vegetables
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can be increased within the small intestine phase by co-ingesting them with lipids (19-
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21).
For example, the bioavailability of curcumin within a natural spice may be
Thus, an excipient food may have no beneficial health
Many different components within an excipient food may contribute to
The bioaccessibility of curcumin can be increased in a similar manner using
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this approach (4).
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products to form mixed micelles that solubilize and transport highly lipophilic
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components to the epithelium cells.
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bioavailability of certain food components would be to incorporate efflux inhibitors,
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e.g., piperine (a constituent from black pepper) has been shown to act as an efflux
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inhibitor for curcumin (22).
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This effect has been attributed to the ability of the lipid digestion
An alternative strategy to improve the
In the present study, we examined the possibility of developing excipient
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emulsions to increase the bioaccessibility of powdered curcumin.
Crystalline forms
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of lipophilic bioactive agents usually have a much lower bioavailability than solubilized
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forms (23).
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excipient emulsion would increase its bioaccessibility due to its ability to increase the
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solubility of curcumin in the intestinal fluids.
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and time on the transfer of curcumin into the excipient emulsion prior to ingestion was
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measured, as well as the bioaccessibility of curcumin after exposure to a simulated
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gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Two incubation temperatures (30 and 100 ºC) were used to
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mimic conditions that curcumin might experience in food applications: (i) within
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ambient foods (such as salads); (ii) within cooked foods (such as curry sauces).
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information obtained from this study may be useful for the design of excipient
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emulsions to increase the bioavailability and bioactivity of lipophilic nutraceuticals.
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MATERIALS AND METHODS
We therefore hypothesized that mixing powdered curcumin with an
The effect of incubation temperature
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Materials. Corn oil purchased from a local supermarket was used as an
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example of a digestible long chain triglyceride. The following chemicals were
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purchased from the Sigma Chemical Company (St. Louis, MO): curcumin
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(SLBH2403V), mucin from porcine stomach (SLBH9969V), pepsin from porcine
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gastric mucosa (SLBL1993V), lipase from porcine pancreas pancreatin
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(SLBH6427V), porcine bile extract (SLBK9078), Tween 80 (BCBG4438V), and Nile
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Red (063K3730V). The supplier reported that the activity of the pepsin was around
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250 units/mg, and the activity of the lipase was around 100-400 units/mg protein
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(using olive oil). All other chemicals were of analytical grade. Double distilled
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water was used to prepare all solutions and emulsions.
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Excipient emulsion preparation. Initially, an aqueous phase was prepared by
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mixing 1% (w/w) Tween 80 with an aqueous buffer solution (10.0 mM phosphate
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buffer saline (PBS), pH 6.5). Coarse oil-in-water emulsions were prepared by
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homogenizing 10% (w/w) corn oil with 90% (w/w) aqueous phase using a high-speed
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blender for 2 min (M133/1281-0, Biospec Products, Inc., ESGC, Switzerland). Fine
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emulsions were then obtained by passing the coarse emulsions through a
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microfluidizer (M110Y, Microfluidics, Newton, MA) with a 75 μm interaction
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chamber (F20Y) at an operational pressure of 9,000 psi for 5 passes. The resulting
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excipient emulsions were stored in a refrigerator at 4 ºC before use.
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Preparation of curcumin-emulsion, curcumin-oil, and curcumin-buffer
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mixtures. Curcumin (3 mg) was weighed into a beaker and then excipient emulsion
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(10 mL) was added. The resulting mixtures were then incubated at either 30 or 100 ºC
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for different times (ranging from 10 min to 120 min for 30 ºC and from 10 min to 60
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min for 100 ºC). After incubation, selected samples were immediately placed in an ice
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water and then used for the following experiments. In some experiments, the
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curcumin was mixed with bulk corn oil or with buffer (PBS) solution rather than an
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emulsion.
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Curcumin solubility in mixtures. The solubility of curcumin in each mixture
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was measured spectrophotometrically based on the method of Ahmed, Li,
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McClements and Xiao (4) with some modifications. 10 mL of mixture was collected,
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and then centrifuged at 1750 rpm for 10 min at ambient temperature (CL10
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centrifuge, Thermo, Scientific, Pittsburgh, PA, USA) to remove non-dissolved
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(crystalline) curcumin. 1 mL of supernatant was then mixed with 5 mL choloroform,
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vortexed, and centrifuged at 1750 rpm for 10 min at ambient temperature. The bottom
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layer containing the solubilized curcumin was collected, while the top layer was
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mixed with an additional 5 mL of chloroform and the same procedure was repeated.
