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SUBMITTER: Santos PS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6044968 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Santos Pauline S PS Souza Luan K M LKM Araújo Thiago S L TSL Medeiros Jand Venes R JVR Nunes Sandra C C SCC Carvalho Rui A RA Pais Alberto C C ACC Veiga Francisco J B FJB Nunes Lívio C C LCC Figueiras Ana A
ACS omega 20171218 12
β-Caryophyllene (BCP) is a sesquiterpene that shows high potential in pharmacological applications. However, these have been drastically limited by the respective volatility and poor water solubility. The present study investigates the formation of inclusion complexes between BCP and methyl-β-cyclodextrin (MβCD) and shows that these complexes promote a significant improvement of the anti-inflammatory, gastric protection, and antioxidant activities relative to neat BCP. It is shown that the solub ...[more]