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Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira

Researcher at Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Publications -  970
Citations -  44146

Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira is an academic researcher from Instituto Politécnico Nacional. The author has contributed to research in topics: Antioxidant & Chemistry. The author has an hindex of 86, co-authored 907 publications receiving 33083 citations. Previous affiliations of Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira include University of Porto & Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave.

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A review on antioxidants, prooxidants and related controversy: natural and synthetic compounds, screening and analysis methodologies and future perspectives.

TL;DR: The present review tries to shed some light on research on antioxidants (natural and synthetic) and prooxidants, showing the potential benefits and adverse effects of these opposing events, as well as their mechanisms of action and detection methodologies.
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Free-radical scavenging capacity and reducing power of wild edible mushrooms from northeast Portugal : individual cap and stipe activity

TL;DR: In this paper, the antioxidant properties of two wild edible mushroom species from the northeast of Portugal, Lactarius deliciosus (L.) Gray and Tricholoma portentosum (Fr.) Quel, were evaluated.
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Bioactivity of phenolic acids: metabolites versus parent compounds: a review.

TL;DR: In this review, chemical features, biosynthesis and bioavailability of phenolic acids are discussed, as well as the chemical and enzymatic synthesis of their metabolites.
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Total phenols, ascorbic acid, β-carotene and lycopene in Portuguese wild edible mushrooms and their antioxidant activities

TL;DR: In this paper, the antioxidant properties of three Portuguese wild edible mushroom species, Leucopaxillus giganteus, Sarcodon imbricatus, and Agaricus arvensis, were evaluated.
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Antioxidants in Wild Mushrooms

TL;DR: The antioxidant properties of wild mushrooms have been extensively studied, and many antioxidant compounds extracted from these sources have been identified, such as phenolic compounds, tocopherols, ascorbic acid, and carotenoids.