Issue 6, 2017

Biofunctional metal–phenolic films from dietary flavonoids

Abstract

We assembled dietary, bioactive flavonoids into a metal coordinated network to form thin, surface-bound films and hollow capsules, overcoming the poor water solubility of free flavonoids. Films formed from quercetin, myricetin, luteolin and fisetin show radical scavenging activity, a renowned feature of their parent flavonoids, and can be reused over multiple cycles. These films are expected to have potential applications in the pharmaceutical and food industries.

Graphical abstract: Biofunctional metal–phenolic films from dietary flavonoids

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 Oct 2016
Accepted
19 Dec 2016
First published
03 Jan 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 1068-1071

Biofunctional metal–phenolic films from dietary flavonoids

N. Bertleff-Zieschang, Md. A. Rahim, Y. Ju, J. A. Braunger, T. Suma, Y. Dai, S. Pan, F. Cavalieri and F. Caruso, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 1068 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC08607A

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