Curcumin: biological, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and analytical aspects

RR Kotha, DL Luthria - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Turmeric is a curry spice that originated from India, which has attracted great interest in
recent decades because it contains bioactive curcuminoids (curcumin, demethoxycurcumin …

Encapsulation of essential oils for the development of biosourced pesticides with controlled release: A review

C Maes, S Bouquillon, ML Fauconnier - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Essential oil (EO) encapsulation can be carried out via a multitude of techniques, depending
on applications. Because of EOs' biological activities, the development of biosourced …

Preparation and characterization of zein/carboxymethyl dextrin nanoparticles to encapsulate curcumin: Physicochemical stability, antioxidant activity and controlled …

R Meng, Z Wu, QT Xie, JS Cheng, B Zhang - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, zein/carboxymethyl dextrin nanoparticles were successfully fabricated at
different zein to carboxymethyl dextrin (CMD) mass ratios. Zein/CMD nanoparticles with the …

Novel supramolecular self-healing silk fibroin-based hydrogel via host–guest interaction as wound dressing to enhance wound healing

R Yu, Y Yang, J He, M Li, B Guo - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Silk fibroin (SF) based hydrogels possess great potential in wound healing. However, they
have limitations as wound dressings, such as long-gelation time, high temperature or …

Core–shell biopolymer nanoparticle delivery systems: Synthesis and characterization of curcumin fortified zein–pectin nanoparticles

K Hu, X Huang, Y Gao, X Huang, H Xiao… - Food chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Biopolymer core–shell nanoparticles were fabricated using a hydrophobic protein (zein) as
the core and a hydrophilic polysaccharide (pectin) as the shell. Particles were prepared by …

Fabrication of zein and rhamnolipid complex nanoparticles to enhance the stability and in vitro release of curcumin

L Dai, R Li, Y Wei, C Sun, L Mao, Y Gao - Food Hydrocolloids, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, zein/rhamnolipid complex nanoparticles were successfully fabricated by anti-
solvent co-precipitation method to deliver curcumin (Cur). The results showed that the mean …

Fast-dissolving antioxidant curcumin/cyclodextrin inclusion complex electrospun nanofibrous webs

A Celebioglu, T Uyar - Food Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Curcumin/Hydroxypropyl-beta-Cyclodextrin (HP-β-CyD) and Curcumin/
Hydroxypropyl-gamma-Cyclodextrin (HP-γ-CyD) inclusion complex nanofibrous webs were …

Highly robust quantum mechanics and umbrella sampling studies on inclusion complexes of curcumin and β-cyclodextrin

P Kumar, VK Bhardwaj, R Purohit - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
The poor aqueous solubility of curcumin (CUR) obstructs its wide utilization in
nutraceuticals, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical companies. This study is dedicated to …

Strategies for improving bioavailability, bioactivity, and physical-chemical behavior of curcumin

LZ Racz, CP Racz, LC Pop, G Tomoaia, A Mocanu… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Curcumin (CCM) is one of the most frequently explored plant compounds with various
biological actions such as antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antineoplastic, and …

Versatile role of curcumin and its derivatives in lung cancer therapy

M Ashrafizadeh, M Najafi, P Makvandi… - Journal of cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lung cancer is a main cause of death all over the world with a high incidence rate.
Metastasis into neighboring and distant tissues as well as resistance of cancer cells to …