Publications by authors named "S Moreno-Fernandez"
One principal purpose of assisted reproductive technology (ART) is to produce viable and good quality embryos. However, a variety of environmental factors may induce epigenetic changes in the embryo. Moreover, laboratory conditions including the culture media may also affect embryo development.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStrains of resistant to various antibiotics have increased in recent years. In this context, the search for new therapeutic approaches is crucial. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the antibacterial activity of a procyanidin-rich extract obtained from food-grade winery grape seeds against 14 strains and elucidate its phenolic composition.
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- * The research focused on designing new bis-polyhydroxyphenyl derivatives that have shown high antioxidant capacity and significant radical scavenging activity in various assays.
- * These newly developed compounds exhibited protective effects against oxidative stress in relevant biological systems, demonstrating potential benefits in treating cardiovascular diseases associated with inflammatory conditions.
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- Strain 212 (PO212) helps tomato plants resist soil-borne pathogens by utilizing crude extracellular extracts, which contain important macromolecules affecting disease control.
- Research has identified enzymes like glycosyl hydrolases and proteases in PO212's extracts using proteomic techniques, suggesting they play a role in enhancing plant resistance.
- A method to separate these extracts into different molecular size fractions showed that high and middle molecular mass proteins maintain disease-fighting capabilities, indicating they are key to PO212's effectiveness as a biocontrol agent.
The effectiveness of a preparative integrated ultrafiltration/solid-phase extraction (UF/SPE) process for purification of oligomeric procyanidins (OPCs) from a crude grape seed extract (GSE) was studied for the first time. The separation of OPCs from polymeric procyanidins (PPCs) by UF was very efficient. The membrane showed an acceptable filtration flux of 6 to 3.
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