LAQV REQUIMTE

(Chemical) Bonding is what makes life possible

Luis Miguel Neves Ferreira Serra Cruz

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Research group
Molecular Synthesis

Position
Researcher

Researcher IDJ-4413-2013
Ciência IDC412-965B-E40A
Luis Cruz graduated in Chemistry in 2004, MSc in Chemistry in 2006 and obtained his PhD in Chemistry in 2010 at the University of Porto (Portugal). He is currently a Principal Researcher in Food Quality and Technology Group of Associate Laboratory of Green Chemistry (LAQV-REQUIMTE). His research interests are related with the chemistry of natural anthocyanins and related flavylium dyes which includes chemical/enzymatic synthesis, physical-chemical characterization, development of flavylium-based smart materials towards novel applications in cosmetics, food packaging, energy and biomedical fields.

Representative Publications

A Multistate Molecular Switch Based on the 6,8-Rearrangement in Bromo-apigeninidin Operated with pH and Host- Guest Inputs
10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b03694
Malvidin 3-Glucoside-Fatty Acid Conjugates: From Hydrophilic toward Novel Lipophilic Derivatives
10.1021/acs.jafc.6b05461
First evidences of interaction between pyranoanthocyanins and salivary proline-rich proteins
10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.02.030
Pharmacokinetics of table and Port red wine anthocyanins: a crossover trial in healthy men
10.1039/c7fo00329c
Antioxidant and antiproliferative properties of 3-deoxyanthocyanidins
10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.06.108
Enzymatic synthesis, structural characterization and antioxidant capacity assessment of a new lipophilic malvidin-3-glucoside-oleic acid conjugate
10.1039/c6fo00466k
Establishment of the Chemical Equilibria of Different Types of Pyranoanthocyanins in Aqueous Solutions: Evidence for the Formation of Aggregation in Pyranomalvidin-3-O-coumaroylglucoside-(+)-catechin
10.1021/jp1045673
Extending the Study of the 6,8 Rearrangement in Flavylium Compounds to Higher pH Values: Interconversion between 6-Bromo and 8-Bromo-apigeninidin
10.1002/open.201500210
Characterization of Kinetic and Thermodynamic Parameters of Cyanidin-3-glucoside Methyl and Glucuronyl Metabolite Conjugates
10.1021/jp511537e
Synthesis and structural characterization of novel pyranoluteolinidin dyes
10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.11.123
Evidence for Copigmentation Interactions between Deoxyanthocyanidin Derivatives (Oaklins) and Common Copigments in Wine Model Solutions
10.1021/jf404640m
Antioxidant Features of Red Wine Pyranoanthocyanins: Experimental and Theoretical Approaches
10.1021/jf404735j
Influence of a Flavan-3-ol Substituent on the Affinity of Anthocyanins (Pigments) toward Vinylcatechin Dimers and Proanthocyanidins (Copigments)
10.1021/jp307782y
Selective enzymatic lipophilization of anthocyanin glucosides from blackcurrant ( Ribes nigrum L.) skin extract and characterization of esterified anthocyanins
10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.06.024
Synthesis of a New (+)-Catechin-Derived Compound: 8-Vinylcatechin
10.2174/157017808785982211
Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a Novel Symmetrical 2,10-Bis-Styryl-1-Benzopyrylium Dye
10.1055/s-0036-1591978
Synthesis of the Main Red Wine Anthocyanin Metabolite: Malvidin-3-O-beta-Glucuronide
10.1055/s-0036-1590298
Extending the stability of red and blue colors of malvidin-3-glucoside-lipophilic derivatives in the presence of SDS micelles
10.1016/j.dyepig.2018.01.007
Pyranoanthocyanin Dimers: A New Family of Turquoise Blue Anthocyanin-Derived Pigments Found in Port Wine
10.1021/jf9044414
Synthesis, characterisation and antioxidant features of procyanidin B4 and malvidin-3-glucoside stearic acid derivatives
10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.11.062
Identification by mass spectrometry of new compounds arising from the reactions involving malvidin-3-glucoside-(O)-catechin, catechin and malvidin-3-glucoside
10.1002/rcm.6330
Antioxidant and Biological Properties of Bioactive Phenolic Compounds from Quercus suber L
10.1021/jf902093m
Flavan-3-ols Transport Across Blood-Brain Barrier
Design of 2-cyclopentenone derivatives with enhanced NF-kappa B: DNA binding inhibitory properties
10.1016/j.theochem.2004.06.027
Role of vinylcatechin in the formation of pyranomalvidin-3-glucoside-(+)- catechin
10.1021/jf8021496
Conformational Study of Two Diasteroisomers of Vinylcatechin Dimers in a Methanol Solution
10.1002/qua.22631
Unveiling the 6,8-Rearrangement in 8-Phenyl-5,7-dihydroxyflavylium and 8-Methyl-5,7-dihydroxyflavylium through Host-Guest Complexation
10.1002/ejoc.201701009
Synthesis and structural characterization of two diasteroisomers of vinylcatechin dimers
10.1021/jf901608n
Vinylcatechin dimers are much better copigments for anthocyanins than catechin dimer procyanidin B3
10.1021/jf9037419
Synthesis and equilibrium multistate of new pyrano-3-deoxyanthocyanin-type pigments in aqueous solutions
10.1016/j.tet.2017.08.051