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The two bottom chloroform layers were combined, and diluted to an appreciate
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concentration to be analyzed by a UV–VIS spectrophotometer at 419 nm (Ultraspec
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3000 pro, GE Health Sciences, USA). A cuvette containing pure chloroform was used
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as a reference cell. The concentration of curcumin extracted from each mixture was
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calculated from a calibration curve of absorbance versus curcumin concentration in
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chloroform. The solubility of curcumin in each mixture was then calculated as the
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concentration of curcumin extracted from each mixture multiplied by the dilution
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factor.
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Particle characterization. The mean particle diameters (Z-average) and particle
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size distributions of the curcumin-emulsion mixtures after incubation at different
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temperatures were monitored using a dynamic light scattering instrument (Nano-ZS,
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Malvern Instruments, Worcestershire, UK). The electrical charge (-potential) of the
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particles in these samples was measured using a micro-electrophoresis instrument
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(Nano-ZS, Malvern Instruments, Worcestershire, UK). Samples were diluted with
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buffer solution (10.0 mM PBS, pH 6.5) prior to measurements to avoid multiple
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scattering effects.
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The mean particle diameter and particle size distribution of samples exposed to
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simulated gastrointestinal conditions was measured using static light scattering
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(Mastersizer 2000, Malvern Instruments Ltd., Worcestershire, UK). Samples were
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diluted with appropriate buffer solutions (same pH as GIT phase) and stirred in the
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dispersion unit at a speed of 1200 rpm. The particle size is reported as the surface-
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weighted mean diameter (d32).
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Microstructural analysis.
The microstructure of samples was characterized
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using confocal scanning fluorescence microscopy (Nikon D-Eclipse C1 80i, Nikon,
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Melville, NY). Samples analyzed by confocal microscopy were dyed with Nile Red to
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highlight the location of the lipid phase.
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ethyl alcohol at a concentration (1 mg/mL). Then, before analysis 2 mL emulsion
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samples were mixed with 0.1 mL Nile Red solution (1 mg/mL ethanol) to dye the oil
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phase. All images were captured with a 10× eyepiece and a 60× objective lens (oil
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immersion). Changes in the properties of curcumin crystals in the mixtures were
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observed using a cross-polarized lens (C1 Digital Eclipse, Nikon, Tokyo, Japan).
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The Nile red was dissolved in absolute
Curcumin oil-solubility characteristics.
The temperature-dependence of the
dissolution of crystalline curcumin into bulk corn oil was characterized by measuring
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the change in turbidity (600 nm) with temperature using a UV–visible
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spectrophotometer equipped with a temperature controller (Agilent Cary 200, Agilent,
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Santa Clara, CA). This method can be used to detect the presence of curcumin
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crystals in the oil phase and indirectly determine the solubility of curcumin in bulk
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corn oil.
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at ambient temperature, and then the mixture was heated from 25 to 100 ºC, and then
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cooled from 100 to 25 ºC at a rate 1 ºC/min with continuous stirring. In some
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experiments, the change in turbidity with time was measured at a fixed incubation
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temperature (30 or 100 ºC) to determine the kinetics of isothermal dissolution.
A weighed amount of curcumin (3 or 4 mg/mL) was dispersed in corn oil
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Simulated gastrointestinal digestion: Powdered curcumin was mixed with
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excipient emulsion, corn oil, or buffer solution and then held at 30 ºC for 30 min or
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100 ºC for 10 min. Each sample was passed through a three-step GIT model that
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consisted of mouth, gastric, and small intestine phases, which was slightly modified
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from the our previous study (24).
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Initial system: The initial systems were placed into a glass beaker in an incubator
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shaker at a rotation speed of 100 rpm for 15 min at 37 °C for preheating (Innova
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Incubator Shaker, Model 4080, New Brunswick Scientific, New Jersey, USA).
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Three different initial systems were tested: (i) curcumin and excipient emulsion; (ii)
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curcumin, corn oil, and buffer solution; or, (iii) curcumin and buffer solution. The
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initial concentration of curcumin was the same in all systems, while the initial
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concentration of corn oil in systems (i) and (ii) were the same.
