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Biology and Biochemistry
Spain
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
105
Citations
37007
World Ranking
1206
National Ranking
11

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Juan Carlos Espín is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and has a significant body of research in the fields of Medicine; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; and Nursing. Their work broadly spans Nutrition and Dietetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Physiology, and Biochemistry, reflecting an interdisciplinary focus on biological and health-related sciences.

Their research extensively addresses topics such as pomegranate compositions and health benefits, diet and metabolism studies, phytochemicals and antioxidant activities, sesame and sesamin research, extracellular vesicles in disease, gut microbiota and health, and Cynara cardunculus studies.

Juan Carlos Espín has contributed to a range of scientific publications, frequently appearing in notable journals including Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, Food & Function, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Where to Look into the Puzzle of Polyphenols and Health? The Postbiotics and Gut Microbiota Associated with Human Metabotypes, 2020, Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
  • Urolithins: a Comprehensive Update on their Metabolism, Bioactivity, and Associated Gut Microbiota, 2022, Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
  • Mitophagy curtails cytosolic mtDNA-dependent activation of cGAS/STING inflammation during aging, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Main drivers of (poly)phenol effects on human health: metabolite production and/or gut microbiota-associated metabotypes?, 2021, Food & Function
  • Milk-Derived Exosomes as Nanocarriers to Deliver Curcumin and Resveratrol in Breast Tissue and Enhance Their Anticancer Activity, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Collaboration is a significant part of Juan Carlos Espín's scientific activity. Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Antonio González-Sarrías
  • María Ángeles Ávila-Gálvez
  • María V. Selma
  • Juan Antonio Giménez-Bastida
  • Francisco A. Tómas-Barberán

Best Publications

  • Phenolic compounds and related enzymes as determinants of quality in fruits and vegetables

    Francisco A Tomás-Barberán;Juan Carlos Espín

  • Interaction between Phenolics and Gut Microbiota: Role in Human Health

    María V. Selma;Juan C. Espín;Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán

  • Probiotics, gut microbiota, and their influence on host health and disease.

    Borja Sánchez;Susana Delgado;Aitor Blanco-Míguez;Anália Lourenço;Anália Lourenço

  • Nutraceuticals: facts and fiction.

    Juan Carlos Espín;María Teresa García-Conesa;Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán

  • Characterization of the total free radical scavenger capacity of vegetable oils and oil fractions using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical.

    Juan Carlos Espín;Cristina Soler-Rivas;Harry J. Wichers

  • OLEUROPEIN AND RELATED COMPOUNDS

    Cristina Soler‐Rivas;Juan Carlos Espín;Harry J Wichers

  • Anti-inflammatory properties of a pomegranate extract and its metabolite urolithin-A in a colitis rat model and the effect of colon inflammation on phenolic metabolism

    Mar Larrosa;Antonio González-Sarrías;María J. Yáñez-Gascón;María V. Selma

  • Biological significance of urolithins, the gut microbial ellagic Acid-derived metabolites: the evidence so far.

    Juan Carlos Espín;Mar Larrosa;María Teresa García-Conesa;Francisco Tomás-Barberán

  • The dietary hydrolysable tannin punicalagin releases ellagic acid that induces apoptosis in human colon adenocarcinoma Caco-2 cells by using the mitochondrial pathway.

    Mar Larrosa;Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán;Juan Carlos Espín

  • The gut microbiota: A key factor in the therapeutic effects of (poly)phenols

    Juan Carlos Espín;Antonio González-Sarrías;Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán

  • Resveratrol and clinical trials: the crossroad from in vitro studies to human evidence.

    Joao Tomé-Carneiro;Mar Larrosa;Antonio González-Sarrías;Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán

  • Varietal differences among the polyphenol profiles of seven table grape cultivars studied by LC-DAD-MS-MS.

    Emma Cantos;Juan Carlos Espin;Francisco A. Tomas-Barberan

  • Anthocyanin-based natural colorants : A new source of antiradical activity for foodstuff

    Juan Carlos Espín;Cristina Soler-Rivas;Harry J. Wichers;Cristina García-Viguera

  • Evaluation of the bioavailability and metabolism in the rat of punicalagin, an antioxidant polyphenol from pomegranate juice.

    Begoña Cerdá;Rafael Llorach;José J. Cerón;Juan Carlos Espín

  • One-year supplementation with a grape extract containing resveratrol modulates inflammatory-related microRNAs and cytokines expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of type 2 diabetes and hypertensive patients with coronary artery disease.

    João Tomé-Carneiro;Mar Larrosa;María J. Yáñez-Gascón;Alberto Dávalos

  • Ellagitannins, ellagic acid and vascular health

    Mar Larrosa;María T. García-Conesa;Juan C. Espín;Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán

  • An easy and fast test to compare total free radical scavenger capacity of foodstuffs

    Cristina Soler‐Rivas;Juan Carlos Espín;Harry J. Wichers

  • Urolithins, the rescue of "old" metabolites to understand a "new" concept: Metabotypes as a nexus among phenolic metabolism, microbiota dysbiosis, and host health status.

    Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán;Antonio González-Sarrías;Rocío García-Villalba;María A. Núñez-Sánchez

  • Metabolism of antioxidant and chemopreventive ellagitannins from strawberries, raspberries, walnuts, and oak-aged wine in humans: identification of biomarkers and individual variability

    Begoña Cerdá;Francisco A Tomás-Barberán;Juan Carlos Espín

  • The potent in vitro antioxidant ellagitannins from pomegranate juice are metabolised into bioavailable but poor antioxidant hydroxy-6H-dibenzopyran-6-one derivatives by the colonic microflora of healthy humans.

    Begoña Cerdá;Juan Carlos Espín;Soledad Parra;Pedro Martínez

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán
Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán Spanish National Research Council
Antonio González-Sarrías
Antonio González-Sarrías Spanish National Research Council
María V. Selma
María V. Selma Spanish National Research Council
Harry J. Wichers
Harry J. Wichers Wageningen University & Research
José Tudela
José Tudela University of Murcia
Francisco García-Cánovas
Francisco García-Cánovas University of Murcia
María I. Gil
María I. Gil Spanish National Research Council
Ana Allende
Ana Allende Spanish National Research Council
Cristina Andres-Lacueva
Cristina Andres-Lacueva University of Barcelona
Maria Carmen Collado
Maria Carmen Collado Spanish National Research Council

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