Production, solubility and antioxidant activity of curcumin nanosuspension

Curcumin is a powerful bioactive agent and natural antioxidant, but it is practically water-insoluble and has low bioavailability; a possible solution to this obstacle would be formulations of curcumin nanoparticles. Surfactants such as tween 80 can be used to stabilize low-solubility molecules prev...

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Main Authors: Deivis de Moraes Carvalho, Katiuchia Pereira Takeuchi, Robson Maia Geraldine, Celso José de Moura, Maria Célia Lopes Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2015-03-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612015000100115&lng=en&tlng=en