Research trends in food biotechnology at Ural Federal University

The research was partially supported by Russian Science Foundation, grant № 20-66-47017

Coordination of Cu(II) and Ni(II) in polymers imprinted so as to optimize amine chelate formation

Molecular imprinting has become an established technique. However, little was done on direct investigation of the sorbents produced. In the present work, en ESR method was used for the investigation of the complex formation processes within the sorbents imprinted with copper(II) and nickel(II). The sorbents were synthesized from a mixture of linear low molecular weight polyethyleneimine oligomers. The composition, structure and distribution of complexes in the resin phase were investigated. The effects of the synthesis conditions, loading degree and water content were examined. The presence of certain copper complexes was found to be a convenient characteristic of the imprinting efficiency. The optimum synthesis conditions for obtaining sorbents imprinted with copper(II) or nickel(II) were identified. The imprinting results in the improvement of the stability of the complexes and the selectivity and working capacity of the sorbents. The imprinted samples are also characterized by a more even distribution of chelating sites. The synthesis conditions and loading by ions allow for the regulation of the ratio between individual complexes and magnetic associates in the resin phase. This is a critical point on the future use of the metal containing imprinted sorbents as catalysts. (C) 2003 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd

Functional Properties of Soy Substrates Modified by the Use of Different Enzymatic Treatments

The authors are grateful to Ms. Darya Sabinina from the Institute of Immunology and Physiology, Ural Branch RAS for running LC-MS experiments

Enzymatic treatment to increase extract yield from chlorella algae

Algae has shown to contain bioactive compounds which is of interest for researchers in different fields. Feasible extraction methods are essential for researchers to perform their experiments on those bioactive compounds and for industry for mass production. The use of enzymes to pre-treat algae before extraction lead to much better yield and higher quality extract [1].The authors state that there is no conflict of interest. This work was supported by the RFBR under Grants 17-03-00641 and 18-29-12129 mк, respectively, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation within the framework of the basic part of the state task, Project № 4.9514.2017/8.9 and the Program 211 of the Government of the Russian Federation № 02.A03.21.0006

VALUE ADDED TOMATO-SAUCE FORTIFIED WITH CHLORELLA PROTEIN ISOLATES

The research funding from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation is gratefully acknowledged

Properties of coatings on the basis of carbon, tungsten, boron, and titanium obtained by the pulsed vacuum-arc method

Results of an investigation of the properties of coatings on the basis of carbon, tungsten, boron, and titanium obtained by the pulsed vacuum-arc method are presented. It has been found that the adhesion characteristics of coatings based on boron and titanium may be improved using a composite carbon-based coating, doped with tungsten, boron, and titanium, which, moreover, has a microhardness greater than those of a coating based on titanium and boro

CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS OF WHITE BIOTECHNOLOGY. AN OVERVIEW

Biotechnology is a large field of science comprising various areas of study such as bio-chemistry, microbiology, biology, chemistry, chemical engineering, immunology, etc. White Biotechnology, mainly known as Industrial Biotechnology is the key technology