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Lígia Salgueiro

Lígia Salgueiro

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
12024
World Ranking
9857
National Ranking
40

Overview

Lígia Salgueiro is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal and has a significant research presence in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine. Their expertise spans multiple subfields including Food Science, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's research primarily focuses on topics such as Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Natural product bioactivities and synthesis, Plant chemical constituents analysis, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, and Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments.

Lígia Salgueiro has published numerous papers in several well-known scientific journals. Some recent publications include:

  • Ficus plants: State of the art from a phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological perspective, 2020, Phytotherapy Research
  • Chemical composition of Crithmum maritimum L. essential oil and hydrodistillation residual water by GC-MS and HPLC-DAD-MS/MS, and their biological activities, 2020, Industrial Crops and Products
  • Synergistic effects of carvacrol, α-terpinene, γ-terpinene, ρ-cymene and linalool against Gardnerella species, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Chemical Composition and Effect against Skin Alterations of Bioactive Extracts Obtained by the Hydrodistillation of Eucalyptus globulus Leaves, 2022, Pharmaceutics
  • The Role of Essential Oils and Their Main Compounds in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, 2021, Molecules

Frequent co-authors include Jorge M. Alves-Silva, Carlos Cavaleiro, Mónica Zuzarte, Maria Teresa Cruz, and Artur Figueirinha, reflecting an ongoing collaborative research network.

Lígia Salgueiro's work has been published predominantly in the journals Plants, Molecules, Pharmaceutics, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, and Nutrients, indicating a broad engagement in plant-related and pharmacological sciences.

Best Publications

  • Antifungal activity of the clove essential oil from Syzygium aromaticum on Candida, Aspergillus and dermatophyte species

    Eugénia Pinto;Luís Vale-Silva;Carlos Cavaleiro;Lígia Salgueiro

  • Antifungal activity of Thymus oils and their major compounds

    C Pina-Vaz;A Gonçalves Rodrigues;E Pinto;S Costa-de-Oliveira

  • Antifungal activity of the essential oil of Thymus pulegioides on Candida, Aspergillus and dermatophyte species.

    Eugénia Pinto;Cidália Pina-Vaz;Lígia Salgueiro;Maria José Gonçalves

  • Antifungal activity of Juniperus essential oils against dermatophyte, Aspergillus and Candida strains

    C. Cavaleiro;E. Pinto;M.J. Gonçalves;L. Salgueiro

  • Essential oil composition and antimicrobial activity of three Zingiberaceae from S.Tomé e Príncipe.

    A. P. Martins;L. Salgueiro;M. J. Goncalves;A. Proenca Da Cunha

  • Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory, anti-catabolic and pro-anabolic effects of E-caryophyllene, myrcene and limonene in a cell model of osteoarthritis

    Ana Teresa Rufino;Madalena Ribeiro;Cátia Sousa;Fernando Judas

  • Anti-inflammatory and chondroprotective activity of (+)-α-pinene: structural and enantiomeric selectivity.

    Ana T Rufino;Madalena Ribeiro;Fernando Judas;Lígia Salgueiro

  • Essential oil of common sage (Salvia officinalis L.) from Jordan: assessment of safety in mammalian cells and its antifungal and anti-inflammatory potential.

    M. S. Abu-Darwish;C. Cabral;I. V. Ferreira;M. J. Gonçalves

  • Helichrysum italicum: from traditional use to scientific data

    Daniel Antunes Viegas;Ana Palmeira-de-Oliveira;Lígia Salgueiro;José Martinez-de-Oliveira

  • Portuguese Thymbra and Thymus species volatiles: chemical composition and biological activities.

    A. C. Figueiredo;J. G. Barroso;L. G. Pedro;L. Salgueiro

  • Trichomes, essential oils and in vitro propagation of Lavandula pedunculata (Lamiaceae)

    Mónica R. Zuzarte;Augusto M. Dinis;Carlos Cavaleiro;Lígia R. Salgueiro

  • Essential oil of Daucus carota subsp. halophilus: composition, antifungal activity and cytotoxicity.

    Ana Cristina Tavares;Maria José Gonçalves;Carlos Cavaleiro;Maria Teresa Cruz

  • Chemical composition and antifungal activity of the essential oils of Lavandula viridis L'Hér.

    Mónica Zuzarte;Maria José Gonçalves;Carlos Cavaleiro;Jorge Canhoto

  • Essential oils from four Piper species

    A.P Martins;L Salgueiro;R Vila;F Tomi

  • Anti-Giardia activity of Syzygium aromaticum essential oil and eugenol: effects on growth, viability, adherence and ultrastructure.

    M. Machado;A.M. Dinis;L. Salgueiro;José B.A. Custódio

  • In vitro susceptibility of some species of yeasts and filamentous fungi to essential oils of Salvia officinalis

    Eugénia Pinto;Lígia Ribeiro Salgueiro;Carlos Cavaleiro;Ana Palmeira

  • Antifungal, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of Oenanthe crocata L. essential oil.

    J. Valente;M. Zuzarte;M.J. Gonçalves;M.C. Lopes

  • Essential Oils Chemistry

    Mónica Zuzarte;Lígia Salgueiro

  • Composition of the essential oils of Ocimum canum, O. gratissimum and O. minimum.

    Ana Paula Martins;Lígia R. Salgueiro;Roser Vila;Félix Tomi

  • Chemical characterization and biological activity of essential oils from Daucus carota L. subsp. carota growing wild on the Mediterranean coast and on the Atlantic coast

    Andrea Maxia;Bruno Marongiu;Alessandra Piras;Silvia Porcedda

Frequent Co-Authors

Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues
Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues University of Porto
Thomas Efferth
Thomas Efferth Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira
Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
João A. Queiroz
João A. Queiroz University of Beira Interior
Javad Sharifi-Rad
Javad Sharifi-Rad Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo
Ikhlas A. Khan
Ikhlas A. Khan University of Mississippi
Carlos M. Palmeira
Carlos M. Palmeira University of Coimbra
Jairo Kenupp Bastos
Jairo Kenupp Bastos Universidade de São Paulo
José Paulo Sousa
José Paulo Sousa University of Coimbra

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