Encapsulation of a free-solvent extract of lycopene in alginate-Ca(II) beads containing sugars and biopolymers

Abstract Background The purpose of the present study was to enhance the stability toward isomerization and control the release of an encapsulated free-solvent extract of lycopene, obtained from a nonconventional natural source, by means of alginate beads containing sugar (trehalose) and biopolymers...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Rocío Aguirre Calvo, Patricio Román Santagapita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-07-01
Series:Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40538-017-0099-3