A process is provided for encapsulating glutathione (GSH), 3,3′-diindolylmethane (DIM), coenzyme-Q10 (CoQ10), and other hydrophobic antioxidant compounds by using whey proteins which may be polymerized in a particular manner. Further, compositions comprising polymerized whey protein (PWP) encapsulated glutathione, polymerized whey protein (PWP) encapsulated CoQ10, and polymerized whey protein (PWP) encapsulated DIM are provided.

Described herein are self-assembling protein molecules for delivering a payload, for example, a toxic anti-cancer agent, a cancer immunotherapy, a toxic anti-cancer agent and a cancer immunotherapy, or an imaging agent, to specific tissues. Examples of self-assembled proteins include clathrin and derivatives of clathrin.

A composition-of-matter is provided. The present composition includes dietary supplements capable of reducing or reversing the negative effects of alcohol on motor and cognition, dietary supplements having anti-gastroparesis, antiemetic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities and/or dietary supplements capable of increasing alcohol catabolism and decreasing the level of toxic products of alcohol catabolism.

Disclosed herein are methods of making vaults and packaging one or more passenger molecules in the internal cavities of the vault particles using cell-free techniques. Vaults according to the present invention and compositions comprising the vaults are free of cellular debris.

In one aspect, the invention provides a method for treating a protein-containing surface, including applying to the surface a microcapsule suspension including droplets of a dispersed water-immiscible core phase, an aqueous continuous phase, and a wall surrounding each core phase droplet, the wall including the salt formed from at least one amphiphilic Lewis acid reactant or amphiphilic Lewis base reactant, and at least one corresponding Lewis base reactant or Lewis acid reactant.

Disclosed is the production of Glycosaminoglycan covered with magnetic nanoparticles, with nanotechnology to be used in the repair of Glycosaminoglycan layer that is damaged in the bladder due to interstitial cystitis.

The present invention provides for a composition, as disclosed herein, for delivery of an active agent. The composition includes a peptide coacervate, wherein the peptide coacervate includes one or more peptides derived from histidine-rich proteins, and an active agent encapsulated in the peptide coacervate. Further provided are a method for encapsulation of an active agent in a peptide coacervate, a method for delivery of an active agent, and a method for treating or diagnosing a condition or disease in a subject in need thereof.

The invention relates to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine, and discloses a method of traditional Chinese medicine and microcapsule preparation suitable for nasopharyngeal cancer tumor inhibitors. A traditional Chinese medicine suitable for nasopharyngeal cancer tumor inhibitors, including: Hedyotis Diffusa, Scutellaria Barbata, Arrowshaped Tinospora Root, Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, Radix Curcumae, Crotonis Fructus, Leonurus Artemisia, Ramulus Cinnamomi, Forsythiae Fructus, Taraxacum, Radix Platycodonis and White Vinegar. Among them, the raw materials for the weight ratio are as follows: 60 grams of Hedyotis Diffusa, 30 grams of Scutellaria Barbata, 9-12 grams of Arrowshaped Tinospora Root, 18 grams of Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, 19 grams of Radix Curcumae, 7.5 grams of Crotonis Fructus, 10 grams of Leonurus Artemisia, 7-10 grams of Ramulus Cinnamomi, 10 grams of Forsythiae Fructus, 15-30 grams of Taraxacum, 10 g of Radix Platycodonis, and 30 ml of White Vinegar.

Methods are provided for coating crystalline microparticles with an active agent by altering the surface properties of the microparticles in order to facilitate favorable association on the microparticle by the active agent. Types of surface properties that are altered by the disclosed methods include electrostatic properties, hydrophobic properties, and hydrogen bonding properties.

A synthetic multiphase product comprising BsIA is presented. Methods of producing a synthetic multiphase product comprising BsIA, and applications of BsIA in synthetic multiphase products are also presented.