Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1191538 | Food Chemistry | 2008 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
High-speed and high-pressure homogenized O/W emulsions using medium chain triacylglycerols (MCT) as oil and Tween 20 as emulsifier, with mean droplet sizes ranging from 618.6 nm to 79.5 nm, have been successfully prepared. The enhanced anti-inflammation activity of curcumin encapsulated in O/W emulsions is evidenced by the mouse ear inflammation model. There is a 43% or 85% inhibition effect of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced edema of mouse ear for 618.6 nm and 79.5 nm 1% curcumin O/W emulsions, respectively, but a negligible effect is found for 1% curcumin in 10% Tween 20 water solution.
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Authors
Xiaoyong Wang, Yan Jiang, Yu-Wen Wang, Mou-Tuan Huang, Chi-Tang Ho, Qingrong Huang,