Abstract
Okra polysaccharides (OPs) belong to RG I pectin branched with neutral saccharide side chains, which possesses distinctive structure and physicochemical properties from the commonly used HG pectin. Until now, the application of RG I pectin as wall material of microcapsule remains unclear. Here, we obtained OPs/gelatin complex coacervate at the maximum yield of 86.8% (pH 3.5, gelatin/OPs ratio 9:1 and 2% (w/v) total polymer concentration) by response surface methodology. Isoquercitin (IQ)-loaded OPs/gelatin complex coacervate (OGIQ) showed porous spongy-like surface structure with average particle size, encapsulation efficiency and surface porosity at 334 nm, 81.6% and 31.9%, respectively. OGIQ was found to be pH-responsive and intestine-targeting. The IQ-release rate of OGIQ was assayed to be 89.4% in intestine fluid and below 2% in acidic and simulated gastric digestion, respectively. Accordingly, embedding in OGIQ protected IQ in digestion and improved its postdigestive α-glucosidase inhibitory rate by 88.7%. The differential scanning calorimetry curves showed that OGIQ effectively prevented IQ from thermal decomposition. The XRD, FT-IR and CD spectra indicated that IQ was embedded in OGIQ in amorphous state by hydrogen bonds and electrostatic interaction. Compared with HG, the neutral saccharide side chains of OPs could induce different secondary conformation change of gelatin during complex coacervation.
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