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Formation of Smilax glabra starch-fatty acid complexes and their application in Pickering emulsions
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Ling-ling WU1, 2, Ya-ya SU2, Yu-ye XUE2, Nan WANG2, *, Hai-long YUAN2, *
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica | 2026, 61(2) : 655 - 664
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Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica | 2026, 61(2): 655-664
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Formation of Smilax glabra starch-fatty acid complexes and their application in Pickering emulsions
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Ling-ling WU1, 2, Ya-ya SU2, Yu-ye XUE2, Nan WANG2, *, Hai-long YUAN2, *
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  • 1College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi′an 710069, China
  • 2Department of Pharmacy, Air Force Medical Center, PLA, Air Force Medical University, Beijing 100142, China
Published: 2026-02-12 doi: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-1070
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Natural starch granules exhibit limited stability in Pickering emulsions due to their strong surface hydrophilicity. In this study, debranched Smilax glabra starch was used as a matrix to prepare starch-fatty acid complexes (SGS-LA, SGS-LOA, and SGS-SA) by complexation with lauric acid (LA), linoleic acid (LOA), and stearic acid (SA), respectively. Their physicochemical properties and emulsification performance were systematically evaluated. Scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction analyses indicated that these complexes formed Ⅴ-type crystalline structure through non-covalent interactions. Among them, SGS-LA exhibited the highest complex index (46.07%), with an average particle size of 114.30 μm and a contact angle of 68.71°. In the Pickering emulsions system, SGS-LA demonstrated the best emulsifying performance. Under the conditions of 80% oil phase volume fraction and 2% particle concentration, the emulsion stabilized by SGS-LA had the smallest droplet size (approximately 10 μm) and the highest emulsification index (82.87%). Environmental stability evaluation further revealed that neutral pH and low ionic strength (0-25 mmol·L-1) were conducive to emulsion stability. This study demonstrates that short-chain fatty acids facilitate the formation of starch-fatty acid complexes with small particle size and good emulsification performance, while also highlighting the important influence of environmental conditions on emulsion stability. These findings provide new insights for developing sustainable natural emulsifiers.

Smilax glabra starch  /  starch-fatty acid complexe  /  lauric acid  /  Ⅴ-type crystalline structure  /  Pickering emulsion
武玲玲, 苏雅雅, 薛玉叶, 王楠, 袁海龙. 土茯苓淀粉-脂肪酸复合物的形成及在Pickering乳液中的应用. 药学学报, 2026 , 61 (2) : 655 -664 . DOI: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-1070
Ling-ling WU, Ya-ya SU, Yu-ye XUE, Nan WANG, Hai-long YUAN. Formation of Smilax glabra starch-fatty acid complexes and their application in Pickering emulsions[J]. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica, 2026 , 61 (2) : 655 -664 . DOI: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-1070
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doi: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-1070
  • Receive Date:2025-09-09
  • Online Date:2026-09-21
  • Published:2026-02-12
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  • Received:2025-09-09
  • Revised:2025-11-06
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    1College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi′an 710069, China
    2Department of Pharmacy, Air Force Medical Center, PLA, Air Force Medical University, Beijing 100142, China
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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数
科
Family
属数
Number of
genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of
total species (%)
属
Genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of total
species (%)
鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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