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Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann

Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann

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Chemistry
Chile
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
10069
World Ranking
10806
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Chile Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Chile Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Chile Leader Award

Overview

Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann is affiliated with the University of Talca in Chile and is an active researcher in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine. Their research primarily focuses on Plant Science, Biochemistry, Food Science, Molecular Biology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including:

  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies
  • Botanical Research and Applications
  • Advanced Glycation End Products research
  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Phytochemistry and Biological Activities

Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann's most frequent publication venues highlight their multidisciplinary impact and include:

  • Food Chemistry
  • Horticulturae
  • Journal of Functional Foods
  • Plant Foods for Human Nutrition
  • Journal of Ethnopharmacology

The scientist has collaborated often with a core group of coauthors who have appeared frequently in joint publications:

  • Cristina Theoduloz
  • Alberto Burgos-Edwards
  • Felipe Jiménez-Aspee
  • Nélida Nina
  • Katherine Márquez

Recent selected publications illustrate the scope of their work and include:

  • The use of medicinal plants by Paraguayan migrants in the Atlantic Forest of Misiones, Argentina, is based on Guaraní tradition, colonial and current plant knowledge (2021, Journal of Ethnopharmacology)
  • Improving Fruit Quality, Bioactive Compounds, and Storage Life of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L., cv. Barhi) Using Natural Elicitors (2021, Horticulturae)
  • Preharvest Applications of Chitosan, Salicylic Acid, and Calcium Chloride Have a Synergistic Effect on Quality and Storability of Date Palm Fruit (Phoenix dactylifera L.) (2022, HortScience)
  • Integral use of Argentinean Solanum betaceum red fruits as functional food ingredient to prevent metabolic syndrome: effect of in vitro simulated gastroduodenal digestion (2020, Heliyon)
  • Synergistic Effect of Preharvest Spray Application of Natural Elicitors on Storage Life and Bioactive Compounds of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L., cv. Khesab) (2021, Horticulturae)

Best Publications

  • Natural bioactive compounds of Citrus limon for food and health

    E. González-Molina;R. Domínguez-Perles;D.A. Moreno;C. García-Viguera

  • Natural Bioactive Compounds from Winery By-Products as Health Promoters: A Review

    Ana Teixeira;Nieves Baenas;Raul Dominguez-Perles;Ana Barros

  • Free Radical Scavengers and Antioxidants from Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf.)

    José Cheel;Cristina Theoduloz;Jaime Rodríguez;Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann

  • Minerals in plant food: effect of agricultural practices and role in human health. A review

    M. C. Martínez-Ballesta;R. Dominguez-Perles;D. A. Moreno;B. Muries

  • Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp), a renewed multipurpose crop for a more sustainable agri-food system: nutritional advantages and constraints.

    Alexandre Gonçalves;Piebiep Goufo;Ana Barros;Raúl Domínguez-Perles

  • Nanoparticles and Controlled Delivery for Bioactive Compounds: Outlining Challenges for New “Smart-Foods” for Health

    MCarment Martínez-Ballesta;Ángel Gil-Izquierdo;Cristina García-Viguera;Raúl Domínguez-Perles

  • The Passiflora tripartita (Banana Passion) Fruit: A Source of Bioactive Flavonoid C-Glycosides Isolated by HSCCC and Characterized by HPLC–DAD–ESI/MS/MS

    Mario J. Simirgiotis;Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann;Jorge Bórquez;Edward J. Kennelly

  • Profiling of polyphenolics, nutrients and antioxidant potential of germplasm’s leaves from seven cultivars of Moringa oleifera Lam.

    Wasif Nouman;Farooq Anwar;Farooq Anwar;Tehseen Gull;Amaglo Newton

  • Broccoli-derived by-products - a promising source of bioactive ingredients.

    Raúl Domínguez-Perles;Maria Carmen Martínez-Ballesta;Micaela Carvajal;Cristina García-Viguera

  • Traditional medicine and gastroprotective crude drugs.

    Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann;Erdem Yesilada

  • Determination of phenolic composition and antioxidant activity in fruits, rhizomes and leaves of the white strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis spp. chiloensis form chiloensis) using HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS and free radical quenching techniques.

    Mario J. Simirgiotis;Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann

  • Free radical scavengers and antioxidants from Baccharis grisebachii.

