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008 HEALTH AND LABORATORY MAGAZINE

DOMESTIC ‘HYALURONIC

ACID’ PRODUCED BY USING
A faculty
member of BACTERIA IN LABORATORY
Ankara University
Faculty of
Medicine, ENVIRONMENT
Department of
Physiopathology,
Prof. Dr. Nuray
Yazihan and her
team, managed
to produce
hyaluronic
acid, which is
widely used in
cosmetics and
adds ‘moisture-
retaining,
anti-wrinkle’
properties to
skin creams,
using bacteria
in a laboratory
environment.

Hyaluronic acid, which is lot of use in medical devic- genetic changes in the take it as a supplement af- them because we don’t
widely used in cosmetics, es and medicinal products. bacteria we use”. ter a certain period of time. have production conditions
aesthetic surgery, and Acquisition methods and We will make it in the form and possibilities”.
tissue engineering, can also production methods differ Expressing that they will of a food supplement for-
be produced from various according to the usage start producing hyaluronic mulation made specifically Emphasizing that the value
animal tissues, such as area, and this reflects in the acid food supplements in for the joints”. of the substance in the
shark skin, rooster comb, price”. the first 6 months of 2020, cosmetic field is much high-
cattle pupils. When used in Yazihan noted that the Yazihan, who managed to er, Yazihan continued her
skin creams, it is known for Pointing out that the product will be sold in a produce this import-de- words as follows: “There
its property to keep mois- hyaluronic acid produced food supplement format pendent substance in Tur- are many cosmetic manu-
ture up to a thousand times from bacteria in the labo- without GMO. Expressing key, said that they would facturers in Turkey; creams
its weight in water. ratory environment is more that the food supplement primarily produce it as a are produced and they put
compatible with human will be for those who have food supplement because this substance into creams
Yazihan and his team nature than the production joint problems, Yazıcıhan they could not find the fi- or make supplements. We
worked on ‘production of of animal origin, Yazihan continued as follows: nancial support required by are talking about a product
hyaluronic acid from bac- continued: “There are also “When you say hyaluronic hyaluronic acid production that has an incredible
teria’, which was started by those of animal origin in the acid, beauty comes to in the cosmetic field: “When market share in the field of
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Çabuk and substances on the market, mind, this is indispensable you make a cosmetic filler, lip filling, under-eye filling or
his team from Osmangazi but when you use products for women. This substance the production weight of otherwise in the cosmetic
University, and produced of animal origin, you are is a very important filling the hyaluronic acid will field. If it is localized in Tur-
pure hyaluronic acid suit- very likely to encounter an material for your skin. change along with the mo- key, if suitable conditions
able for use in food and allergic reaction. Plus, when Besides, if we think about lecular weight of the hya- are provided, it will become
cosmetics. Yazihan, who is there is any bacterial or Turkey, most people have luronic acid. Of course, this a product that will have
preparing to start domestic other type of infection in joint problems and it is requires very serious in- a significant economic
and national production, the animal, this infection is very important in terms vestments. In our projects, contribution. Dependency
said: “Hyaluronic acid is a likely to be transferred. For of bone health. In that we have actually produced on the foreign market will
very expensive substance this reason, bacterial and respect, when it comes to those that will be used for decrease, in this case it will
that we constantly buy purified ones are generally food supplements, it will be cosmetic purposes under make a positive contribu-
from outside. It is used as a preferred and this is more a formulation that affects laboratory conditions, but tion”.
food supplement, it is used suitable for human nature. bone health when most unfortunately we have no
in cosmetics, plus it has a Plus, we do not make any people, especially women, chance to commercialize