Biotechnology of Nanostructures Micronutrients Vitamins for Human Health

Loutfy H Madkour*

Loutfy H Madkour*

Volume2-Issue5
Dates: Received: 2021-05-10 | Accepted: 2021-05-17 | Published: 2021-05-22
Pages: 358-371

Abstract

Nowadays, nanotechnology is used as a way to increase bioavailability and decrease the side effects of drugs and nutrients. Micronutrients and nutraceuticals such as vitamins, carotenoids, polyunsaturated fatty acids and polyphenols are classes of food ingredients that are essential for human health and well-being. These compounds are rarely added purely to the targeted food application but rather in encapsulated, solid, dry product forms with added functionalities such as improved stability, bioavailability or handling. Development of new strategies, like nanocarriers, that help to promote the access of neuroprotective molecules to the brain, is needed for providing more effective therapies for the disorders of the Central Nervous System (CNS). Polymer–lipid hybrid nanoparticles, encapsulating vitamin D3 and vitamin K2, with improved features in terms of stability, loading and mucoadhesiveness were produced for potential nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications. Recently, nanoformulations that include nanovesicles, solid-lipid nanoparticles, nanostructured lipid carriers, nanoemulsions, and polymeric nanoparticles have shown promising outcomes in improving the efficacy and bioavailability of vitamin E. Active targeting of nanoparticles loaded with vitamin D to cancer cells.

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Madkour LH. Biotechnology of Nanostructures Micronutrients Vitamins for Human Health. J Biomed Res Environ Sci. 2021 May 22; 2(5): 358-371. doi: 10.37871/jbres1243, Article ID: jbres1243

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