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Miguel A. Alvarez is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these fields, key subfields include Molecular Biology, Food Science, Plant Science, Pharmacology, and Ecology.

Their work centers on several main topics, notably Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Polyamine Metabolism and Applications, and Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides. Additional research interests encompass GABA and Rice Research, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, and Biochemical effects in animals.

Alvarez has contributed to multiple publications in esteemed scientific venues. Frequent venues for their research outputs include:

  • Food Chemistry
  • Foods
  • International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • LWT

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Alvarez are:

  • New insights into the toxicological effects of dietary biogenic amines, 2023, Food Chemistry
  • The biogenic amine tryptamine, unlike β-phenylethylamine, shows in vitro cytotoxicity at concentrations that have been found in foods, 2020, Food Chemistry
  • GABA-Producing Lactococcus lactis Strains Isolated from Camel's Milk as Starters for the Production of GABA-Enriched Cheese, 2021, Foods
  • Histamine production in Lactobacillus vaginalis improves cell survival at low pH by counteracting the acidification of the cytosol, 2020, International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • Sleep quality and memory function in healthy ageing, 2021, Neurología (English Edition)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Víctor Ladero, Beatriz del Río, Begoña Redruello, María Fernández, and Angel Casado.

In addition to research articles, Alvarez has published book work with Frontiers Media. One notable publication is Plasmid Transfer: Mechanisms, Ecology, Evolution, and Applications, released in 2022.

Best Publications

  • The Relationship among Tyrosine Decarboxylase and Agmatine Deiminase Pathways in Enterococcus faecalis

    Marta Perez;Victor Ladero;Beatriz del Rio;Begona Redruello

  • Biogenic amines in fermented foods

    G. Spano;P. Russo;A. Lonvaud-Funel;P. Lucas

  • Toxicological Effects of Dietary Biogenic Amines

    Victor Ladero;Marina Calles-Enriquez;Maria Fernandez;Miguel A. Alvarez

  • The problem of biogenic amines in fermented foods and the use of potential biogenic amine-degrading microorganisms as a solution

    Miguel A. Alvarez;Ma Victoria Moreno-Arribas

  • Biogenic Amines in Dairy Products

    Daniel M. Linares;MaCruz Martín;Victor Ladero;Miguel A. Alvarez

  • Factors influencing biogenic amines accumulation in dairy products

    Daniel M. Linares;Beatriz del Río;Victor Ladero;Noelia Martínez

  • Comparative analysis of the in vitro cytotoxicity of the dietary biogenic amines tyramine and histamine.

    Daniel M. Linares;Beatriz del Rio;Begoña Redruello;Victor Ladero

  • Is the production of the biogenic amines tyramine and putrescine a species-level trait in enterococci?

    Victor Ladero;María Fernández;Marina Calles-Enríquez;Esther Sánchez-Llana

  • Biogenic amines degradation by Lactobacillus plantarum: toward a potential application in wine

    Vittorio Capozzi;Pasquale Russo;Victor Ladero;María Fernández

  • The biogenic amines putrescine and cadaverine show in vitro cytotoxicity at concentrations that can be found in foods

    Beatriz del Rio;Begoña Redruello;Daniel M. Linares;Victor Ladero

  • HPLC quantification of biogenic amines in cheeses: correlation with PCR-detection of tyramine-producing microorganisms

    María Fernández;Daniel M Linares;Beatriz del Río;Victor Ladero

  • The relationship between glycogen synthesis, biofilm formation and virulence in Salmonella enteritidis

    M.Angeles Bonafonte;Cristina Solano;Begoña Sesma;Miguel Alvarez

  • The dietary biogenic amines tyramine and histamine show synergistic toxicity towards intestinal cells in culture.

    Beatriz del Rio;Begoña Redruello;Daniel M. Linares;Victor Ladero

  • Registro Español de Ablación con Catéter. I Informe Oficial de la Sección de Electrofisiología y Arritmias de la Sociedad Española de Cardiología (Año 2001)

    Miguel Álvarez;José L. Merino

  • A fast, reliable, ultra high performance liquid chromatography method for the simultaneous determination of amino acids, biogenic amines and ammonium ions in cheese, using diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate as a derivatising agent.

    Begoña Redruello;Victor Ladero;Isabel Cuesta;Jorge R. Álvarez-Buylla

  • Factors affecting tyramine production in Enterococcus durans IPLA 655

    María Fernández;Daniel M Linares;Ana Rodríguez;Miguel A Alvarez

  • Cytotoxin and Pyrogenic Toxin Superantigen Gene Profiles of Staphylococcus aureus Associated with Subclinical Mastitis in Dairy Cows and Relationships with Macrorestriction Genomic Profiles

    J. M. Fueyo;M. C. Mendoza;M. R. Rodicio;J. Muñiz

  • Sequencing of the tyrosine decarboxylase cluster of Lactococcus lactis IPLA 655 and the development of a PCR method for detecting tyrosine decarboxylating lactic acid bacteria.

    María Fernández;Daniel M. Linares;Miguel A. Alvarez

  • Lactobacillus casei strains isolated from cheese reduce biogenic amine accumulation in an experimental model

    Ana Herrero-Fresno;Noelia Martínez;Esther Sánchez-Llana;María Díaz

  • Multiplex PCR for the detection and identification of dairy bacteriophages in milk

    B. del Rio;Ana Griselda Binetti;M. C. Martín;M. Fernández

Frequent Co-Authors

Victor Ladero
Victor Ladero Spanish National Research Council
María Fernández
María Fernández Spanish National Research Council
Oscar P. Kuipers
Oscar P. Kuipers University of Groningen
Baltasar Mayo
Baltasar Mayo Spanish National Research Council
Carlos Gamazo
Carlos Gamazo University of Navarra
Antonio Lopez-Beltran
Antonio Lopez-Beltran University of Córdoba
Giuseppe Spano
Giuseppe Spano University of Foggia
Roberto Sastre
Roberto Sastre Spanish National Research Council
Patricia Ruas-Madiedo
Patricia Ruas-Madiedo Spanish National Research Council
Angel Costela
Angel Costela Spanish National Research Council

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