Bioavailability enhancement techniques for poorly aqueous soluble drugs and therapeutics

DV Bhalani, B Nutan, A Kumar, AK Singh Chandel - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The low water solubility of pharmacoactive molecules limits their pharmacological potential,
but the solubility parameter cannot compromise, and so different approaches are employed …

An overview of the functional properties of egg white proteins and their application in the food industry

SM Razi, H Fahim, S Amirabadi, A Rashidinejad - Food Hydrocolloids, 2023 - Elsevier
Egg white proteins (EWPs), in addition to their nutritional values, possess excellent
functional properties that facilitate their use in the food industry. This review collates the …

Preparation and characterization of zein/carboxymethyl dextrin nanoparticles to encapsulate curcumin: Physicochemical stability, antioxidant activity and controlled …

R Meng, Z Wu, QT **e, JS Cheng, B Zhang - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, zein/carboxymethyl dextrin nanoparticles were successfully fabricated at
different zein to carboxymethyl dextrin (CMD) mass ratios. Zein/CMD nanoparticles with the …

Curcumin delivery mediated by bio-based nanoparticles: a review

M Moballegh Nasery, B Abadi, D Poormoghadam… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Todays, nano-pharmaceutics is emerging as an important field of science to develop and
improve efficacy of different drugs. Although nutraceuticals are currently being utilized in the …

Entrapment of curcumin in whey protein isolate and zein composite nanoparticles using pH-driven method

X Zhan, L Dai, L Zhang, Y Gao - Food Hydrocolloids, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, encapsulation strategy of curcumin was employed by fabricating protein-based
composite nanoparticles with hydrophilic whey protein isolate (WPI) and hydrophobic zein …

Application of curcumin-loaded nanocarriers for food, drug and cosmetic purposes

Z Rafiee, M Nejatian, M Daeihamed… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Curcumin, the major bioactive material of turmeric, has wide functional features
such as anti-diabetic, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant activities. However …

Fabrication of soy protein isolate/cellulose nanocrystal composite nanoparticles for curcumin delivery

S Wang, Y Lu, X Ouyang, J Ling - International Journal of Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we developed novel complex nanoparticles as carriers for curcumin (Cur)
delivery by using soy protein isolate (SPI) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) as polymer …

Ovalbumin, an outstanding food hydrocolloid: Applications, technofunctional attributes, and nutritional facts, A systematic review

H Rostamabadi, V Chaudhary, N Chhikara, N Sharma… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ovalbumin is the major protein of egg-white. As a natural, biocompatible, non-toxic
biopolymer, ovalbumin has successfully been involved in numerous food and …

Egg white-mediated green synthesis of NiO nanoparticles and study of their cytotoxicity and photocatalytic activity

Z Sabouri, A Akbari, HA Hosseini, M Khatami… - Polyhedron, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present work, nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO-NPs) were synthesized by sol–gel
method using nickel nitrate (Ni (NO 3) 2· 6H 2 O) and fresh egg white (EW) as a source of …

Structural interplay between curcumin and soy protein to improve the water-solubility and stability of curcumin

Y Wang, R Sun, X Xu, M Du, B Zhu, C Wu - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Curcumin has a wide range of pharmacological activities, but its poor water solubility,
chemical instability, and low bioavailability extensively limit the further application in food …