Achieving an anti-cancer nano product with the active ingredient of saffron
A group of researchers from Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences obtained a sustainable anti-cancer product by extracting the active ingredient of saffron and using nanotechnology.
Mehdi Jafari, the project manager, considered the implementation of this project in order to create added value and said: In this project, entitled Optimization and modeling of extraction and microencapsulation of effective saffron compounds, effective saffron compounds with effects such as anti-cancer and anti-stress Application of nanocarriers We have produced sustainable products.
He said that this project was carried out with the support of the Fund for Support of Researchers and Technologists of the Vice President for Science and Technology, noting that due to the high capacity of the country as the largest producer of saffron in the world The local industry produces this product.
Jafari continued: In this project, fine coating technology was used and by using it, we turned saffron into a material that can be used in the health and food industries. So we linked this plant with technology to provide a solution to prevent it from being sold raw.
The faculty member of Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources pointed out: Medicinal and bioactive compounds required by the body in microcoating technology are included in nanoscale and micro-scale coatings. In this case, the material is protected from adverse environmental and process conditions. It then purposefully reaches the tissues of the body.
According to the Vice President for Science and Technology, the project has been successfully implemented and patented at the pilot level. It is still in the commercialization phase.