Engineering polyphenols with biological functions via polyphenol-protein interactions as additives for functional foods

Y Li, D He, B Li, MN Lund, Y Xing, Y Wang, F Li… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background As plant secondary metabolites, polyphenols have gained more attention with
increasing market demand due to their potential benefit for health. However, the low uptake …

Impact of gallic acid on gut health: focus on the gut microbiome, immune response, and mechanisms of action

K Yang, L Zhang, P Liao, Z Xiao, F Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Gallic acid (GA) is a naturally occurring polyphenol compound present in fruits, vegetables,
and herbal medicines. According to previous studies, GA has many biological properties …

Chitosan-grafted phenolic acids as an efficient biopolymer for food packaging films/coatings

W Zhang, M Hadidi, AC Karaca, S Hedayati… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Chitosan (CS), a bio-renewable natural material, has the potential to be utilized as
a biopolymer for food packaging films (PFs)/coatings. However, its low solubility in dilute …

Synthesis, characterization, bioactivity and potential application of phenolic acid grafted chitosan: A review

J Liu, H Pu, S Liu, J Kan, C Jin - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the grafting of phenolic acid onto
chitosan in order to enhance the bioactivity and widen the application of chitosan. Here, we …

Plant‐inspired pyrogallol‐containing functional materials

M Shin, E Park, H Lee - Advanced functional materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Pyrogallol‐containing molecules are ubiquitous in the plant kingdom. The chemical
synthesis of these molecules remains challenging. Thus, they are obtained via purification …

Polyphenol-chitosan conjugates: Synthesis, characterization, and applications

Q Hu, Y Luo - Carbohydrate polymers, 2016 - Elsevier
Chitosan, the only positively charged polysaccharide in the world, is very attractive for food,
medicinal and pharmaceutical applications because of its promising properties, including …

Effect of grafting method on the physical property and antioxidant potential of chitosan film functionalized with gallic acid

X Zhang, J Liu, C Qian, J Kan, C Jin - Food hydrocolloids, 2019 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) was functionalized with gallic acid (GA) by three different grafting methods
including free radical initiation, carbodiimide coupling and tyrosinase catalysis. The …

[HTML][HTML] Polyphenol-based particles for theranostics

Q Dai, H Geng, Q Yu, J Hao, J Cui - Theranostics, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Polyphenols, due to their high biocompatibility and wide occurrence in nature, have
attracted increasing attention in the engineering of functional materials ranging from films …

Development of polyphenol-protein-polysaccharide ternary complexes as emulsifiers for nutraceutical emulsions: Impact on formation, stability, and bioaccessibility of …

F Liu, C Ma, DJ McClements, Y Gao - Food Hydrocolloids, 2016 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to design novel emulsifiers with the ability to improve the
chemical and physical stability of nutraceutical emulsions. Ternary conjugates were …

Combination therapy using polyphenols: An efficient way to improve antitumoral activity and reduce resistance

AF Vladu, D Ficai, AG Ene, A Ficai - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyphenols represent a structural class of mainly natural organic chemicals that contain
multiple phenol structural units. The beneficial properties of polyphenols have been …