Anbari Hamoun, Maghsoudi Amir, Hosseinpour Mohammadreza, Yazdian Fatemeh
Department of Food Science and Technology Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University Tehran Iran.
Persisgen Pharmaceutical Accelerator Company Tehran Iran.
Eng Life Sci. 2021 Dec 13;22(2):58-69. doi: 10.1002/elsc.202100050. eCollection 2022 Feb.
Curcumin is a polyphenolic molecule with antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties. This study aimed to prepare nanocurcumin by encapsulating in biopolymers to improve its stability, bioavailability, water-solubility, antibacterial efficiency against methicillin-resistant . Three effective variables of curcumin concentration, polymer concentration, and water volume on curcumin-loaded polymer nanoparticles, were optimized. The average size of polyacrylic acid (PAA), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and polyethyleneimine (PEI) nanoparticles were obtained 75.2, 77.1, 86.4 nm, respectively. The nanoparticles had a spherical shape, a smooth and uniform surface morphology. The MIC of PAA, PVA, and PEI nanoparticles was 0.480, 0.390, and 0.340 mg/mL, respectively and the MIC of PAA, PVA, and PEI combined with methicillin was 0.330, 0.260, and 0.200 mg/mL, respectively. According to the results, curcumin-loaded PEI nanoparticles had the highest inhibitory effect against methicillin-resistant among the synthesized nanoparticles. The results showed that solvent volume, polymer concentration and curcumin concentration had a significant effect on particle size. The inhibitory properties of curcumin nanoparticles significantly increased due to the smaller particle size and increased penetration into the bacterium. Curcumin-loaded nanoparticles can be promising drug carriers for the treatment of infections, cancer, and other diseases.
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