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Jaume Bastida is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research focuses primarily on chemistry and pharmacology, toxicology, and pharmaceutics, with significant contributions in subfields such as pharmacology, organic chemistry, clinical psychology, food science, and biochemistry.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
  • Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology
  • Cholinesterase and neurodegenerative diseases
  • Psychedelics and drug studies
  • Botanical research and applications
  • Traditional and medicinal uses of Annonaceae
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications

Bastida has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, among whom are:

  • Luciana R. Tallini (23 joint publications)
  • Strahil Berkov (17 joint publications)
  • Laura Torras-Claveria (17 joint publications)
  • Warley de Souza Borges (11 joint publications)
  • Françesc Viladomat (10 joint publications)

Their research has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • South African Journal of Botany (8 publications)
  • Plants (6 publications)
  • Molecules (4 publications)
  • Life (4 publications)
  • Phytomedicine (3 publications)

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Jaume Bastida include:

  • "Chemodiversity, chemotaxonomy and chemoecology of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids," 2020, published in The Alkaloids. Chemistry and Biology
  • "Amaryllidaceae alkaloids with anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity," 2020, published in Parasites & Vectors
  • "Alkaloid profile and cholinesterase inhibition activity of five species of Amaryllidaceae family collected from Mérida state-Venezuela," 2020, published in South African Journal of Botany
  • "GC-MS analysis of Amaryllidaceae and Sceletium-type alkaloids in bioactive fractions from Narcissus cv. Hawera," 2021, published in Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
  • "The Amaryllidaceae alkaloids: an untapped source of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors," 2021, published in Phytochemistry Reviews

Their research interests emphasize the study and synthesis of alkaloids, particularly those derived from the Amaryllidaceae plant family, with investigations into their chemical diversity, biological activity, and potential therapeutic effects, especially relating to cholinesterase inhibition and anti-parasitic properties.

Best Publications

  • Comparison between the Radical Scavenging Activity and Antioxidant Activity of Six Distilled and Nondistilled Mediterranean Herbs and Aromatic Plants

    Irene Parejo;Francesc Viladomat;Jaume Bastida;Alfredo Rosas-Romero

  • Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of some Amaryllidaceae alkaloids and Narcissus extracts.

    Susana López;Jaume Bastida;Francesc Viladomat;Carles Codina

  • Separation and characterization of phenolic compounds in fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) using liquid chromatography-negative electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

    Irene Parejo;Olga Jauregui;Ferran Sánchez-Rabaneda;Francesc Viladomat

  • Qualitative analysis of phenolic compounds in apple pomace using liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry in tandem mode

    Ferran Sánchez-Rabaneda;Olga Jáuregui;Rosa Maria Lamuela-Raventós;Francesc Viladomat

  • Identification of phenolic compounds in artichoke waste by high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

    Ferran Sánchez-Rabaneda;Olga Jáuregui;Rosa Maria Lamuela-Raventós;Jaume Bastida

  • Antioxidant Activity and Phenolic Composition of Wild, Edible, and Medicinal Fennel from Different Mediterranean Countries

    Mariangela Faudale;Francesc Viladomat;Jaume Bastida;Ferruccio Poli

  • Investigation of Bolivian plant extracts for their radical scavenging activity and antioxidant activity

    Irene Parejo;Francesc Viladomat;Jaume Bastida;Alfredo Rosas-Romero

  • Chemical and Biological Aspects of Narcissus Alkaloids

    Jaume Bastida;Rodolfo Lavilla;Francesc Viladomat

  • Cytotoxic activity of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids.

    B. Weniger;L. Italiano;J.-P. Beck;J. Bastida

  • Chapter 3 Chemical and Biological Aspects of Narcissus Alkaloids

    Jaume Bastida;Rodolfo Lavilla;Francesc Viladomat

  • Selective apoptosis-inducing activity of crinum-type Amaryllidaceae alkaloids

    James McNulty;Jerald J. Nair;Carles Codina;Jaume Bastida

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

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

  • Plant Sources of Galanthamine: Phytochemical and Biotechnological Aspects

    S. Berkov;L. Georgieva;V. Kondakova;A. Atanassov

  • Structure-activity studies on the lycorine pharmacophore: A potent inducer of apoptosis in human leukemia cells.

    James McNulty;Jerald J. Nair;Jaume Bastida;Siyaram Pandey

  • Alkaloids from Boophane flava

    Francesc Viladomat;Jaume Bastida;Carles Codina;William E. Campbell

  • Characterization of acylated flavonoid‐O‐glycosides and methoxylated flavonoids from Tagetes maxima by liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

    Irene Parejo;Olga Jáuregui;Francesc Viladomat;Jaume Bastida

  • Cytotoxic and antimalarial alkaloids from Brunsvigia littoralis.

    William E. Campbell;Jerald J. Nair;David W. Gammon;Jaume Bastida

  • Antioxidant activity and phenolic composition of Lavandin (Lavandula x intermedia Emeric ex Loiseleur) waste.

    Laura Torras-Claveria;Olga Jauregui;Jaume Bastida;Carles Codina

  • Bioactive alkaloids from Brunsvigia radulosa.

    William E. Campbell;Jerald J. Nair;David W. Gammon;Carles Codina

  • Chemodiversity, chemotaxonomy and chemoecology of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids.

    Strahil Berkov;Edison Osorio;Francesc Viladomat;Jaume Bastida

  • A single extraction step in the quantitative analysis of arbutin in bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) leaves by high-performance liquid chromatography.

    Irene Parejo;Francesc Viladomat;Jaume Bastida;Carles Codina

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesc Viladomat
Francesc Viladomat University of Barcelona
Olga Jáuregui
Olga Jáuregui University of Barcelona
Reto Brun
Reto Brun University of Basel
James McNulty
James McNulty McMaster University
Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann
Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann University of Talca
Mercè Font-Bardia
Mercè Font-Bardia University of Barcelona
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Marcel Kaiser
Marcel Kaiser Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Pascal Ratet
Pascal Ratet University of Paris-Saclay
Antonio F. Tiburcio
Antonio F. Tiburcio University of Barcelona

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