Food Engineering / Gıda Mühendisliği
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Article Citation - WoS: 10Citation - Scopus: 10An Efficient Method of Improving Essential Oil Retention and Sustained Release of Chitosan Films: Ultrasound-Assisted Preparation of Chitosan Composites With Surface Active Chickpea Proteins(Elsevier, 2024) Barış Kavur, Pelin; Yemenicioğlu, AhmetThis work aimed at preparing chitosan (CHI) composites with surface active chickpea protein (CP) showing better eugenol (EUG) retention and sustained release capacity than pristine CHI films. For this purpose, ionic complexation of CHI with CP (CHI:CP ratio = 2:1, w/w) in the presence of EUG at pH 5.0 was achieved using mechanical homogenization alone (HM) or in combination with ultrasonic homogenization (HM-HUS). The HM-HUS treatment provided better solubility of CP (4.4-fold), increased emulsified EUG in film-forming solutions, and denser films than HM treatment. The composite films obtained using HM-HUS (FLMCHI-CP-EUG/HM-HUS) retained 1.2–1.4-fold higher EUG after drying, and showed almost 2-fold slower EUG release in air at room temperature than composite films prepared by HM, and control CHI films prepared by HM (FLMCHI-EUG/HM) or HM-HUS (FLMCHI-EUG/HM-HUS). The FLMCHI-CP-EUG/HM-HUS films also showed better moisture barrier and mechanical properties than other films. The developed films were proved in a challenging coating application with onions. Escherichia coli and Listeria innocua counts of inoculated and FLMCHI-CP-EUG/HM-HUS (average coating thickness = 4.5 ± 1.3 μm) coated onions were significantly lower than those of uncoated (2.8 and 3.8 log) and FLMCHI/HM-HUS (1.4 and 1.3 log) coated onions after 5-days at room temperature. FLMCHI-CP-EUG/HM-HUS coating also reduced percentage of sprouted onions from 30 to 10% during storage. EUG odor of coated onions could not have been detected by 80% of panelists after 4 weeks. Compositing with CP boosts the performance of essential oil loaded CHI films by enabling use of film matrix as an encapsulant. © 2024 Elsevier LtdArticle Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 7Designing Robust Xylan/Chitosan Composite Shells Around Drug-Loaded Msns: Stability in Upper Git and Degradation in the Colon Microbiota(Elsevier, 2023) Zeybek, Nüket; Büyükkileci, Ali Oğuz; Güleç, Şükrü; Polat, Mehmet; Polat, Hürriyetong residence times, near-neutral pH values, and release triggered by the enzymatic action of the resident microbiota offer unique opportunities for improved drug delivery in the colon. The fact that a delivery agent must also pass through the complete GI tract without degradation presents a challenge due to widely changing pH conditions. In this study, a promising colon-targeted drug delivery system was composed of a xylan/chitosan composite shell formed on curcumin-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs). A novel synthesis approach was employed to facilitate precipitation of negatively charged xylan on negatively charged MSNs by concurrent chitosan polymerization. Curcumin-loaded xylan/chitosan-coated MSNs (C-MSNs) were determined to contain nearly 42% xylan by the inclusion of chitosan in a one-to-one ratio with xylan. The xylan/chitosan composite shell demonstrated excellent stability in the acidic upper GI tract. The hydrolysis of glycosidic bonds by resident microbiota was the triggering mechanism for xylan degradation and curcumin release in the colon. The presence of xylan has the further benefit of increasing the number of beneficial bacteria and improving short-chain fatty acid production for improved colon health.Article Citation - WoS: 9Citation - Scopus: 10Decontamination of Seeds Destined for Edible Sprout Production From Listeria by Using Chitosan Coating With Synergetic Lysozyme-Nisin Mixture(Elsevier, 2020) Sözbilen, Gözde Seval; Yemenicioğlu, AhmetThis study aimed at decontamination of seeds destined for edible sprout production from Listeria using chitosan (CS) coatings incorporated with synergetic lysozyme-nisin (LYS-NIS) mixtures. Low molecular weight (LMW) CS coating showed the highest potency against Listeria innocua, followed by medium molecular weight (MMW) and high molecular weight (HMW) CSs. The LMW CS film with LYS-NIS also caused almost 1.5-fold greater log reduction (similar to 5 log) in initial L. innocua load of broth culture than MMW and HMW CS films with LYS-NIS within 6 days. Moreover, LMW CS coating with LYS-NIS reduced the initial Listeria loads of inoculated mung beans, lentils, and wheats by 3.3, 3.4 and 4.1 log, respectively. Antimicrobial coating did not affect seed germination rates considerably. The LYS-NIS addition increased yellowness and opacity of films, and caused limited changes in their mechanical and morphological properties. LMW CS coating with LYS-NIS reduces risk of listeriosis from sprouted seeds.