Udo Bakowsky Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Technology
Department of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Saarland University, Saarbrucken, D 66123, Germany
My name is Udo Bakowsky Department of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Saarland University, Saarbrucken, D 66123, Germany My area of interests are Technology
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»