Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP100100069
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Enzymatic synthesis, microencapsulation and biological evaluation of a new class of omega-3 derived functional food ingredients. Inflammatory mediated diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and Alzheimer's disease are major causes of death in Australia. Rates of these diseases are rising over time, partly due to poor diet including low consumption levels of healthy omega-3 fatty acids from fish. This project aims to develop healthy food ingredients from naturally occurring omega-3 fatty acid derivatives that are more stable to oxidation and more biologically active than fish derived omega-3 fatty acids. The development of these omega-3 derivatives as functional food ingredients could provide an additional strategy for helping to prevent the rapid increase in inflammatory mediated diseases in the Australian population.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 11-2010
End Date: 12-2015
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $470,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Biocatalysis and Enzyme Technology | Medical Biochemistry: Lipids | Food Sciences | Food Engineering
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Health related to ageing | Preventive medicine | Nutrition |
