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Francisco García-Olmedo

Francisco García-Olmedo

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
8968
World Ranking
16751
National Ranking
375

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1993 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Francisco García-Olmedo is affiliated with the Technical University of Madrid in Spain. Their academic career is marked by a focus on molecular biology and related scientific disciplines.

Throughout their professional life, Francisco García-Olmedo has been recognized by prestigious organizations in the scientific community. In 1993, they became a member of the Academia Europaea, an indication of involvement in European scholarly networks. Additionally, they hold membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), reflecting engagement with molecular biology research in Europe.

No specific details about published papers, frequent co-authors, or particular research topics are available. Likewise, information regarding book publications or distinct fields and subfields of study is not provided in the data.

Best Publications

  • Plant defense peptides.

    Francisco García-Olmedo;Antonio Molina;Josefa M. Alamillo;Pablo Rodríguez-Palenzuéla

  • The defensive role of nonspecific lipid-transfer proteins in plants

    Francisco García-Olmedo;Antonio Molina;Ana Segura;Manuel Moreno

  • Lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs) from barley and maize leaves are potent inhibitors of bacterial and fungal plant pathogens

    Antonio Molina;Ana Segura;Francisco García-Olmedo

  • Snakin-1, a Peptide from Potato That Is Active Against Plant Pathogens

    Ana Segura;Manuel Moreno;Francisco Madueño;Antonio Molina

  • Snakin-2, an Antimicrobial Peptide from Potato Whose Gene Is Locally Induced by Wounding and Responds to Pathogen Infection

    Marta Berrocal-Lobo;Ana Segura;Manuel Moreno;Gemma López

  • Susceptibility of Phytopathogenic Bacteria to Wheat Purothionins In Vitro

    R. Fernandez De Caleya;Blanca Gonzalez-Pascual;F. García-Olmedo;Pilar Carbonero

  • Expression of the α-thionin gene from barley in tobacco confers enhanced resistance to bacterial pathogens

    Maria José Carmona;Antonio Molina;José Antonio Fernández;Juan José López-Fando

  • Enhanced tolerance to bacterial pathogens caused by the transgenic expression of barley lipid transfer protein LTP2

    A. Molina;F. García‐Olmedo

  • Novel defensin subfamily from spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

    Ana Segura;Manuel Moreno;Antonio Molina;Francisco Garcı́a-Olmedo

  • Developmental and pathogen‐induced expression of three barley genes encoding lipid transfer proteins

    Antonio Molina;Francisco Garcia-Olmedo

  • Purification and antipathogenic activity of lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) from the leaves of Arabidopsis and spinach

    Ana Segura;Manuel Moreno;Francisco García-Olmedo

  • Thionins: Plant Peptides that Modify Membrane Permeability in Cultured Mammalian Cells

    Luis Carrasco;David Vázquez;Carlos Hernández-Lucas;Pilar Carbonero

  • Pseudothionin-St1, a potato peptide active against potato pathogens.

    Manuel Moreno;Ana Segura;Francisco García‐Olmedo

  • Antibiotic activities of peptides, hydrogen peroxide and peroxynitrite in plant defence

    Francisco Garcı́a-Olmedo;Pablo Rodrı́guez-Palenzuela;Antonio Molina;Josefa M Alamillo

  • Inactivation of the sapA to sapF Locus of Erwinia chrysanthemi Reveals Common Features in Plant and Animal Bacterial Pathogenesis

    Emilia López-Solanilla;Francisco García-Olmedo;Pablo Rodríguez-Palenzuela

  • Transfer of a dominant gene for resistance to eyespot disease from a wild grass to hexaploid wheat

    G. Doussinault;A. Delibes;R. Sanchez-Monge;F. Garcia-Olmedo

  • Differential expression of two types of sucrose synthase-encoding genes in wheat in response to anaerobiosis, cold shock and light.

    Carmen Maraña;Francisco García-Olmedo;Pilar Carbonero

  • Inhibition of bacterial and fungal plant pathogens by thionins of types I and II

    Antonio Molina;Patricia Ahl Goy;Aurora Fraile;Rosa Sánchez-Monge

  • Effects of urate, a natural inhibitor of peroxynitrite-mediated toxicity, in the response of Arabidopsis thaliana to the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae

    Josefa M. Alamillo;Francisco García-Olmedo

  • Differential effects of five types of antipathogenic plant peptides on model membranes

    José Manuel M Caaveiro;Antonio Molina;Juan M González-Mañas;Pablo Rodrı́guez-Palenzuela

Frequent Co-Authors

Pilar Carbonero
Pilar Carbonero Technical University of Madrid
Pablo Rodríguez-Palenzuela
Pablo Rodríguez-Palenzuela Technical University of Madrid
Gabriel Salcedo
Gabriel Salcedo Technical University of Madrid
Javier Paz-Ares
Javier Paz-Ares Spanish National Research Council
Atilio Pedro Castagnaro
Atilio Pedro Castagnaro National Scientific and Technical Research Council
David Andreu
David Andreu Pompeu Fabra University
Enrique Méndez
Enrique Méndez Spanish National Research Council
Oscar Vicente
Oscar Vicente Universitat Politècnica de València
Domingo Barber
Domingo Barber CEU San Pablo University
José A. Fernández
José A. Fernández Scripps Research Institute

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