Our research in bioprospecting and agroprocessing adds value to South Africa’s biodiversity through scientific research and development by identifying and characterising natural extracts and compounds and setting up a biorepository in the form of an annotated compound and extracts library from which new ingredients could be developed for the health, food and cosmetic markets.

We have a library of purified extracts, fraction and pure compounds that have been screened against various biological activities for the health, food and cosmetic industry; nutritional content analytical services; food processing and nutritious food product development; bio-accessibility determination for assessing nutrient quality; evaluation of food safety (microbial and mycotoxin); proteomics and metabolomics assays; bio-absorption and toxicity studies; and application of molecular biology techniques.

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