Polyphenols as plant-based nutraceuticals: health effects, encapsulation, nano-delivery, and application

Z Zhang, X Li, S Sang, DJ McClements, L Chen, J Long… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plant polyphenols have attracted considerable attention because of their key roles in
preventing many diseases, including high blood sugar, high cholesterol, and cancer. A …

Encapsulation of bioactive compounds for food and agricultural applications

GL Zabot, F Schaefer Rodrigues, L Polano Ody… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review presents an updated scenario of findings and evolutions of encapsulation of
bioactive compounds for food and agricultural applications. Many polymers have been …

Magnetic Silica-Coated Picolylamine Copper Complex [Fe3O4@SiO2@GP/Picolylamine-Cu(II)]-Catalyzed Biginelli Annulation Reaction

S Rezayati, F Kalantari, A Ramazani… - Inorganic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
An efficient and heterogeneous novel magnetic silica-coated picolylaminecopper complex
[Fe3O4@ SiO2@ GP/Picolylamine-Cu (II)] was synthesized, characterized, and employed as …

Physicochemical stability, antioxidant activity, and antimicrobial activity of quercetin-loaded zein nanoparticles coated with dextrin-modified anionic polysaccharides

Z Zhang, Y Hu, H Ji, Q Lin, X Li, S Sang… - Food chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Core-shell biopolymer nanoparticles are assembled from a hydrophobic protein (zein) core
and a hydrophilic polysaccharide (carboxymethyl dextrin) shell. The nanoparticles were …

Recent advances in biomolecule-based films and coatings for active and smart food packaging applications

W Yin, C Qiu, H Ji, X Li, S Sang, DJ McClements… - Food Bioscience, 2023 - Elsevier
Ideally, packaging materials should ensure the safety and quality of foods, without
contributing to environmental degradation. Consequently, there is interest in the …

Preparation, properties and interaction of curcumin loaded zein/HP-β-CD nanoparticles based on electrostatic interactions by antisolvent co-precipitation

Z Zhang, X Li, S Sang, DJ McClements, L Chen, J Long… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, zein/hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin nanoparticles (ZHNPs) were synthesized
using a combination of antisolvent co-precipitation and electrostatic attraction. The structural …

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 …

Polysaccharide-based colloids as fat replacers in reduced-fat foods

J Wang, M Shang, X Li, S Sang, DJ McClements… - Trends in Food Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Excessive intake of fat was a risk factor for chronic diseases like obesity,
diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. However, removing fat from foods was challenging …

Current understanding of polyphenols to enhance bioavailability for better therapies

M Aatif - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, plant polyphenols have become a popular focus for the development of
novel functional foods. Polyphenols, a class of bioactive compounds, including flavonoids …

Extraction, characterization of polyphenols from certain medicinal plants and evaluation of their antioxidant, antitumor, antidiabetic, antimicrobial properties, and …

A Mueed, S Shibli, DA Al-Quwaie, MF Ashkan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Dietary medicinal plants are among the most sought-after topics in alternative
medicine today due to their preventive and healing properties against many diseases. Aim …