Formulation development and optimization of palm kernel oil esters-based nanoemulsions containing sodium diclofenac

Malahat Rezaee,1 Mahiran Basri,1,2 Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman,3 Abu Bakar Salleh,3 Naz Chaibakhsh,4 Roghayeh Abedi Karjiban21Institute of Bioscience, 2Faculty of Science, 3Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; 4Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, IranAbstract: Response surface methodology was employed to study the effect of formulation composition variables, water content (60%–80%, w/w) and oil and surfactant (O/S) ratio (0.17–1.33), as well as high-shear emulsification conditions, mixing rate (300–3,000 rpm) and mixing time (5–30 minutes) on the properties of sodium diclofenac-loaded palm kernel oil esters-nanoemulsions. The two response variables were droplet size and viscosity. Optimization of the conditions according to the four variables was performed for preparation of the nanoemulsions with the minimum values of particle size and viscosity. The results showed that the experimental data could be sufficiently fitted into a third-order polynomial model with multiple regression coefficients (R2) of 0.938 and 0.994 for the particle size and viscosity, respectively. Water content, O/S ratio and mixing time, quadrics of all independent variables, interaction between O/S ratio and mixing rate and between mixing time and rate, as well as cubic term of water content had a significant effect (P<0.05) on the particle size of nanoemulsions. The linear effect of all independent variables, quadrics of water content and O/S ratio, interaction of water content and O/S ratio, as well as cubic term of water content and O/S ratio had significant effects (P<0.05) on the viscosity of all nanoemulsions. The optimum conditions for preparation of sodium diclofenac nanoemulsions were predicted to be: 71.36% water content; 0.69 O/S ratio; 950 rpm mixing rate, and 5 minute mixing time. The optimized formulation showed good storage stability in different temperatures.Keywords: response surface methodology, nanoemulsions, palm kernel oil esters, optimization, particle size, viscosit

Purification and characterization of extracellular lipases from Pseudomonas monteilii TKU009 by the use of soybeans as the substrate

[[abstract]]A lipase-producing bacterium was isolated and identified as Pseudomonas monteilii TKU009. A lipase (F2) and lipase-like materials (F1) were purified from the culture supernatant of P. monteilii TKU009 with soybean powder as the sole carbon/nitrogen source. The molecular mass of F1 and F2 was estimated to be 44 kDa by SDS-PAGE and gel filtration. The optimum pH, optimum temperature, and pH and thermal stabilities of F2 were 7, 40°C, 8–11, and 50°C; and of F1 were 6, 40°C, 6–7, and 50°C, respectively. F2 was completely inhibited by EDTA and slightly by Mg2+, Fe2+, Mn2+, and SDS. F1 was completely inhibited by EDTA and Fe2+ and strongly by Zn2+, Mn2+, Ca2+, Mg2+, and SDS. The activities of both the enzymes were enhanced by the addition of non-ionic surfactants Triton X–100 and Tween 40, especially for F1. F2 preferably acted on substrates with a long chain (C10–C18) of fatty acids, while F1 showed a broad spectrum on those with chain length of C4–C18. The marked activity of F2 in organic solvents makes it an ideal choice for application in a water-restricted medium including organic synthesis.[[journaltype]]國外[[incitationindex]]SCI[[booktype]]紙本[[countrycodes]]DE