title: Phenolic acid nanoparticle formation in iron-containing aqueous solutions.
abstract: This paper presents results which show that the interaction between two phenolic acids, p-coumaric and caffeic acid, with iron results in the formation of meta-stable colloidal nano particles. The particles are characterized with dynamic light scattering and cryo-transmission electron microscopy. The results show that the nanoparticle formation is an important feature of phenolic acids which is likely to have a large impact on the behavior of these substances as well as their functionality as antioxidants.
authors.affiliation: Lund University, Sweden. lars.nilsson@food.lth.se
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nilsson
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Löf
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bergenståhl
mesh_terms: D062385:Hydroxybenzoates / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010316:Particle Size; D012996:Solutions / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D062385:Hydroxybenzoates; D012996:Solutions; D007501:Iron; C017616:phenolic acid