• Food Safety and Nutraceutical Potential of Caramel Colour Class IV Using In Vivo and In Vitro Assays 

      Mateo-Fernández, Marcos; Alves-Martínez, Pilar; Río-Celestino, Mercedes del; Font, Rafael; Merinas Amo, María Tania; Alonso Moraga, Ángeles (MDPI, 2019)
      Nutraceutical activity of food is analysed to promote the healthy characteristics of diet where additives are highly used. Caramel is one of the most worldwide consumed additives and it is produced by heating natural ...
    • In Vivo and In Vitro Assays Evaluating the Biological Activity of Taurine, Glucose and Energetic Beverages 

      Mateo-Fernández, Marcos; Valenzuela-Gómez, Fernando; Font, Rafael; Río-Celestino, Mercedes del; Merinas Amo, María Tania; Alonso Moraga, Ángeles (MDPI, 2021)
      Taurine is one of the main ingredients used in energy drinks which are highly consumed in adolescents for their sugary taste and stimulating effect. With energy drinks becoming a worldwide phenomenon, the biological effects ...
    • Physicochemical Characterization and Biological Activities of Black and White Garlic: In Vivo and In Vitro Assays 

      Toledano Medina, María Ángeles; Merinas Amo, María Tania; Fernández Bedmar, Zahira Noemí; Font, Rafael; Río-Celestino, Mercedes del; Pérez-Aparicio, Jesús; Moreno Ortega, Alicia; Alonso Moraga, Ángeles; Moreno Rojas, Rafael (MDPI, 2019)
      White and three types of black garlic (13, 32, and 45 days of aging, named 0C1, 1C2, and 2C1, respectively) were selected to study possible differences in their nutraceutic potential. For this purpose, garlic were ...
    • Role of Zucchini and Its Distinctive Components in the Modulation of Degenerative Processes: Genotoxicity, Anti-Genotoxicity, Cytotoxicity and Apoptotic Effects 

      Martínez Valdivieso, Damián; Font, Rafael; Fernández Bedmar, Zahira Noemí; Merinas Amo, María Tania; Gómez, Pedro; Alonso Moraga, Ángeles; Río-Celestino, Mercedes del (MDPI, 2017)
      Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo) is a seasonal vegetable with high nutritional and medical values. Many useful properties of this fruit are attributed to bioactive compounds. Zucchini fruits (“Yellow” and “Light ...
    • Safety and Protective Activities of Manufactured Alcohol-Free Beers 

      Merinas Amo, María Tania; Río-Celestino, Mercedes del; Font, Rafael; Alonso Moraga, Ángeles (MDPI, 2022)
      Nowadays, a general interest in improving health in order to achieve better conditions of life is increasing. Diet is a complex factor affecting health conditions. We analysed the biological activities of three types of ...
    • Toxicological and Epigenetic Studies of Two Types of Ale Beer, Tyrosol and Iso-Alpha Humulone 

      Merinas Amo, María Tania; Merinas-Amo, Rocío; Font, Rafael; Río-Celestino, Mercedes del; Alonso Moraga, Ángeles (MDPI, 2021)
      Although many benefits drawn from beer consumption are claimed, the epidemiological records are contradictory with respect to cancer prevention. The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible health-related ...
    • Toxicological and Nutraceutical Screening Assays of Some Artificial Sweeteners 

      Mateo-Fernández, Marcos; González-Jiménez, Miguel Josué; Río-Celestino, Mercedes del; Font, Rafael; Alonso Moraga, Ángeles; Merinas Amo, María Tania (MDPI, 2022)
      Artificial sweeteners are food additives worldwide used instead of fructose or glucose in many diet beverages. Furthermore, diet beverages intake has been increasing every year. Thus, some food agencies should regulate it ...
    • Toxicological Studies of Czech Beers and Their Constituents 

      Merinas Amo, María Tania; Merinas-Amo, Rocío; García-Zorrilla, Victoria; Velasco-Ruiz, Alejandro; Chladek, Ladislav; Plachy, Vladimir; Río-Celestino, Mercedes del; Font, Rafael; Kokoska, Ladislav; Alonso Moraga, Ángeles (MDPI, 2019)
      Background: Czech beers are unique because they are brewed using specific technology at a particular latitude and for being entirely produced in the area of the Czech Republic. The purpose of this work is the evaluation ...