Nanotechnological Approach to Increase the Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Efficacy of Crocin and Crocetin

Planta Medica

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 258-265

  Puglia, Carmelo ^a   Santonocito, Debora ^a   Musumeci, Teresa ^a   Cardile, Venera ^a   Graziano, Adriana Carol Eleonora ^a   Salerno, Loredana ^a   Raciti, Giuseppina ^a   Crascì, Lucia ^a   Panico, Anna Maria ^a   Puglisi, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

antioxidant; Crocus sativus; cytotoxic; Iridaceae; solid lipid nanoparticles; Turbiscan analysis

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CROCETIN; CROCIN; SOLID LIPID NANOPARTICLE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CYTOTOXIN; NANOPARTICLE;

ANALYSIS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIFFUSION; DISPERSION; DISPERSITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENCAPSULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MTT ASSAY; NANOENCAPSULATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ORAC ASSAY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTON CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; QUASI EMULSION SOLVENT DIFFUSION; SOLVENT DIFFUSION; TURBISCAN ANALYSIS; ZETA POTENTIAL; BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CAROTENOIDS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CYTOTOXINS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 85061115152     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/a-0732-5757     Document Type: Article

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