TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of Proteins on the Absorption of Lipophilic Vitamins, Carotenoids and Curcumin – A Review
AU - Iddir, Mohammed
AU - Vahid, Farhad
AU - Merten, Diane
AU - Larondelle, Yvan
AU - Bohn, Torsten
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank Ricardo Parise for his literature search that was part of this review. This research was funded by the Luxembourg Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR), Grant No. C16/BM/11320230.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Wiley-VCH GmbH.
PY - 2022/7
Y1 - 2022/7
N2 - While proteins have been widely used to encapsulate, protect, and regulate the release of bioactive food compounds, little is known about the influence of co-consumed proteins on the absorption of lipophilic constituents following digestion, such as vitamins (A, D, E, K), carotenoids, and curcumin. Their bioavailability is often low and very variable, depending on the food matrix and host factors. Some proteins can act as emulsifiers during digestion. Their liberated peptides have amphiphilic properties that can facilitate the absorption of microconstituents, by improving their transition from lipid droplets into mixed micelles. Contrarily, the less well digested proteins could negatively impinge on enzymatic accessibility to the lipid droplets, slowing down their processing into mixed micelles and entrapping apolar food compounds. Interactions with mixed micelles and proteins are also plausible, as shown earlier for drugs. This review focuses on the ability of proteins to act as effective emulsifiers of lipophilic vitamins, carotenoids, and curcumin during digestion. The functional properties of proteins, their chemical interactions with enzymes and food constituents during gastro-intestinal digestion, potentials and limitations for their use as emulsifiers are emphasized and data from human, animal, and in vitro trials are summarized.
AB - While proteins have been widely used to encapsulate, protect, and regulate the release of bioactive food compounds, little is known about the influence of co-consumed proteins on the absorption of lipophilic constituents following digestion, such as vitamins (A, D, E, K), carotenoids, and curcumin. Their bioavailability is often low and very variable, depending on the food matrix and host factors. Some proteins can act as emulsifiers during digestion. Their liberated peptides have amphiphilic properties that can facilitate the absorption of microconstituents, by improving their transition from lipid droplets into mixed micelles. Contrarily, the less well digested proteins could negatively impinge on enzymatic accessibility to the lipid droplets, slowing down their processing into mixed micelles and entrapping apolar food compounds. Interactions with mixed micelles and proteins are also plausible, as shown earlier for drugs. This review focuses on the ability of proteins to act as effective emulsifiers of lipophilic vitamins, carotenoids, and curcumin during digestion. The functional properties of proteins, their chemical interactions with enzymes and food constituents during gastro-intestinal digestion, potentials and limitations for their use as emulsifiers are emphasized and data from human, animal, and in vitro trials are summarized.
KW - carotenes
KW - emulsions
KW - fatty acids
KW - lipase
KW - protease
KW - rheology
KW - surface tension
KW - xanthophylls
KW - zeta-potential
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UR - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35506751
U2 - 10.1002/mnfr.202200076
DO - 10.1002/mnfr.202200076
M3 - Review article
C2 - 35506751
SN - 1613-4125
VL - 66
JO - Molecular Nutrition and Food Research
JF - Molecular Nutrition and Food Research
IS - 13
M1 - e2200076
ER -