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Optimization of Nanoencapsulation of Codium tomentosum Extract and Its Potential Application in Yogurt Fortification

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Summary:Marine macroalgae are excellent sources of bioactive compounds recognized by their pharmaceutical and biomedical potential. A subcritical water extraction (SWE) was applied to the macroalga Codium tomentosum, and the extract was used to prepare phytosomes. A Box–Behnken design was applied to optimize the entrapment efficiency. These phytosomes were further modified with DSPE-PEG (2000)-maleimide and apolipoprotein E and characterized by dynamic light scattering, UV spectrophotometry, octanol/water partition coefficient, differential scanning calorimetry, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. As proof of concept, prototypes of functional food tailored to the elderly were produced. Yogurts were fortified with seaweed extract or phytosomes, and physicochemical properties and proximal composition (pH, acidity, syneresis, moisture, peroxides, proteins, total lipids, sugar content, ash, and mineral composition) were analyzed. The antioxidant and the inhibition capacity of two brain enzymes, cholinesterases (AChE and BuChE), involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease, were also evaluated in the final prototypes. Despite their unappealing sensory characteristics, the results are promising for integrating marine extracts with potential neuroprotective effects into functional foods.
Main Authors:Costa, Micaela
Other Authors:Soares, Cristina; Silva, Aurora; Barroso, Maria Fátima; Simões, Pedro; Ferreira, Mariana; Gameiro, Paula; Grosso, Clara; Delerue-Matos, Cristina
Subject:Box–Behnken design Food fortification Phytosomes Seaweeds Subcritical water extraction Pharmaceutical Science Drug Discovery Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous) SDG 14 - Life Below Water
Year:2025
Country:Portugal
Document type:article
Access type:open access
Associated institution:Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Language:English
Origin:Repositório Institucional da UNL

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