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Mouth phase: A simulated saliva fluid (SSF) containing 3 mg/mL mucin and
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various salts was prepared as described previously (25). SSF was preheated to 37 °C
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and then mixed with the preheated curcumin mixture at a 1:1 mass ratio. The mixture
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was then adjusted to pH 6.8 and placed in an incubator shake at 100 rpm and 37ºC for
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10 min. This incubation time is longer than a food would normally spend in the
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mouth, but was used to minimize sample-to-sample variations that might occur if very
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short times were used.
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Stomach phase: Simulated gastric fluid (SGF) was prepared by placing 2 g NaCl
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and 7 mL HCl into a container, and then adding double distilled water to 1 L. The
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bolus sample from the mouth phase was then mixed with SGF containing 0.0032
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g/mL pepsin preheated to 37 °C at a 1:1 mass ratio. The mixture was then adjusted to
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pH 2.5 and placed in a shaker at 100 rpm and 37 ºC for 2 hours to mimic stomach
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digestion.
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because of the difficulty in obtaining a reliable and economically viable source of this
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digestive enzyme (26).
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digestion within the stomach phase, and should therefore its omission should only
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have a fairly modest impact on the gastrointestinal fate of the excipient emulsions.
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It should be noted that we did not include gastric lipase in the SGF
Gastric lipase typically promotes a limited amount of lipid
Small Intestine phase: 30 mL chyme samples from the stomach phase were
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diluted with buffer solution (10 mM PBS, pH 6.5) to obtain a final corn oil
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concentration of 1.25%. The diluted chyme was then incubated in a water bath (37 ºC)
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for 10 min and then the solution was adjusted back to pH 7.0. Next, 3 mL of
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simulated intestinal fluid (containing 0.5 M CaCl2 and 7.5 M NaCl) was added to 60
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mL digesta. Then, 7 mL bile extract, containing 375.0 mg bile extract (pH 7.0, PBS),
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was added with stirring and the pH was adjusted to 7.0. Finally, 5 mL of pancreatic
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suspension, containing 120 mg of lipase (pH 7.0, PBS), was added to the sample and
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an automatic titration unit (Metrohm, USA Inc.) was used to monitor the pH and
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control it to a fixed value (pH 7.0) by titrating 0.25 M NaOH solution into the reaction
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vessel for 2 h at 37 °C. The percentage of free fatty acids released in the sample was
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calculated from the number of moles of NaOH required to maintain neutral pH as
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described previously (27).
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not be fully ionized at pH 7, and therefore the FFAs determined by the pH stat method
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are only the titrable ones (28).
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It should be noted that some of the free fatty acids may
Curcumin bioaccessibility.
After in vitro digestion, 30 mL raw digesta of each
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mixture was centrifuged (18000 rpm, Thermo Scientific, USA) at 25 ºC for 30 min.
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The clear supernatant was collected and assumed to be the ‘‘micelle’’ fraction in
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which the curcumin was solubilized. In some samples, a layer of non-digested oil was
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observed at the top of the samples and it was removed from the micelle fraction.
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Aliquots of 5 mL of micelle fraction were mixed with 5 mL of chloroform, vortexed
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and centrifuged at 1750 rpm for 10 min at ambient temperature. The bottom layer
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containing the solubilized curcumin was collected, while the top layer was mixed with
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an additional 5 mL of chloroform and the same procedure was repeated. The two
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collected chloroform layers were mixed together, and then diluted to an appreciate
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concentration to be analyzed by a UV–VIS spectrophotometer at 419 nm. The
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concentration of curcumin was calculated from the absorbance using a standard curve
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using a suitable dilution factor.
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according to the following expression: BA% = 100 × cM / cD, where cM and cD are the
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curcumin concentrations in the mixed micelle phase and in the total digesta collected
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after the small intestine phase, respectively.
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Statistical analysis.
The bioaccessibility of curcumin was calculated
All experiments were carried out on at least two freshly
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prepared samples. The results are expressed as means ± standard deviation (SD). Data
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was subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS software version 18.0. Differences
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were considered significant at p < 0.05.
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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
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Effect of incubation temperature on particle characteristics.
