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Abstract
Chrysin is a natural flavonoid with potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties; however, its utilization is hindered by poor solubility and bioavailability. In this study, a chrysin-loaded oil-in-water emulsion system (chrysin-ES) stabilized by octenyl succinate anhydride (OSA)-modified starch was developed to overcome these limitations. The resulting chrysin-ES exhibited excellent encapsulation efficiency (99 %), with drug loading of 0.0093 %, a uniform droplet size (82 nm), and stable colloidal properties over 30 days. In an in vitro digestion assay, chrysin-ES displayed a fourfold increase in bioaccessibility compared to raw chrysin. Furthermore, chrysin-ES demonstrated improved permeability in a parallel artificial membrane permeability assay, suggesting enhanced gastrointestinal absorption. It also showed superior anti-inflammatory effects in RAW264.7 macrophages, as confirmed by dose-dependent reductions in LPS-induced ROS, IL-6, and PGE2 levels. These findings indicate that OSA-modified starch-stabilized chrysin-ES holds promise as a delivery system for hydrophobic bioactive compounds like chrysin, with potential utilizations in functional foods and nutraceuticals.
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Journal of Functional Foods continues with the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review. We give authors the possibility to publish their top-quality papers in a well-established leading journal in the food and nutrition fields. The Journal will keep its rigorous criteria to screen high impact research addressing relevant scientific topics and performed by sound methodologies.
The Journal of Functional Foods aims to bring together the results of fundamental and applied research into healthy foods and biologically active food ingredients.
The Journal is centered in the specific area at the boundaries among food technology, nutrition and health welcoming papers having a good interdisciplinary approach. The Journal will cover the fields of plant bioactives; dietary fibre, probiotics; functional lipids; bioactive peptides; vitamins, minerals and botanicals and other dietary supplements. Nutritional and technological aspects related to the development of functional foods and beverages are of core interest to the journal. Experimental works dealing with food digestion, bioavailability of food bioactives and on the mechanisms by which foods and their components are able to modulate physiological parameters connected with disease prevention are of particular interest as well as those dealing with personalized nutrition and nutritional needs in pathological subjects.