Abstract
Natural products interest is gradually increasing worldwide. Plant-food-derived bioactives have a long history of use as a good source of ingredients for valuable medical usages. Plant-based foods consist of micro and macronutrients, and bioactive components, with health-promoting benefits. The handling of complex mixtures of plants has been methodically switched by therapies using a single isolated substance. The delivery of bioactive molecules in nanosystems is enhancing their bioavailability, it is much safer and cost-effective. However, there are many challenges in combining bioactive substances in nanocarrier materials. A discussion related with nanocarriers will be done in this review.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 232-242 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Cellular and Molecular Biology |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Jun 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:Copyright: © 2020 by the C.M.B. Association. All rights reserved.
Funding
N. Martins would like to thank the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT-Portugal) for the Strategic project ref. UID/BIM/04293/2013 and “NORTE2020 - Programa Operacional Regional do Norte” (NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000012) and C. F. Rodrigues for the UID/EQU/00511/2019 Project-Laboratory of Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology, and Energy-LEPABE financed by national funds through FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC).
Funders | Funder number |
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | UID/BIM/04293/2013, UID/EQU/00511/2019, NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000012 |
Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior |
Keywords
- Bioavailability
- Drug delivery
- Nanocarrier systems
- Nutrients
- Plant-food bioactives