Microencapsulation of black seed oil in alginate beads for stability and taste masking

• Main Authors: Alkhatib, Hamzeh, Mohamed, Farahidah, Akkawi, Muhammad Eid, Alfatama, Mulham, Chatterjee, Bappaditya, Doolaanea, Abd Almonem
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Editions de Sante 2020
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/82817/1/1-s2.0-S1773224720313198-main.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82817/7/82817_Microencapsulation%20of%20black%20seed%20oil%20in%20alginate%20beads%20for%20stability%20and%20taste%20masking.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82817/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1773224720313198; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2020.102030

Black seed oil (BSO) has several therapeutic benefits, mostly owing to its active ingredient thymoquinone (TQ). BSO's unpleasant taste and unavailability of dosage form suitable for children nictitate the need for a new formulation. This study aimed to encapsulate BSO in alginate beads for TQ s...