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Agricultural practices as promoters of oleocanthal and oleacein availability in...
Ferro, Miguel D.; Caño-Carrillo, Irene; Gilbert-López, Bienvenida; Fernández-García, Alfonso; Cabrita, Maria João; Herrera, José M; Duarte, FátimaVirgin olive oil (VOO) is one of the greatest differentiating elements within the Mediterranean Diet, mainly due to its health-promoting properties associated with the presence of specific antioxidants—the phenolic compounds (PC). Among all PC in VOO, oleocanthal and oleacein are two of the most important, mainly due to their strong association with health benefits. The presence of these PC in VOO can be induce...
Phenolic Profile Characterization of ‘Galega Vulgar’ and ‘Cobrançosa’ Portugues...
Ferro, Miguel D.; Lopes, Elsa; Afonso, Marta; Peixe, Augusto; Rodrigues, Francisco M.; Duarte, Maria F.The phenolic composition of olive fruits represents a vast and unique source of health beneficial molecules due to the presence of specific phenolic compounds (PCs), such as verbascoside (VERB), oleuropein (OLE) and its derivative molecules. Despite of being some of the most critical compounds regarding olive oil quality, these PCs are mostly abundant in olive fruits and leafs due to their hydrophilic nature. I...
Enzymatic saccharification and bioethanol production from Cynara cardunculus pr...
Fernandes, Maria C.; Ferro, Miguel D.; Paulino, Ana F. C.; Mendes, Joana A. S.; Gravitis, Janis; Evtuguin, Dmitry V.; Xavier, Ana M. R. B.The correct choice of the specific lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment allows obtaining high biomass conversions for biorefinery implementations and cellulosic bioethanol production from renewable resources. Cynara cardunculus (cardoon) pretreated by steam explosion (SE) was involved in second-generation bioethanol production using separate hydrolysis and fermentation (SHF) or simultaneous saccharification and...
Bioethanol production from steam explosion pretreated and alkali extracted Cist...
Ferro, Miguel D.; Fernandes, Maria C.; Paulino, Ana F. C.; Prozil, Sonia O.; Gravitis, Janis; Evtuguin, Dmitry V.; Xavier, Ana M. R. B.Biofuels are suitable alternatives to conventional and fossil fuels that pose serious environmental adverse effects to society. Bioethanol is the most promising biofuel and can be generated from lignocellulosic biomasses. Forest residues are outside the human food chain and inexpensive raw materials, but they need a previous pretreatment, in order to improve the cellulose accessibility for further bioconversion...