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PhD in Food Science and Technology, Biochemist, Natural products, Bioactivities, Cromatography and Spectroscopy.

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation
Research Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review
Product Development Stability/Shelf Life Testing
Work Experience

Scientific reasercher

Universidad de Vigo

February 2019 - May 2023

Researcher

Cosmetic Consulting JW & Partner GmbH

August 2017 - March 2018

Education

PhD ( Nutrition and Food Science Group, Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry)

University of Vigo

February 2019 - Present

M.Sc Pharmacy and Chemistry of Natural Products

Universidad de Salamanca

September 2015 - Present

M.Sc in Pharmacy and Chemistry of Natural Products (Escola Superior Agrária)

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança

September 2015 - Present

B.Sc. in Biochemistry

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

September 2011 - August 2015

Sciences and technology High School

Escola Secundária de Raul Proença

September 2008 - July 2011

Certifications
  • Certification details not provided.
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Catarina Lourenço-Lopes, Anxo Carreira-Casais, Maria Carperna, Marta Barral-Martinez, Franklin Chamorro, Cecilia Jiménez-López, Lucia Cassani, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Miguel A. Prieto (2023). Emerging Technologies to Extract Fucoxanthin from Undaria pinnatifida: Microwave vs. Ultrasound Assisted Extractions . Marine Drugs.
Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Anxo Carreira Casais, Maria Carperna, Marta Barral Mart&#237;nez, Franklin Chamorro, C. Jim&#233;nez-L&#243;pez, Lucia Cassani, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Miguel A. Prieto (2023). Emerging Technologies to Extract Fucoxanthin from <i>Undaria pinnatifida: </i>Microwave vs. Ultrasound Assisted Extractions . Marine Drugs.
Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Maria Fraga-Corral, Anton Soria-Lopez, Bernabe Nu&#241;es-Estevez, Marta Barral-Martinez, Aurora Silva, Ningyang Li, Chao Liu, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Miguel A. Prieto (2022). Fucoxanthin’s Optimization from Undaria pinnatifida Using Conventional Heat Extraction, Bioactivity Assays and In Silico Studies . Antioxidants.
Sonia Morya, Farid Menaa, Cecilia Jim&#233;nez-L&#243;pez, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Mona Nasser BinMowyna, Ali Alqahtani(2022). Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Behavior of Bioactive Compounds of Miracle Oilseeds: An Overview . Foods. 11. (13). p. 1824. {MDPI} {AG}
Dr. Sonia Morya, Farid MENAA, C. Jim&#233;nez-L&#243;pez, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Mona Nasser BinMowyna, ALI M ALQAHTANI (2022). Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Behavior of Bioactive Compounds of Miracle Oilseeds: An Overview . Foods.
Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Maria Fraga-Corral, Anton Soria-Lopez, Bernabe Nu&#241;es-Estevez, Marta Barral Mart&#237;nez, Aurora Silva, li ningyang, Chao Liu, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Miguel A. Prieto (2022). Fucoxanthin’s Optimization from <i>Undaria pinnatifida</i> Using Conventional Heat Extraction, Bioactivity Assays and In Silico Studies . Antioxidants.
Luc&#237;a Cassani, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Marta Barral-Martinez, Franklin Chamorro, Pascual Garcia-Perez, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Miguel A. Prieto (2022). Thermochemical Characterization of Eight Seaweed Species and Evaluation of Their Potential Use as an Alternative for Biofuel Production and Source of Bioactive Compounds . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