In this study,
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curcumin-containing samples were exposed to two different incubation temperatures
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to simulate different conditions that they might experience in food applications: (i) 30
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ºC for salads at ambient temperature; (ii) 100 ºC for sauces at cooking temperatures.
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The mixture of curcumin and excipient emulsion was stirred to ensure homogeneity,
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and then incubated at either 30 or 100 ºC for different times.
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diameter, particle size distribution, particle charge, and visual appearance of the
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different samples was then measured (Table 1, Figures 1a-c).
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The mean particle
There were no appreciable changes in the characteristics of the droplets in the
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curcumin-emulsion mixtures during incubation at 30 ºC for up to 120 min (Table 1
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and Figure 1a).
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diameter, polydispersity index (PDI), or ζ-potential of the curcumin-emulsion
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mixtures when compared to the initial emulsions. The curcumin-emulsion systems
Indeed, there were no significant changes in the mean particle
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were also stable to incubation at 100 ºC from 10 to 30 min, with no significant
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changes in mean particle diameter, PDI, or ζ-potential. However, there was evidence
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of some droplet creaming in the curcumin-emulsion mixture after heating at 100 ºC
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for 60 min (indicated by an arrow in Figure 1c). Moreover, there was a significant
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increase in the mean particle diameter and PDI for these emulsions (Figure 1b and
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Table 1). This effect may be due to droplet coalescence resulting from dehydration of
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the non-ionic surfactant head groups at elevated temperatures (29). There was no
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significant change in the magnitude of the electrical charge on the emulsion droplets
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when they were incubated at either 30 or 100 ºC, which suggests that the interfacial
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composition remained relatively constant.
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The microstructures of the curcumin-emulsion mixtures after heating at 30 and
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100 ºC for different times were recorded using confocal fluorescence microscopy
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(Figure 2a). There was little change in the microstructure of the mixed systems
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incubated at 30 ºC for different times, confirming their high stability under these
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conditions. However, there was evidence of some larger oil droplets in the mixed
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systems after incubation at 100 ºC for prolonged times, suggesting that some
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coalescence had occurred.
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We also measured the amount of curcumin transferred into the excipient
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emulsions over time at different incubation temperatures.
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solubilized in the excipient emulsions depended on incubation temperature and time.
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There was a gradual increase in the amount of curcumin solubilized within the
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excipient emulsion for mixtures incubated at 30 ºC (Table 1).
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there was a rapid increase in the amount of curcumin solubilized in the excipient
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emulsions during the first 10 minutes of incubation at 100 ºC, followed by an
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appreciable decrease at longer incubation times.
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fact that droplet coalescence and oiling off occurred in the emulsions held at the
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higher temperature, which meant that some of the curcumin remained in the upper oil
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phase and was not therefore measured. Overall, the amount of curcumin solubilized
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within the excipient emulsions was considerable higher for the samples incubated at
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the higher holding temperatures.
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in the emulsions was around 54 and 218 g/mL after incubation for 60 min at 30 ºC
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and 90 ºC, respectively.
This decrease was attributed to the
For example, the amount of curcumin solubilized
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The presence of curcumin crystals within the different mixtures after exposure to
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different incubation temperatures was observed using a crossed polarizer lens (Figure
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2b). Some crystalline material was clearly observed in the curcumin-emulsion
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mixtures incubated at 30 ºC from 10 to 120 min, which suggested that the curcumin
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crystals did not completely dissolve when held at this temperature in the presence of
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the excipient emulsion. Conversely, no crystals were observed in the curcumin-
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emulsion mixtures held at 100 ºC at any incubation time, which indicated that
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curcumin crystals rapidly and completely dissolved within the emulsions at this
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elevated temperature. However, there was evidence of some large droplets in these
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samples after heating for prolonged times at 100 ºC, again suggesting that droplet
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coalescence occurred.
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Temperature dependence of curcumin oil-solubility.
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transfer of curcumin into the excipient emulsions on incubation temperature and time
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may be due to changes in its oil solubility with temperature (30). We therefore used
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turbidity measurements to monitor the solubility of curcumin crystals in bulk corn oil
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at different temperatures.
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curcumin-oil mixture is relatively high when curcumin crystals are present because
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they scatter light strongly, but it is relatively low when the crystals have melted or
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dissolved due to the decrease in light scattering.
