Desenvolvimento e caracterização tecnológica de micropartículas de arrabidaea chica (h & B) B. Verl. obtidas por spray dryer

Abstract

This work aimed the technological development of particulate dosage forms obtained from extraction solution (tincture) from aerial parts of Arrabidea chica (Pariri), using the spray drying. We investigated the influence of processing aids (maltodextrin and arabic gum, alone and in a mixer) in drying performance and product properties. A. chica tincture was concentrated on a rotary evaporator to obtain the concentrated extract (CE) which was added to the processing aids and subjected to spray drying. The drying process was assessed through determination of product recovery and thermal efficiency. Microparticles (ES) were evaluated for residual moisture, water activity, average particle diameter, bulk density, packing density and flow properties, thermal profile and IR spectroscopy. The chemical monitoring was performed by UV-vis spectrophotometer, using chemical marker flavonoids (Ft), polyphenols (Pt) and total tannins (Tt) in the A. chica. The antioxidant activity of the product was evaluated by DPPH and chemiluminescence. The moisture content of the ES had their values in the range 2.77 to 4.69% being within the specified. The water activity values were below 0.2, which supports the physical and chemical stability and microbiological of dried products. The percentage of degradation of chemical markers in ES regard to CE was in the range 24-46% for Ft, 48-56% for Pt and 53-72% to Tt, which may be associated with thermal degradation and oxidation of the same compounds. In TLC analysis, tincture, CE and ES showing the luteolin and kaempferol patterns indicate that the drying process does not cause the loss of these compounds. The particle size distribution shows that the ES showed an average diameter of about 10 μm and the particles had a spherical morphology and with some rough surface. The flowability indices and accommodation of the powders obtained results are typical of powders with low flowability and compressibility characteristics. The antioxidant activity of ES presented values between 32.17 to 44.53 mg / mL. In the colorimetric analysis, the parameters proved the yellowish-red color. The recovery of product was in the range 60-65% and the thermal efficiency values were between 36% and 39%. Analyses of infrared spectroscopy and thermal analysis proved important tools in the physico-chemical characterization and quality control systems microparticulate obtained.