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micelles

Tiny aggregates of fatty acids and monoglycerides formed by the detergent action of the bile acids on digested fats so that these materials can be made soluble and absorbed into the LACTEALS of the intestinal VILLI.
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Hasmann, Cortez, Pessoa Junior, and Roberto (2003) studied the [beta]-xylosidase recovery by reversed micelles using CTAB cationic surfactant and butanol.
Optimization of protein extraction process from jackfruit seed flour by reverse micelle system/Otimizacao do processo de extracao da proteina da farinha de semente de jaca utilizando sistema de micela reversa
However, as the concentration increases further, this drives the full breakdown of the aggregates into monomers and enables the formation of mixed surfactant-LPS micelles, which then leads to a sharp reduction in the amount of endotoxin recovered from a sample.
Facing up to the challenge of Low Endotoxin Recovery: better understanding LER and how to detect endotoxins in medicinal products
In this aspect, a number of amphiphilic polymeric micelles consisting of variety of copolymers have also been formulated for the purpose of drug delivery.
Poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(lactic acid) polymeric micelles as novel drug delivery system in cancer therapy: an overview
Thus the current work was planned with the objective of preparing curcumin loaded mixed micelles of PF127 and GL44 (CUR-MM) which may enhance oral bioavailability of curcumin and cytotoxicity in human lung cancer cell line A549.
Enhanced oral bioavailability and anticancer activity of novel curcumin loaded mixed micelles in human lung cancer cells
In previous work on chemical reaction, base equilibrium was examined by using visual indicators and apparent base dissociation continuous was sensitive to cationic micelles (Bunton el al.
[S.sub.N]2 mechanism of cationic micelles on the hydrolysis of bis-p-methoxyphenyl phosphate ester
The buffalo milk casein micelles are relatively bigger in size as compared to cow (Famelart et al.
EFFECT OF pH AND HEAT TREATMENT ON PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SODIUM PHOSPHOCASEINATE POWDER
shown that cationic micelles are used to estimate the interaction between NSAIDs and biomembranes [8].
A Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Investigation of Interactions of Anticancer Uracil Derivatives with Cationic and Anionic Surfactants
The copolymers with reversible protonation--deprotonation core units or acid-liable bonds between the therapeutic agents and the micelle-forming copolymers can be used to form pH-sensitive polymeric micelles for extracellular and intracellular drug smart release [10].
Synthesis and micellar characterization of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(L-histidine) copolymers
Individual micelles alone can't easily penetrate the unstirred water barrier.
Micellized vitamin D
The AUC-[the area under the plasma concentration-time curve, which is the gold-standard measurement of the bioavailability of a compound] places the NovaSOL[R] curcumin micelle head and shoulders above other delivery systems.
"Superior" bioavailability of Curcumin Micelle
In this work, I have explored the effect of cationic (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, CTABr) and nonionic (dodecyl amine, DA) surfactant micelles on the kinetics and mechanism of the reaction between ethylene glycol and periodate.
Effect of micellar aggregate on the kinetics and mechanism of the reaction between ethylene glycol and periodate
Micelles can only be formed if there is a sufficient quantity of surfactant molecules in the bath.
FELOSAN FOX: The smart detergent

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