| Literature DB >> 25694716 |
Muhammad Nazir Tahir1, Saleem Ahmed Bokhari2, Ahmad Adnan3.
Abstract
Beta-cyclodextrin (β-CD) was covalently immobilized on glass surface. Functionalized glass surface was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and elemental analysis. Glass surface functionalized with β-CD was used to remove cholesterol from ghee (clarified butter fat). 78.8 % cholesterol was reduced in 2 h at 25 °C and 170 rpm. Same surface was used repeatedly for 10 cycles and no reduction in cholesterol removal efficiency was observed. Modified glass surface showed almost no degradation in repeated use in cholesterol reduction experiments.Entities:
Keywords: Cholesterol reduction; Ghee; Glass immobilization; β-cyclodextrin
Year: 2013 PMID: 25694716 PMCID: PMC4325052 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-013-1039-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Food Sci Technol ISSN: 0022-1155 Impact factor: 2.701