30/04/2025
The results of the TÜBİTAK-TEYDEB 1505 University-Industry Cooperation Support Program have been announced. The project of Sabancı University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Emeritus Faculty Member Hüveyda Başağa has been granted support under the program.
Our Emeritus Faculty Member Hüveyda Başağa’s project entitled “Development of Antioxidant Effective Liquid Food Supplement Containing Microparticle Quercetin” aims to produce quercetin-iron (III) chloride complex microparticles that are based on natural products and offer a more stable profile in order to improve the properties that limit the bioavailability of quercetin and to create a commercial liquid food supplement product formulation containing these microparticles.
The goals of the project, which will be carried out together with Mefar İlaç, are to synthesize and characterize the quercetin-iron (III) complex, to demonstrate the antioxidant effects of this complex with in vitro studies and to demonstrate its non-toxicity with in vivo animal experiments. The project aims to provide added value to our country by turning it into a commercializable product with the R&D studies and technology transfer required for the development of a liquid food supplement with antioxidant activity.
