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University of Alberta
Occupation: Associate Professor
His lab researches eggs. His primary research interest is to understand the links between egg and health, and further process egg into value-added functional foods/nutraceuticals. More specifically, his research focuses on protein/bioactive peptide preparation, purification, characterization, and bioactivity evaluation using chemical methods, cell culture and animal models. Research on developing protein-based biomaterials from agriculture byproducts and wastes is another area of interest.
Location: Canada
Article published the November 23, 2014
INTRODUCTIONOmega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA), mainly eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5 n-3), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6 n-3) and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA, 18:3 n-3), are suggested to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and certain forms of cancer, as well as to improve brain development and function. Due to compelling evidence supporting the health benefits of n-3 PUFA co ...
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