• Starch based systems for the colonic delivery of bioactive peptides 

  Gough, Ronan (University College Cork, 2018)

  Bioactive peptides have numerous health benefits, although if taken orally they may be digested during gastrointestinal (GI) transit. Encapsulation is an established method for oral delivery of bioactives. However, many ...
• Functional and evolutionary analysis of sugar transporters in Kluyveromyces marxianus 

  Varela, Javier A. (University College Cork, 2018)

  Kluyveromyces marxianus is a yeast species traditionally found in fermented dairy products such as yogurt and kefir. Because of its association with these products, this yeast has a QPS/GRAS status that facilitates ...
• An investigation of the prebiotic potential and gut health benefits of Irish seaweeds 

  Collins, Kenneth G. (University College Cork, 2017)

  Seaweeds are an excellent source of biologically active secondary metabolites. Compounds from seaweeds have exhibited a wide range of therapeutic activities and seaweeds have now been proposed as a new source of prebiotics. ...
• Lactobacillus paracasei: an evaluation of the flavour diversification potential of the species through genomics, metabolomics and applications 

  Stefanovic, Ewelina (University College Cork, 2017)

  Strains of Lactobacillus paracasei are commonly isolated from numerous and diverse niches, such as dairy products, plant materials and reproductive and gastrointestinal tracts of humans and animals. In cheese, strains of ...
• Cystic fibrosis and the gut microbiota 

  Deane, Jennifer (University College Cork, 2017)

  The role of the gut microbiota in host health has been established in recent years and has been shown to be altered in numerous disease states, including Cystic Fibrosis (CF) cohorts. This thesis investigates the gut ...

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