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2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
19065
World Ranking
4468
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

Luis A. Bello-Pérez is affiliated with the Instituto Politécnico Nacional in Mexico. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Nursing and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions to Nutrition and Dietetics and Food Science.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Food composition and properties
  • Microbial metabolites in food biotechnology
  • Polysaccharides composition and applications
  • Proteins in food systems
  • Phytase and its applications
  • Nanocomposite films for food packaging
  • Seed and plant biochemistry

Bello-Pérez has published extensively in several academic venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Starch - Stärke
  • Food Hydrocolloids
  • LWT
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their recent publications illustrate specific areas of study within food science and starch research. Selected papers include:

  • "Can starch-polyphenol V-type complexes be considered as resistant starch?", 2021, Food Hydrocolloids
  • "Self-assembled and assembled starch V-type complexes for the development of functional foodstuffs: A review", 2021, Food Hydrocolloids
  • "Starch from two unripe plantains and esterified with octenyl succinic anhydride (OSA): Partial characterization", 2020, Food Chemistry
  • "Extrusion pregelatinization improves texture, viscoelasticity and in vitro starch digestibility of mango and amaranth flours", 2021, Journal of Functional Foods
  • "Structural characteristics and in vitro starch digestibility of pasta made with durum wheat semolina and chickpea flour", 2021, LWT

Throughout their career, Bello-Pérez has collaborated with various researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Edith Agama-Acevedo
  • José Álvarez-Ramírez
  • Juscelino Tovar
  • Tomy J. Gutiérrez
  • Josué Moreno-Zaragoza

Best Publications

  • Isolation and partial characterization of banana starches.

    Luis A. Bello-Pérez;Edith Agama-Acevedo;Laura Sánchez-Hernández;Octavio Paredes-López

  • Composition, Digestibility and Application in Breadmaking of Banana Flour

    E. Juarez-Garcia;E. Agama-Acevedo;S.G. Sáyago-Ayerdi;S.L. Rodríguez-Ambriz

  • Fibre concentrate from mango fruit: Characterization, associated antioxidant capacity and application as a bakery product ingredient

    Nely Vergara-Valencia;Eliana Granados-Pérez;Edith Agama-Acevedo;Juscelino Tovar

  • Unripe banana flour as an ingredient to increase the undigestible carbohydrates of pasta

    Maribel Ovando-Martinez;Sonia Sáyago-Ayerdi;Edith Agama-Acevedo;Isabel Goñi

  • 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

  • Characterization of a fibre-rich powder prepared by liquefaction of unripe banana flour

    S.L. Rodríguez-Ambriz;J.J. Islas-Hernández;E. Agama-Acevedo;J. Tovar

  • Physicochemical and microstructural characterization of films prepared by thermal and cold gelatinization from non-conventional sources of starches

    Claudia A. Romero-Bastida;Luis A. Bello-Pérez;María A. García;Miriam N. Martino

  • Starch Structure Influences Its Digestibility: A Review

    Perla A. Magallanes-Cruz;Pamela C. Flores-Silva;Luis A. Bello-Perez

  • Antifungal effects of chitosan with different molecular weights on in vitro development of Rhizopus stolonifer (Ehrenb.:Fr.) Vuill

    A.N. Hernández-Lauzardo;S. Bautista-Baños;M.G. Velázquez-del Valle;M.G. Méndez-Montealvo

  • Thermal properties and resistant starch content of green banana flour (Musa cavendishii) produced at different drying conditions

    T.B. Tribess;J.P. Hernández-Uribe;M.G.C. Méndez-Montealvo;E.W. Menezes

  • Macromolecular Features of Starches Determined by Aqueous High-performance Size Exclusion Chromatography

    L.A Bello-Pérez;P Roger;B Baud;P Colonna

  • Quality of spaghetti pasta containing Mexican common bean flour (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

    J.A. Gallegos-Infante;N.E. Rocha-Guzman;R.F. Gonzalez-Laredo;L.A. Ochoa-Martínez

  • Slowly digestible cookies prepared from resistant starch-rich lintnerized banana starch

    Alejandro Aparicio-Saguilán;Sonia G. Sáyago-Ayerdi;Apolonio Vargas-Torres;Juscelino Tovar

  • Effect of the cross-linked reagent type on some morphological, physicochemical and functional characteristics of banana starch (Musa paradisiaca)

    Roselis Carmona-Garcia;Mirna M. Sanchez-Rivera;Guadalupe Méndez-Montealvo;Bellanira Garza-Montoya

  • Amylopectin: Structural, gelatinisation and retrogradation studies

    O. Paredes-López;L.A. Bello-Pérez;M.G. López

  • Resistant Starch-rich Powders Prepared by Autoclaving of Native and Lintnerized Banana Starch: Partial Characterization

    Alejandro Aparicio-Saguilán;Emmanuel Flores-Huicochea;Juscelino Tovar;Francisco García-Suárez

  • Starch digestibility and glycemic index of cookies partially substituted with unripe banana flour

    Edith Agama-Acevedo;José J. Islas-Hernández;Glenda Pacheco-Vargas;Perla Osorio-Díaz

  • Partial characterization of banana starches oxidized by different levels of sodium hypochlorite

    M.M. Sánchez-Rivera;F.J.L. García-Suárez;M. Velázquez del Valle;F. Gutierrez-Meraz

  • Rendimiento del proceso de extracción de almidón a partir de frutos de plátano (Musa paradisiaca). Estudio en planta piloto

    Emigdia Flores Gorosquer;Francisco J García-Suárez;Emmanuel Flores Huicochea;María C. Núñez-Santiago

  • Starch digestibility: past, present, and future

    Luis A Bello-Perez;Pamela C Flores-Silva;Edith Agama-Acevedo;Juscelino Tovar

  • Effect of low and high acetylation degree in the morphological, physicochemical and structural characteristics of barley starch

    Luis A. Bello-Pérez;Edith Agama-Acevedo;Paul B. Zamudio-Flores;Guadalupe Mendez-Montealvo

Frequent Co-Authors

Jose Alvarez-Ramirez
Jose Alvarez-Ramirez Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
Octavio Paredes-López
Octavio Paredes-López Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Eduardo J. Vernon-Carter
Eduardo J. Vernon-Carter Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
Ya-Jane Wang
Ya-Jane Wang University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Cuauhtémoc Reyes-Moreno
Cuauhtémoc Reyes-Moreno Autonomous University of Sinaloa
Bruce R. Hamaker
Bruce R. Hamaker Purdue University West Lafayette
Senay Simsek
Senay Simsek Purdue University West Lafayette
Isabel Goñi
Isabel Goñi Complutense University of Madrid
Guadalupe Loarca-Piña
Guadalupe Loarca-Piña Autonomous University of Queretaro
Gustavo A. González-Aguilar
Gustavo A. González-Aguilar United States Department of Agriculture

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