Characterization of rice bran wax policosanol and its nanoemulsion formulation

• Main Authors: Ishaka, Aminu, Imam, Mustapha Umar, Mahamud, Rozi, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki, Ismail, Maznah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36739/1/Characterization%20of%20rice%20bran%20wax%20policosanol%20and%20its%20nanoemulsion%20formulation.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36739/; http://www.dovepress.com/characterization-of-rice-bran-wax-policosanol-and-its-nanoemulsion-for-peer-reviewed-article-IJN
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Policosanol, a mixture of long-chain alcohols found in animal and plant waxes, has several biological effects; however, it has a bioavailability of less than 10%. Therefore, there is a need to improve its bioavailability, and one of the ways of doing this is by nanoemulsion formulation. Different dr...