Lucia Cassani, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Marta Barral Mart&#237;nez, Franklin Noel Chamorro Rivo, Pascual Garc&#237;a-P&#233;rez, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Miguel A. Prieto (2022). Thermochemical Characterization of Eight Seaweed Species and Evaluation of Their Potential Use as an Alternative for Biofuel Production and Source of Bioactive Compounds . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
Pascual Garcia-Perez, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Aurora Silva, Antia G. Pereira, Maria Fraga-Corral, Chao Zhao, Jianbo Xiao, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Miguel A. Prieto(2022). Pigment Composition of Nine Brown Algae from the Iberian Northwestern Coastline: Influence of the Extraction Solvent . Marine Drugs. 20. (2). p. 113. {MDPI} {AG}
Pascual Garc&#237;a-P&#233;rez, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Aurora Silva, Ant&#237;a Gonz&#225;lez Pereira, Maria Fraga-Corral, Chao Zhao, Jianbo Xiao, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Miguel A. Prieto (2022). Pigment Composition of Nine Brown Algae from the Iberian Northwestern Coastline: Influence of the Extraction Solvent . Marine Drugs.
Aurora Silva, Carla Rodrigues, Paula Garcia-Oliveira, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Sofia A. Silva, Pascual Garcia-Perez, Ana P. Carvalho, Valentina F. Domingues, M. F&#225;tima Barroso, Cristina Delerue-Matos, et al. (2021). Screening of Bioactive Properties in Brown Algae from the Northwest Iberian Peninsula . Foods.
Aurora Silva, Carla Rodrigues, Paula Garc&#237;a-Oliveira, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Sofia A Silva, Pascual Garc&#237;a-P&#233;rez, Ana P. Carvalho, Valentina F. Domingues, M. F&#225;tima Barroso, Cristina Delerue-Matos, et al. (2021). Screening of Bioactive Properties in Brown Algae from the Northwest Iberian Peninsula . Foods.
Antia G. Pereira, Paz Otero, Javier Echave, Anxo Carreira-Casais, Franklin Chamorro, Nicolas Collazo, Amira Jaboui, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Miguel A. Prieto(2021). Xanthophylls from the Sea: Algae as Source of Bioactive Carotenoids . Marine Drugs. 19. (4). p. 188. {MDPI} {AG}
Antia G. Pereira, Maria Fraga-Corral, Paula Garcia-Oliveira, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Maria Carpena, Miguel A. Prieto, Jesus Simal-Gandara(2021). The Use of Invasive Algae Species as a Source of Secondary Metabolites and Biological Activities: Spain as Case-Study . Marine Drugs. 19. (4). p. 178. {MDPI} {AG}
Ant&#237;a Gonz&#225;lez Pereira, Maria Fraga-Corral, Paula Garc&#237;a-Oliveira, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Mar&#237;a Carpena Rodr&#237;guez, Miguel A. Prieto, Jesus Simal-Gandara (2021). The Use of Invasive Algae Species as a Source of Secondary Metabolites and Biological Activities: Spain as Case-Study . Marine Drugs.
Ant&#237;a Gonz&#225;lez Pereira, Paz Otero, Javier Echave &#193;lvarez, Anxo Carreira-Casais, Franklin Noel Chamorro Rivo, Nicolas Collazo, Amira Jaboui, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Miguel A. Prieto (2021). Xanthophylls from the Sea: Algae as Source of Bioactive Carotenoids . Marine Drugs.
Paula Garcia-Oliveira, Cecilia Jimenez-Lopez, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Franklin Chamorro, Antia Gonzalez Pereira, Anxo Carrera-Casais, Maria Fraga-Corral, Maria Carpena, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Miguel Angel Prieto(2021). Evolution of Flavors in Extra Virgin Olive Oil Shelf-Life . Antioxidants. 10. (3). p. 368. {MDPI} {AG}
Paula Garc&#237;a-Oliveira, C. Jim&#233;nez-L&#243;pez, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Franklin Noel Chamorro Rivo, Ant&#237;a Gonz&#225;lez Pereira, Anxo Carrera-Casais, Maria Fraga-Corral, Mar&#237;a Carpena Rodr&#237;guez, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Miguel A. Prieto (2021). Evolution of Flavors in Extra Virgin Olive Oil Shelf-Life . Antioxidants.
Aurora Silva, Sofia A. Silva, C. Louren&#231;o-Lopes, C. Jimenez-Lopez, M. Carpena, P. Gull&#243;n, M. Fraga-Corral, V. F. Domingues, M. F&#225;tima Barroso, J. Simal-Gandara, et al. (2020). Antibacterial Use of Macroalgae Compounds against Foodborne Pathogens . Antibiotics.