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The principle of this method is that the turbidity of the
The turbidity of curcumin in corn oil mixtures (3 mg/mL) decreased appreciably
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upon heating from 25 to 100 ºC (Figure 3a) until it reached a value close to zero at
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100 ºC indicating that the crystals had fully dissolved at this temperature. Upon
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cooling, the turbidity stayed low suggesting that the curcumin remained dissolved
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within the oil. This may have occurred because curcumin was below its saturation
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temperature at the lower temperatures, or because of supersaturation/supercooling
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effects (30).
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curcumin/oil mixture containing a higher curcumin concentration (4 mg/mL).
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case, the turbidity still decreased appreciably with increasing temperature, but the
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final turbidity reached at high temperatures was considerably greater than that
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observed at the lower curcumin level.
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temperatures still appeared turbid, suggesting that not all of the curcumin crystals had
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dissolved. When this sample was cooled down the turbidity remained relatively high
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and even increased slightly, which can be attributed to the fact that the solubility of
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curcumin decreases with decreasing temperature and the amount of curcumin present
We therefore measured the change in turbidity with temperature for a In this
Indeed, the samples at the higher
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was above the saturation level. These results suggest that the solubility of curcumin
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in corn oil at ambient temperature was somewhere between 3 and 4 mg/mL, which is
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in agreement with the value of ≈ 3.2 ± 0.1 mg/mL reported previously (4).
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Information about the kinetics of curcumin dissolution at the two incubation
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temperatures was obtained by measuring changes in the turbidity of curcumin/oil
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mixtures (3 mg/mL) over time (Figure 3b). There was little change in the turbidity of
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the mixture held at 30 ºC suggesting that curcumin crystals only dissolved slowly at
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this temperature.
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held at 100 ºC, which indicated that the curcumin crystals rapidly dissolved in the
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corn oil at this elevated temperature. This knowledge may be important for
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developing effective processing operations for incorporating curcumin into food
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products.
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On the other hand, the turbidity decreased rapidly in the mixture
Influence of simulated digestion on particle properties.
In this section, we
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examined the influence of the excipient emulsions on the potential biological fate of
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curcumin using an in vitro gastrointestinal tract (GIT) model that simulates the mouth,
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stomach, and small intestine phases. Curcumin-emulsion mixtures incubated at 30 ºC
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for 30 min or at 100 ºC for 10 min were selected for the GIT study to simulate
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ambient food applications (such as salad dressings) and cooking applications (such as
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emulsions that were physically stable, and that might simulate usage conditions.
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should be noted that the amount of curcumin solubilized in the excipient emulsions at
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the higher temperature was not strongly dependent on incubation temperature.
These incubation times were selected because they led to excipient
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results for the excipient emulsions were compared to curcumin-oil and curcumin-
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size, microstructure, particle charge, and overall appearance of the different samples
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were then measured (Figures 4 to 6).
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Particle size and system microstructure.
The particle
The properties of the curcumin-
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emulsion mixture were evaluated at all stages of the GIT model, but the curcumin-oil
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mixture was only evaluated after incubation in the small intestine phase since reliable
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samples could not be obtained from the mouth or stomach phases. This was because
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the bulk oil tended to form a separate layer at the top of the mixtures, and therefore it
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curcumin-buffer mixture were not determined in this series of experiments because it
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was difficult to collect reliable samples when there were only a few curcumin crystals
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present in a large volume of buffer solution.
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Similarly, the characteristics of the
In general, fairly similar trends were observed in the gastrointestinal behavior of
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curcumin-emulsion mixtures that had previously been incubated at either 30 or 100
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determined by static light scattering remained relatively constant after exposure to the
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mouth and stomach phases, but increased appreciably after exposure to the small
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intestine phase (Figure 4a). Examination of the full particle size distributions of these
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emulsions indicated that a large fraction of the droplets had fairly similar sizes to the
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initial emulsions after exposure to the mouth and stomach phases, which suggested
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that they were relatively stable to coalescence, presumably because they had a non-
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ionic surfactant coating that was resistant to changes in pH, salt, and protease activity.
