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Wagner Vilegas is affiliated with Sao Paulo State University in Brazil and has contributed extensively to research in agricultural and biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans several interconnected fields, including plant science, molecular biology, food science, pharmacology, and biochemistry. The scientist's research centers on natural product bioactivities, phytochemical analysis, and applications related to medicinal plants and essential oils.

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications
  • Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
  • Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
  • Bee Products Chemical Analysis

Publications by Wagner Vilegas have appeared in specialized scientific journals such as:

  • Journal of Ethnopharmacology
  • Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • Molecules
  • Industrial Crops and Products
  • Frontiers in Chemistry

Selected recent papers include:

  • Phenolic composition and antioxidant activity of Bursera microphylla A. Gray, 2020, Industrial Crops and Products
  • Mass spectrometry characterization of Commiphora leptophloeos leaf extract and preclinical evaluation of toxicity and anti-inflammatory potential effect, 2020, Journal of Ethnopharmacology
  • UHPLC-(ESI)-HRMS and NMR-Based Metabolomics Approach to Access the Seasonality of Byrsonima intermedia and Serjania marginata From Brazilian Cerrado Flora Diversity, 2021, Frontiers in Chemistry
  • Antifungal and Antibiofilm Activities of B-Type Oligomeric Procyanidins From Commiphora leptophloeos Used Alone or in Combination With Fluconazole Against Candida spp., 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Exploration of essential oil from Psychotria poeppigiana as an anti-hyperalgesic and anti-acetylcholinesterase agent: Chemical composition, biological activity and molecular docking, 2022, Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Wagner Vilegas frequently collaborates with other researchers. Prominent co-authors include:

  • Max Vidal-Gutiérrez
  • Ramón Enrique Robles-Zepeda
  • Ana C. Zanatta
  • Heriberto Torres-Moreno
  • Marcelo Marucci Pereira Tangerina

Best Publications

  • Antileishmanial Activity of Dimeric Flavonoids Isolated from Arrabidaea brachypoda

    Vinícius P. C. Rocha;Cláudia Quintino da Rocha;Emerson Ferreira Queiroz;Laurence Marcourt

  • Effects of limonene and essential oil from Citrus aurantium on gastric mucosa: Role of prostaglandins and gastric mucus secretion

    Thiago M. Moraes;Helio Kushima;Fabio C. Moleiro;Raquel C. Santos

  • Flavonoids and antiulcerogenic activity from Byrsonima crassa leaves extracts

    M. Sannomiya;Vitor B. Fonseca;M.A. da Silva;L.R.M. Rocha

  • Characterization of Flavonoids and Phenolic Acids in Myrcia bella Cambess. Using FIA-ESI-IT-MSn and HPLC-PAD-ESI-IT-MS Combined with NMR

    Luiz L. Saldanha;Wagner Vilegas;Anne L. Dokkedal

  • Mutagenicity of flavonoids assayed by bacterial reverse mutation (Ames) test.

    Flavia Aparecida Resende;Wagner Vilegas;Lourdes Campaner dos Santos;Eliana Aparecida Varanda

  • Antiulcerogenic activity of Alchornea castaneaefolia: effects on somatostatin, gastrin and prostaglandin.

    Clélia Akiko Hiruma-Lima;Tamara Roberta Calvo;Clenilson Martins Rodrigues;Fábio Donizete Pezzuto Andrade

  • Characterization and Quantification of the Compounds of the Ethanolic Extract from Caesalpinia ferrea Stem Bark and Evaluation of Their Mutagenic Activity

    Carlos César Wyrepkowski;Daryne Lu Maldonado Gomes da Costa;Adilson Paulo Sinhorin;Wagner Vilegas

  • Isolation and HPLC Quantitative Analysis of Flavonoid Glycosides from Brazilian Beverages (Maytenus ilicifolia and M. aquifolium)

    Joao Paulo V. Leite;Luca Rastrelli;Giovanni Romussi;Alaide B. Oliveira

  • Polyphenols with antiulcerogenic action from aqueous decoction of mango leaves (Mangifera indica L.).

