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Identification of Candidate Biomarkers for Quality Assessment of Hatchery-reared Mussel Larvae Via GC/MS-based Metabolomics
(Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2015)To ensure environmental and economic sustainability of future aquaculture growth, large-scale hatchery production of mollusc larvae is required. However, variation in larval quality currently limits potential maximum yields. ... -
In-Bag Dry- vs. Wet-Aged Lamb: Quality, Consumer Acceptability, Oxidative Stability and In Vitro Digestibility
(2020)The aim of this study was to produce in-bag dry-aged lamb and compare its meat quality, consumer acceptability, oxidative stability and in vitro digestibility to the wet-aged equivalents. Significantly higher pH, weight ... -
Incidence in Plasma of Low Level Antibodies Against Three Xenotransplantation and Immunotherapeutic Glycan Antigens
(American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), 2020)Antibodies against xeno-glycan antigens terminating with the saccharides Galα, GalNAcα and Rhaα are ubiquitous in human blood. Although originating as barriers to infection some of these naturally occurring complement-activating ... -
Induction of Settlement in Larvae of the Mussel Mytilus Galloprovincialis Using Neuroactive Compounds
(Elsevier, 2012)We investigated the effect on Mytilus galloprovincialis larval settlement, as well as the toxicity, of serial concentrations in filtered seawater of acetylcholine (AC), γ-aminobutiric acid (GABA); 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine ... -
Influence of the Polyphenol extracts from apple skin on the viability of Probiotic bacteria in model milk drink
(The University of Auckland, 2011)Functional foods and ingredients present health-promoting benefits to the consumers beyond normal nutrition. Functional foods containing polyphenol antioxidants and probiotic bacteria are especially gaining increased market ... -
Inkjet printing of Function-Spacer-Lipid (FSL) biomolecules
(AUT University, 2011)FSL constructs (KODE Biotech Limited) consist of 3 parts: a functional head group (F), a spacer (S) and a lipid tail (L). The lipid tail acts as an anchor to localise the functional head group to a lipophilic surface, e.g. ... -
Interactions between the mat-forming alga Didymosphenia geminata and its hydrodynamic environment
(American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Inc., 2011)Algae require dissolved nutrients to grow, but nutrient concentrations are often very low in unpolluted streams and rivers. The supply of dissolved nutrients to benthic (bottom-dwelling) algae increases with increasing ... -
Investigation of Different Molecular Weight Fucoidan Fractions Derived from New Zealand Undaria pinnatifida in Combination with GroA Therapy in Prostate Cancer Cell Lines
(MDPI AG, 2018)Fucoidan, a sulfated polysaccharide extracted from brown seaweeds, has been shown to possess various antioxidant, anticoagulant, antiviral, and anticancer functions. In this study, we focused on low molecular weight fucoidan ... -
Isolation of Polymorphic Microsatellite Loci in the New Zealand Endemic Sand-Binder, Ficinia spiralis (Cyperaceae)
(Botanical Society of America, 2017)Premise of the study: Ficinia spiralis (Cyperaceae) is a declining sand-binding sedge of ecological and cultural importance. Microsatellite primers were developed in F. spiralis to investigate how population genetic structure ... -
Itaconic Acid Inhibits Growth of a Pathogenic Marine Vibrio Strain: A Metabolomics Approach
(Nature Publishing Group, 2019)The antimicrobial role of itaconic acid (ITA) has been recently discovered in mammalian cells. In our previous studies, we discovered that marine molluscs biosynthesise substantial quantities of ITA when exposed to marine ... -
A Journey With Elie Metchnikoff: From Innate Cell Mechanisms in Infectious Diseases to Quantum Biology
(Frontiers Media S. A., 2016)Many reviews of Elie Metchnikoff's work have been published, all unanimously acknowledging the significant contributions of his cellular theory to the fields of immunology and infectious diseases. In 1883, he published a ... -
Leaf Stable Isotope and Nutrient Status of Temperate Mangroves As Ecological Indicators to Assess Anthropogenic Activity and Recovery From Eutrophication
(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2016)We measured nitrogen stable isotope values (δ15N), and total phosphorus (%P) and total nitrogen (%N) contents in leaves of the temperate mangrove (Avicennia marina sp. australasica) from three coastal ecosystems exposed ... -
Metabolic Biomarkers of Monochorionic Twins Complicated With Selective Intrauterine Growth Restriction in Cord Plasma and Placental Tissue
(Springer Nature, 2018)The selective intrauterine growth restriction (sIUGR) of monochorionic diamniotic (MCDC) twins causes phenotypic growth discordance, which is correlated with metabolomic pertubations. A global, untargeted identification ... -
Metabolic Profiling of Mussel Larvae: Effect of Handling and Culture Conditions
(Springer, 2015)Gas chromatography mass spectroscopy was applied to characterize the metabolic profiles of hatchery-reared mussel (Perna canaliculus) larvae before and after a prolonged handling and water exchange process, and to investigate ... -
Metabolomic Strategies for Aquaculture Research: A Primer
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2016)Metabolomics is a fast-evolving field that provides qualitative and quantitative analyses of metabolites within cells, tissues or biofluids. Recent applications of metabolomics approaches in aquaculture research have ... -
Microclimate of the brown alga Feldmannia caespitula interstitium under zero-flow conditions
(Inter Research, 2001)The microclimate of the brown alga Feldmannia caespitula (J. Agardh) Knoepffler-Peguy interstitium was studied using microelectrode techniques. Zero water flow and irradiances of 170 and 1500 mu mol photons m(-2) s(-1) ... -
Modelling the Key Drivers of an Aerial Phytophthora Foliar Disease Epidemic, From the Needles to the Whole Plant
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019)Understanding the epidemiology of infectious diseases in a host population is a major challenge in forestry. Radiata pine plantations in New Zealand are impacted by a foliar disease, red needle cast (RNC), caused by ... -
Monitoring organic enrichment of coastal sediment
(New Zealand Coastal Society, 2011)Organic enrichment of coastal sediment is of interest to coastal managers worldwide. It results from excess supply of organic carbon to coastal waters from both natural and anthropogenic sources such as, terrestrial runoff, ... -
More than just a crab hole
(NIWA, 2005)Mangrove trees trap fine sediment brought in by rivers and the tide. This sediment is the home of various bacteria, algae, protozoa, and invertebrates (such as marine worms) that cope well with the challenges of an intertidal ... -
Multidrug Resistance-associated Protein 2 (MRP2) mediated transport of Oxaliplatin-derived platinum in membrane vesicles
(PLOS One, 2015)The platinum-based anticancer drug oxaliplatin is important clinically in cancer treatment. However, the role of multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 (MRP2) in controlling oxaliplatin membrane transport, in vivo ...