Approximately 40 % of newly discovered chemical entities have low solubility and possess bioavailability after oral administration. Lipid-based drug delivery systems (LBDDS) recently become very popular because their remarkable ability to deliver drugs with poor absorption using lipids as carriers. Self-emulsifying (SEDDS) are one type LBDDS employed for the incorporation hydrophobic drugs. SED...

Ferula gumosa  Boiss is one of the natural plants of Iran whose exudates (Barijeh) can be used in food industry. In the present study the properties of the gum extracted from tubers of Ferula gumosa were examined. For this purpose, gum was extracted from crude exudates by alcoholic extraction with 90% (v/v) ethanol. The purity of gum was relatively high, and it was composed mostly ...

Surfactants are amphipathic molecules constituted by hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions that usually get distributed on interfaces between fluid phases of different polarities (water/oil and oil/water) [1]. Several compounds with tensoactive properties are synthetized by living organisms (animals, plants and microorganisms), being considered natural surfactants or biosurfactants, which reduce ...

The nutritional value of milk proteins is determined by their digestive abilities and the availability of essential amino acids. These nutritional values are not affected by heat treatment, although the functional characterisations of milk proteins (e.g. emulsifying, water binding, and dissolving properties) might change. Short-term high temperature treatment does not cause significant chemical...