Curcumin, the active substance of turmeric: its effects on health and ways to improve its bioavailability

ME Abd El‐Hack, MT El‐Saadony… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is a spice utilized widely in India, China, and Southeast Asia as
an aromatic stimulant, a food preservative, and coloring material. The commonly used …

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 …

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 …

Lactoferrin-based ternary composite nanoparticles with enhanced dispersibility and stability for curcumin delivery

X Li, Y He, S Zhang, Q Gu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Curcumin has been reported to exhibit free radical antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and
anticancer activities, which are beneficial for nutraceutical applications. However, its …

Effect of ultrasound and alkali-heat treatment on the thermal gel properties and catechin encapsulation capacity of ovalbumin

X Zhang, Z Huang, D An, H Zhang, J Wang, N **a… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ovalbumin (OVA) is widely used to prepare nanocomposites for the delivery of bioactive
compounds. During long-term storage of shell eggs, natural OVA is slowly transformed into a …

The effects of conjugation of walnut protein isolate with polyphenols on protein solubility, antioxidant activity, and emulsifying properties

X Huang, C Yan, M Lin, C He, Y Xu, Y Huang… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alkaline-extracted walnut protein isolate (AWPI) shows poor solubility in aqueous solutions,
resulting in relatively low emulsion capacity. This work investigated the influence of ellagic …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular dynamics simulation exploration of the interaction between curcumin and myosin combined with the results of spectroscopy techniques

L Zhang, P Wang, Z Yang, F Du, Z Li, C Wu, A Fang… - Food …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aimed to reveal the interaction of curcumin with myosin and explore the potential
of this meat protein as delivery system for curcumin. The curcumin/myosin complex was …

Formation of protein-anthocyanin complex induced by grape skin extracts interacting with wheat gliadins: Multi-spectroscopy and molecular docking analysis

Z Guo, Y Huang, J Huang, S Li, Z Zhu, Q Deng… - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to broaden the application of grape skin anthocyanin extract (GSAE) in flour
products, the interaction of gliadin (Gli) and GSAE were investigated. Seven anthocyanin …

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 …

pH-driven preparation of pea protein isolate-curcumin nanoparticles effectively enhances antitumor activity

J Ren, H Wu, Z Lu, Q Qin, X Jiao, G Meng, W Liu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soluble pea protein isolate-curcumin nanoparticles were successfully prepared at a novel
pH combination, with encapsulation efficiency and drug loading amount of 95.69±1.63 …