DrMarco Garcia-Vaquero

I am interested in the extraction, purification and characterization of different molecules (i.e. polysaccharides, proteins and phenols) with potential applications in the food industry from seaweed and other food products or industrial by-products. I am particularly interested in the use and optimization of the extraction of multiple compounds using innovative technologies and bioactivity-purification guided approaches for the isolation of functional molecules with potential to be sold as nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals or cosmetics and health claims (anti-hypertensive, anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, anti-microbial and immunomodulatory). I also have expertise in structure-function relationships of the isolated molecules that could influence their use within certain food and feed matrices, including evaluation of the nutritional value of potential novel ingredients and functional properties and interactions of the compounds.

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