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Herminia Domínguez

Herminia Domínguez

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Chemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
23612
World Ranking
4197
National Ranking
119

Overview

Herminia Domínguez is affiliated with the Universidade de Vigo in Spain and has a research focus situated primarily within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their scholarly work extends across several related subfields, including Aquatic Science, Food Science, Plant Science, Biochemistry, and Oceanography.

Their research topics encompass various aspects of marine and plant biology and biotechnology. Key areas of study include:

  • Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology

Domínguez has published numerous papers in a variety of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Marine Drugs
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Journal of Applied Phycology
  • Algal Research
  • Foods

Representative recent publications demonstrate a focus on bioactive compounds from marine sources and their applications, including:

  • Applying Seaweed Compounds in Cosmetics, Cosmeceuticals and Nutricosmetics (2021, Marine Drugs)
  • Bioactive Properties of Marine Phenolics (2020, Marine Drugs)
  • Antiviral Activity of Carrageenans and Processing Implications (2021, Marine Drugs)
  • Subcritical Water for the Extraction and Hydrolysis of Protein and Other Fractions in Biorefineries from Agro-food Wastes and Algae: a Review (2020, Food and Bioprocess Technology)
  • Supercritical fluid extraction as a suitable technology to recover bioactive compounds from flowers (2022, The Journal of Supercritical Fluids)

Collaborative research is common in Domínguez's work, with frequent co-authors including María Dolores Torres, Noélia Flórez-Fernández, Beatriz Díaz-Reinoso, Lucía López-Hortas, and Elena Falqué. The number of joint publications ranges from over a hundred with the most frequent co-author to more than a dozen with others, indicating a network of active research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Natural antioxidants from residual sources.

    Andrés Moure;Jose M. Cruz;Daniel Franco;J.Manuel Domı́nguez

  • Hydrothermal processing of lignocellulosic materials

    G. Garrote;H. Domínguez;J. C. Parajó

  • Xylooligosaccharides: manufacture and applications

    M.J Vázquez;J.L Alonso;H Domı́nguez;J.C Parajó

  • Functionality of oilseed protein products: A review

    Andrés Moure;J. Sineiro;Herminia Domínguez;Juan Carlos Parajó

  • Antimicrobial Action of Compounds from Marine Seaweed

    María José Pérez;Elena Falqué;Herminia Domínguez

  • Advances in the manufacture, purification and applications of xylo-oligosaccharides as food additives and nutraceuticals

    Andrés Moure;Patricia Gullón;Herminia Domínguez;Juan Carlos Parajó

  • Recovery, concentration and purification of phenolic compounds by adsorption: A review

    María Luisa Soto;Andrés Moure;Andrés Moure;Herminia Domínguez;Herminia Domínguez;Juan Carlos Parajó;Juan Carlos Parajó

  • Antioxidant properties of ultrafiltration-recovered soy protein fractions from industrial effluents and their hydrolysates

    Andrés Moure;Herminia Domínguez;Juan Carlos Parajó

  • In vitro antioxidant properties of crude extracts and compounds from brown algae

    Elena M. Balboa;Enma Conde;Andres Moure;Elena Falqué

  • Mild autohydrolysis: an environmentally friendly technology for xylooligosaccharide production from wood

    Gil Garrote;Herminia Domínguez;Juan Carlos Parajó

  • Supercritical CO2 extraction and purification of compounds with antioxidant activity.

    Beatriz Díaz-Reinoso;Andrés Moure;Herminia Domínguez;Juan Carlos Parajó

  • Autohydrolysis of corncob: study of non-isothermal operation for xylooligosaccharide production

    Gil Garrote;Herminia Domı́nguez;Juan C. Parajó

  • Biotechnological production of xylitol. Part 1: Interest of xylitol and fundamentals of its biosynthesis

    Juan Carlos Parajó;Herminia Domínguez;JoséManuel Domínguez

  • Biotechnological production of xylitol. Part 3: Operation in culture media made from lignocellulose hydrolysates

    Juan Carlos Parajó;Herminia Domínguez;JoséManuel Domínguez

  • Enzymatic pretreatment to enhance oil extraction from fruits and oilseeds: a review

    H. Domínguez;M.J. Núñez;J.M. Lema

  • Evaluation of Extracts from Gevuina avellana Hulls as Antioxidants

    Andrés Moure;Daniel Franco;Jorge Sineiro;Herminia Dominguez

  • Production of xylooligosaccharides by autohydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials

    J.C Parajó;G Garrote;J.M Cruz;H Dominguez

  • Kinetic modelling of corncob autohydrolysis

    Gil Garrote;Herminia Domı́nguez;Juan Carlos Parajó

  • Microwave assisted water extraction of plant compounds

    Noelia Flórez;Enma Conde;Herminia Domínguez

  • Fractional characterisation of jatropha, neem, moringa, trisperma, castor and candlenut seeds as potential feedstocks for biodiesel production in Cuba

    Carlos Martín;Carlos Martín;Andrés Moure;Giraldo Martín;Eugenio Carrillo

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan Carlos Parajó
Juan Carlos Parajó Universidade de Vigo
José Manuel Domínguez
José Manuel Domínguez Universidade de Vigo
José Luis Alonso
José Luis Alonso Universidade de Vigo
Juan M. Lema
Juan M. Lema University of Santiago de Compostela
Eduarda Fernandes
Eduarda Fernandes University of Porto
Stefan Willför
Stefan Willför Åbo Akademi University
Michael H. Gordon
Michael H. Gordon University of Reading
Eulogio Castro
Eulogio Castro University of Jaén
Francisco J. Barba
Francisco J. Barba University of Valencia
Sara González-García
Sara González-García University of Santiago de Compostela

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