Research group
Chemistry and Bioactivity
Position
Academic Staff
Patrícia Valentão is Associate Professor with Aggregation at the Faculty of Pharmacy of University of Porto. She is an Integrated Member of Associated Laboratory REQUIMTE/LAQV, within the “Natural Products – Chemistry and Bioactivity” group. Her research has been focused on the development and application of analytical methods for the study of terrestrial and non-terrestrial natural matrices, and on the chemical and biological characterization of natural and hemi-synthetic compounds in a context of drug discovery, to modulate diabetes, inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer. Her expertise is evidenced in more than 30 book chapters and more than 300 articles published in international peer-reviewed journals (h-index = 54).
Representative Publications
Pennyroyal and gastrointestinal cells: multi-target protection of phenolic compounds against t-BHP-induced toxicity
10.1039/c5ra02710a
Phenolic Profiling and Biological Potential of Ficus curtipes Corner Leaves and Stem Bark: 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibition and Interference with NO Levels in LPS-Stimulated RAW 264.7 Macrophages
10.3390/biom9090400
Profiling phlorotannins from Fucus spp. of the Northern Portuguese coastline: Chemical approach by HPLC-DAD-ESI/MSn and UPLC-ESI-QTOF/MS
10.1016/j.algal.2017.11.025
Phlorotannin extracts from Fucales: Marine polyphenols as bioregulators engaged in inflammation-related mediators and enzymes
10.1016/j.algal.2017.09.009
