Halodermin
Antioxidante que protege y revitaliza la piel
Los carotenoides son competentes captadores de especies reactivas de oxígeno (ROS) y su propiedad antioxidante se atribuye a su estructura química. Según el número de dobles enlaces conjugados y la longitud de la cadena de carbono, los pigmentos de las haloarqueas son muy superiores a los carotenoides de las plantas. Los pigmentos de las haloarqueas son en gran parte bacteriorubinas C50 que tienen una propiedad avanzada de eliminación de ROS. Los queratinocitos son la capa epidérmica de la piel y son los más propensos a los efectos perjudiciales de las ERO. En este concepto, el efecto antioxidante protector de los extractos de bacterioruberina C50 en las líneas celulares HaCaT es muy elevado.
Empresa/Institución
BITS, Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani) is a Deemed to be University established vide Sec.3 of the UGC Act, 1956. It has established itself as a symbol of Excellence and has been declared as an Institution of Eminence (IoE) by the Ministry of Education, Government of India in 2020. In Times Higher Education (THE) World University Subject Rankings 2022, Life Sciences in BITS ranks 2nd among Indian institutions (251-300 in Life Sciences Worldwide). BITS Goa campus was established in 2004 and since then it is into research and teaching.
País
India
Designer(s)
Devika N Nagar
Designer is current pursuing her PhD on Haloarchaeal Pigments and other bioproducts from haloarchaea, at Department of Biological Sciences BITS Pilani Goa Campus under the supervision of Prof. Judith Braganca. She is interested in scientific, sustainable, non-toxic and feasible products developed from the bio-compounds extracted form Halophilic Archaea. She has 3 yrs of Biological research experience in different research institutes prior to her PhD. She has done her Master's degree in Biochemistry and Bachelor's in Biotechnology.