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Alejandro Cifuentes

Full Research Professor, Head of Foodomics Lab, CSIC
Verified email at csic.es
Cited by 28307

Supercritical fluid extraction: Recent advances and applications

M Herrero, JA Mendiola, A Cifuentes… - Journal of Chromatography …, 2010 - Elsevier
Among the different extraction techniques used at analytical and preparative scale,
supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) is one of the most used. This review covers the most recent …

In the search of new functional food ingredients from algae

M Plaza, A Cifuentes, E Ibáñez - Trends in food science & technology, 2008 - Elsevier
The well-known correlation between diet and health demonstrates the great possibilities of
food to maintain or even improve our health. This fact has brought about a great interest for …

Innovative natural functional ingredients from microalgae

M Plaza, M Herrero, A Cifuentes… - Journal of agricultural …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Nowadays, a wide variety of compounds such as polyphenols, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA),
or phytosterols obtained, for example, from wine, fish byproducts, or plants are …

Detection and identification of bacterial DNA in patients with cirrhosis and culture-negative, nonneutrocytic ascites

…, C Munoz, P Zapater, JA Casellas, A Cifuentes… - Hepatology, 2002 - Elsevier
The current pathogenic theory of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in patients with
cirrhosis and ascites suggests that repeated episodes of bacterial translocation (BT) from …

Advanced analysis of nutraceuticals

J Bernal, JA Mendiola, E Ibáñez, A Cifuentes - Journal of pharmaceutical …, 2011 - Elsevier
In this article, we present a review work on different nutraceuticals found in natural matrices
together with the analytical techniques used to identify and/or quantify them with special …

Foodomics: MS‐based strategies in modern food science and nutrition

…, V García‐Cañas, E Ibáñez, A Cifuentes - Mass spectrometry …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Modern research in food science and nutrition is moving from classical methodologies to
advanced analytical strategies in which MS‐based techniques play a crucial role. In this context…

Use of compressed fluids for sample preparation: Food applications

JA Mendiola, M Herrero, A Cifuentes… - Journal of Chromatography …, 2007 - Elsevier
This review attempts to provide an updated overview (including works published till June
2006) on the latest applications of compressed fluids as sample preparation techniques for …

Food analysis and foodomics

A Cifuentes - 2009 - digital.csic.es
For years, assessment of food quality and authenticity has been of great importance to
guarantee the safety of food in compliance with legislation. This includes the control of …

Sub-and supercritical fluid extraction of functional ingredients from different natural sources: Plants, food-by-products, algae and microalgae: A review

M Herrero, A Cifuentes, E Ibañez - Food chemistry, 2006 - Elsevier
The increasing interest of consumers in functional foods has brought about a rise in
demand for functional ingredients obtained using “natural” processes. In this review, new …

Plants, seaweeds, microalgae and food by-products as natural sources of functional ingredients obtained using pressurized liquid extraction and supercritical fluid …

…, A del Pilar Sánchez-Camargo, A Cifuentes… - TrAC Trends in …, 2015 - Elsevier
We present an up-to-date review on the use of subcritical and supercritical extraction processes
to obtain functional bioactive compounds from different natural matrices, including plants…