Background As an excellent delivery material for bioactive compounds, zein nanoparticles
are limited by colloidal instability. Recently, the development of their surface coating has …

Zein-based nanoparticles loaded with bioactive compounds have positive prospects in the
food industry, but an important limiting factor for development is colloidal instability …

The interaction of zein and β-lactoglobulin (β-LG) was explored by experiments combined
with molecular dynamics simulation method. The results showed that the particle sizes of β …

Plant protein fibrils have recently attracted considerable attention as delivery vehicles for
hydrophobic bioactive compounds. In this work, ultrasound treatment was applied to …

Food-grade material fibril is progressively recognized as an important fundamental area of
current research to improve the functionality of foods. This work investigated the fibrillation of …

The interaction mechanism of zein and lysozyme was investigated via multiple analytical
methods combining with molecular dynamics simulations in this study. The results showed …

There is growing interest in formulating Pickering emulsions from biopolymer particles due
to consumer demand for more natural products. Protein-based colloidal particles can be …

Globally, 800 million are undernourished and 2 billion are deficient in micronutrients. A
regular dietary intake of meat is one of effective strategies to fight against undernourishment …

Rice selenium-containing peptide TSeMMM (T) with immunomodulatory functions was
isolated from selenium-enriched rice protein hydrolysates. However, its biological activity is …

Zein is an alcohol-soluble protein in corn. It can self-assemble into spherical amphiphilic
micro-/nanoparticles utilized as ideal carriers, encapsulating hydrophobic bioactive …