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Nevertheless, confocal microscopy images of the same samples indicated that
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extensive droplet flocculation occurred within the mouth and stomach phases (Figure
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6), which may have been due to depletion or bridging flocculation promoted by mucin
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originating from the artificial saliva (31). There appeared to be some dissociation of
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the flocs formed in the emulsions when they moved from the mouth to the stomach
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stage (Figure 6). This behavior is in agreement with previous studies (31), and may
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be caused by a number of factors including sample dilution, changes in solution
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composition, and/or mechanical agitation (32, 33).
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The fact that the large particles observed in many of the samples by confocal
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microscopy were not observed by static light scattering suggests that the flocs
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dissociated upon dilution and stirring during sample preparation for the particle size
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analysis.
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measurements with microscopy measurements for this type of complex colloidal
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system.
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This result highlights the importance of confirming light scattering
Light scattering measurements indicated that a population of relatively large
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particles was present in the curcumin-emulsion mixtures after exposure to the small
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intestine phase (Figures 5a and b), which was confirmed by confocal microcopy
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(Figure 6).
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intestinal digesta may contain various types of colloidal species, including non-
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digested lipids, micelles, vesicles, liquid crystals, and insoluble matter (such as
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calcium soaps).
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Light scattering (Figure 5) and confocal microscopy (Figure 6) indicated that
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there were much larger particles present in the curcumin-oil mixtures after exposure
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to the small intestine phase than in the curcumin-emulsion mixtures.
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explanation for this effect is that the bulk corn oil was digested more slowly than the
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pre-emulsified corn oil (see later), and therefore there were some large non-digested
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lipid droplets present.
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Electrical characteristics.
A possible
The electrical characteristics (ζ-potential) of the
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particles in emulsion-curcumin mixtures exposed to different incubation temperatures
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followed similar trends after passage through each stage of the simulated GIT (Figure
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7), and so they will again be considered together.
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curcumin-emulsion mixtures had relatively low negative charges (≈ −4 mV), which
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was due to the fact that a non-ionic surfactant was used to coat the droplets. The
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particles became appreciably more negative after exposure to the mouth phase (≈ −9
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the lipid droplet surfaces (31). The particle charge became much less negative (≈ −2
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pH and high ionic strength of the gastric fluids. Finally, the particle charge became
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highly negative (≈ −47 mV) after exposure to the small intestinal fluids, which is
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probably due to the presence of various anionic constituents associated with this phase
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such as bile salts, phospholipids, and free fatty acids (31). There were no significant
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differences between the electrical characteristics of the particles in the small intestine
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phase for the curcumin-emulsion and curcumin-oil mixtures at either incubation
The particles in the initial
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temperature. This effect can be attributed to the fact that the electrical characteristics
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were dominated by the presence of bile salts, phospholipids, and free fatty acids, and
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Lipid digestion.
In this section, we used the pH stat method to determine the
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rate and extent of lipid digestion of curcumin-emulsion and curcumin-oil mixtures
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that had previously been incubated at either 30 or 100 ºC. The volume of NaOH that
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had to be titrated into the samples to maintain a constant pH (7.0) was measured as a
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function of digestion time, and then the fraction of free fatty released from the
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mixture was calculated (Figure 8).
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The initial incubation temperature (30 or 100 ºC) had no effect on the rate and
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extent of lipid digestion for the curcumin-emulsion mixtures, which was probably due
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to the fact that the interfacial areas and compositions of the lipid droplets entering the
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small intestine phase were fairly similar (Figure 8). In these systems, there was a
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rapid increase in FFAs during the first 10 minutes, followed by a more gradual
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increase at longer times.
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FFAs released over time in the curcumin-oil mixtures for both incubation times
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(Figure 8).
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oil exposed to lipase for the emulsified corn oil than for the bulk corn oil.
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the confocal microscopy images clearly highlighted that the fat droplets in the small
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intestine phase were much larger for the bulk oil than the emulsified oil (Figure 6).
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Additionally, the rate and extent of lipid digestion in the curcumin-oil mixture that
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had been incubated at 100 ºC (56% FFAs released after 2 hours) was higher than the
Conversely, there was a much less steep increase in the
The origin of this effect can be attributed to the higher surface area of
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one that had been incubated at 30 ºC (49% FFAs released after 2 hours).
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of this effect is unknown, but it may have been because the corn oil that had been
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incubated at the higher temperature was initially dispersed better in the water phase,
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Curcumin solubilization and mixed micelle properties.
