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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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos
2015-03-01
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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 |