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Review
. 2014 Jan 30:101:121-35.
doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.08.078. Epub 2013 Sep 1.

Cyclodextrins as encapsulation agents for plant bioactive compounds

Eva Pinho  1 , Martin Grootveld, Graça Soares, Mariana Henriques
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Cyclodextrins as encapsulation agents for plant bioactive compounds

Eva Pinho et al. Carbohydr Polym. .

Abstract

Plants possess a wide range of molecules capable of improve healing: fibre, vitamins, phytosterols, and further sulphur-containing compounds, carotenoids, organic acid anions and polyphenolics. However, they require an adequate level of protection from the environmental conditions to prevent losing their structural integrity and bioactivity. Cyclodextrins are cyclic oligosaccharides arising from the degradation of starch, which can be a viable option as encapsulation technique. Cyclodextrins are inexpensive, friendly to humans, and also capable of improving the biological, chemical and physical properties of bioactive molecules. Therefore, the aim of this review is to highlight the use of cyclodextrins as encapsulating agents for bioactive plant molecules in the pharmaceutical field.

Keywords: 2,3,6,-trimethyl-β-CD; 2,6-diethyl-β-CD; 2,6-dimethyl-β-CD; 2-hydroxypropyl-α-CD; 2-hydroxypropyl-β-CD; 2-hydroxypropyl-γ-CD; Bioavailability; CD; CM-β-CD; CME-β-CD; Cyclodextrin; DE-β-CD; DHP; DM-β CD; DMA; Flavonoids; G1-β-CD; G2-β-CD; GUG-β-CD; HAT-β-CD; HE-β-CD; HP-α-CD; HP-β-CD; HP-γ-CD; IC; Inclusion complex; K; M-β-CD; NMR; O-carboxymethyl-O-ethyl-β-CD; O-carboxymethyl-β-CD; Pholyphenolic; RM-β-CD; ROS; SBE-β-CD; Solubility; TA-β-CD; TE-β-CD; TM-β-CD; TV-β-CD; UV-Vis; acetylated-2,6-dimethyl-β-CD; constant stability; cyclodextrins; dihydroxypropyl-β-CD; glucuronyl-glucosyl-β-CD; glycosyl-β-CD; hydroxyethyl-β-CD; hydroxytrimethyl-ammoniumpropyl-β-CD; inclusion complex; maltosyl-β-CD; methyl-β-cyclodextrin; nuclear magnetic resonance; per-ο-acetyl-β-CD; per-ο-ethyl-β-CD; per-ο-valeryl-β-CD; randomly methylated-β-CD; reactive oxygen species; sulfate and sulfobutylether β-CD; ultraviolet-visible light.

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