Doctorat en Tecnologia Agroalimentària i Biotecnologia

Effect of trace metal Ions on the conformational stability of the visual photoreceptor rhodopsin

Wang, Feifei; Fernández González, Pol; Ramon Portés, Eva; Gómez Gutiérrez, Patricia; Morillo Cazorla, Margarita; Garriga Solé, Pere (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-07-01)
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Trace metals are essential elements that play key roles in a number of biochemical processes governing human visual physiology in health and disease. Several trace metals, such as zinc, have been shown to play important ...

Comparative study of block cryoconcentration in pomegranate juice: centrifugation versus vacuum

Vásquez Castillo, Flor de María; Hernández Yáñez, Eduard; Ureña, Milver; Achaerandio Puente, María Isabel (2023-08-29)
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Block cryoconcentration is a technique that can be applied to obtain fruit juice concentrates while preserving their nutritional, bioactive and organoleptic properties. Until now, the investigations present both the ...

Attenuation and soil biodegradation of fungicides by using vegetated buffer strips in vineyards during a simulated rainfall–runoff event

Ortega Rioja, Paula; Escolà Casas, Mònica; Gil Moya, Emilio; Matamoros Mercadal, Víctor (Springer, 2023-06-22)
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Rainfall–runoff events occurring in vineyard fields can result in pesticide ground losses and the subsequent pollution of surface water bodies, derivate from the crop protection spray applications. In this study, the ...

Are citric acid-iron II complexes true chelates or just physical mixtures and how to prove this?

Mattar, Ghadeer; Haddarah, Amira; Haddad, Joseph; Pujolà Cunill, Montserrat; Sepulcre Sánchez, Francesc (2023-01-15)
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Although mineral chelates are widely produced to be used as food fortifiers, the proof that these complexes are chelates is still missing. In our present work, iron II complexes using citric acid in different ratios are ...

Antioxidant and antiradical activities of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. extracts encapsulated in calcium alginate spheres

Bevan, Pascal; Pastor Castillo, Maria Vicenta; Almajano Pablos, María Pilar; Codina Torrella, Idoia (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-03-31)
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The interest in natural sources with high antioxidant powder has recently increased in several sectors. Ionic gelation methods could be used to protect bioactive substances to control the kinetics and release of these ...

Study the interaction of amino acids, sugars, thermal treatment and cooking technique on the formation of acrylamide in potato models

Bachir, Nivine; Haddarah, Amira; Sepulcre Sánchez, Francesc; Pujolà Cunill, Montserrat (Elsevier, 2023-05-15)
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This study unveiled the effect of the suspected precursors of acrylamide (asparagine, glutamine) combined/ separated with different formulations of glucose, fructose, and sucrose. To better understand the interaction between ...

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