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Bioactive compounds from alternative sources

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Code Science Field Subfield
7.00.00  Interdisciplinary research     

Code Science Field
T430  Technological sciences  Food and drink technology 
B420  Biomedical sciences  Nutrition 
Keywords
antimicrobials, antioxidants, residual sources
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Researchers (21)
no. Code Name and surname Research area Role Period No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  01522  PhD Veronika Abram  Biochemistry and molecular biology  Researcher  2005 - 2008  309 
2.  07028  PhD Helena Abramovič  Plant production  Head  2005 - 2008  255 
3.  17799  Ivana Avbelj    Technical associate  2006 - 2008 
4.  15581  PhD Blaž Cigić  Biochemistry and molecular biology  Researcher  2005 - 2008  361 
5.  25518  PhD Miha Črnigoj  Pharmacy  Junior researcher  2005 - 2008  44 
6.  17790  Jože Godeša    Technical associate  2005  11 
7.  29079  PhD Andrej Hanzlowsky  Biochemistry and molecular biology  Researcher  2008 
8.  11548  PhD Barbka Jeršek  Animal production  Researcher  2005 - 2008  419 
9.  22491  PhD Anja Klančnik  Animal production  Researcher  2005 - 2008  387 
10.  24313  PhD Marija Kurinčič  Biotechnology  Junior researcher  2005 - 2008  53 
11.  02934  PhD Helena Lenasi  Biochemistry and molecular biology  Researcher  2005 - 2008  78 
12.  17798  Jana Martinuč    Technical associate  2005 - 2008 
13.  22493  PhD Igor Milek  Biochemistry and molecular biology  Researcher  2005  14 
14.  10873  PhD Nataša Poklar Ulrih  Chemistry  Researcher  2005 - 2008  828 
15.  15466  PhD Mihaela Skrt  Biotechnology  Researcher  2005 - 2008  158 
16.  07030  PhD Sonja Smole - Možina  Animal production  Researcher  2005 - 2008  1,104 
17.  08384  PhD Nataša Šegatin  Chemistry  Researcher  2005 - 2008  135 
18.  29436  PhD Petra Terpinc  Plant production  Junior researcher  2008  107 
19.  19641  Mateja Vidmar    Technical associate  2005 - 2008  18 
20.  19132  PhD Tanja Vilfan  Biochemistry and molecular biology  Researcher  2005 - 2007  14 
21.  19640  PhD Emil Zlatić  Plant production  Researcher  2006 - 2008  154 
Organisations (2)
no. Code Research organisation City Registration number No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  0381  University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine  Ljubljana  1627066  48,203 
2.  0481  University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty  Ljubljana  1626914  66,279 
Abstract
Antioxidants and amtimicrobials from natural sources are becoming increasingly popular. Antioxidants in certain natural sources are heterogeneous group of substances, which can be separated on polarity bases with different solvents. Extracts prepared with different solvents differentiate in the antioxidant composition and consequently in their efficiency in various foods, with different water to lipids ratio. The aim of this study is to evaluate antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of extracts from different inexpensive or residual, alternative sources; for example Camelina sativa (with the popular names false flax or gold of pleasure) and Mediterranean hackberry or European nettle tree (Celtis australis L.). We also would like to determine antioxidant potencial of biomass from hyperthermophilic archaea Aeropyrum pernix. Antimicrobial and resistance modifying activity of bioactive substances against multidrug resistant food isolates of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. and Listeria monocytogenes will be tested. Growth inhibition of the bread mould Rhizopus nigricans by bioactive substances can be applied in food technology for growth prevention of this saprophytic fungus on certain food products. The interaction between bioactive substances and cytosolic progesterone receptors from the fungus R. nigricans can also be used for targeted inhibition studies of the relevant signal pathway as part of a defense mechanism of this microorganism. The results of self association of commercial accessible phenolic compounds obtained with classical methods will be compared with the data obtained with spectroscopic techniques like IR spectroscopy ornuclear magnetic resonance. The application of spectroscopic techniques make us possible to research the self association of phenolic compounds from plants, which are not accessible in larger amounts.
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