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Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
11723
World Ranking
13836
National Ranking
290

Overview

Blanca Hernández-Ledesma is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, agricultural and biological sciences, and medicine.

The scientist's work covers diverse subfields including molecular biology, food science, nutrition and dietetics, physiology, and insect science. Their main topics of research feature protein hydrolysis and bioactive peptides, biochemical effects in animals, insect utilization and effects, consumer attitudes and food labeling, algal biology and biofuel production, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, and proteins in food systems.

Hernández-Ledesma's recent publications include:

  • Pseudocereal grains: Nutritional value, health benefits and current applications for the development of gluten-free foods (2020, Food and Chemical Toxicology)
  • Current Evidence on the Bioavailability of Food Bioactive Peptides (2020, Molecules)
  • A Review on the Extraction and Processing of Natural Source-Derived Proteins through Eco-Innovative Approaches (2021, Processes)
  • Bioactivity and Digestibility of Microalgae Tetraselmis sp. and Nannochloropsis sp. as Basis of Their Potential as Novel Functional Foods (2023, Nutrients)
  • Gastrointestinal Digestion of Food Proteins under the Effects of Released Bioactive Peptides on Digestive Health (2020, Molecular Nutrition & Food Research)

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as Foods, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Nutrients, Preprints.org, and Food Chemistry.

Collaborations are a notable part of Hernández-Ledesma's work, with frequent coauthors including Samuel Paterson, Pilar Gómez-Cortés, Samuel Fernández-Tomé, Cristina Martínez-Villaluenga, and Giselle Franca-Oliveira.

Best Publications

  • Preparation of antioxidant enzymatic hydrolysates from alpha-lactalbumin and beta-lactoglobulin. Identification of active peptides by HPLC-MS/MS.

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Alberto Dávalos;Begoña Bartolomé;Lourdes Amigo

  • Antihypertensive peptides: Production, bioavailability and incorporation into foods

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;María del Mar Contreras;Isidra Recio

  • Identification of bioactive peptides after digestion of human milk and infant formula with pepsin and pancreatin

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Ana Quirós;Lourdes Amigo;Isidra Recio

  • Novel tacrine-melatonin hybrids as dual-acting drugs for Alzheimer disease, with improved acetylcholinesterase inhibitory and antioxidant properties.

    María Isabel Rodríguez-Franco;María Isabel Fernández-Bachiller;Concepción Pérez;Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

  • Antihypertensive peptides from food proteins: a review

    Daniel Martínez-Maqueda;Beatriz Miralles;Isidra Recio;Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

  • Identification of antioxidant and ACE-inhibitory peptides in fermented milk

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Beatriz Miralles;Lourdes Amigo;Mercedes Ramos

  • Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory activity in commercial fermented products. Formation of peptides under simulated gastrointestinal digestion.

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Lourdes Amigo;Mercedes Ramos;Isidra Recio

  • Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of cancer preventive peptide lunasin in RAW 264.7 macrophages.

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Chia Chien Hsieh;Ben O. de Lumen

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Activity of Peptides Derived from Caprine Kefir

    A. Quirós;B. Hernández-Ledesma;M. Ramos;L. Amigo

  • Dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitory peptides generated by tryptic hydrolysis of a whey protein concentrate rich in β-lactoglobulin

    Silvana T. Silveira;Daniel Martínez-Maqueda;Isidra Recio;Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

  • Beta-lactoglobulin as source of bioactive peptides.

    B. Hernández-Ledesma;I. Recio;L. Amigo

  • Production of antioxidant hydrolyzates from a whey protein concentrate with thermolysin: Optimization by response surface methodology

    María del Mar Contreras;Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Lourdes Amigo;Pedro J. Martín-Álvarez

  • Nutritional and biological value of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)

    Rubén Vilcacundo;Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

  • Pseudocereal grains: Nutritional value, health benefits and current applications for the development of gluten-free foods

    Cristina Martínez-Villaluenga;Elena Peñas;Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

  • Release of dipeptidyl peptidase IV, α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory peptides from quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) during in vitro simulated gastrointestinal digestion

    Rubén Vilcacundo;Cristina Martínez-Villaluenga;Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

  • Dairy protein hydrolysates: Peptides for health benefits

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;María José García-Nebot;Samuel Fernández-Tomé;Lourdes Amigo

  • Lunasin, a novel seed peptide for cancer prevention

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Chia Chien Hsieh;Ben O. de Lumen

  • Preparation of ovine and caprine β-lactoglobulin hydrolysates with ACE-inhibitory activity. Identification of active peptides from caprine β-lactoglobulin hydrolysed with thermolysin

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Isidra Recio;Mercedes Ramos;Lourdes Amigo

  • ACE-Inhibitory and Radical-Scavenging Activity of Peptides Derived from β-Lactoglobulin f(19−25). Interactions with Ascorbic Acid

    Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Lourdes Amigo;Isidra Recio;Begoña Bartolomé

  • Protein degradation and peptide release from milk proteins in human jejunum. Comparison with in vitro gastrointestinal simulation

    Javier Sanchón;Samuel Fernández-Tomé;Beatriz Miralles;Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

Frequent Co-Authors

Isidra Recio
Isidra Recio Spanish National Research Council
Mercedes Ramos
Mercedes Ramos Spanish National Research Council
Cristina Martínez-Villaluenga
Cristina Martínez-Villaluenga Spanish National Research Council
Begoña Bartolomé
Begoña Bartolomé Spanish National Research Council
Pedro J. Martín-Álvarez
Pedro J. Martín-Álvarez Spanish National Research Council
Luis Goya
Luis Goya Spanish National Research Council
Sonia Ramos
Sonia Ramos Spanish National Research Council
Javier P. Gisbert
Javier P. Gisbert Autonomous University of Madrid
Teresa Requena
Teresa Requena Spanish National Research Council
María Monagas
María Monagas Spanish National Research Council

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