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Amparo Alegría

Amparo Alegría

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Chemistry

D-Index
44
Citations
5704
World Ranking
17011
National Ranking
695

Overview

Amparo Alegría is affiliated with the University of Valencia in Spain and has contributed to research across several fields, primarily focusing on Medicine, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their academic work spans a range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Surgery, Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Physiology.

Their research topics cover diverse areas such as:

  • Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
  • Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Proteins in Food Systems
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Biochemical effects in animals

Amparo Alegría has published in various scientific venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Food & Function
  • Foods
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Revista Clínica Española

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Antonio Cilla
  • Reyes Barberá
  • Guadalupe García-Llatas
  • Diego Miedes
  • Gabriel López-García

The following are selected recent publications by Amparo Alegría, illustrating the breadth of research interests and contributions:

  • Peptide-metal complexes: obtention and role in increasing bioavailability and decreasing the pro-oxidant effect of minerals, 2020, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
  • Antiproliferative Effect of Bioaccessible Fractions of Four Brassicaceae Microgreens on Human Colon Cancer Cells Linked to Their Phytochemical Composition, 2020, Antioxidants
  • Current methodologies for phytosterol analysis in foods, 2021, Microchemical Journal
  • Optimization of the Red Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) Viscera Hydrolysis for Obtaining Iron-Binding Peptides and Evaluation of In Vitro Iron Bioavailability, 2020, Foods
  • Sterol bioaccessibility in a plant sterol-enriched beverage using the INFOGEST digestion method: Influence of gastric lipase, bile salts and cholesterol esterase, 2022, Food Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Mind the gap-deficits in our knowledge of aspects impacting the bioavailability of phytochemicals and their metabolites--a position paper focusing on carotenoids and polyphenols.

    Torsten Bohn;Gordon J. Mcdougall;Amparo Alegría;Marie Alminger

  • Application of the 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysccinimidyl carbamate (AQC) reagent to the RP-HPLC determination of amino acids in infant foods

    Lourdes Bosch;Amparo Alegría;Rosaura Farré

  • Effect of processing on the bioaccessibility of bioactive compounds – A review focusing on carotenoids, minerals, ascorbic acid, tocopherols and polyphenols

    Antonio Cilla;Lourdes Bosch;Reyes Barberá;Amparo Alegría

  • Phospholipids in Human Milk and Infant Formulas: Benefits and Needs for Correct Infant Nutrition.

    Antonio Cilla;Késia Diego Quintaes;Reyes Barberá;Amparo Alegría

  • Evaluation of the Bioaccessibility of Antioxidant Bioactive Compounds and Minerals of Four Genotypes of Brassicaceae Microgreens

    Beatriz de la Fuente;Gabriel López-García;Vicent Máñez;Amparo Alegría

  • Lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzyme activities in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

    C Ruiz;A Alegría;R Barberá;R Farré

  • Bioaccessibility of Tocopherols, Carotenoids, and Ascorbic Acid from Milk- and Soy-Based Fruit Beverages: Influence of Food Matrix and Processing

    Antonio Cilla;Amparo Alegría;Begoña de Ancos;Concepción Sánchez-Moreno

  • High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of furfural compounds in infant formulas. Changes during heat treatment and storage.

    E Ferrer;A Alegrı́a;R Farré;P Abellán

  • Peptide-metal complexes: obtention and role in increasing bioavailability and decreasing the pro-oxidant effect of minerals

    Maria Elisa Caetano-Silva;Flavia Maria Netto;Maria Teresa Bertoldo-Pacheco;Amparo Alegría

  • High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of furfural compounds in infant formulas during full shelf-life

    Emilia Ferrer;Amparo Alegría;Rosaura Farré;Pedro Abellán

  • Fluorescence and color as markers for the Maillard reaction in milk–cereal based infant foods during storage

    Lourdes Bosch;Amparo Alegría;Rosaura Farré;Gonzalo Clemente

  • Effects of Thermal Processing and Storage on Available Lysine and Furfural Compounds Contents of Infant Formulas

    Emilia Ferrer;Amparo Alegría;Rosaura Farré;Pedro Abellán

  • Selenium, zinc and copper in plasma of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus in different metabolic control states

    C. Ruíz;A. Alegría;R. Barberá;R. Farré

  • High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of Maillard compounds in store-brand and name-brand ultra-high-temperature-treated cows' milk

    E Ferrer;A Alegrı́a;G Courtois;R Farré

  • Determination of sialic acid and gangliosides in biological samples and dairy products: a review.

    Ramón Lacomba;Jaime Salcedo;Amparo Alegría;M. Jesús Lagarda

  • Fluorescence, browning index, and color in infant formulas during storage.

    Emilia Ferrer;Amparo Alegría;Rosaura Farré;Gonzalo Clemente

  • Addition of milk fat globule membrane as an ingredient of infant formulas for resembling the polar lipids of human milk

    Lorena Claumarchirant;Antonio Cilla;Esther Matencio;Luis Manuel Sanchez-Siles

  • Iron and zinc bioavailability in Caco-2 cells: Influence of caseinophosphopeptides

    María José García-Nebot;Reyes Barberá;Amparo Alegría

  • Environmental cadmium, lead and nickel contamination: possible relationship between soil and vegetable content

    A. Alegría;R. Barberá;R. Boluda;F. Errecalde

  • Identification of casein phosphopeptides released after simulated digestion of milk-based infant formulas.

    Esther Miquel;José Angel Gomez;Amparo Alegria;Reyes Barbera

Frequent Co-Authors

Rosaura Farré
Rosaura Farré University of Valencia
Isidra Recio
Isidra Recio Spanish National Research Council
María Jesús Rodrigo
María Jesús Rodrigo Spanish National Research Council
Lorenzo Zacarías
Lorenzo Zacarías Spanish National Research Council
Yolanda Sanz
Yolanda Sanz Spanish National Research Council
Gordon J. McDougall
Gordon J. McDougall James Hutton Institute
Victor M. Victor
Victor M. Victor University of Valencia
Koen Venema
Koen Venema Maastricht University
Saïd Bouhallab
Saïd Bouhallab INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Raymond P. Glahn
Raymond P. Glahn Agricultural Research Service

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