Molecular dynamics simulation of the interaction of food proteins with small molecules

X Hu, Z Zeng, J Zhang, D Wu, H Li, F Geng - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation is used increasingly to explore mechanisms of
interactions and conformational relationships between food proteins and other food …

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 …

Changes in structure, rheological property and antioxidant activity of soy protein isolate fibrils by ultrasound pretreatment and EGCG

X Tong, J Cao, T Tian, B Lyu, L Miao, Z Lian, W Cui… - Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Impacts of ultrasound pretreatment on the formation of soy protein fibrils, interaction of soy
protein fibrils and EGCG, rheological property and antioxidant activity of the complex, and …

Food protein amyloid fibrils: Origin, structure, formation, characterization, applications and health implications

Y Cao, R Mezzenga - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2019 - Elsevier
Amyloid fibrils have traditionally been considered only as pathological aggregates in human
neurodegenerative diseases, but it is increasingly becoming clear that the propensity to form …

Development of antioxidant edible films based on mung bean protein enriched with pomegranate peel

M Moghadam, M Salami, M Mohammadian… - Food …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, mung bean protein films enriched with different concentrations (0, 2.5, 12.5,
and 25% w/w based on protein content) of pomegranate peel as a rich source of bioactives …

Overview of the manufacturing methods of solid dispersion technology for improving the solubility of poorly water-soluble drugs and application to anticancer drugs

P Tran, YC Pyo, DH Kim, SE Lee, JK Kim, JS Park - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Approximately 40% of new chemical entities (NCEs), including anticancer drugs, have been
reported as poorly water-soluble compounds. Anticancer drugs are classified into biologic …

Designing delivery systems for functional ingredients by protein/polysaccharide interactions

H Li, T Wang, Y Hu, J Wu, P Van der Meeren - Trends in Food Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Designing delivery systems (or called encapsulation systems) for functional
ingredients recently has received growing interest in the food industry, which aims to …

Protein fibrils from different food sources: A review of fibrillation conditions, properties, applications and research trends

Y Meng, Z Wei, C Xue - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background In recent years, protein fibrillization has attracted extensive attention on account
of endowing food with desirable functional properties and better stability, which makes it a …

Recent developments in natural biopolymer based drug delivery systems

T Fazal, BN Murtaza, M Shah, S Iqbal, M Rehman… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Targeted delivery of drug molecules to diseased sites is a great challenge in pharmaceutical
and biomedical sciences. Fabrication of drug delivery systems (DDS) to target and/or …

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 …