Zein-based films and their usage for controlled delivery: Origin, classes and current landscape

Y Zhang, L Cui, X Che, H Zhang, N Shi, C Li… - Journal of controlled …, 2015 - Elsevier
Zein is a class of alcohol-soluble prolamine proteins present in maize endosperm, which
was approved as a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) excipient in 1985 by the United …

Zein as a pharmaceutical excipient in oral solid dosage forms: state of the art and future perspectives

A Berardi, L Bisharat, HS AlKhatib, M Cespi - Aaps Pharmscitech, 2018 - Springer
Zein is the main storage protein of corn and it has several industrial applications. Mainly in
the last 10–15 years, zein has emerged as a potential pharmaceutical excipient with unique …

[HTML][HTML] Controlled release from zein matrices: interplay of drug hydrophobicity and pH

J Bouman, P Belton, P Venema… - Pharmaceutical …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose In earlier studies, the corn protein zein is found to be suitable as a sustained
release agent, yet the range of drugs for which zein has been studied remains small. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Fabrication and optimization of itraconazole-loaded zein-based nanoparticles in coated capsules as a promising colon-targeting approach pursuing …

S Adel, RH Fahmy, I Elsayed, MI Mohamed… - Drug Delivery and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Itraconazole (ITZ), a broad-spectrum antifungal drug, was formulated into colon-
targeting system aiming to treat opportunistic colonic fungal infections that commonly infect …

Evaluating the solubility of powdered food ingredients using dynamic nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxometry

DP Granizo, BL Reuhs, R Stroshine… - LWT-Food Science and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Dynamic nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxometry was used to monitor hydration
and solubility of powdered food ingredients (glucose, cellulose, β-lactoglobulin, and zein) …

Diffusional properties of zein membranes and matrices

YK Oh, DR Flanagan - Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Zein is a hydrophobic corn protein, rich in leucine, proline, and alanine, that
has been investigated as an excipient in pharmaceutical formulations, maybe used as a …

[HTML][HTML] Making nanostructured materials from maize, milk and malacostraca

S Suriyanarayanan, IA Nicholls - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Nano-structured materials are used in electronics, diagnostics, therapeutics, smart
packaging, energy management and textiles, areas critical for society and quality of life …

[PDF][PDF] An investigation into the use of zein proteins as pharmaceutical excipients for modified drug release applications

LMN Bisharat - 2012 - ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk
Zein, the major storage protein of corn, has several interesting properties as a
pharmaceutical excipient. This study aims to acquire an understanding of the potential uses …

淀粉-玉米醇溶蛋白可食性膜的筛选与性能研究

李大军, 尹晨 - 食品研究与开发, 2012 - cqvip.com
以玉米淀粉和玉米醇溶蛋白作为基础原料, 研究可食性膜的成膜条件和膜性能.
玉米淀粉液经糊化, 掺入脱色的玉米醇溶蛋白, 添加甘油增塑剂, 匀浆, 脱泡, 成膜后 …