Hydrolysis of the oil phase of a W/O/W emulsion by pancreatic lipase.

W/O/W emulsions are expected to protect bioactive substances from degradation by pancreatic enzymes. We investigated the enzymatic hydrolysis of the oil phase and release of a marker substance from the inner-aqueous phase to the outer-aqueous phase using an artificial digestive fluid. Octanoic acid triacylglycerol (C8TG) was used as the oil phase.