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Exploring the Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, and Antimicrobial Capacity of Phenolic...
Gonçalves, Ana C.; Nunes, Ana R.; Meirinho, Sara; Ayuso-Calles, Miguel; Roca-Couso, Rocío; Rivas, Raúl; Falcão, Amílcar; Alves, Gilberto; Silva, Luís R.(1) Background: Nowadays, special attention has been paid to red and purple fruits, including blueberries and sweet cherries, since they are highly attractive to consumers due to their organoleptic properties, standing out due to their vibrant red and purple colours and sweet flavour, and nutritional value. (2) Methods: The present study evaluated the phenolic profile of phenolic-enriched extracts from blueberr...
Effects of Functional Phenolics Dietary Supplementation on Athletes' Performanc...
Gonçalves, Ana C.; Gaspar, Dário; Flores-Félix, José David; Falcão, Amílcar; Alves, Gilberto; Silva, Luís R.In recent years, many efforts have been made to identify micronutrients or nutritional strategies capable of preventing, or at least, attenuating, exercise-induced muscle damage and oxidative stress, and improving athlete performance. The reason is that most exercises induce various changes in mitochondria and cellular cytosol that lead to the generation of reactive species and free radicals whose accumulation ...
Evaluation of Raw Cheese as a Novel Source of Biofertilizer with a High Level o...
Nunes, Ana R.; Sánchez-Juanes, Fernando; Gonçalves, Ana C.; Alves, Gilberto Lourenço; Silva, Luís R.; Flores-Félix, José DavidToday’s agriculture requires the search for new and modern tools in order to improve and expand the use of its crops and to increase their sustainability. The use of plant growth-promoting PGP bacteria (PGPB) is the target of much research and seems to be an ideal strategy as long as the strains are properly selected for this purpose. Among the bacteria, lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are considered a suitable alte...