Bigels (BG) or hybrid gels are formed from the mixture of two gel phases, oleogel (OG) and hydrogel (HG). Recent research has reported that these systems have great applications potential in the food industry, mainly in the protection, release and controlled delivery of bioactive compounds, displaying superior functional properties than...
En la actualidad y desde tiempos remotos, el uso de plantas medicinales ha constituido un recurso de gran importancia para aliviar diversos problemas de salud y en algunos casos coadyuvan en los tratamientos alopáticos, por lo que constituye una alternativa ampliamente utilizada por la población. Además, el elevado costo de...
Las plantas han sido utilizadas desde tiempos prehistóricos hasta la actualidad para tratar y curar diversas afecciones y enfermedades, por lo que la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha denominado como “Sistema de Medicina Tradicional”, dicho potencial es gracias a la producción de compuestos bioactivos conocidos como metabolitos secundarios...
Jiotilla (Escontria chiotilla) and pitaya de mayo (Stenocereus pruinosus) are endemic fruits from Mexico. An alternative to stimulate the utilization of these fruits is the extraction and characterization of their functional compounds such as betalains and phenolic compounds. The extraction is the main process to obtain these compounds; however, since...
Liposomes based on soy lecithin-cholesterol and phosphatidylcholine-cholesterol, respectively, as well as the use of chitosan as a coating material for chitosomes formation, was formulated as an encapsulation mechanism. Curcumin was encapsulated at different concentrations (1, 5, 10 and 15%, w/w). Some of their physicochemical properties were analyzed: pH, potential ,...
En este trabajo se realizó un estudio acerca del fenómeno de autoensamblaje entre la goma de mezquite (GM) y el quitosano (Q), polielectrolitos polisacáridos de carga opuesta, con la finalidad de explorar la factibilidad de formular hidrogeles autosoportables, cuyo uso eventual este dirigido a la liberación controlada y protección de...
2.0% or 3.0% wt glycerol monostearate dispersions (GMS) were put into canola oil (CO) at 70 °C, and the dispersions were cooled down to 30 °C (cooling rate of 1.0 or 10.0 °C/min), in order to obtain GMS crystals in CO dispersions (CDx,y). Particle size, shape, and crystallinity index of...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the bioconversion of citrus flavonoid naringenin to be enriched compounds and hydroxylated and / or methoxylated using whole microbial cells using. Through a "screening" four strains were selected for Yarrowia lipolytica 2.2ab expressing for bioconversion activity of the molecule naringenin. The "screening"...
La pectina es un polisacárido ampliamente usado en la industria alimentaria y farmacéutica. La pectina de tejocote fue extraída y aislada usando dos diferentes accesiones (PT50 y PT55) para evaluar su potencial como una fuente vegetal para la producción de pectina comercial. En este trabajo, se observó que la pectina...
Coffee is considered a product of great importance in world trade. However, since 1960 the presence of mycotoxins has been detected in various foods, not just coffee. Mycotoxins, such as ochratoxin A (OTA), is associated with various neurotoxic, genotoxic, teratogenic disorders, among other disorders in animals and humans. In addition,...