Blar i Studentoppgaver (TN-IKBM) på emneord "biologisk kjemi"
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Investigating the molecular epidemiology of Norwegian blood culture isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae using whole genome sequencing
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Abstract Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a rapidly increasing threat to public health, and was in 2019 listed as one of top ten global health threats by the World Health Organization (WHO). The gram-negative ... -
Investigation of Vinyl Ether Synthesis and Subsequent Application in Organic Synthesis
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)The standard method of synthesizing vinyl ethers from the elimination of an alcohol from an acetal was tested against synthesizing them through the elimination of a mesyloxy group. A total of seven different molecules were ... -
Isolation and Characterization of Exosomes from Cell Culture Medium and Human Plasma in Relation to Cancer Diagnostics
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)The interest in exosomes and other extracellular vesicles (EVs) has been steadily increasing for the past several years, as a growing body of evidence for their potential use as non-invasive biomarkers for disease such as ... -
Isolation and characterization of exosomes from human plasma related to development of a nanocarrier for epilepsy treatment
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)The investigation of exosomes as a cell-mediated delivery system for the delivery of nucleic acids, proteins and low molecular-weight therapeutic drugs increased during the past two decades. The potential of exosomes as ... -
Isolation, characterization and BBB permeability of plasma derived exosomes in relation to refractory epilepsy
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Exosomes have been of increasing interest for researchers due to their potential as a therapeutic drug delivery system. Refractory epilepsy is a drug-resistant form that affects 30% of epilepsy patients. There is no common ... -
Liquid losses from Atlantic cod (Gadhus morhua) during heat treatment
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)This thesis concerns a project in cooperation with Nofima, where we consider the mechanisms behind water loss during cooking of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). The thesis is a closing part of a master program in Biological ... -
Listeria monocytogenes in Norwegian fish farms from September to January
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)The Norwegian food industry is best known for salmon production and distribution to over 70 countries. Salmon processing factories are susceptible to the establishment of the pathogen bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, which ... -
Metabolic and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Assesment of Colon Cancer Cell Lines
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)Background: Cancer have varying dependency on oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis, and cancer metastasis decreases the patient 5-year survival rate. Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) are demonstrated to ... -
Method development for the extraction of pure intact mitochondria from beef heart and liver, and from HL-60 cultured cells.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Mitochondria have an essential role in the preservation of life. Life persists as a result of structure and energy, and the mitochondria are key components of energy production. Mitochondrial dysfunction is considered a ... -
Methylation of PP2A in Arabidopsis – Stress tolerance and gene expression analysis
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)PP2A is a highly conserved enzyme complex in eukaryotes that is involved in various signal transduction pathways including hormone-regulated pathways in plants. This enzyme is composed of catalytic C, scaffolding A, and ... -
MikroCT anvendelse for å evaluere porestruktur, porevolum og poredistribusjon i laksefôr.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-13)Pelleters fysiske kvalitet analyseres med typiske analysemetoder som vannstabilitet, fettlekkasje, hardhet, elastisitet, durabilitet, viskositet med mer, men disse analysene gir ikke tilstrekkelig informasjon om porestruktur ... -
Molecular biology of modified DNA bases
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-08)The cell has several mechanisms for repairing DNA damages, and it has been widely accepted that the base excision repair (BER) pathway is the main repair mechanism for small non helix distorting damages caused by oxidation. ... -
Mutants deficient in thylakoid membrane protein complexes characterize photosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-05)Photosynthesis involves two major pathways through which light energy can be harvested and transformed into chemical energy. Light drives the flow of electrons through a chain of redox protein complexes to synthesize NADPH ... -
Optimization of environmental conditions for roots to enhance the accumulation of biologically active compounds and their exudation in intact medicinal plants
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Cultivation of medicinal plants under control conditions in greenhouses can be promising technology for supplying pharmaceuticals. The main challenge of growing medicinal plants is that we have to create environmental ... -
Performance of Enzyme-Catalyzed Single-E and Dual-E Homeostatic Controllers
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)Mathematical modeling has become an important tool in order to investigate the behavior of biological systems. The concept of homeostasis is central to our understanding how cells and organisms maintain an internal stability ... -
Plasma Activated Water: The Next Generation Technology for Food and Agricultural Applications
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020)Plasma activated water (PAW) has recently gained increased attention as a next generation non-thermal food processing technology. It has promising potential as a eco-friendly alternative to traditional decontamination ... -
Quality of Norwegian tomatoes: Effects of hybrid supplemental lighting systems on sugar content in tomato fruits grown in greenhouses
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)The effects of supplemental lighting on greenhouse crops have been of recent interest, especially to those countries with seasons of limited natural light. This study aims to analyze the effects of both high-pressure sodium ... -
Study of Protein phosphatase subunit B’ɸ - impact on Arabidopsis thaliana and plant-microbe interaction.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-14)The protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) complex accounts for a considerable part of the protein dephosphorylation. PP2A is made up of three types of subunits, a catalytic(C), scaffolding (A) and regulatory (B) subunit. A certain ... -
Synthesis and Testing of Oil Field Scale Inhibitors
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)Scale formation is one of the major problems faced during production in the oil industry. A common method to control scale is the utilization of chemicals known as scale inhibitors (SIs). Several SIs are available commercially ... -
Synthesis of alkylated phenanthrenes
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)This thesis captures the process of synthesizing gram quantities of the compounds 2,3-dimethylphenanthrene (7a), 2,7-dimethylphenanthrene (7b) and 1,7-dimethylphenanthrene (7c) to be used in the EGGTOX project. The EGGTOX ...