The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of microencapsulation on the water absorption, DPPH radical scavenging activity (DRSA), hydroxyl radical scavenging activity (HRSA) and tyrosinase inhibition activity (TIA) in corn silk extracts. The lowest value (0.20) of water absorption index (WAI) and the highest value (95.23%) of water solubility index (WSI) were maltodextrin+cyclodextrin microencapulated corn silk extracts (MD+CD) and cyclodextrin encapulated corn silk extracts (CD), respectively. The 18.60% for DRSA value of control was increased to 89.25% for that of CD. The 16.89% for HRSA value of control was increased to 47.46%, and 7.16% for TIA value of control was increased to 39.35% for that of MD+CD, respectively. The MD+CD would be used for functional food and cosmetics materials as antioxidant and skin whitening agents. All investigated responses between control and treatment were statistically significant (p<0.05).

• 이인경(단국대학교 식품공학과) | In Gyeong Lee (Department of Food Engineering, Dankook University)
• 임지은(단국대학교 식품공학과) | Ji Eun Lim (Department of Food Engineering, Dankook University)
• 김선림(단국대학교 식품공학과) | Sun Lim Kim (Department of Food Engineering, Dankook University)
• 강현중(국립식량과학원 중부작물부) | Hyeon Jung Kang (Crop Foundation Division National Institute of Crop Science)
• 김우경(단국대학교 식품영양학과) | Woo Kyoung Kim (Department of Food Science &#x26; Nutrition, Dankook University)
• 김명환(단국대학교 식품공학과) | Myung Hwan Kim (Department of Food Engineering, Dankook University) Corresponding author