Search for dissertations about: "pyruvate carboxylase"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words pyruvate carboxylase.

2. 1. Coupling mechanisms of insulin secretion - roles of mitochondrial metabolism and cAMP

   Author : Ulrika Krus; Diabetes - öpatofysiologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; secreting systems; Endocrinology; pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase; beta-cells; pyruvate carboxylase; diabetology; Endokrinologi; sekretion; diabetologi; diabetes;

   Abstract : Type 2 diabetes is a disease that increases tremendously in the western world. It is characterized by insulin resistance and defects in insulin secretion. Insulin resistance is tightly linked to obesity, and usually precedes the onset of type 2 diabetes. READ MORE

4. 2. Malic acid production by Aspergillus oryzae

   Author : Christoph Knuf; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; C4 dicarboxylic acids; Aspergillus oryzae; systems biology; fermentation; malic acid; metabolic engineering;

   Abstract : Malic acid is a C4 dicarboxylic acid which is used as an acidulant in food and beverages. It isalso considered as a bio-building block to replace petrochemically derived compounds in thepost oil era. This organic acid can be biotechnologically derived from fermentation usingrenewable feedstocks as carbon source. READ MORE

5. 3. Metabolomics and flux analysis by mass spectrometry : Investigations of factors associated with insulin secretion and prostate cancer risk

   Author : Johnny Östman; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Two of the most common diseases associated with the Western lifestyle are type 2 diabetes (T2D) and prostate cancer (PCa). This is in large part due to decreased physical activity, surplus of dietary energy, and an ageing population. READ MORE