    Juliana Aparecida Severi;Zeila Pinheiro Lima;Hélio Kushima;Alba Regina Monteiro Souza Brito

  • Anti-inflammatory intestinal activity of Arctium lappa L. (Asteraceae) in TNBS colitis model

    Ana Beatriz Albino de Almeida;Marina Sánchez-Hidalgo;Antonio Ramón Martín;Anderson Luiz-Ferreira;Anderson Luiz-Ferreira

  • Qualea grandiflora, a Brazilian “Cerrado” medicinal plant presents an important antiulcer activity

    C.A. Hiruma-Lima;L.C. Santos;H. Kushima;C.H. Pellizzon

  • Discovery of novel Trypanosoma cruzi glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase inhibitors

    Renato F. Freitas;Igor M. Prokopczyk;Aderson Zottis;Glaucius Oliva

  • Effect of Mouriri pusa extracts on experimentally induced gastric lesions in rodents: role of endogenous sulfhydryls compounds and nitric oxide in gastroprotection.

    Marcio Adriano Andreo;Kátia Verônica Rodríguez Ballesteros;Clélia Akiko Hiruma-Lima;Lúcia Regina Machado da Rocha

  • Can the aqueous decoction of mango flowers be used as an antiulcer agent

    Z. P. Lima;J. A. Severi;C. H. Pellizzon;Arms Brito

  • Isolation and evaluation of the antioxidant activity of phenolic constituents of the Garcinia brasiliensis epicarp

    Vanessa Silva Gontijo;Thiago Corrêa de Souza;Isael Aparecido Rosa;Marisi Gomes Soares

  • Isolation and structure elucidation of two new flavonoid glycosides from the infusion of maytenus aquifolium leaves. Evaluation of the antiulcer activity of the infusion.

    Wagner Vilegas;Miriam Sanommiya;Luca Rastrelli;Cosimo Pizza

  • Antimicrobial activity of some medicinal plants of the Cerrado, Brazil.

    E. S. Costa;Clélia Akiko Hiruma-Lima;E. O. Lima;G. C. Sucupira

  • Chemical investigation and effects of the tea of Passiflora alata on biochemical parameters in rats.

    J. T. Doyama;H. G. Rodrigues;Elb Novelli;E. Cereda

  • Evaluation of estrogenic potential of flavonoids using a recombinant yeast strain and MCF7/BUS cell proliferation assay.

    Flávia A. Resende;Ana Paula S. de Oliveira;Mariana S. de Camargo;Wagner Vilegas

  • Effects of tea from Turnera ulmifolia L. on mouse gastric mucosa support the Turneraceae as a new source of antiulcerogenic drugs.

    Juliano de Souza Gracioso;Wagner Vilegas;Clélia Akiko Hiruma-Lima;Alba Regina Monteiro Souza Brito

  • Antioxidant action of mangrove polyphenols against gastric damage induced by absolute ethanol and ischemia-reperfusion in the rat

    Felipe Meira de-Faria;Ana Cristina Alves Almeida;Anderson Luiz-Ferreira;Christiane Takayama

  • Brazilian Biodiversity Fruits: Discovering Bioactive Compounds from Underexplored Sources.

    Katia Regina Biazotto;Leonardo Mendes de Souza Mesquita;Bruna Vitória Neves;Anna Rafaela Cavalcante Braga

Frequent Co-Authors

Sonia Piacente
Sonia Piacente University of Salerno
Jean-Luc Wolfender
Jean-Luc Wolfender University of Geneva
Luca Rastrelli
Luca Rastrelli University of Salerno
Fernando M. Lanças
Fernando M. Lanças Universidade de São Paulo
Adair R.S. Santos
Adair R.S. Santos Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Matthias Hamburger
Matthias Hamburger University of Basel
Klaus Albert
Klaus Albert University of Tübingen
Marcos N. Eberlin
Marcos N. Eberlin Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Vanderlan da Silva Bolzani
Vanderlan da Silva Bolzani Sao Paulo State University
Antonio Salatino
Antonio Salatino Universidade de São Paulo

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