Discrimination of β-cyclodextrin/hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) oil/flavonoid glycoside and flavonolignan ternary complexes by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy coupled with principal component analysis

• Nicoleta G. Hădărugă,
• Gabriela Popescu,
• Dina Gligor (Pane),
• Cristina L. Mitroi,
• Sorin M. Stanciu and
• Daniel Ioan Hădărugă

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 380–398, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.30

• essential oils. Essential oil components are also compatible guests for CD nanoencapsulation. They were studied as “pure” compounds or as essential oil mixtures (e.g., linalool, nerolidol, nootkatone, or sweet basil – Ocimum basilicum L., caraway – Carum carvi L., coriander – Coriandrum sativum L., fennel

Thermal and oxidative stability of the Ocimum basilicum L. essential oil/β-cyclodextrin supramolecular system

• Daniel I. Hădărugă,
• Nicoleta G. Hădărugă,
• Corina I. Costescu,
• Ioan David and
• Alexandra T. Gruia

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2809–2820, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.298

• . essential oil in comparison with the corresponding β-CD complex. For the first time, the protective capability of natural β-CD for labile basil essential oil compounds has been demonstrated. Keywords: basil; β-cyclodextrin; GC–MS analysis; nanoencapsulation; Ocimum basilicum L. essential oil; thermal and

• repellent properties [8][15]. By far, Ocimum basilicum L. (basil or sweet basil) is the most well-known herb from this class all over the world [9][16]. It originates from India and is comprised of many varieties such as Thai basil (var. thyrsiflorum) or lemon basil (var. citriodora) [17]. All of these

• varieties are mainly used fresh as salad and as seasoning (in sauces), or in drinks [18][19]. Traditionally, basil has been used for the treatment of stress, asthma, and diabetes [10][20]. Several studies have been performed to better understand its anti-oxidant [21][22][23], antiviral [10] medicinal

Effect of cyclodextrin complexation on phenylpropanoids’ solubility and antioxidant activity

• Miriana Kfoury,
• David Landy,
• Lizette Auezova,
• Hélène Greige-Gerges and
• Sophie Fourmentin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2322–2331, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.241

• efficiency; cyclodextrins; formation constant; phenylpropanoids; solubility; Introduction Phenylpropanoids (PPs), produced through the shikimic acid pathway, are one of the major groups of natural compounds. They could be found in a wide variety of plants (clove, anise, basil, tarragon, fennel, parsley