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Chitosan-Based Vehicle for Antioxidants

Posted on August 26, 2008

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Stephanie Horrocks Researchers have designed a nano-sized trojan horse particle to aid in the absorption of antioxidants in the gut by protectin antioxidants from enzyme and acid breakdown.The solution is to design a tiny sponge-like chitosan biopolymeric nanoparticle as a protective vehicle for antioxidants. Chitosan is a natural substance found in crab shells. Antioxidants sit within this tiny trojan horse, protecting it from attack from digestive juices in the stomach, Dr Larson said. Once in the small intestine the nanoparticle gets sticky and bonds to the...

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