In the last ten years, there has been a growing interest regarding the relationship between
gut microbiota, brain, and neurological-associated affections. As multiple preclinical and …

Preserving the efficacy of probiotic bacteria exhibits paramount challenges that need to be
addressed during the development of functional food products. Several factors have been …

Chitosan is produced by deacetylation of chitin, the second-most abundant biopolymer on
earth. With three types of reactive functional groups, one amino group and both primary and …

Biological biocides have the potential to reduce plant biotic stresses and boost
development, but they tend to be unstable and degrade quickly. BCAs inhibit plant diseases …

Nowadays, biopolymers as intelligent and active biopolymer systems in the food and
pharmaceutical industry are of considerable interest in their use. With this association in …

Background Certain food bioactives and nutraceuticals need to be preserved from
environmental factors such as pH, light, oxygen, temperature, and enzymatic degradation …

Alginates are the most widely used natural polymers in the pharmaceutical, food and
cosmetic industries. Usually, they are applied as a thickening, gel-forming and stabilizing …

Probiotics have several health benefits to the host. However, low pH in the stomach, various
digestive enzymes and bile salts in the intestine threaten their viability and function. Thus …

Microencapsulation being an emerging technique has provided effective solution to the
challenges faced by pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food agriculture and textile industries to …

Climate changes, drought, the salinity of water and soil, the emergence of new breeds of
pests and pathogens, the industrialization of countries, and environmental contamination …