Engineering and characterization of probiotics to tackle fructose-induced metabolic syndrome

• Main Author: Au-Yeung, Benjamin Shang Yong
• Other Authors: Tan Meng How
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Bioengineering; Science::Medicine::Biosensors
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144733
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The twin epidemics of obesity and diabetes are the primary metabolic disorders fuelled by processed food availability and modern lifestyles. No current medical interventions and treatments have been successful in reversing their rising trends. Thus far, multiple causal factors have been identified w...