Department of Food Chemistry and Nutrition Faculty of Pharmacy Jagiellonian University CM | Centre for Technology Transfer CITTRU Jagiellonian University

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keywords: chemistry, food, analysis, plant and animal material, enzymatic activity, glycemic index , metabolism, drugs, insulin, in vitro

offer number: 85

research topics:

analysis of elements in plant and animal material (tissues, blood, urine),
analysis of the enzymatic activity (catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase) in tissues and blood,
determination of the oxidation parameters in the plant (FRAP, DPPH) and animal material (unreduced and reduced glutathione, FRAP),
determination of the basic biochemical parameters (glucose, cholesterol, HDL, triglycerides, urea, ALT, AST, alkaline phosphatase) in the serum of animals,
determination of the glycemic index of food products,
surveys of foods, food preferences for specific groups of people or associated with specific diseases,
test of the effect of exercise on the metabolism of drugs and other substances associated with the kinetics of the tested preparations,
examination of the content of organic acids in plant foods,
research on diabetes and metabolic syndrome (various animal experimental models),
studies of insulin secretion and peripheral insulin resistance,
glucose tolerance tests in animal models,
insulin load test in animal models,
thermographic studies in animals and humans,

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comercial research:

Methods and research techniques:

analysis of elements - AAS method,
analysis of enzymatic activity - spectroscopic methods,
analysis of oxidative stress parameters in humans and animals and analysis of the antioxidant activity of food products or preparations – spectroscopic method,
analysis of biochemical parameters of blood - spectroscopic method,
animal studies - various animal models (mice, rats) of type I and II diabetes and metabolic syndrome,
animal studies - stress tess related to the kinetics of metabolism,
insulin secretion - isolated islets of Langerhans,

experience / references / projects:

measurement of Cu and Zn concentration in serum and urine,
analysis of antioxidant properties of fruit juices from organic farming and other functional food products,
in vitro analysis of antioxidant interactions of selected drugs with drinks (drinking water, mineral water, fruit drinks),
testing of antidiabetic activity of the compounds of vanadium with organic ligands,
analysis of elemental composition and antioxidant activity of berry plants,

variants of cooperation: contract research, project, consortium

type of services: analysis, devices for rent, expertises