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Overview

Mercedes R. Vieytes is affiliated with the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Their research spans several interconnected fields within agricultural, biological, and environmental sciences, with a strong focus on molecular biology and related subdisciplines.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

Within these broader areas, the subfields of focus encompass:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Food Science
  • Pharmacology

The research topics commonly addressed involve:

  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Marine Toxins and Detection Methods
  • Signaling Pathways in Disease
  • Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Plant and fungal interactions

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Luís M. Botana (39 collaborations)
  • Amparo Alfonso (26 collaborations)
  • Jesús M. González-Jartín (22 collaborations)
  • Rebeca Alvariño (20 collaborations)
  • Carmen Vale (11 collaborations)

Mercedes R. Vieytes has published extensively in several scientific journals, with multiple works appearing repeatedly in the following venues:

  • Food Chemistry (4 publications)
  • Food and Chemical Toxicology (4 publications)
  • Archives of Toxicology (3 publications)
  • Marine Drugs (2 publications)
  • Chemosphere (2 publications)

Among the recent papers attributed to this researcher are:

  • "Multianalyte method for the determination of regulated, emerging and modified mycotoxins in milk: QuEChERS extraction followed by UHPLC-MS/MS analysis" (2021, Food Chemistry)
  • "Current Trends and New Challenges in Marine Phycotoxins" (2022, Marine Drugs)
  • "Occurrence of mycotoxins and mycotoxigenic fungi in silage from the north of Portugal at feed-out" (2022, International Journal of Food Microbiology)
  • "Detection of mycotoxins in cheese using an optimized analytical method based on a QuEChERS extraction and UHPLC-MS/MS quantification" (2022, Food Chemistry)
  • "Single and combined effects of regulated and emerging mycotoxins on viability and mitochondrial function of SH-SY5Y cells" (2021, Food and Chemical Toxicology)

Best Publications

  • Modulation of cytosolic calcium levels of human lymphocytes by yessotoxin, a novel marine phycotoxin.

    Laura A de la Rosa;Amparo Alfonso;Natalia Vilariño;Mercedes R Vieytes

  • Yessotoxin, a novel phycotoxin, activates phosphodiesterase activity. Effect of yessotoxin on cAMP levels in human lymphocytes.

    Amparo Alfonso;Laura de la Rosa;Mercedes R Vieytes;Takeshi Yasumoto

  • A fluorescent microplate assay for diarrheic shellfish toxins.

    M.R. Vieytes;O.I. Fontal;F. Leira;J.M.V.Baptista de Sousa

  • Modified mass action law-based model to correlate the solubility of solids and liquids in entrained supercritical carbon dioxide

    Jose C. González;Mercedes R. Vieytes;Ana M. Botana;Juan M. Vieites

  • Characterization of distinct apoptotic changes induced by okadaic acid and yessotoxin in the BE(2)-M17 neuroblastoma cell line

    F Leira;C Alvarez;J.M Vieites;M.R Vieytes

  • Functional compartments in rat mast cells for cAMP and calcium on histamine release.

    A. Alfonso;A.G. Cabado;M.R. Vieytes;L.M. Botana

  • In vitro and in vivo evaluation of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin potency and the influence of the pH of extraction.

    Carmen Vale;Amparo Alfonso;Mercedes R. Vieytes;Xosé Manuel Romarís

  • Characterization of F-actin depolymerization as a major toxic event induced by pectenotoxin-6 in neuroblastoma cells.

    Francisco Leira;Ana G Cabado;Mercedes R Vieytes;Yolanda Roman

  • Actin cytoskeleton of rabbit intestinal cells is a target for potent marine phycotoxins.

    I R Ares;M C Louzao;M R Vieytes;T Yasumoto

  • Design and synthesis of skeletal analogues of gambierol: attenuation of amyloid-β and tau pathology with voltage-gated potassium channel and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor implications.

    Eva Alonso;Haruhiko Fuwa;Carmen Vale;Yuto Suga

  • Effects of azaspiracid-1, a potent cytotoxic agent, on primary neuronal cultures. A structure-activity relationship study.

    Carmen Vale;K. C. Nicolaou;Michael O. Frederick;Belen Gomez-Limia

  • Solid-Phase Radioreceptor Assay for Paralytic Shellfish Toxins

    M. R. Vieytes;A. G. Cabado;Amparo Alfonso;M. C. Louzao

  • Protein synthesis inhibition and oxidative stress induced by cylindrospermopsin elicit apoptosis in primary rat hepatocytes.

    Henar López-Alonso;Juan Andrés Rubiolo;Félix Vega;Mercedes R. Vieytes

  • A QuEChERS based extraction procedure coupled to UPLC-MS/MS detection for mycotoxins analysis in beer.

    Jesús M. González-Jartín;Amparo Alfonso;Inés Rodríguez;María J. Sainz

  • Specific and dynamic detection of palytoxins by in vitro microplate assay with human neuroblastoma cells.

    Begoña Espiña;Eva Cagide;M. Carmen Louzao;Maria M. Fernandez

  • A fluorescent microplate assay for microcystin-LR.

    O.I. Fontal;M.R. Vieytes;J.M.V. Baptista de Sousa;M.C. Louzao

  • Cell growth inhibition and actin cytoskeleton disorganization induced by azaspiracid-1 structure-activity studies.

    Natalia Vilarino;K. C. Nicolaou;Michael O. Frederick;Eva Cagide

  • Study of cytoskeletal changes induced by okadaic acid in BE(2)-M17 cells by means of a quantitative fluorimetric microplate assay

    F Leira;C Alvarez;J.M Vieites;M.R Vieytes

  • "Fluorescent glycogen" formation with sensibility for in vivo and in vitro detection.

    M. Carmen Louzao;Begoña Espiña;Mercedes R. Vieytes;Felix V. Vega

  • Multianalyte method for the determination of regulated, emerging and modified mycotoxins in milk: QuEChERS extraction followed by UHPLC–MS/MS analysis

    Jesús M. González-Jartín;Inés Rodríguez-Cañás;Amparo Alfonso;María J. Sainz

  • Development of a F actin-based live-cell fluorimetric microplate assay for diarrhetic shellfish toxins.

    F Leira;C Alvarez;A.G Cabado;J.M Vieites

  • Maitotoxin-induced calcium entry in human lymphocytes: Modulation by yessotoxin, Ca2+ channel blockers and kinases

    L.A de la Rosa;A Alfonso;N Vilariño;M.R Vieytes

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis M. Botana
Luis M. Botana University of Santiago de Compostela
Takeshi Yasumoto
Takeshi Yasumoto Tohoku University
K. C. Nicolaou
K. C. Nicolaou Rice University
Makoto Sasaki
Makoto Sasaki Tohoku University
Frank M. LaFerla
Frank M. LaFerla University of California, Irvine
Haruhiko Fuwa
Haruhiko Fuwa Chuo University
Masahiro Hirama
Masahiro Hirama Tohoku University
Masayuki Satake
Masayuki Satake University of Tokyo
Jordi Molgó
Jordi Molgó Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Leo A. Paquette
Leo A. Paquette The Ohio State University

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