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María Monagas is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and focuses their research on several interconnected fields within agricultural and biological sciences. Their work primarily spans plant science, pharmacology, molecular biology, forestry, and organic chemistry.

Their research explores key topics such as ethnobotanical and medicinal plants studies, pharmacological effects of natural compounds, plant toxicity and pharmacological properties, phytochemistry medicinal plant applications, African botany and ecology studies, genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress, as well as Moringa oleifera research and applications.

Monagas has contributed to multiple publications with recent papers notable for their subject matter and venues:

  • Understanding plant to extract ratios in botanical extracts, 2022, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • A U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) overview of Pan American botanicals used in dietary supplements and herbal medicines, 2024, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Controlling the quality of maca (Lepidium meyenii) dietary supplements: Development of compendial procedures for the determination of intact glucosinolates in maca root powder products, 2021, Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
  • Tales from the Elder: Adulteration Issues of Elder Berry, 2021, HerbalGram
  • Conservation and Protection Status of United States Pharmacopeial Convention's Compendial Articles of Botanical Origin, 2025, Economic Botany

The frequent publication venues for Monagas include:

  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Revista Clínica Española
  • Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
  • Economic Botany
  • HerbalGram

Frequent co-authors collaborating on research projects are:

  • Nandakumara Sarma
  • Robin J. Marles
  • Thomas Brendler
  • Josef A. Brinckmann
  • Stefan Gafner

Monagas' body of work reflects a multidisciplinary approach combining ethnobotanical knowledge with advanced analytical techniques to study botanical extracts and dietary supplements, particularly focusing on quality control, phytochemical composition, and pharmacological activity.

Best Publications

  • Insights into the metabolism and microbial biotransformation of dietary flavan-3-ols and the bioactivity of their metabolites

    Maria Monagas;Mireia Urpi-Sarda;Fernando Sánchez-Patán;Rafael Llorach

  • Monomeric, oligomeric, and polymeric flavan-3-ol composition of wines and grapes from Vitis vinifera L. Cv. Graciano, Tempranillo, and Cabernet Sauvignon

    María Monagas;Carmen Gómez-Cordovés;Begoña Bartolomé;Olga Laureano

  • Updated Knowledge About the Presence of Phenolic Compounds in Wine

    María Monagas;Begoña Bartolomé;Carmen Gómez-Cordovés

  • Effect of grape polyphenols on lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria growth: resistance and metabolism

    Raquel Tabasco;Fernando Sánchez-Patán;María Monagas;Begoña Bartolomé

  • Flavanol and flavonol contents of cocoa powder products: influence of the manufacturing process.

    C. Andres-Lacueva;M. Monagas;N. Khan;M. Izquierdo-Pulido

  • MALDI-TOF MS analysis of plant proanthocyanidins

    María Monagas;Jesús Eduardo Quintanilla-López;Jesús Eduardo Quintanilla-López;Carmen Gómez-Cordovés;Begoña Bartolomé

  • Effect of cocoa powder on the modulation of inflammatory biomarkers in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease

    Maria Monagas;Nasiruddin Khan;Cristina Andres-Lacueva;Rosa Casas

  • Epicatechin, procyanidins, and phenolic microbial metabolites after cocoa intake in humans and rats

    Mireia Urpi-Sarda;Maria Monagas;Nasiruddin Khan;Rosa M. Lamuela-Raventos

  • Almond (Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb) Skins as a Potential Source of Bioactive Polyphenols

    Maria Monagas;Ignacio Garrido;Rosa Lebrón-Aguilar;Begoña Bartolome

  • In vitro fermentation of grape seed flavan-3-ol fractions by human faecal microbiota: changes in microbial groups and phenolic metabolites.

    Carolina Cueva;Fernando Sánchez-Patán;María Monagas;Gemma E. Walton

  • Polyphenols and antioxidant properties of almond skins: influence of industrial processing.

    I. Garrido;M. Monagas;C. Gómez-Cordovés;B. Bartolomé

  • Targeted metabolic profiling of phenolics in urine and plasma after regular consumption of cocoa by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

    Mireia Urpi-Sarda;María Monagas;María Monagas;Nasiruddin Khan;Rafael Llorach

  • Evolution of polyphenols in red wines from Vitis vinifera L. during aging in the bottle: II. Non-anthocyanin phenolic compounds

    María Monagas;Begoña Bartolomé;Carmen Gómez-Cordovés

  • Evolution of the phenolic content of red wines from Vitis vinifera L. during ageing in bottle

    María Monagas;Carmen Gómez-Cordovés;Begoña Bartolomé

  • In Vitro Fermentation of a Red Wine Extract by Human Gut Microbiota: Changes in Microbial Groups and Formation of Phenolic Metabolites

    Fernando Sánchez-Patán;Carolina Cueva;Maria Monagas;Gemma E. Walton

  • Dihydroxylated phenolic acids derived from microbial metabolism reduce lipopolysaccharide-stimulated cytokine secretion by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells

    María Monagas;Nasiruddin Khan;Cristina Andrés-Lacueva;Mireia Urpí-Sardá

  • Regular consumption of cocoa powder with milk increases HDL cholesterol and reduces oxidized LDL levels in subjects at high-risk of cardiovascular disease.

    N. Khan;M. Monagas;M. Monagas;C. Andres-Lacueva;R. Casas

  • Commercial dietary ingredients from Vitis vinifera L. leaves and grape skins: antioxidant and chemical characterization.

    María Monagas;Blanca Hernández-Ledesma;Carmen Gómez-Cordovés;Begoña Bartolomé

  • Vitis vinifera L. cv. Graciano grapes characterized by its anthocyanin profile

    V. Núñez;M. Monagas;M.C. Gomez-Cordovés;B. Bartolomé

  • Cocoa Polyphenols and Inflammatory Markers of Cardiovascular Disease

    Nasiruddin Khan;Olha Khymenets;Mireia Urpí-Sardà;Sara Tulipani

  • Anthocyanin-derived Pigments in Graciano, Tempranillo, and Cabernet Sauvignon Wines Produced in Spain

    María Monagas;Verónica Núñez;Begoña Bartolomé;Carmen Gómez-Cordovés

  • Simultaneous Determination of Nonanthocyanin Phenolic Compounds in Red Wines by HPLC-DAD/ESI-MS

    María Monagas;Rafael Suárez;Carmen Gómez-Cordovés;Begoña Bartolomé

Frequent Co-Authors

Begoña Bartolomé
Begoña Bartolomé Spanish National Research Council
Carmen Gómez-Cordovés
Carmen Gómez-Cordovés Spanish National Research Council
Cristina Andres-Lacueva
Cristina Andres-Lacueva University of Barcelona
Pedro J. Martín-Álvarez
Pedro J. Martín-Álvarez Spanish National Research Council
M. Victoria Moreno-Arribas
M. Victoria Moreno-Arribas Spanish National Research Council
Ramón Estruch
Ramón Estruch University of Barcelona
Rosa M. Lamuela-Raventós
Rosa M. Lamuela-Raventós University of Barcelona
Teresa Requena
Teresa Requena Spanish National Research Council
Joseph F. Urban
Joseph F. Urban United States Department of Agriculture
Glenn R. Gibson
Glenn R. Gibson University of Reading

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