- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Edible Oils Quality and Analysis
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Agricultural and Food Sciences
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Coffee research and impacts
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
- Nuts composition and effects
- Fungal Biology and Applications
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
- Botanical Research and Applications
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Tea Polyphenols and Effects
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Food Quality and Safety Studies
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
Rede de Química e Tecnologia
2016-2025
Universidade do Porto
2016-2025
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
2022-2025
Prefeitura Municipal de Campos dos Goytacazes
2023-2024
Hospital de Santo António
2023-2024
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central
2024
Polytechnic Institute of Porto
2014-2023
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto
2007-2023
Fernando Pessoa University
2013-2023
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental
2020-2023
Natural ingredients have been used for centuries skin care purposes. Nowadays, they are becoming more prevalent in formulations, due to consumers’ concerns about synthetic ingredients/chemical substances. The main benefits reported plant extracts, care, include antioxidant and antimicrobial activities tyrosinase inhibition effect. In this review, some examples of plants from Portuguese flora, whose extracts shown good properties presented. However, despite the known few studies development...
Algae are a complex, polyphyletic group of organisms, affordable and naturally rich in nutrients, but also valuable sources structurally diverse bioactive substances such as natural pigments. The aim this work was to evaluate the polar non-polar pigment contents different commercial dried algae (brown: Himanthalia elongata, Undaria pinnatifida, Laminaria ochroleuca; red: Porphyra spp.; blue-green microalga: Spirulina spp.). extraction carried out using solvents (100% methanol, 100% methanol...