• 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 ...
    • 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 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 ...