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Francesc Viladomat

Francesc Viladomat

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Chemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
7926
World Ranking
14126
National Ranking
561

Overview

Francesc Viladomat is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on the chemistry and pharmacology of alkaloids, with significant work in the study of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids and their chemical synthesis.

The scientist has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • Chemodiversity, chemotaxonomy and chemoecology of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids, 2020, The "Alkaloids. Chemistry and biology"
  • GC-MS of some lycorine-type Amaryllidaceae alkaloids, 2021, Journal of Mass Spectrometry
  • QToF exact mass and ESI fragmentation of bioactive Amaryllidaceae alkaloids, 2020, South African Journal of Botany
  • Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of some homolycorine-type Amaryllidaceae alkaloids, 2023, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
  • Chemical and Biological Aspects of Different Species of the Genus Clinanthus Herb. (Amaryllidaceae) from South America, 2023, Molecules

The main fields of study in Viladomat's research are:

  • Chemistry
  • Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

These fields are further specialized into subfields such as:

  • Pharmacology
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Food Science

Their scientific work is associated with the following main topics:

  • Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
  • Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Psychedelics and Drug Studies
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Botanical Research and Applications

Frequent coauthors of Viladomat include:

  • Jaume Bastida
  • Laura Torras-Claveria
  • Strahil Berkov
  • María Lenny Rodríguez-Escobar
  • Luciana R. Tallini

Key publication venues where their research appears include:

  • Molecules
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • The "Alkaloids. Chemistry and biology"
  • Journal of Mass Spectrometry
  • South African Journal of Botany

Best Publications

  • Comparison between the Radical Scavenging Activity and Antioxidant Activity of Six Distilled and Nondistilled Mediterranean Herbs and Aromatic Plants

    Irene Parejo;Francesc Viladomat;Jaume Bastida;Alfredo Rosas-Romero

  • Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of some Amaryllidaceae alkaloids and Narcissus extracts.

    Susana López;Jaume Bastida;Francesc Viladomat;Carles Codina

  • Separation and characterization of phenolic compounds in fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) using liquid chromatography-negative electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

    Irene Parejo;Olga Jauregui;Ferran Sánchez-Rabaneda;Francesc Viladomat

  • Qualitative analysis of phenolic compounds in apple pomace using liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry in tandem mode

    Ferran Sánchez-Rabaneda;Olga Jáuregui;Rosa Maria Lamuela-Raventós;Francesc Viladomat

  • Identification of phenolic compounds in artichoke waste by high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

    Ferran Sánchez-Rabaneda;Olga Jáuregui;Rosa Maria Lamuela-Raventós;Jaume Bastida

  • Antioxidant Activity and Phenolic Composition of Wild, Edible, and Medicinal Fennel from Different Mediterranean Countries

    Mariangela Faudale;Francesc Viladomat;Jaume Bastida;Ferruccio Poli

  • Investigation of Bolivian plant extracts for their radical scavenging activity and antioxidant activity

    Irene Parejo;Francesc Viladomat;Jaume Bastida;Alfredo Rosas-Romero

  • Chemical and Biological Aspects of Narcissus Alkaloids

    Jaume Bastida;Rodolfo Lavilla;Francesc Viladomat

  • Chapter 3 Chemical and Biological Aspects of Narcissus Alkaloids

    Jaume Bastida;Rodolfo Lavilla;Francesc Viladomat

  • Bioguided Isolation and Identification of the Nonvolatile Antioxidant Compounds from Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) Waste

    Irene Parejo;Francesc Viladomat;Jaume Bastida;Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann

  • Plant Sources of Galanthamine: Phytochemical and Biotechnological Aspects

    S. Berkov;L. Georgieva;V. Kondakova;A. Atanassov

  • Alkaloids from Boophane flava

    Francesc Viladomat;Jaume Bastida;Carles Codina;William E. Campbell

  • Characterization of acylated flavonoid‐O‐glycosides and methoxylated flavonoids from Tagetes maxima by liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

    Irene Parejo;Olga Jáuregui;Francesc Viladomat;Jaume Bastida

  • Cytotoxic and antimalarial alkaloids from Brunsvigia littoralis.

    William E. Campbell;Jerald J. Nair;David W. Gammon;Jaume Bastida

  • Antioxidant activity and phenolic composition of Lavandin (Lavandula x intermedia Emeric ex Loiseleur) waste.

    Laura Torras-Claveria;Olga Jauregui;Jaume Bastida;Carles Codina

  • Bioactive alkaloids from Brunsvigia radulosa.

    William E. Campbell;Jerald J. Nair;David W. Gammon;Carles Codina

  • Chemodiversity, chemotaxonomy and chemoecology of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids.

    Strahil Berkov;Edison Osorio;Francesc Viladomat;Jaume Bastida

  • Rapid TLC/GC‐MS identification of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in alkaloid extracts

    Strahil Berkov;Jaume Bastida;Milena Nikolova;Francesc Viladomat

  • Development and validation of a GC–MS method for rapid determination of galanthamine in Leucojum aestivum and Narcissus ssp.: A metabolomic approach

    Strahil Berkov;Jaume Bastida;Francesc Viladomat;Carles Codina

  • A single extraction step in the quantitative analysis of arbutin in bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) leaves by high-performance liquid chromatography.

    Irene Parejo;Francesc Viladomat;Jaume Bastida;Carles Codina

  • N-Alkylated galanthamine derivatives: Potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from Leucojum aestivum.

    Strahil Berkov;Carles Codina;Francesc Viladomat;Jaume Bastida

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaume Bastida
Jaume Bastida University of Barcelona
Olga Jáuregui
Olga Jáuregui University of Barcelona
Reto Brun
Reto Brun University of Basel
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Mercè Font-Bardia
Mercè Font-Bardia University of Barcelona
Marcel Kaiser
Marcel Kaiser Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Antonio F. Tiburcio
Antonio F. Tiburcio University of Barcelona
Rosa M. Cusidó
Rosa M. Cusidó University of Barcelona
Rosa M. Lamuela-Raventós
Rosa M. Lamuela-Raventós University of Barcelona
Derek Stewart
Derek Stewart James Hutton Institute

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