Curcuma longa is an important medicinal plant and a spice in Asia. Curcumin
(diferuloylmethane) is a hydrophobic bioactive ingredient found in a rhizome of the C. longa …

Throughout the United States, cancer remains the second leading cause of death.
Traditional treatments induce significant medical toxic effects and unpleasant adverse …

The food industry expects increasingly complex properties (such as delayed release,
stability, thermal protection, and suitable sensorial profile) from food ingredients, which often …

The brain is the body's control center, so when a disease affects it, the outcomes are
devastating. Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis are brain diseases …

Curcumin is a multifunctional and natural agent considered to be pharmacologically safe.
However, its application in the food and medical industry is greatly limited by its poor water …

Curcumin was complexed with β-CD using co-precipitation, freeze-drying and solvent
evaporation methods. Co-precipitation enabled complex formation, as indicated by the FT-IR …

Background Curcumin, the major bioactive material of turmeric, has wide functional features
such as anti-diabetic, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant activities. However …

Nanoparticles were synthesized from soy protein, one of the most abundant and widely
utilized plant proteins, for nutraceutical and drug encapsulation. The preparation process …

Pectin–chitosan hydrogels are intriguing and relatively new type of physically crosslinked
hydrogels. Here we present for the first time a study exploring the suitability of pectin …

Curcumin, a polyphenol with pharmacological function and colouring power, was
encapsulated in baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) cells, β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and …