June 28th, 2020
L-arginine: glycine amidinotransferase (AGAT) is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of creatine and it's upregulation is a possible target in molecular nutrition.
July 22nd, 2020
Our research proposal “Dietary and Physiological Agents for Optimizing Mitochondrial Function” has been selected for funding!
March 3, 2020
We have started another double-blind RCT in our lab! This study investigates the effects of 6-week administration with 8-herb extract on exercise performance and metabolism, antioxidant status and telomerase activity in healthy men.
Applied Bioenergetics Lab
Advancing Science for Healthier Life
Disturbances in cellular energy homeostasis are considered a key element of different conditions – from cardiometabolic and neurodegenerative diseases to athletic performance and aging, with improving bioenergetics remains a challenging task for both industry and academia.
Here in Applied Bioenergetics Lab, we strive to advance novel dietary supplements and similar therapeutics that protect and restore tissue bioenergetics and metabolism in health and disease, by joint our forces with different partners.
Our lab is one of the most active research units at UNS, publishing 12-15 scientific articles per year in premier journals. Stay informed about our activities by clicking on the links below!
Latest news
New paper on creatine and liver health
Dietary exposure to creatine through a regular diet is not associated with more liver disease manifestations in U.S. population aged 12 years and over.
ABL at EUH2 Conference
During the past week, our team presented two studies at the First Conference of European Academy for Molecular Hydrogen Research in Biomedicine held in Congress Centre of Slovak Academy of Science at Smolenice Castle in Slovakia
Our research at ESPEN 2022
Two doctoral students from our lab, Nikola Todorovic and Dragana Zanini, are presenting recent research studies at 44th European Congress for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism in Vienna
New studies in our lab
Summer 2022 was quite busy for our lab! Besides finishing scientific studies about nitrates and hydrogen for COVID-19, and creatine for long covid, we have started few new projects as well.
How much GAA is consumed via regular diet?
We found here that the dietary exposure to GAA is relatively low among the US adults, with the average intake (∼10 mg/day) only contributes marginally to the total daily turnover of creatine.