Research group
Environmental Chemistry
Position
Technician
Maria Aurora Soares da Silva has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Porto and an MSc in Environmental Engineering from the University of Porto. She is currently doing her PhD at the University of Vigo. Her current research topics are natural products as a source of extracts with biological activity, with special emphasis on antimicrobial activity, antioxidant properties, and neuroprotective activity.
Representative Publications
Pigment Composition of Nine Brown Algae from the Iberian Northwestern Coastline: Influence of the Extraction Solvent
10.3390/md20020113
Fucoxanthin's Optimization from Undaria pinnatifida Using Conventional Heat Extraction, Bioactivity Assays and In Silico Studies
10.3390/antiox11071296
Bioactive Compounds of Shrimp Shell Waste from Palaemon serratus and Palaemon varians from Portuguese Coast
10.3390/antiox12020435
Phytochemical compounds with promising biological activities from Ascophyllum nodosum extracts using microwave-assisted extraction
10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.138037
Single and Multitarget Systems for Drug Delivery and Detection: Up-to-Date Strategies for Brain Disorders
10.3390/ph16121721
Potential Therapeutic Properties of Olea europaea Leaves from Selected Cultivars Based on Their Mineral and Organic Profiles
10.3390/ph17030274
Unraveling the Bioactive Potential of Camellia japonica Edible Flowers: Profiling Antioxidant Substances and In Vitro Bioactivity Assessment
10.3390/ph17070946