The origin
The characteristics of
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the particles in the mixed micelle phase formed after exposure of the samples to
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simulated small intestine conditions were measured, as well as the amount of
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curcumin solubilized within the mixed micelle phase (Table 2).
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that the mixed micelle phase was collected by centrifugation, so that any large
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particles observed in the small intestine digesta should have been removed.
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the mixed micelle samples contained highly negatively charged particles, which can
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be attributed to the fact that they consisted primarily of bile salts, phospholipids, and
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free fatty acids. The mean particle diameters in the micelle phase were around 100 to
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200 nm, which suggests that they were probably vesicles since true micelles are much
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small than this (< 10 nm). Surprisingly, the particles in the mixed micelle phase
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collected from digestion of the bulk oils were appreciably smaller than those collected
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from digestion of the emulsified oils (Table 2). There are a number of potential
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mechanisms that could account for this observation, such as differences in the rate and
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extent of lipid digestion, and the presence of non-ionic surfactant in the emulsions.
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For both the curcumin-emulsion and curcumin-oil systems, there was no major
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difference between the size of the particles in samples that had been incubated at 30 or
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The amount of curcumin present in the mixed micelle phase is a good indication
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of its bioaccessibility, i.e., the amount available for absorption.
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concentration of curcumin measured in the mixed micelle phase was higher for the
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digested curcumin-emulsion mixtures that for the digested curcumin-oil mixtures
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(Table 2). This suggests that there was more efficient transfer of the curcumin into
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the mixed micelles for the emulsion than for the bulk oil.
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reasons for this phenomenon: (i) some of the bulk oil was not digested, and so some
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of the curcumin may have remained dissolved within this oil phase; (ii) more of the
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emulsified oil was digested, and so there will have been more mixed micelles
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available to solubilize the curcumin.
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micelles obtained from digestion of the curcumin-emulsion mixture incubated at 100
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ºC was appreciably higher than that for the mixture incubated at 30 ºC.
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was probably due to the fact that a higher fraction of the crystalline curcumin was
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solubilized within the emulsion held at the higher incubation temperature.
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amount of curcumin present within the mixed micelle phase resulting from digestion
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of the curcumin-oil mixture was also higher for the sample incubated at 100 ºC than
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for the one incubated at 30 ºC. This effect may again be due to the fact that a higher
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amount of curcumin was solubilized in the oil phase (rather than present as crystals)
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prior to digestion.
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bulk oil incubated at 100 ºC, which may have resulted in greater curcumin release and
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solubilization.
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Overall, the
There are two major
The curcumin concentration in the mixed
This effect
The
In addition, there was a greater extent of lipid digestion in the
Potential Mechanisms. The potential mechanisms responsible for the increase in
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bioaccessibility of curcumin by excipient emulsions are highlighted in Figure 9.
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Prior to ingestion, curcumin may be solubilized within the oil droplets when
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powdered curcumin is incubated with the emulsions. This may occur due to
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diffusion of curcumin molecules through the aqueous phase, and occurs more rapidly
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for emulsifier oil than for bulk oil due to the higher surface area and shorter diffusion
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pathway. In addition, this process occurs more rapidly at higher temperatures due to
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the higher solubility of curcumin in the oil and water phases. After ingestion,
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curcumin may be solubilized within the mixed micelles resulting from digestion of the
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oil droplets. The transfer of curcumin into the mixed micelles may be more efficient
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for emulsified oil than for bulk oil due to the faster rate and greater extent of lipid
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digestion. Consequently, there are more mixed micelles available for the curcumin
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to the solubilized within.
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In summary, the present work has shown that excipient emulsions can be used
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to increase the bioaccessibility of powdered curcumin. We have shown that a greater
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amount of curcumin is transferred from the powder into the lipid droplets for
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curcumin-emulsion mixtures incubated at 100 ºC than for those incubated at 30 ºC.
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This effect was attributed to the fact that solubility of curcumin in the water and oil
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phases increases with increasing temperature, as well as the mass transport rate.
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was shown that the curcumin concentration in the mixed micelle phase formed after
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exposure to a simulated gastrointestinal tract depended on the nature of the food
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matrix, decreasing in the following order: emulsified oil > bulk oil > buffer solution.
