The Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences Vol 16 No 3 (2012): 256 – 261

 

 

Preliminary study on dispersion of   α-MANGOSTIN IN PNIPAM MICROGEL SYSTEM

 

(Kajian awal penyebaran α-mangostin dalam sistem mikrogel PNIPAM)

 

Madihah Ahmad, Bohari M. Yamin* and Azwan Mat Lazim

 

School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology,

Faculty of Science and Technology,

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

 

*Corresponding author: bohari@ukm.my

 

 

Abstract

α-mangostin is a natural product containing xanthone core structure  isolated from mangosteen rind. It is known to possess many biological properties including antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. Some food products such as XanGo Mangosteen Juice, Vemma Mangosteen Juice Nutrition Supplement and Nanoxan Gold containing α-mangostin are readily available in the market. Spectroscopic study showed that α-mangostin exhibits a maximum fluorescence peak at approximately 500 nm which can be utilized for internal irradiation and photoimaging purposes. It may also have an effect on a formulated products containing α-mangostin. However, the emission peak for α-mangostin was not observed in the PNIPAM microgel solution. In the present study, α-mangostin was added into PNIPAM microgel solution. The dispersion of α-mangostin was studied by using Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM).

 

Keywords: α-mangostin, PNIPAM microgel, Dynamic Light Scattering and Transmission Electron Microscope

 

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