Department of  Nutritional Research

Basic investigations

•           Experimental models of diet induced hyperlipidemia

•           Experimental model of obesity

•           Experimental model of moderate ingestion alcohol
 

These models can be used in metabolic and pharmacological research and diet supplementation.

Chromatographic assignment

•           Fatty acid content in plasma, erythrocyte and food

•           Extraction of total lipids in plasma, erythrocyte and other tissues (brain, liver, heart) and food

•           Separation of lipid classes (methods :TLC, SPE)

•           Fatty acid profile in phospholipids, triglycerides, FFA, cholesterol esters

•           Separation of the individual phosholipids
 

Assignment of fatty acid profile in disease with essential fatty acid deficit (EFAD)

•           liver disease                                                                 

•           renal disease

•           malignant disorders                  

•           rheumatic disease

•           inflammatory bowel disease

Screening fatty acid metabolism in:

•           hyperlipidemia

•           diabetes mellitus

•           obesity

•           malnutrition

Clinical study/investigation

•           ”Know-how“ for soybean LeciVita product (soyprotein, lecithin) for hyperlipidemic patients (manufactured by Soyaprotein, Bečej)

•           ”Know-how“ for soybean LeciVita-D product (soyprotein, lecithin) for diabetic patients (manufactured by Soyaprotein, Bečej)

•           ”Know-how“ for creating natural food supplements (made - flex seeds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, bran, lecithin…) assigned to dyslipidemic patients

Application research

•           in progress functional foods

•           design dietetic protocol with balanced n-3/n-6 ratio in  EFAD