Co-assembled whey protein and proanthocyanidins as a promising biocarrier for hydrophobic pterostilbene: Fabrication, characterization, and cellular antioxidant potential

• Published in: Journal of dairy science Vol. 107; no. 5; pp. 2690 - 2705
• Main Authors: Zhong, Weigang, Wang, Qi, Li, Min, Deng, Xuming, Shen, Xue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: antioxidant activity; co-assembly; dairy science; encapsulation; fluorescence; hydrophilicity; hydrophobicity; nanocomplexes; particle size; proanthocyanidins; pterostilbene; whey protein; whey protein isolate; zeta potential; nanocomplexes; whey protein; co-assembly; proanthocyanidins; pterostilbene

The usage of food-derived polyphenols with different polarities has been limited by their instability and incompatibility. Therefore, a biocarrier was developed by co-assembly of whey protein isolate (WPI) and hydrophilic proanthocyanidin (PC) for loading hydrophobic pterostilbene (PTE). Such biocar...