Bioactive natural products and health effects (BioNatH)
BioNatH is a central research group within Pharmacognosy.
The research deals with isolation and structurally elucidation of biologically active components from plants used as medicines and food. Testing of relevant bioactivities is also part of the research.
About the group
The research group is focusing on:
- Isolation and structurally elucidation of
- Carbohydrate polymers
- Polyphenolic compounds
- Low molecular natural products
- Biologically testing of
- Complement fixation
- Radical scavenging
- Macrophage activation
- Inhibition of peroxidative enzymes
Projects
BioNatH is involved in the following projects:
- Plant.ID
- REA:Life
- Glyconor
- The Malian Medicinal Plant Project
- INFIGUT (Influence of polysaccharide based dietary fIbre on gut microflora and the human health)
- ADDBAR (Added value products from barley)
- Fiber and health: Interaction with proteases
Resources
Equipment and instrumentation:
BioNatH have instrumentation for extraction, fractionation, isolation and structure elucidation of natural products, both low- and high molecular substances. We have methods for antioxidant, enzyme inhibition and complement tests.
Extraction:
- Accelerated Solvent Extraction (ASE)
- Soxhlet
Chromatography:
- Biotage® Selekt
- CA-TLC, kromatotron
- GC
- GC-MS
- FPLC
- HPLC-DAD
- HPLC-UV-VIS
- Preparative HPLC-UV
- HPLC-RI
- HPAEC-PAD
Methodologies:
- Carbohydrate analyses
- Antioxidant analyses
Published Feb. 28, 2011 10:28 AM
- Last modified Jan. 21, 2020 8:45 PM