Objective The present proposal suggests the application of plant cell and in vitro culture systems together with a biotechnological approach to provide facilities for the production of new high quality ready-to-eat food with functional activity useful for promoting public health. Nutra-Snack aims at the production of food at high content of natural metabolites with the following recognized health activities: anticancer, antilipidemic, anticholesterol, antimicrobial, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antihypertensive, anti-inflamatory and antioxidant activity etc. The team, which is composed of 5 European countries and a candidate country (6 research institutes and three SMEs) has the main objectives in the following: 1)Selection of organisms producing natural biologically active metabolites with recognized anticancer, antimicrobial, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antihypertensive, anti-inflamatory, anticholinergics and antioxidant activity. 2)Realization of a bioreactor/sensors for innovative plant cell and in vitro systems suitable for nutrient production; protocols for production of biological material enriched on functional metabolites which counteracts the main health risks. 3)Use of genetic transformants in order to enhance the synthesis of the desired metabolites as ???biological factories??? for further extraction of functional metabolites for food additives 4)The production of new ready-to-eat food for breakfast, snacks and for the nutrition of those involved in sports will receive highest priority 5)Development of safety and quality control protocols for the new ready-to-eat-food 6)Contribution to define a standard for new regulations on Nutraceutics... Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringmedical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic healthengineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationbioreactorsmedical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutritionmedical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacypharmaceutical drugsantivirals Keywords Biological Factory Bioreactor Fast Food and Sportma Metabolic engineering Plant Cell and Tissue Culture Ready-to-eat food for Breakfast Secondary metabolites Sensors of production chain Snacks to Programme(s) FP6-FOOD - Food Quality and Safety: Thematic priority 5 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) FOOD-2004-T5.4.1.3 - Improving the quality and safety of ready-to-eat products and semi-prepared foodstuffs by the exploitation of new and innovative technologies Call for proposal FP6-2004-FOOD-3-B See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF RESEARCH EU contribution No data Address Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 C.P.10 ROMA Italy See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all MARTIN-LUTHER-UNIVERSITAET HALLE-WITTENBERG Germany EU contribution No data Address Universitaetsplatz 10 HALLE/SAALE See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF CRETE Greece EU contribution No data Address Knosos Aven- Ampelokipi - University Campus HERAKLION See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT CULTIVATION Poland EU contribution No data Address Czartoryskich 8 PULAWY See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITÀ DI PISA- DEPARTMENT OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOPHARMACEUTICS Italy EU contribution No data Address Lungarno Pacinotti, 43-44 PISA See on map Total cost No data NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Romania EU contribution No data Address Splaiul Independentei 296 17-16 BUCHAREST See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN France EU contribution No data Address 52 avenue de Villeneuve PERPIGNAN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NÉOSENS France EU contribution No data Address PROLOGUE 1 - LA PYRENEENNE BP27201 LABEGE CEDEX See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ENERVIT S.P.A. Italy EU contribution No data Address Viale Achille Papa 30 MILANO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DAS S.R.L. Italy EU contribution No data Address Viale Tivoli Km 18,645 PALOMBARA SABINA (ROMA) See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
