Boris Strehlow Author
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Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, Marburg University, Ketzerbach 63, 35037 Marburg, Germany.,
My name is Boris Strehlow I am from Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, Marburg University, Ketzerbach 63, 35037 Marburg, Germany.,
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Boris Strehlow, Udo Bakowsky, Shashank Reddy Pinnapireddy, Jan Kusterer, Gabriela Mielke and Michael Keusgen
A Novel Microparticulate Formulation with Allicin In Situ Synthesis
Abstract
The development of Garlic as a commercial antibiotic has come to a halt. Although its efficiency is scientifically proven; it has only been used as dietary supplement or as traditional medicine. In this study we investigated the use of spray drying to obtain a powder which releases allicin, the most important antibiotic active compound in garlic. Alliin and alliinase, which serve as precursors for allicin production, were encapsulated separately into microspher... view moreĀ»