    Alejandro Tapia;Jaime Rodriguez;Cristina Theoduloz;Susana Lopez

  • Free radical scavenging activity and phenolic content in achenes and thalamus from Fragaria chiloensis ssp. chiloensis, F. vesca and F. x ananassa cv. Chandler

    José Cheel;Cristina Theoduloz;Jaime A. Rodríguez;Peter D.S. Caligari

  • Free-radical Scavengers and Antioxidants from Peumus boldus Mol. ("Boldo")

    G Schmeda-Hirschmann;J A Rodriguez;C Theoduloz;S L Astudillo

  • Argentinean Propolis from Zuccagnia punctata Cav. (Caesalpinieae) Exudates: Phytochemical Characterization and Antifungal Activity

    María Belén Agüero;Mariela Gonzalez;Beatriz Lima;Laura Svetaz

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

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

  • Preliminary pharmacological studies on Eugenia uniflora leaves: Xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity

    Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann;Cristina Theoduloz;Lucia Franco;Esteban Ferro B

  • Polyphenols rich fraction from Geoffroea decorticans fruits flour affects key enzymes involved in metabolic syndrome, oxidative stress and inflammatory process

    M.S. Costamagna;I.C. Zampini;M.R. Alberto;S. Cuello

  • Comparison of phenolic composition and antioxidant properties of two native Chilean and one domestic strawberry genotypes

    Mario J. Simirgiotis;Cristina Theoduloz;Peter D.S. Caligari;Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann

  • Antioxidant capacity, polyphenolic content and tandem HPLC-DAD-ESI/MS profiling of phenolic compounds from the South American berries Luma apiculata and L. chequén.

    Mario J. Simirgiotis;Jorge Bórquez;Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann

  • Identification of phenolic compounds from the fruits of the mountain papaya Vasconcellea pubescens A. DC. grown in Chile by liquid chromatography–UV detection–mass spectrometry

    Mario J. Simirgiotis;Peter D.S. Caligari;Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann

  • Bioactive alkyl phenols and embelin from Oxalis erythrorhiza.

    Gabriela Egly Feresin;Alejandro Tapia;Alejandro Tapia;Maximiliano Sortino;Susana Zacchino

  • Oleanolic acid promotes healing of acetic acid-induced chronic gastric lesions in rats.

    Jaime A. Rodrı́guez;Luis Astudillo;Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann

  • Direct identification of phenolic constituents in Boldo Folium (Peumus boldus Mol.) infusions by high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection and electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

    M.J. Simirgiotis;G. Schmeda-Hirschmann

  • Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus (D.C) Stapf) polyphenols protect human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVECs) from oxidative damage induced by high glucose, hydrogen peroxide and oxidised low-density lipoprotein.

    J. Campos;Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann;Elba Leiva;Luis Guzmán

  • Gastroprotective and cytotoxic effect of dehydroabietic acid derivatives.

    Beatriz Sepúlveda;Luis Astudillo;Jaime A Rodríguez;Tania Yáñez

  • Antibacterial Activity, Antioxidant Effect and Chemical Composition of Propolis from the Región del Maule, Central Chile

    Nélida Nina;Cristina Quispe;Felipe Jiménez-Aspee;Cristina Theoduloz

  • Constituents of the Argentinian medicinal plant Baccharis grisebachii and their antimicrobial activity.

    Gabriela Egly Feresin;Alejandro Tapia;Alejandro Tapia;Antonio Gimenez;Angel Gutierrez Ravelo

Frequent Co-Authors

Jasmin Jakupovic
Jasmin Jakupovic AnalytiCon Discovery GmbH
Ferdinand Bohlmann
Ferdinand Bohlmann Technical University of Berlin
Harold Robinson
Harold Robinson Smithsonian Institution
Robert M. King
Robert M. King Smithsonian Institution
Christa Zdero
Christa Zdero Technical University of Berlin
Susana Zacchino
Susana Zacchino National University of Rosario
Jaume Bastida
Jaume Bastida University of Barcelona
Ana H. Ladio
Ana H. Ladio National University of Comahue
Nibaldo C. Inestrosa
Nibaldo C. Inestrosa Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Daniel A. Wunderlin
Daniel A. Wunderlin National University of Córdoba

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