Aurora Silva, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, C. Jim&#233;nez-L&#243;pez, Mar&#237;a Carpena Rodr&#237;guez, M. Carpena, Maria Fraga-Corral, Valentina F. Domingues, M. F&#225;tima Barroso, M. F&#225;tima Barroso, Jesus Simal-Gandara, et al. (2020). Antibacterial Use of Macroalgae Compounds against Foodborne Pathogens . Antibiotics.
Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Maria Fraga-Corral, Cecilia Jimenez-Lopez, Antia G. Pereira, Paula Garcia-Oliveira, Maria Carpena, Miguel A. Prieto, Jesus Simal-Gandara(2020). Metabolites from Macroalgae and Its Applications in the Cosmetic Industry: A Circular Economy Approach . Resources. 9. (9). p. 101. {MDPI} {AG}
Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Paula Garcia-Oliveira, Maria Carpena, Maria Fraga-Corral, Cecilia Jimenez-Lopez, Antia G. Pereira, Miguel A. Prieto, Jesus Simal-Gandara(2020). Scientific Approaches on Extraction, Purification and Stability for the Commercialization of Fucoxanthin Recovered from Brown Algae . Foods. 9. (8). p. 1113. {MDPI} {AG}
Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Paula Garcia-Oliveira, Mar&#237;a Carpena Rodr&#237;guez, Maria Fraga-Corral, C. Jim&#233;nez-L&#243;pez, Ant&#237;a Gonz&#225;lez Pereira, Miguel A. Prieto, Jesus Simal-Gandara (2020). Scientific Approaches on Extraction, Purification and Stability for the Commercialization of Fucoxanthin Recovered from Brown Algae . Foods.
Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Maria Fraga-Corral, C. Jim&#233;nez-L&#243;pez, Ant&#237;a Gonz&#225;lez Pereira, Paula Garc&#237;a-Oliveira, Maria Carpena, Miguel A. Prieto, Jesus Simal-Gandara (2020). Metabolites from Macroalgae and Its Applications in the Cosmetic Industry: A Circular Economy Approach . Resources.
(2020). Bioactive Compounds and Quality of Extra Virgin Olive Oil . Foods.
Cecilia Jimenez-Lopez, Maria Carpena, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Maria Gallardo-Gomez, Jose M. Lorenzo, Francisco J. Barba, Miguel A. Prieto, Jesus Simal-Gandara(2020). Bioactive Compounds and Quality of Extra Virgin Olive Oil . Foods. 9. (8). p. 1014. {MDPI} {AG}
(2020). Scientific basis for the industrialization of traditionally used plants of the Rosaceae family . Food Chemistry.
Antia G. Pereira, Cecilia Jimenez-Lopez, Maria Fraga, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Paula Garc&#237;a-Oliveira, Jose M. Lorenzo, Concepcion Perez-Lamela, Miguel A. Prieto, Jesus Simal-Gandara(2020). Extraction, Properties, and Applications of Bioactive Compounds Obtained from Microalgae . Current Pharmaceutical Design. 26. (16). p. 1929--1950. Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
(2020). Agriculture waste valorisation as a source of antioxidant phenolic compounds within a circular and sustainable bioeconomy . Food & Function.
(2020). Extraction, properties and applications of bioactive compounds obtained from microalgae, . Current Pharmaceutical Design.
Maria Fraga-Corral, Paula Garc&#237;a-Oliveira, Antia G. Pereira, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Cecilia Jimenez-Lopez, Miguel Angel Prieto, Jesus Simal-Gandara(2020). Technological Application of Tannin-Based Extracts . Molecules. 25. (3). p. 614. {MDPI} {AG}
Maria Fraga-Corral, Paula Garc&#237;a-Oliveira, Antia G. Pereira, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, C. Jim&#233;nez-L&#243;pez, Miguel A. Prieto, Jesus Simal-Gandara (2020). Technological Application of Tannin-Based Extracts . Molecules.
Fraga-Corral, M., Garc&#237;a-Oliveira, P., Pereira, A.G., Louren&#231;o-Lopes, C., Jimenez-Lopez, C., Prieto, M.A., Simal-Gandara, J.(2020). Technological application of tannin-based extracts . Molecules. 25. (3).
C. Jimenez-Lopez, M. Fraga-Corral, M. Carpena, P. Garc&#237;a-Oliveira, J. Echave, A. G. Pereira, C. Louren&#231;o-Lopes, M. A. Prieto, J. Simal-Gandara (2020). Agriculture waste valorisation as a source of antioxidant phenolic compounds within a circular and sustainable bioeconomy . Food & Function.
