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Enhancing Drug Bioavailability: Curcumin and Its Derivatives as Modulators of UGT2B17 and Intestinal Enzymes
Unmet Need: Inhibitor drugs of UGT2B17 that can be used for boosting bioavailability of its substrates. Since curcumin is a safe bioactive compound with potential health benefits, however, it has poor bioavailability, inventors have explored the use of curcumin as a bioavailability enhancer of other nutrients or drugs. They have developed an approach...
Published: 10/8/2024   |   Inventor(s): Bhagwat Prasad, Deepak Ahire, Siavosh Naji-Talakar, Dilip Kumar Singh, Namrata Bachhav
Keywords(s): Bioavailability booster, Curcumin, Intestinal metabolism, UGT2B17
Category(s): Technologies > Health & Well-being > Biotechnology, Technologies > Health & Well-being > Pharmaceutical, Technologies > Health & Well-being > Global Human and Animal Health
Carrier-Free Curcumin Nanoparticle for EGFR Positive Cancer Therapy
Reference #: 01472 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Carrier-free curcumin nanoparticle for EGFR positive cancer therapy Background: Due to their small size and large surface area, drug nanoparticles show great promise in improving drug delivery in patients. Invention Description: Most nanoparticle based...
Published: 5/10/2024   |   Inventor(s): Peisheng Xu
Keywords(s): cancer, carrier-free, curcumin, EGFR receptor, erlotinib, nanoparticle, Nanotechnology
Category(s): Health Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Nanotechnology