Nanostructured food proteins as efficient systems for the encapsulation of bioactive compounds

Recently, nanoencapsulation was introduced as an efficient and promising approach for the protection, delivery, and site-specific liberation of the nutraceuticals and bioactive ingredients. Food proteins are attractive materials for developing nanocarriers to protect and deliver bioactives due to th...

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Published in:Food science and human wellness 2020-09, Vol.9 (3), p.199-213
Main Authors: Mohammadian, Mehdi, Waly, Mostafa I., Moghadam, Maryam, Emam-Djomeh, Zahra, Salami, Maryam, Moosavi-Movahedi, Ali Akbar
Format: Article
Language:English
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Bioactive compounds
Food proteins
Nanocarriers
Nanoencapsulation
Release properties
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Summary:Recently, nanoencapsulation was introduced as an efficient and promising approach for the protection, delivery, and site-specific liberation of the nutraceuticals and bioactive ingredients. Food proteins are attractive materials for developing nanocarriers to protect and deliver bioactives due to their unique functional and biological properties. Food proteins extracted from animals and plants have the ability to form different nanostructures including nanoparticles, hollow particles, nanogels, nanofibrillar aggregates, electrospun nanofibers, nanotubular structures, and nanocomplexes. These nanostructured food proteins have been widely used as nanocarriers for the biologically active compounds and drugs. The release of bioactive compounds from nanocarriers depends mainly on pH as well as swelling and the degradation behavior of nanostructure in the simulated physiological conditions. This review presents the applications of the nanostructured food proteins for the encapsulation of bioactive compounds. The major techniques for the fabrication of nanocarriers are described. The encapsulation, protection, and release of bioactive compounds in different nanostructured food proteins were also discussed.
ISSN:2213-4530
2213-4530
DOI:10.1016/j.fshw.2020.04.009