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Guadalupe Loarca-Piña is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Queretaro in Mexico and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Medicine, and Nursing. Their work encompasses multiple subfields, including Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Epidemiology.

Their research spans several main topics, notably:

  • Food composition and properties
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Proteins in Food Systems
  • Moringa oleifera research and applications
  • Polysaccharides Composition and Applications
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet

Loarca-Piña's recent publications reflect these thematic interests. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Maize extract rich in ferulic acid and anthocyanins prevents high-fat-induced obesity in mice by modulating SIRT1, AMPK and IL-6 associated metabolic and inflammatory pathways," 2020, published in The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
  • "Moringa oleifera leaves alleviated inflammation through downregulation of IL-2, IL-6, and TNF-α in a colitis-associated colorectal cancer model," 2021, published in Food Research International
  • "Glucosinolates and Isothiocyanates from Moringa oleifera: Chemical and Biological Approaches," 2020, published in Plant Foods for Human Nutrition
  • "Techno-functional properties of thermally treated black bean protein concentrate generated through ultrafiltration process," 2020, published in LWT
  • "Glucosinolate-rich hydrolyzed extract from Moringa oleifera leaves decreased the production of TNF-α and IL-1β cytokines and induced ROS and apoptosis in human colon cancer cells," 2020, published in Journal of Functional Foods

The venues where Guadalupe Loarca-Piña frequently publishes include:

  • Food Chemistry
  • Food Research International
  • Plant Foods for Human Nutrition
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Journal of Food Science

Their collaboration network involves frequent coauthors such as:

  • Iván Luzardo-Ocampo
  • Marcela Gaytán-Martínez
  • Rocío Campos-Vega
  • Vanessa Sánchez-Quezada
  • M. Liceth Cuellar-Núñez

Best Publications

  • Minor components of pulses and their potential impact on human health

    Rocio Campos-Vega;Guadalupe Loarca-Piña;B. Dave Oomah

  • Spent coffee grounds: A review on current research and future prospects

    Rocio Campos-Vega;Guadalupe Loarca-Piña;Haydé A. Vergara-Castañeda;B. Dave Oomah

  • Antioxidant Activity in Common Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

    Anaberta Cardador-Martínez;Guadalupe Loarca-Piña;B Dave Oomah

  • Phenolics and antioxidative activities in common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L)

    B Dave Oomah;Anaberta Cardador-Martínez;Guadalupe Loarca-Piña

  • El orégano: Propiedades, composición y actividad biológica de sus componentes

    Cynthia Cristina Arcila-Lozano;Guadalupe Loarca-Piña;Salvador Lecona-Uribe;Elvira González de Mejía

  • Biological potential of protein hydrolysates and peptides from common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): A review

    Diego A. Luna-Vital;Luis Mojica;Elvira González de Mejía;Sandra Mendoza

  • Characterization of polyphenolics in the seed coat of Black Jamapa bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.).

    Xochitl Aparicio-Fernandez;Gad G Yousef;Guadalupe Loarca-Pina;Elvira de Mejia

  • Chemical composition and in vitro polysaccharide fermentation of different beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.).

    R. Campos-Vega;R. Reynoso-Camacho;G. Pedraza-Aboytes;J.A. Acosta-Gallegos

  • Antimutagenic effects of natural phenolic compounds in beans.

    Elvira González de Mejı́a;Eduardo Castaño-Tostado;Guadalupe Loarca-Piña

  • Antimutagenic activity of natural phenolic compounds present in the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) against aflatoxin B1.

    A. Cardador-Martínez;E. Castaño-Tostado;G. Loarca-Piña

  • Peptides in common bean fractions inhibit human colorectal cancer cells.

    Diego A. Luna Vital;Diego A. Luna Vital;Elvira González de Mejía;Vermont P. Dia;Guadalupe Loarca-Piña

  • Composition and chemopreventive effect of polysaccharides from common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) on azoxymethane-induced colon cancer.

    Ana A. Feregrino-Pérez;Laura C. Berumen;Guadalupe García-Alcocer;Ramón G. Guevara-Gonzalez

  • Effect of chemical elicitors on peppermint (Mentha piperita) plants and their impact on the metabolite profile and antioxidant capacity of resulting infusions

    Marely G. Figueroa Pérez;Nuria Elizabeth Rocha-Guzmán;Edmundo Mercado-Silva;Guadalupe Loarca-Piña

  • Comparison of nixtamalization and extrusion processes for a reduction in aflatoxin content.

    R Elias-Orozco;A Castellanos-Nava;M Gaytán-Martínez;J D Figueroa-Cárdenas

  • Characterization, release and antioxidant activity of curcumin-loaded amaranth-pullulan electrospun fibers

    Adriana Blanco-Padilla;Amparo López-Rubio;Guadalupe Loarca-Piña;Laura G. Gómez-Mascaraque

  • Simulated gastrointestinal digestion and in vitro colonic fermentation of spent coffee (Coffea arabica L.): Bioaccessibility and intestinal permeability

    R. Campos-Vega;K. Vázquez-Sánchez;D. López-Barrera;G. Loarca-Piña

  • Comparison of antimutagenic activity of Phenolic compounds in newly harvested and stored common beans phaseolus vulgaris against aflatoxin B1

    Xochitl Aparicio‐Fernández;Lourdes Manzo‐Bonilla;Guadalupe Flavia Loarca‐Piña

  • Inhibitory effects of ellagic acid on the direct-acting mutagenicity of aflatoxin B1 in the Salmonella microsuspension assay.

    Guadalupe Loarca-Piña;Guadalupe Loarca-Piña;Paul A Kuzmicky;Elvira González de Mejı́a;Norman Y Kado

  • Antioxidant, antimutagenic, and antidiabetic activities of edible leaves from Cnidoscolus chayamansa Mc. Vaugh.

    Guadalupe Loarca-Piña;Sandra Mendoza;Minerva Ramos-Gómez;Rosalia Reynoso

  • Physicochemical and nutraceutical properties of moringa (Moringa oleifera) leaves and their effects in an in vivo AOM/DSS-induced colorectal carcinogenesis model.

    M.L. Cuellar-Nuñez;I. Luzardo-Ocampo;R. Campos-Vega;M.A. Gallegos-Corona

Frequent Co-Authors

Elvira Gonzalez de Mejia
Elvira Gonzalez de Mejia University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Irineo Torres-Pacheco
Irineo Torres-Pacheco Autonomous University of Queretaro
Gustavo A. González-Aguilar
Gustavo A. González-Aguilar United States Department of Agriculture
Luis A. Bello-Pérez
Luis A. Bello-Pérez Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Octavio Paredes-López
Octavio Paredes-López Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Mary Ann Lila
Mary Ann Lila North Carolina State University
Keith R. Cadwallader
Keith R. Cadwallader University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Trust Beta
Trust Beta University of Manitoba
Shela Gorinstein
Shela Gorinstein Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Cuauhtémoc Reyes-Moreno
Cuauhtémoc Reyes-Moreno Autonomous University of Sinaloa

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