Strategies for improving bioavailability, bioactivity, and physical-chemical behavior of curcumin

LZ Racz, CP Racz, LC Pop, G Tomoaia, A Mocanu… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Curcumin (CCM) is one of the most frequently explored plant compounds with various
biological actions such as antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antineoplastic, and …

[HTML][HTML] Recent developments in electrochemical sensors based on graphene for bioanalytical applications

AT Lawal - Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 2023 - Elsevier
An effective and affordable technique for detecting a variety of substances of biological,
medical, and environmental significance is electrochemical sensing (ECS). Due to their …

Combination of pulsed electric field and pH shifting improves the solubility, emulsifying, foaming of commercial soy protein isolate

R Wang, LH Wang, QH Wen, F He, FY Xu, BR Chen… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of a new dual modification method, pulsed electric field (PEF) and
pH shifting treatment, on the solubility, emulsifying and foaming properties of commercial …

Thermomechanically micronized sugar beet pulp: Dissociation mechanism, physicochemical characteristics, and emulsifying properties

J Lin, Z Tang, CS Brennan, XA Zeng - Food Research International, 2022 - Elsevier
Sugar beet pulp (SBP), the main by-product of the beet sugar industry, has gained
increasing attention due to its potential functional properties as a clean-label food …

The behavior of whey protein isolate-curcumin complex at the oil-water interface

H Lei, J Lin, Z Chen, Z Shi, D Niu, X Zeng, L Zhou… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
It was very common to use nanoparticles and nanoemulsions with the combination of
proteins and hydrophobic bioactives to effectively prevent and treat chronic diseases. This …

Enhancing encapsulation of curcumin by pH-driven and sodium alginate blending with ovalbumin as a carrier

H Li, M Zhao, S Zhou, H Zhang, J Wang, N Xia, Y Liu… - Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
Curcumin is a hydrophobic polyphenol with various health benefits, but its poor water
solubility and stability limit its application in the food and pharmaceutical industries. In this …

Elucidation of the cellulose nanocrystal-sugar beet pectin interactions for emulsification enhancement

J Lin, ZS Tang, J Chandrapala, CS Brennan, Z Han… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Commercial emulsions are usually stabilized by multi-component formulations, such as
particle and biopolymer, rather than single emulsifiers. However, their interactions and …

Binding of curcumin to barley protein Z improves its solubility, stability and bioavailability

Z Jiang, J Gan, L Wang, C Lv - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Although excessive pharmaceutical activities of curcumin have been reported, the poor
solubility, low stability and low bioavailability greatly limited its application. In this study, the …

Enhanced encapsulation of lutein using soy protein isolate nanoparticles prepared by pulsed electric field and pH shifting treatment

R Wang, MQ Zeng, YW Wu, YX Teng, LH Wang, J Li… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, soy protein isolate (SPI) was modified by a pulsed electric field (PEF) combined
with pH shifting treatment (10 kV/cm, pH 11) to prepare SPI nanoparticles (PSPI11) for …

Co-encapsulation of curcumin and resveratrol in zein-bovine serum albumin nanoparticles using a pH-driven method

X Chen, C Yu, Y Zhang, YC Wu, Y Ma, HJ Li - Food & Function, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In the present study, zein–bovine serum albumin (BSA) composite nanoparticles (NPs) are
produced with the use of a pH-driven method. The mass ratio of BSA to zein has a significant …