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Preparation of composite zein/natural resin nanoparticles [PDF]

Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 2020
The aim of this work was to investigate a possibility of preparing composite zein/natural resin (shellac and rosin) nanoparticles by antisolvent co–precipitation from their aqueous ethanol solutions.
Spasojević Ljiljana, Katona Jaroslav, Bučko Sandra, Petrović Lidija, Milinković-Budinčić Jelena, Fraj Jadranka, Sharipova Altynay, Aidarova Saule   +7 more
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Interfacial Properties of Octenyl Succinic Anhydride-Starch Decorated Zein Particles and Stability of Pickering Emulsion Stabilized with It [PDF]

Shipin Kexue, 2023
In order to improve the ability of solid zein particles to stabilize Pickering emulsions, octenyl succinic anhydride (OSA)-modified starch was used to modify zein.
LEI Dandan, WANG Limin, ZHANG Wen, ZHAO Pei, QIAN Xiaoqing, QU Ao, WU Zijian
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Tremella polysaccharides-coated zein nanoparticles for enhancing stability and bioaccessibility of curcumin

Current Research in Food Science, 2022
The purpose of the present research was to examine the ability of Tremella polysaccharide (TP) to stabilize zein nanoparticles (zein NPs) and appraise the performance of zein/Tremella polysaccharide nanoparticles (zein/TP NPs) in terms of encapsulating ...
Duoduo Li, Zihao Wei, Jialin Sun, Changhu Xue   +3 more
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Oral colon-targeting core–shell microparticles loading curcumin for enhanced ulcerative colitis alleviating efficacy

Chinese Medicine, 2021
Background The oral colon-targeting drug delivery vehicle is vital for the efficient application of curcumin (Cur) in ulcerative colitis (UC) treatment because of its lipophilicity and instability in the gastrointestinal tract.
Chen Zhang, Zhejie Chen, Yanan He, Jing Xian, Ruifeng Luo, Chuan Zheng, Jinming Zhang   +6 more
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PEG Conjugated Zein Nanoparticles for In Vivo Use

Pharmaceutics, 2022
Zein can be utilized to form nanoscale particles for drug delivery applications. Despite the ease of synthesis, these particles often aggregate when exposed to physiologically relevant conditions (e.g., pH and salt concentrations).
Courtney van Ballegooie, Nicole Wretham, Tanya Ren, Ioana-Mihaela Popescu, Donald T. Yapp, Marcel B. Bally   +5 more
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Establishment and Characterization of Stable Zein/Glycosylated Lactoferrin Nanoparticles to Enhance the Storage Stability and in vitro Bioaccessibility of 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
In this work, the lactoferrin (LF) was glycosylated by dextran (molecular weight 10, 40, and 70 kDa, LF 10K, LF 40K, and LF 70K) via Maillard reaction as a stabilizer to establish zein/glycosylated LF nanoparticles and encapsulate 7,8-dihydroxyflavone (7,
Yufeng Chen, Yufeng Chen, Xiaojing Gao, Shucheng Liu, Qiuxing Cai, Lijun Wu, Yi Sun, Guobin Xia, Yueqi Wang, Yueqi Wang   +9 more
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Encapsulation of EGCG by Zein-Gum Arabic Complex Nanoparticles and In Vitro Simulated Digestion of Complex Nanoparticles

Foods, 2022
Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) has many excellent qualities such as its antitumor, antiradiation and anti-oxidation properties, but its application is limited because its oral bioavailability is low and stability is poor.
Jianchang Jin, Chengzhi Liu, Huafei Tong, Yulu Sun, Min Huang, Gerui Ren, Hujun Xie   +6 more
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Advances and Prospects of Prolamine Corn Protein Zein as Promising Multifunctional Drug Delivery System for Cancer Treatment

International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2023
Zein is a type of prolamine protein that is derived from corn, and it has been recognized by the US FDA as one of the safest biological materials available. Zein possesses valuable characteristics that have made it a popular choice for the preparation of
Xi Luo, Su-Juen Wu, Meng Xiao, Huang Gu, Huan Zhang, Jianping Chen, Yang Liu, Chen Zhang, Jinming Zhang   +8 more
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Encapsulation of Hydrocortisone and Mesalazine in Zein Microparticles

Pharmaceutics, 2013
Zein was investigated for use as an oral-drug delivery system by loading prednisolone into zein microparticles using coacervation. To investigate the adaptability of this method to other drugs, zein microparticles were loaded with hydrocortisone, which ...
Peter J. Halley, Roger A. Stanley, Stuart K. Johnson, Paul Dubois, Esther T. L. Lau, Steven J. Giddings, Salmaan G. Mohammed, Kathryn J. Steadman   +7 more
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Biobased Materials for Agricultural Applications

International Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2022
Zein-based biomaterials were used as alternatives to plastic to produce spray-on mulching films and horticulture pots. Spray-on zein-based mulching films were prepared using basic zein solutions in water solidified with either potassium salts or acetic ...
Katherine Gatzos, Alejandro G. Marangoni, Erica Pensini   +2 more
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