IC210100040 - ARC Training Centre for Facilitated Advancement of Australia's Bioactives (FAAB)

Bioactive products contain molecules that are perceived to give health benefits. However, a key aspect of the benefit of such products is the release of the active ingredients. This is determined in large part by the matrix that surrounds the bioactive components. This project will involve methods to characterise matrices of a wide range of bioactive products ranging from grape pomace (grape skins, seeds and stems) to yoghurts to seaweed to tablets. We will determine how product production, storage and consumption affects the matrix and hence bioactive availability. Techniques to be developed include spectroscopies (linear dichroism, circular dichroism, Raman, infrared absorbance, fluorescence), chromatographies, diffraction, particle size determination, mass spectrometry, and calorimetry.