title: Cholesterol extraction from ghee using glass beads functionalized with beta cyclodextrin.
abstract: Beta-cyclodextrin (β-CD) was covalently immobilized on glass surface. Functionalized glass surface was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and elemental analysis. Glass surface functionalized with β-CD was used to remove cholesterol from ghee (clarified butter fat). 78.8 % cholesterol was reduced in 2 h at 25 °C and 170 rpm. Same surface was used repeatedly for 10 cycles and no reduction in cholesterol removal efficiency was observed. Modified glass surface showed almost no degradation in repeated use in cholesterol reduction experiments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, 143-701 Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Muhammad Nazir
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Tahir
authors.affiliation: Department of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, 44000 Pakistan.
authors.forename: Saleem Ahmed
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Bokhari
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, GC University, Lahore, 54000 Pakistan.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adnan
keywords: Cholesterol reduction; Ghee; Glass immobilization; β-cyclodextrin