Blar i Master's theses (TN-IMN, 2007-2017) på emneord "biologisk kjemi"
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A proteomic study for serum biomarkers for variations of two genotypes of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in infected lambs
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2008;, Master thesis, 2008-12)The work in this thesis was Collaboration between the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science (NSVS), IRIS (the International Research Institute of Stavanger), and the University of Stavanger. NSVS innoculated two genotypes ... -
Alpha-Synuclein and synuceinopathies as related to Parkinson's disease
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive, complex, age-related and movement neurodegenerative disorder, caused by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in a small portion of cells within the mid brain known as the ... -
Analysis of ceulluar events in a cell model for neurodegenerative diseases involving mitochondrial damage
(Master thesis, 2017-06-09)Mitochondria are highly dynamic organelles, with an essential role in proper cell function. Increasing evidence points towards a key role of mitochondria and its bioenergetic state for pathogenesis of neurodegenerative ... -
Antibacterial effect of chitosan in relation to active food packaging
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Food safety has a high priority in the food industry. In order to be able to give the consumers safe products, the producers continuously work with methods to inhibit growth of bacteria in the foods during storage. Recently, ... -
Base excision repair of N4,5-dimethylcytosine in DNA
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-07-13)5-Methylcytosine (m5C) replaces cytosine (C) in DNA in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells to execute a number of important cellular functions, but damage to m5C have received little attention. For instance, almost no studies ... -
Biochemical and molecular analysis of LC-PUFA biosynthesis in the microalga Nannochloropsis
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-06-17)The present research project comprised both basic research and biotechnology and focused on investigating the role of peroxisomes in lipid metabolism in the lipid-rich microalgae, Phaeodactylum and Nannochloropsis, and on ... -
Characterization of the Lil3 protein during deetiolation of Hordeum vulgare
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2009, Master thesis, 2009)Angiosperm plants growing in darkness are free of chlorophyll and develop etioplasts instead of chloroplasts the characteristic organelles of green plants. Upon illumination, chlorophyll and the chlorophyll binding proteins ... -
Chromatography of metabolites in plasma and urine following oral administration of anthocyanin rich capsules
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2010;, Master thesis, 2010)Anthocyanins (ACs) are powerful antioxidants widely distributed in fruits and vegetables. Several international studies suggest that anthocyanins have positive effects on the health, including various chronic diseases. ... -
Cloning and reconstitution of PORA from Arabidopsis thaliana
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)Protochlorphyllide oxidoreductase, POR, is an enzyme found in the prolamellar bodies in etioplasts. Three isoforms have been detected so far; PORA, PORB and PORC. PORA is found in the etiolated seedlings, PORB is present ... -
Computational evaluation of different arrangements for the circadian clock in Arabidopsis thaliana.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-08)The circadian clock is an endogenous timekeeper that enables individuals to predict and adjust to their environment's regular differences between light and dark and high and low temperatures. This biological timing mechanism ... -
Detection and Characterization of Circulating Tumor Cells in Early Breast Cancer
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)Background: Detection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) has demonstrated prognostic significance in metastatic breast cancer. This is less studied in early breast cancer due to the rarity of such cells in early disease and ... -
Detection of Borrelia bacteria using real-time PCR
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-15)Lymes disease (LD) caused by bacteria in the Borrelia genus is the most commonly known vector borne disease on the northern hemisphere. There are at least 10 human pathogenic Borrelia species known to date, five of which ... -
Detection of oxidative stress in tissue homogenate from krill exposed to oil
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-07-14)Krill are small crustacean animals, living all over the world. They are key organisms in the marine food web. The petroleum industry releases oil to the sea with the produced water and by accidental oil spill, and there ... -
Determination of protein composition in whey fractions by molecular spectroscopy, gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-15)Whey is becoming an important product for the dairy industry. In the last 15 years, the characterization of whey proteins (β-lactoglobulin (β-Lg), α-lactalbumin (α-La), Bovine serum albumin (BSA), Immunoglobulin (Ig), ... -
Development of Plant Hemoglobin-Based Blood Substitute: Fed-Batch Fermentation Optimization and Stability Characterization
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-07)The need for alternative blood substitutes is undoubtedly very enormous. Therefore, it is important to evaluate and develop different sources of starting material for this product. Focus has been on use of hemoglobin (Hb) ... -
DNA glycosylase activities for N4,5-dimethylcytosine
(Master thesis, 2017-06)Although the epigenetic DNA base 5-methylcytosine (m5C) has an important role in cellular functions, damaging chemical alterations to m5C have been little studied. For example, while much knowledge exists on erroneous ... -
Effect of bacteriostatic agents on lactic acid bacteria and specific fish spoilage bacteria in a model system
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are gram positive bacteria, which are the dominant microflora in lightly preserved fish products (LPFP) and many LAB species can spoil LPFP. To increase the shelf-life of LPFP, it is necessary ... -
Effect of rhizospheric and endophytic bacteria on root development of Arabidopsis thaliana and auxin mutants.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-14)Plant root growth is one of the most important factor in determining the plant health and increased crop production. Factors like root length, root hairs and number of secondary roots are crucial for the intake and ... -
Effect of uvrC gene in mutation induction by 5-formyldeoxyuridine in Escherichia coli
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-30)The oxidation of the methyl group of thymine by reactive oxygen species forms the mutagenic base residue 5-formyluracil (fU). fU can be removed from DNA in vitro by AlkA (3-methyl DNA glycosylase II) and the Fpg, Nth and ... -
Elektrokjemiluminescensmåling av plasma myeloperoksidase
(Masteroppgave;, Master thesis, 2014-12)Myeloperoksidase (MPO) er et enzym som hovedsakelig produseres i aktiverte nøytrofile granulocytter. MPO er involvert i produksjon av underklorsyrling (HOCl), som er et bakteriedrepende stoff og en sterk oksidant. HOCl har ...