Browsing Master's theses (KBM) by Title
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Screening for bredspektrede β-laktamaseholdige bakterier (ESBL og karbapenemaser) ved molekylærbiologiske og fylogenetiske undersøkelser i akvatisk nærmiljø
(Master thesis, 2018)Antibiotikaresistens er en naturlig adaptiv prosess som har eksistert i miljøet i årtusener, men resistens kan ha blitt akselerert som følge av økt bruk og forekomst av antibakterielle midler i miljøet, og som følge av ... -
Search for biologically active compounds in AndoSanTM, a medicinal mushroom extract
(Master thesis, 2013-12-20)English: AndoSanTM is a commercial product currently being subject to research for its ability to repress multiple myeloma, colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. The product is a fermented aqueous extract of ... -
Searching for a redox partner for bacterial lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases
(Master thesis, 2020)Biomass is considered a vast resource for supplying sustainable and renewable energy. Lignocellulose is the most abundant source of biomass found on earth and utilization of this energy source is studied around the world. ... -
Seasonal trends in the midgut microbiota of honeybees
(Master thesis, 2013-08-08)Honeybees are prominent crop pollinators and thus important for an effective food production. Without any apparent reason, massive bee colony losses appeared around the world, which started about a decade ago, and thereby ... -
SEC-MALS-undersøkelse av MWL-isolerte hydrolyseprodukter fra norsk gran (Picea abies)
(Master thesis, 2018)De siste tiårenes økte fokus på miljøutfordringer har ført til en voksende interesse for grønt karbon og bioøkonomi. Karbon fra biomasse er sett på som et bærekraftig alternativ til petroleumsbasert karbon. Det er stort ... -
Secretion and anchoring of a cancer antigen in Lactobacillus plantarum
(Master thesis, 2017)Melanoma is one of the most lethal forms of skin cancer, and immunotherapy continues to be a hot topic for the treatment of this disease. This study is part of a larger project with the long-term goal to develop mucosal ... -
Secretion and anchoring of invasin from Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in Lactobacillus plantarum
(Master thesis, 2011-11-17)The work conducted in this thesis is a part of a project whose main goal is to develop oral vaccines for humans with Lactobacillus as a vaccine delivery vector. Lactic acid bacteria can potentially produce therapeutic ... -
Secretion and anchoring of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in Lactobacillus plantarum
(Master thesis, 2011-11-17)The aim of this study was to develop the LAB Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 as a delivery-vehicle for a human vaccine against infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Because lactic acid bacteria have a long record of safe ... -
Secretion and anchoring of proteins in Lactobacillus plantarum: Studies of a dendritic cell-targeted Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen
(Master thesis, 2013-08-30)The work described in this thesis is part of a larger project where the goal is to develop oral vaccines based on lactic acid bacteria (LAB). LAB have been used in food for centuries, are a natural inhabitant of the ... -
Selected perfluorinated compounds in the sediment of an arctic freshwater lake: A case study at Kapp Linnè
(Master thesis, 2016-08-10)After their discovery in the environment in the early 2000s, polyfluorinated alkylated substances and perfluorinated alkylated substances (PFASs) received much attention because of their persistence, bioaccumulation ... -
Sensorisk karakterisering av marine oljer
(Master thesis, 2014-08-05)Marine oljer er en samlebetegnelse for oljer utvunnet fra fisk eller sjøpattedyr som er rike på sunne flerumettede fettsyrer. Marine konsumoljer benyttes som et tradisjonelt kosttilskudd og tilsatt som ingrediens i ... -
Sensorisk og kjemisk karakterisering av aromakomponenter i jordbærsyltetøy
(Master thesis, 2016-08-09)Nordmenn er blant verdenstoppen når det kommer til konsum av jordbærsyltetøy per innbygger. De siste årene har forskning på jordbærsyltetøy hovedsakelig omhandlet antocyaniner og antioksidanter grunnet deres helsebringende ... -
Sesongvariasjon av soppflora i tarm hos den europeiske honningbien (Apis mellifera)
(Master thesis, 2017)Den europeiske honningbien (Apis mellifera) er den viktigste pollinatoren benyttet innen agrikultur, hvor de har en høy økonomisk verdi. Honningbien er benyttet som modellorganisme og den bakterielle tarmfloraen er godt ... -
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O26 : transduction of Stx bacteriophages
(Master thesis, 2017)Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) have been associated with several cases of foodborne disease outbreaks. In severe cases, infection with STEC has led to life-threatening conditions including haemorrhagic colitis ... -
Short and medium chain chlorinated paraffins in atmospheric samples : analytical challenges
(Master thesis, 2017)Chlorinated paraffins (CPs) is a group of organic compounds consisting of chlorinated n-alkanes of varying chain length (C10-C30) and degrees of chlorination (40 to 70% by weight). The CPs are generally divided into three ... -
Siderproduksjon av norske epler
(Master thesis, 2016-08-10)Siderproduksjon var lenge typisk for England, men er også blitt innført i andre europeiske land, som Frankrike og Spania, med stor suksess. I Norge har siderproduksjon lenge vært begrenset til Hardanger-området. Det finnes ... -
Significance of bacteriocin associated ABC transporter genes in oral streptococci biofilm
(Master thesis, 2023)Biofilms are aggregated communities of microorganisms, that are involved with up to 80% of all human infections including oral diseases, chronic tissue infections, chronic inflammatory diseases, and acute infections. The ... -
Single-cell analysis of ER-positive breast cancer treated with letrozole and ribociclib
(Master thesis, 2022)Breast cancer is the most widespread cancer in the world, accounting for 25% of all female cancers. There is a high inter- and intra-tumor heterogeneity in breast cancer which makes it challenging to optimize the treatment ... -
Site-directed mutagenesis of a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase from Micromonospora aurantiaca
(Master thesis, 2016-08-10)Cellulose and chitin are the two most abundant biopolymers in nature and they are valuable biomaterials that supplements fossil resources in the production of fuels, materials and chemicals. Due to the recalcitrant nature ... -
Social and socio-demographic effects on food waste : the case of suboptimal food
(Master thesis, 2016-08-10)I løpet av de siste årene, har det vært økt oppmerksomhet rettet mot matsvinn. FAO har estimert 1.3 milliarder tonn matsvinn årlig, hvorav forbrukerne er ett av de største bidragsyterne. Den negative belastningen matsvinn ...