About
- The main purpose of the Bioactive Food Laboratory is to isolate and purify bioactive compounds found in food products.
- In addition, the antioxidant activities of the purified bioactive components are determined after NMR characterization.
Research Infrastructure
- High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
- Medium Pressure Liquid Chromatography (MPLC)
- Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)
- Preparative Thin-layer Chromatography (PTCL)
- Refrigerated Centrifuge
- Oven
- Scales
- Refrigerated Vacuum Rotary Evaporator
- Laboratory Homogenizer
- pH meter
- Vacuum Desiccator
- Non-Vacuum Desiccator
- Heated Magnetic Stirrer
- Commercial Blender
- Commercial Grinder
- Refrigerators
- Laboratory Fume Hood
Researchers
Prof. Dr. Umran UYGUN
Muhammad Usman AKRAM (PhD student)
Berfin Ece SEN (MSc. student)
Completed Projects
- BAP-FUK-2019-17752- Identification and Characterization of Some Bioactive Components in Selected Local Wheat (Triticum spp.) Varieties (2019-2022).
- BAP-FHD-2016-11950- The Production of a Functional Yogurt Fortified With Brown Rice (2016-2018).
Publications
- M. U. Akram, A. B. Uğuz, R. Yılmaz, U. Uygun, C. Y. Tüzün, Ş. B. Topaloğlu, A. Salantur, A. D. Dissanayake, M. G. Nair. 2019. Fatty acid and antioxidant profiles of selected Turkish wheat landraces. International conference on wheat diversity and human health. Istanbul, Turkey, October 23-24, 2019
- AKRAM, M. U. (2018). The Production of a Functional Yogurt Fortified With Brown Rice, (Master's thesis, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü).