Extract and modify the arabinoxylans from the pentosan fraction of wheat flour, an industrial by-product.
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Characterise the molecular features of extracted and modified arabinoxylans with HPSEC and HPLC methods.
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Test the immune modulating properties of arabinoxylans with various molecular characters in in vitro studies with human immune cell lines, U937 and Caco2.
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Morphology, biochemistry, and biophysics of cereal grains relevant to functional and nutritional characteristics
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Structure and physicochemical properties of functionally and nutritionally important components of cereal grains such as polysaccharides, proteins, oils, enzymes, vitamins, and minerals.