A. G. Pereira, M. Fraga-Corral, P. Garc&#237;a-Oliveira, C. Jimenez-Lopez, C. Louren&#231;o-Lopes, M. Carpena, Paz Otero, P. Gull&#243;n, M. A. Prieto, J. Simal-Gandara(2020). Culinary and nutritional value of edible wild plants from northern Spain rich in phenolic compounds with potential health benefits . Food & Function. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})
Lopes, C.L., Pereira, E., Soković, M., Carvalho, A.M., Barata, A.M., Lopes, V., Rocha, F., Calhelha, R.C., Barros, L., Ferreira, I.C.F.R.(2018). Phenolic Composition and Bioactivity of Lavandula pedunculata (Mill.) Cav. Samples from Different Geographical Origin . Molecules. 23. (5).
CONFERENCE PAPER
Antimicrobial Activity of Crude Extracts from Ascophyllum nodosum Obtained by Microwave-Assisted Extraction <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> .
Evidence and Perspectives on the Use of Phlorotannins as Novel Antibiotics and Therapeutic Natural Molecules <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> .
Franklin Chamorro, Maria Carpena, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Oludemi Taofiq, Paz Otero, Hui Cao, Jianbo Xiao, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Miguel A. Prieto (2022). By-Products of Walnut (Juglans regia) as a Source of Bioactive Compounds for the Formulation of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods .
Paula Garcia-Oliveira, Antia G. Pereira, Maria Fraga-Corral, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Franklin Chamorro, Aurora Silva, Pascual Garcia-Perez, Fatima Barroso, Lillian Barros, Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira, et al.(2021). Identification, Quantification, and Method Validation of Anthocyanins . {MDPI}
Javier Echave, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Anxo Carreira-Casais, Franklin Chamorro, Maria Fraga-Corral, Paz Otero, Pascual Garcia-Perez, Sergio Baamonde, Ferm&#237;n Fern&#225;ndez-Saa, Hui Cao, et al.(2021). Nutritional Composition of the Atlantic Seaweeds Ulva rigida, Codium tomentosum, Palmaria palmata and Porphyra purpurea . {MDPI}
Franklin Chamorro, Lucia Cassani, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Anxo Carreira-Casais, Maria Carpena, Javier Echave, Sergio Baamonde, Fermin Fern&#225;ndez-Saa, Paz Otero, Pacual Garcia-Perez, et al. (2021). Optimization of Bioactive Compounds with Antioxidant Activity of Himanthalia elongata by Microwave-Assisted Extraction Using Response Surface Methodology .
Ant&#237;a G. Pereira, Mar&#237;a Carpena, Paula Garc&#237;a-Oliveira, Cecilia Jim&#233;nez-L&#243;pez, Catarina Louren&#231;o-Lopes, Anxo Carreira-Casais, Javier Echave, Paz Otero, Maria Fraga-Corral, Patri Gull&#243;n, et al.(2020). Recovery of Phenolic Compounds from Edible Algae Using High Hydrostatic Pressure: An Optimization Approach . {MDPI}
Lopes, Catarina L., Pereira, Eliana, Carvalho, Ana Maria, Barata, Ana Maria, Lopes, Violeta, Rocha, Filomena, Barros, Lillian, Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R. (2017). Influência da origem geográfica no perfil fenólico de Lavandula pedunculata (Mill.) Cav .
Lopes, Catarina L., Jim&#233;nez L&#243;pez, Cec&#237;lia, Carvalho, Ana Maria, Rocha, Filomena, Lopes, Violeta, Barata, Ana Maria, Barros, Lillian, Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R. (2017). Ácidos fenólicos e flavonoides glucosilados em Lavandula pedunculata (Mill.) Cav .
BOOK CHAPTER
(2020). Anthocyanins: Antioxidant Properties, Sources and Health Benefits . Anthocyanins: Antioxidant Properties, Sources and Health Benefits.
OTHER
Lopes, Catarina L., Pereira, Eliana, Soković, Marina, Carvalho, Ana Maria, Barata, Ana Maria, Lopes, Violeta, Rocha, Filomena, Calhelha, Ricardo C., Barros, Lillian, Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R. (2018). Phenolic Composition and Bioactivity of Lavandula pedunculata (Mill.) Cav. Samples from Different Geographical Origin .
SUPERVISED STUDENT PUBLICATION
Lopes, Catarina Santos Pires Louren&#231;o (2017). Composição fenólica e propriedades bioativas de amostras de Lavandula pedunculata (Mill.) Cav .