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This effect was attributed to the increased solubilization capacity of the small
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intestinal fluids when a triglyceride oil is broken down into free fatty acids and
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monoglycerides that are incorporated into mixed micelles.
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concentration in the mixed micelle phase was higher for curcumin-emulsion or
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curcumin-oil mixtures that had been incubated at 100 ºC than for those that had been
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incubated at 30 ºC, which was attributed to a greater solubilization of the curcumin
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into the oil phase prior to digestion.
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designing food matrices to increase the oral bioavailability of lipophilic nutraceuticals
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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This material is based upon work supported by the Cooperative State Research,
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Extension, Education Service, United State Department of Agriculture, Massachusetts
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Agricultural Experiment Station (Project No. 831) and by the United States
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Department of Agriculture, NRI Grants (2011-03539, 2013-03795, 2011-67021, and
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2014-67021).
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Figure 2. (a) Effect of temperature on microstructure of mixtures of curcumin and excipient emulsion; (b). Effect of temperature on polarized light microscopy of curcumin and excipient emulsion.
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Figure 6. Influence of simulated gastrointestinal conditions on microstructure of curcumin-emulsion and curcumin-oil mixtures exposed to different incubation conditions (30 ºC for 30 min or 100 ºC for 10 min) determined by confocal fluorescence microscopy. The scale bars represent a length of 20 μm, and the red regions represent lipids.
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Figure 7. Influence of simulated gastrointestinal conditions on the particle charge of curcumin-emulsion and curcumin-oil mixtures exposed to different incubation conditions (30 ºC for 30 min or 100 ºC for 10 min). Samples designated with different letters (a, b, c) were significantly different (Duncan, p < 0.05).
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Schematic diagram of the pre-ingestion and post-ingestion solubilization
of curcumin in excipient emulsions.
Prior to ingestion, curcumin may be solubilized
in oil droplets when powdered curcumin is incubated with the emulsions. After ingestion, curcumin may be solubilized within the mixed micelles resulting from digestion of the oil droplets.
Curcumin
Pre-Ingestion
Incubation
Solubilization
Excipient Emulsion
Curcumin Powder
Post-Ingestion Digestion
Solubilization Mixed micelles
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Table 1. Effect of incubation time and temperature on the mean particle diameter (Z-average), polydispersity index (PDI), ζ-potential, and curcumin solubility of mixtures of curcumin and excipient emulsion.
The “initial” sample was the oil-in-water emulsion before adding
curcumin and before incubation. ND = not determined. 30 ºC
Mean diameter
100 ºC
Initial
10 min
20 min
30 min
60 min
120 min
10 min
20 min
30 min
60 min
2089 a
2057 a
22521 a
21316 a
21819 a
20812 a
25925 a
26725 a
25818 a
984551 b
(nm) PDI
ζ-potential (mV)
Solubility
0.200.0
0.200.0
0.260.0
0.230.0
0.230.0
0.200.0
0.270.0
0.340.0
0.280.0
0.620.3
a
1a
5a
6a
4a
3a
9a
8a
6a
b
-6.81.2
-7.03.7
-5.71.8
-4.60.9
-6.94.2
-5.51.0
-3.6 1.0
-3.70.7
-3.90.6
-7.62.7
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
ND
3110 a
3610 ab
495 bc
549 c
9910 d
27421 f
26430 f
26634 f
21866 e
(µg/mL)
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Table 2. Influence of incubation temperature on the curcumin concentration, particle size, polydispersity index (PDI), and ζ-potential of the micelle phase isolated from mixtures containing curcumin dispersed in emulsions, corn oil or buffer solution. Samples designated with different letters (a, b, c) were significantly different (Duncan, p < 0.05). ND = not determined.
30 ºC Emulsion Curcumin
Oil
83.519.5 bc 68.1 6.8 b
(µg/mL) Mean diameter
100 ºC Buffer
Emulsion
Oil
Buffer
12.76.5
119.5
95.2 5.1
14.6 1.0
a
23.8 d
c
a
194 9 b
134 7 a
ND
202 9 b
146 19 a
ND
0.47 0.06
0.20 0.06
ND
0.38 0.01
0.21
ND
c
a
b
0.01 a
-56.6 1.4
-44.4 4.7
a
b
(nm) PDI
ζ-potential (mV)
ND
-58.0 0.2 a -55.6 1.0
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ND