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80
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22047
World Ranking
4099
National Ranking
2014

Overview

Gustavo A. González-Aguilar is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences, with particular emphasis on plant science, biochemistry, and food science. Their work also intersects with molecular biology and nutrition and dietetics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to research on phytochemicals and antioxidant activities, which is reflected in the high number of publications in this topic. Additional notable areas of research include postharvest quality and shelf life management, essential oils and antimicrobial activity, plant physiology and cultivation studies, botanical research and applications, horticultural and viticultural research, and tea polyphenols and their effects.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include J. Fernando Ayala-Zavala, J. Abraham Domínguez-Ávila, Norma Julieta Salazar-López, Mónica A. Villegas-Ochoa, and Marcelino Montiel-Herrera, indicating extensive collaborative research networks.

Their research findings have been published in several commonly frequented journals and venues, including Foods, Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, Antioxidants, Pathogens, and BIOtecnia.

Selected recent papers by Gustavo A. González-Aguilar include:

  • Available technologies on improving the stability of polyphenols in food processing (2021, Food Frontiers)
  • Avocado fruit and by-products as potential sources of bioactive compounds (2020, Food Research International)
  • Quantification of flavonoids, total phenols and antioxidant properties of onion skin: a comparative study of fifteen Indian cultivars (2020, Journal of Food Science and Technology)
  • Individual and Combined Coatings of Chitosan and Carnauba Wax with Oregano Essential Oil to Avoid Water Loss and Microbial Decay of Fresh Cucumber (2020, Coatings)
  • Single-Cell Protein Production as a Strategy to Reincorporate Food Waste and Agro By-Products Back into the Processing Chain (2022, Bioengineering)

Best Publications

  • Agro-industrial potential of exotic fruit byproducts as a source of food additives

    J.F. Ayala-Zavala;V. Vega-Vega;C. Rosas-Domínguez;H. Palafox-Carlos

  • The Role of Dietary Fiber in the Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability of Fruit and Vegetable Antioxidants

    Hugo Palafox-Carlos;Jesús Fernando Ayala-Zavala;Gustavo A. González-Aguilar

  • Effect of storage temperatures on antioxidant capacity and aroma compounds in strawberry fruit

    J.Fernando Ayala-Zavala;Shiow Y Wang;Chien Y Wang;Gustavo A González-Aguilar

  • Technologies for Extraction and Production of Bioactive Compounds to be Used as Nutraceuticals and Food Ingredients: An Overview

    G. Joana Gil-Chávez;José A. Villa;J. Fernando Ayala-Zavala;J. Basilio Heredia

  • Phenolic compounds: their journey after intake

    G. R. Velderrain-Rodríguez;H. Palafox-Carlos;A. Wall-Medrano;J. F. Ayala-Zavala

  • Dietary fiber and phenolic compounds as functional ingredients: interaction and possible effect after ingestion

    A. E. Quirós-Sauceda;H. Palafox-Carlos;S. G. Sáyago-Ayerdi;J. F. Ayala-Zavala

  • Methyl jasmonate treatments reduce chilling injury and activate the defense response of guava fruits.

    G.A González-Aguilar;M.E Tiznado-Hernández;R Zavaleta-Gatica;M.A Martı́nez-Téllez

  • Methyl jasmonate and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) reduce decay and maintain postharvest quality of papaya 'Sunrise'

    G.A. González-Aguilar;J.G. Buta;C.Y. Wang

  • Fruit and vegetable phytochemicals: chemistry, nutritional value and stability

    Laura A De la Rosa;Emilio Alvarez-Parrilla;Gustavo A González-Aguilar

  • Methyl jasmonate reduces chilling injury and maintains postharvest quality of mango fruit.

    G A González-Aguilar;J Fortiz;R Cruz;R Baez

  • Influence of alginate-based edible coating as carrier of antibrowning agents on bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity in fresh-cut Kent mangoes

    Rosario Maribel Robles-Sánchez;María Alejandra Rojas-Graü;Isabel Odriozola-Serrano;Gustavo González-Aguilar

  • Effect of maturity stage on the content of fatty acids and antioxidant activity of 'Hass' avocado.

    Jose A. Villa-Rodríguez;F. Javier Molina-Corral;J. Fernando Ayala-Zavala;Guadalupe I. Olivas

  • Oregano Essential Oil as an Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Additive in Food Products

    I. Rodriguez-Garcia;B. A. Silva-Espinoza;L. A. Ortega-Ramirez;J. M. Leyva

  • Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside: Physical-Chemistry, Foodomics and Health Effects.

    Francisco J Olivas-Aguirre;Joaquín Rodrigo-García;Nina Del R Martínez-Ruiz;Arely I Cárdenas-Robles

  • Improving antioxidant capacity of fresh-cut mangoes treated with UV-C.

    Gustavo A. González-Aguilar;Mónica A. Villegas-Ochoa;M.A. Martínez-Téllez;A.A. Gardea

  • Identification and quantification of phenols, carotenoids, and vitamin C from papaya (Carica papaya L., cv. Maradol) fruit determined by HPLC-DAD-MS/MS-ESI

    Laura E. Gayosso-García Sancho;Elhadi M. Yahia;Gustavo Adolfo González-Aguilar

  • Improving postharvest quality of mango 'Haden' by UV-C treatment

    G.A. González-Aguilar;R. Zavaleta-Gatica;M.E. Tiznado-Hernández

  • Phenolic and carotenoid profiles of papaya fruit (Carica papaya L.) and their contents under low temperature storage

    Dulce M Rivera-Pastrana;Elhadi M Yahia;Gustavo A González-Aguilar

  • Effect of chitosan coating in preventing deterioration and preserving the quality of fresh‐cut papaya ‘Maradol’

    Gustavo A González‐Aguilar;Elisa Valenzuela‐Soto;Jaime Lizardi‐Mendoza;Francisco Goycoolea

  • Antioxidant enrichment and antimicrobial protection of fresh-cut fruits using their own byproducts: looking for integral exploitation.

    J.F. Ayala-Zavala;C. Rosas-Domínguez;V. Vega-Vega;G.A. González-Aguilar

Frequent Co-Authors

Elhadi M. Yahia
Elhadi M. Yahia Autonomous University of Queretaro
Chien Y. Wang
Chien Y. Wang United States Department of Agriculture
Olga Martín-Belloso
Olga Martín-Belloso University of Lleida
Shela Gorinstein
Shela Gorinstein Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Guadalupe Loarca-Piña
Guadalupe Loarca-Piña Autonomous University of Queretaro
Shiow Y. Wang
Shiow Y. Wang United States Department of Agriculture
Luis A. Bello-Pérez
Luis A. Bello-Pérez Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Cristóbal N. Aguilar
Cristóbal N. Aguilar Autonomous University of Coahuila
Manuel Viuda-Martos
Manuel Viuda-Martos Miguel Hernandez University
Jeffrey B. Blumberg
Jeffrey B. Blumberg Tufts University

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