biostudies-literatureLi DOcean University of ChinaNational Key Research and Development Program of China611-618https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8965909biostudies-literatureUnknown5The purpose of the present research was to examine the ability of Tremella polysaccharide (TP) to stabilize zein nanoparticles (zein NPs) and appraise the performance of zein/Tremella polysaccharide nanoparticles (zein/TP NPs) in terms of encapsulating and delivering curcumin. In this study, the zein/TP NPs were fabricated based on the anti-solvent precipitation method, which were used to protect and deliver curcumin. The results suggested that TP could be deposited on the surface of zein NPs by virtue of electrostatic interaction, so as to improve the hydrophilicity of zein, provide better protection for curcumin and assemble more stable nanoparticles. Compared with zein NPs (54.73%), the zein/TP NPs exhibited higher encapsulation efficiency of curcumin (93.34%) and excellent re-dispersibCurrent research in food scienceTremella polysaccharides-coated zein nanoparticles for enhancing stability and bioaccessibility of curcumin.PMC89659092018YFC0311201862001013134Li DXue CWei ZSun JfalseTremella polysaccharides-coated zein nanoparticles for enhancing stability and bioaccessibility of curcumin.The purpose of the present research was to examine the ability of Tremella polysaccharide (TP) to stabilize zein nanoparticles (zein NPs) and appraise the performance of zein/Tremella polysaccharide nanoparticles (zein/TP NPs) in terms of encapsulating and delivering curcumin. In this study, the zein/TP NPs were fabricated based on the anti-solvent precipitation method, which were used to protect and deliver curcumin. The results suggested that TP could be deposited on the surface of zein NPs by virtue of electrostatic interaction, so as to improve the hydrophilicity of zein, provide better protection for curcumin and assemble more stable nanoparticles. Compared with zein NPs (54.73%), the zein/TP NPs exhibited higher encapsulation efficiency of curcumin (93.34%) and excellent re-dispersib2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-05T15:53:20.027Z2025-04-05T15:53:20.027ZS-EPMC89659093537314710.1016/j.crfs.2022.03.008