The use of essential oils has gained importance due to their wide range of biological
properties. Essential oils comprise a complex mixture of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) …

In the twenty-first century, finding a “greener solution” against synthetic preservatives
consists of one of the challenges in food preservation. Oregano essential oil (OEO) has …

Cyclodextrins are valuable natural or synthetically modified cyclic oligosaccharides that are
widely used for ameliorating properties of biologically active compounds such as food …

Supramolecular chemistry of cyclodextrins (CDs) inclusion complexes is a hot research topic
at present, but current studies often focus on the host-guest interaction between CDs and …

Rosa damascena essential oil (REO) is volatile and unstable. The host–guest complex of
beta-cyclodextrin nanoparticles (β-CD) with REO was produced to improve REO …

Essential oils (EOs) are primarily isolated from medicinal plants and possess various
biological properties. However, their low water solubility and volatility substantially limit their …

Flavonoids are the polyphenolic compounds widely found in plants, which possess several
pharmacological activities such as, antioxidant, antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory, antiviral …

Tea tree oil (TTO) inclusion complexes were prepared by co-precipitation with β-cyclodextrin
(β-CD). After the complexation protocol was optimized using response surface methodology …

The development of inclusion complexes is used to encapsulate nonpolar compounds and
improve their physicochemical characteristics. This study aims to develop complexes made …

Thymol and carvacrol are terpenes which have great potential to be used as preservatives in
food and antimicrobial agents in medicinal herbs. As they present low water solubility and …