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Food Biotechnology
Research can be done for the development of new methods and procedures for industries of food and water.
Topics
Some of the interesting Biotechnology research topics are:
- Molecular-based technology for the rapid detection and identification of food borne pathogens in complex food systems.
- The influence of traditional and new processing technologies on the bacteria associated with Aspalathus linearis.
- DNA authentication of animal species present in commercial raw meat products.
- PCR and phage assay for the detection and control of pathogens in foods.
- Survival and elimination of pathogenic, heat resistant and other relevant microorganisms treated with UV-C.
- Analysis of an F1 generation of the cross Bon Rouge x Packham’s Triumph by Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR/microsatellite).
- Identifying heavy metal tolerant and sensitive genotypes
- Characterization of genes involved in heavy metal tolerance
- Isolation of novel growth-promoting bacteria to assist crops during heavy metal stress Identifying lipid signaling molecules for increasing plant tolerance to heavy metal stress
Proteomics
This field includes high-profile study of protein expression profiles for scrutinizing proteome profiles. Some of the interesting biotech research topics are,
- Identification and profiling of abiotic stress-responsive proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana and Sorghum bicolor.
- Analysis of sugar biosynthesis-related proteins of sorghum bicolor and investigation of their role in drought-stress tolerance
- Evaluation of the suitability and sustainability of Sweet Sorghum for bioethanol (and other by-products) production in South Africa
- Towards the development of a sustainable low tech-hypoallergenic latex agro-processing system designed for South African small-holder farmers.
Bioinformatics
This is another important part of biotechnology research and the current trend is identifying novel diagnostic tools for fighting cancer. Bioinformatics can help in recognizing genes and proteins and their roles in cancer.
Topics
Have a look at some of the topics that can be taken for research.
- Prediction of anticancer antimicrobial peptides using HIMMER and support vector machine.
- Identification and validation of novel therapeutic antimicrobial peptides against Human Immunodeficiency Virus: An in silico and molecular approach.
- Identification of biomarkers associated with ovarian cancer: A combined in silico and molecular approach.
- Identification of biomarkers in breast cancer as potential diagnostic and therapeutic agents using a combined in silico and molecular approach.
- Identification of MiRNA’s as potential biomarkers for the early detection of prostate cancer: an in silico and molecular approach
- Validation of putative identified genes in breast cancer tissue as biomarkers for the early detection of ductal and lobular breast cancers.
- Assessing the importance of Retinoblastoma Binding Protein 6 (RBBP6) in the regulation of the cancer-associated protein Y-Box Binding Protein 1 (YB-1).
- Investigating the role played by Retinoblastoma Binding Protein 6 (RBBP6) in the regulation of the tumour suppressor p53 by Mouse Double Minute 2 (MDM2).
- Structural characterization of the antioxidant activity of the 1-Cys peroxiredoxin Prx2 from the resurrection plant Xerophyta viscosa.
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