Although flavonoid compounds have various pharmacological applications, they generally
exhibit low oral bioavailability due to their poor aqueous solubility. To address this problem …

Bioactivities and numerous health benefits against a number of oxidative stress related
diseases have been attributed to the role of dietary antioxidants. The development of …

The shelf-life of foods is affected by several aspects, mainly chemical and microbial events,
resulting in a considerable decline in consumer's acceptance. There is an increasing …

The study of natural products as potential drug leads has gained tremendous research
interest. Quercetin is one of those natural products. It belongs to the family of flavonoids and …

The low solubility, poor bioavailability, and low chemical stability of quercetin (Quer) are the
main drawbacks that limit its use as a food nutraceutical. In this study, the encapsulation in …

Quercetin (QUE) is a widely studied nutraceutical with a number of potential therapeutic
properties. Although QUE is abundant in the plant kingdom, its poor solubility (≤ 20 μg/mL) …

In this work, the inclusion complexes of hydrophobic herbicide bensulfuron-methyl (BSM)
with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and (2-hydroxypropyl)-β-CD (2-HP-β-CD) were prepared and …

Flavonoids possess different interesting biological properties, including antibacterial,
antiviral, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. However, unfortunately, these …

Natural products have served as a rich source for drug discovery and development. In the
last decade their fruitful integration in the drug discovery pipeline declined due to their …

This chapter summarizes the types of nano drugs, their synthesis, formulation,
characterization, and applications, with the most important administration routes. To achieve …