Award
Dr Larissa Balakireva, CEO & Founder of NovoCIB, was awarded with the Trophy of
"Femmes en Or 2011, Femme de l'Innovation"
in September 2011
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Feed supplementation with nucleotides

Nucleotides participate in nearly all biochemical processes:

Nucleotides
Cellular function
Biological role
ATP
Actine-myosin interaction
Muscle contraction
NTP
RNA synthesis (translation)
Protein synthesis
dNTP
DNA synthesis (replication)
Proliferation
NAD, FAD
Redox reactions
Metabolism
Coenzyme A
Krebs cycle
Fatty acids metabolism
UDP-glucose
Neoglycogenesis
Liver functions, muscle growth

Being building blocks of the nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), nucleotides are particularly required for actively proliferating cells of immune system or intestinal epithelium. Nucleotides added to animal feed are rapidly assimilated  through salvage pathway and accelerates RNA and DNA synthesis, and as a consequence :
- boosts immune system, enhances immunity and resistance to bacterial infections.;
- accelerates intestinal recovery after diarrhoea or food deprivation;
- improves growth rate.

NOVOCIB assists the development of new feed ingredients providing
1) Enzymatic Assay Kit for rapid assessment of purine nucleotides IMP, inosine and hypoxanthine in aquaculture feed;
2) Analytical service of nucleotide assessement in feed and in feed ingredients.