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Overview

Manuel Brenes is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Chemistry, with an extensive body of work crossing various subfields and topics.

The scientist has contributed significantly to Food Science and Organic Chemistry, with additional publications in Biochemistry, Plant Science, and Sociology and Political Science. Their main topics of research include:

  • Edible Oils Quality and Analysis
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Potato Plant Research
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Botanical Research and Applications
  • Garlic and Onion Studies
  • Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism

Manuel Brenes has published in several scientific journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • LWT
  • Foods
  • Food Control
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Food Chemistry

Among recent published papers are:

  • Effects of phenolic enrichment on vitamin C and antioxidant activity of commercial orange juice (2020), Brazilian Journal of Food Technology
  • Chemical hydrolysis of oleuropein affected by the type of organic acid (2020), Food Chemistry
  • Industrial Processing of Algerian Table Olive Cultivars Elaborated as Spanish Style (2021), Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Formation of gas pocket defect in Spanish-style green olives by the halophile Celerinatantimonas sp. (2022), Food Control
  • Olive Leaf Processing for Infusion Purposes (2023), Foods

Manuel Brenes collaborates frequently with various co-authors, including Concepción Romero, Pedro García, Eduardo Medina, Pedro García-Serrano, and Mercedes Brenes-Álvarez. These collaborations reflect a broad interdisciplinary network within their research domain.

Best Publications

  • Phenolic compounds in Spanish olive oils.

    Manuel Brenes;Aranzazu García;Pedro García;José J. Rios

  • Comparison of the concentrations of phenolic compounds in olive oils and other plant oils: correlation with antimicrobial activity.

    Eduardo Medina;Antonio de Castro;Concepcion Romero;Manuel Brenes

  • In vitro activity of olive oil polyphenols against Helicobacter pylori.

    Concepcio Ä N Romero;Eduardo Medina;Julio Vargas;Manuel Brenes

  • Influence of thermal treatments simulating cooking processes on the polyphenol content in virgin olive oil

    Manuel Brenes;Aranzazu García;M Carmen Dobarganes;Joaquín Velasco

  • Effect of cultivar and processing method on the contents of polyphenols in table olives

    Concepción Romero;Manuel Brenes;Khaled Yousfi;Pedro García

  • Pinoresinol and 1-acetoxypinoresinol, two new phenolic compounds identified in olive oil

    Manuel Brenes;Francisco J. Hidalgo;Aranzazu García;José J. Rios

  • Hydroxytyrosol 4-β-d-Glucoside, an Important Phenolic Compound in Olive Fruits and Derived Products

    Concepción Romero;Manuel Brenes;Pedro García;Antonio Garrido

  • Acid hydrolysis of secoiridoid aglycons during storage of virgin olive oil

    M Brenes;A García;P García;A Garrido

  • Biochemical Changes in Phenolic Compounds during Spanish-Style Green Olive Processing

    Manuel Brenes;Luis Rejano;Pedro Garcia;Antonio H. Sanchez

  • Main antimicrobial compounds in table olives.

    Eduardo Medina;Manuel Brenes;Concepción Romero;Aranzazu García

  • Antimicrobial activity of olive oil, vinegar, and various beverages against foodborne pathogens.

    Eduardo Medina;Concepción Romero;Manuel Brenes;Antonio de Castro

  • Rapid and complete extraction of phenols from olive oil and determination by means of a coulometric electrode array system.

    Manuel Brenes;Aranzazu Garcia;Pedro Garcia;Antonio Garrido

  • Triterpenic acids in table olives

    Concepción Romero;Aranzazu García;Eduardo Medina;Mª Victoria Ruíz-Méndez

  • Analysis of total contents of hydroxytyrosol and tyrosol in olive oils.

    Concepción Romero;Manuel Brenes

  • Phenolic content of commercial olive oils

    A. García;M. Brenes;P. García;C. Romero

  • Phenolic compounds in natural black Spanish olive varieties

    Concepción Romero;Pedro García;Manuel Brenes;Aranzazu García

  • Use of 1-acetoxypinoresinol to authenticate Picual olive oils

    M. Brenes;A. García;J. J. Rios;P. García

  • Polyphenol changes during fermentation of naturally black olives.

    Concepción Romero;Manuel Brenes;Pedro García;and Aranzazu García

  • Transformation of oleuropein and its hydrolysis products during Spanish‐style green olive processing

    Manuel Brenes;Antonio de Castro

  • Effect of refining on the phenolic composition of crude olive oils

    Aranzazu García;M Victoria Ruiz-Méndez;Concepción Romero;Manuel Brenes

  • Concentration of Phenolic Compounds Change in Storage Brines of Ripe Olives

    M. Brenes;P. Garcia;M. C. Duran;A. Garrido

Frequent Co-Authors

Maurizio Servili
Maurizio Servili University of Perugia
Rafael de la Torre
Rafael de la Torre Pompeu Fabra University
Angel Gil
Angel Gil University of Granada
Juan Antonio Ocampo
Juan Antonio Ocampo Spanish National Research Council
Montserrat Fitó
Montserrat Fitó Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques

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