Surface coating of zein nanoparticles to improve the application of bioactive compounds: A review

Yuan, Yongkai; Ma, Mengjie; Xu, Ying; Wang, Dongfeng

doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2021.12.025

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“…The construction of vectors is an effectual strategy to overcome the above-mentioned challenges, such as liposomes, emulsions, and nanoparticles (NPs) ( Sanidad, Sukamtoh, Xiao, McClements, & Zhang, 2019 ). Biopolymer-based NPs have the characteristics of low fat, low energy consumption, small particle size, and high permeability ( McClements, 2020 , Yuan et al, 2022 ). Particularly, natural materials have become the mainstream application considering the demand for “clean label” products ( McClements & Gumus, 2016 ).…”

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Delivery of curcumin by shellac encapsulation: Stability, bioaccessibility, freeze-dried redispersibility, and solubilization

Yuan

Zhang

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Food Chemistry: X

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Delivery of curcumin by shellac encapsulation: Stability, bioaccessibility, freeze-dried redispersibility, and solubilization

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“…Zein has important application value in the food processing and active delivery field [ 45 ]. Zein is an amphiphilic molecule with self-assembly ability, which can form corresponding mesoporous structures in different solvents and effectively embedding hydrophobic active substances [ 46 ].…”

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New Perspective on Natural Plant Protein-Based Nanocarriers for Bioactive Ingredients Delivery

Wen

Zhang

et al. 2022

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The health effects of bioactive substances in the human body are affected by several factors, including food processing conditions, storage conditions, light and heat, among others. These factors greatly limit the stability and bioavailability of bioactive substances. These problems can be solved by a novel protein-based nanocarrier technology, which has the excellent potential to enhance solubility, bioavailability, and the controlled release of bioactive substances. In addition, plant protein has the advantages of economy, environmental protection, and high nutrition compared to animal protein. In this review, the preparation, characterization, and application of plant protein-based nanocarriers are summarized. The research deficiency and future prospects of plant protein nanocarriers are emphasized.

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“…The current applications of zein in agriculture include improvement of the anti-photolysis ability of some photosensitive pesticides, improvement of adhesivity of pesticides to leaves, development of environmentally friendly water-based pesticides, and increasing the utilization rate of pesticide [ 5 , 6 ]. Currently, there are four main methods of using zein to load pesticides, which include anti-solvent precipitation, electro-spray, pH-driven self-assembly, and supercritical anti-solvent technology [ 7 , 8 ]. The most simple and convenient method is the anti-solvent precipitation method, but since the isoelectric pH of zein is 6.2–6.8, the zein nanoparticles lose their original function due to the aggregation of zein.…”

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Salicylic acid functionalized zein for improving plant stress resistance and as a nanopesticide carrier with enhanced anti-photolysis ability

Yan

Chen

et al. 2023

J Nanobiotechnol

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Background There is a serious global problem of salinization of arable land, causing large reduction in world food production. Use of plant hormones is an effective way to reduce damage caused to crops and salt stress. Results In this study, PEI-EDA was modified with AM-zein and grafted with plant hormone SA (AM-zein-SA) and used as a nano-pesticide carrier to load emamectin benzoate (EB). The use of AM-zein-SA as a nano-pesticide carrier could reduce the damage caused by salt stress to crops. The structure of AM-zein-SA was characterized by FTIR, UV, fluorescence, Raman, and 1H NMR spectroscopic techniques. AM-zein-SA could effectively improve the resistance of EB to ultraviolet radiations, resistance of cucumber to salt stress, and the absorption of EB by plants. The experimental results showed that AM-zein-SA could effectively improve the anti-UV property of EB by 0.88 fold. When treated with 120 mmol NaCl, the germination rate of cucumber seeds under salt stress increased by 0.93 fold in presence of 6.25 mg/L carrier concentration. The POD and SOD activities increased by 0.50 and 1.21 fold, whereas the content of MDA decreased by 0.23 fold. In conclusion, AM-zein-SA nano-pesticide carrier could be used to improve the salt resistance of crops and the adhesion of pesticides to leaves. Conclusion AM-zein-SA, without undergoing any changes in its insecticidal activity, could simultaneously improve the salt stress resistance and salt stress germination rate of cucumber, reduce growth inhibition due to stress under high-concentration salt, and had a good effect on crops. In addition, EB@AM-zein-SA obviously improved the upward transmission rate of EB, as compared with EB. In this study, SA was grafted onto zein-based nano-pesticide carrier, which provided a green strategy to control plant diseases, insects, and pests while reducing salt stress on crops in saline-alkali soil. Graphical Abstract

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Surface coating of zein nanoparticles to improve the application of bioactive compounds: A review

Cited by 87 publications

References 178 publications

Delivery of curcumin by shellac encapsulation: Stability, bioaccessibility, freeze-dried redispersibility, and solubilization

Delivery of curcumin by shellac encapsulation: Stability, bioaccessibility, freeze-dried redispersibility, and solubilization

New Perspective on Natural Plant Protein-Based Nanocarriers for Bioactive Ingredients Delivery

Salicylic acid functionalized zein for improving plant stress resistance and as a nanopesticide carrier with enhanced anti-photolysis ability

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