Baking meets science in the most delicious way, with a range of new ‘good heart’ muffins developed by Centre scientists at the UQ node to meet the food standard guidelines for cholesterol-lowering properties. According to food scientist and keen baker Dr Nima Gunness, the UQ blueberry muffins contain around three grams of beta glucans – […]
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Centre’s Research Showcase #pcw2018 Podcast: Making friends with fronds TV series SCOPE features Centre work Pint of Science with Centre CI New animation of an illustrative model of the primary plant cell wall |
 UQ researcher takes the cake
May 22, 2017
New Publication: Where is the dietary fibre beta-glucan made?
March 20, 2015
Melbourne node investigators, lead by Monica Doblin have had their paper Determining the Subcellular Location of Synthesis and Assembly of the Cell Wall Polysaccharide (1,3; 1,4)-β-d-Glucan in Grasses published in The Plant Cell. The article shows compelling evidence that beta-glucan is actually made at the cell surface, rather than at the plasma membrane. This research […] |
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