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  1. Therapeutic Value of Plant Saponins, Challenges and Opportunities: A Review

    Article • Natural Product Communications, February 2026, SAGE Publications

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  2. GC-MS-Identified Alkamides and Evaluation of the Anti-Inflammatory, Antibacterial, and Antioxidant Activities of Wild Acmella radicans

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  3. Metabolomic and Pharmacological Approaches for Exploring the Potential of Tanacetum parthenium L. Root Culture as a Source of Bioactive Phytochemicals

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, July 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa, Dr. Armando Sunny

  4. Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antiproliferative Activity of a Callus Culture of Prionosciadium dissectum (Apiaceae)

    Article • Plants, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  5. The role of Latin America medicinal plants in wound healing

    Article • Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, January 2025, Frontiers

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  6. In vitro plant cultures as a viable biotechnological tool for the biosynthesis of steroidal hormones of clinical interest

    Article • January 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  7. Cytotoxic activity of callus extract from Vachellia farnesiana (L) Wight & Arn.

    Article • 3 Biotech, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  8. Constituents from Ageratina pichinchensis and Their Inhibitory Effect on Nitric Oxide Production

    Article • Applied Sciences, May 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  9. Changes in Growth and Heavy Metal and Phenolic Compound Accumulation in Buddleja cordata Cell Suspension Culture under Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn Enrichment

    Article • Plants, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  10. Metabolites Profile of Extracts and Fractions of Erythroxylum mexicanum Kunth by UHPLC‐QTOF‐MS/MS and its Antibacterial, Cytotoxic and Nitric Oxide Inhibitory Activities

    Article • Chemistry & Biodiversity, February 2024, Wiley

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa, Dr M. Ángeles Ramirez-Cisneros

  11. Chemical analysis of freeze-dried seeds of Stenocereus stellatus (white tunillo) components and evaluation of their effect on prediabetes reversion in an experimental model in female Wistar rats

    Article • Food & Function, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  12. Constituents From <em>Ageratina pichinchensis</em> and Its Inhibitory Effect on Nitric Oxide Production

    Article • December 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  13. Cytotoxic Activity of Wild Plant and Callus Extracts of Ageratina pichinchensis and 2,3-Dihydrobenzofuran Isolated from a Callus Culture

    Article • Pharmaceuticals, October 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  14. Comparative Cytotoxic Study of Wild Plant Extracts, Their Callus Cultures and 2,3-Dihidrobenzofuran from Ageratina pichinchensis

    Article • September 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  15. Alkaloid and Nitrogenated Compounds from Different Sections of Coryphantha macromeris Plants and Callus Cultures

    Article • Applied Sciences, September 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  16. Chemical and Biological Characterization of Green and Processed Coffee Beans from Coffea arabica Varieties

    Article • Molecules, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  17. Chemical and Biological Characterization of Green and Processed Coffee Beans from <em>Coffea arabica</em> Varieties

    Article • May 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  18. Phenolic Compounds from Wild Plant and In Vitro Cultures of Ageratina pichichensis and Evaluation of Their Antioxidant Activity

    Article • Plants, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  19. Production of Two Isomers of Sphaeralcic Acid in Hairy Roots from Sphaeralcea angustifolia

    Article • Plants, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  20. Obtaining 2,3-Dihydrobenzofuran and 3-Epilupeol from Ageratina pichinchensis (Kunth) R.King & Ho.Rob. Cell Cultures Grown in Shake Flasks under Photoperiod and Darkness, and Its Scale-Up to an Airlift Bioreactor for Enhanced Production

    Article • Molecules, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  21. Effect of Plant Growth Regulators on Different Explants of Artemisia ludoviciana under Photoperiod and Darkness Conditions and Their Influence on Achillin Production

    Article • Processes, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  22. Impact of the Cooking Process on Metabolite Profiling of Acanthocereus tetragonus, a Plant Traditionally Consumed in Mexico

    Article • Molecules, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  23. Anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antioxidant activity of leaf and cell cultures extracts of Randia aculeata L. and its chemical components by GC-MS

    Article • South African Journal of Botany, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  24. Engineering Considerations to Produce Bioactive Compounds from Plant Cell Suspension Culture in Bioreactors

    Article • Plants, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  25. Arnica montana Cell Culture Establishment, and Assessment of Its Cytotoxic, Antibacterial, α-Amylase Inhibitor, and Antioxidant In Vitro Bioactivities

    Article • Plants, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  26. Phytochemical, Pharmacological, and Biotechnological Study of Ageratina pichinchensis: A Native Species of Mexico

    Article • Plants, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  27. Establishment of a Cell Suspension Culture of Eysenhardtia platycarpa: Phytochemical Screening of Extracts and Evaluation of Antifungal Activity

    Article • Plants, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  28. Water-in-oil nanoemulsions loaded with Ardisia compressa K. bioactive compounds: evaluation of their physicochemical stability and functional activities

    Article • Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, November 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  29. Establishment of a Cell Suspension Culture of Eysenhardtia platycarpa: Phytochemical Screening of extracts and Evaluation of Antifungal Activity.

    Article • November 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  30. Establishment of a Cell Suspension Culture of Ageratina pichinchensis (Kunth) for the Improved Production of Anti-Inflammatory Compounds

    Article • Plants, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  31. Establishment of a Cell Suspension Culture of Ageratina Pichinchensis for the Improved Production of Anti-inflammatory Compounds

    Article • August 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  32. Verbascoside production in long-term Buddleja cordata Kunth cell suspension cultures

    Article • 3 Biotech, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  33. In vivo anti-arthritic effect and repeated dose toxicity of standardized methanolic extracts of Buddleja cordata Kunth (Scrophulariaceae) wild plant leaves and cell culture

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, August 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  34. Phytochemical Profiling of Coryphantha macromeris (Cactaceae) Growing in Greenhouse Conditions Using Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry

    Article • Molecules, February 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  35. Establishment and Phytochemical Analysis of a Callus Culture from Ageratina pichinchensis (Asteraceae) and Its Anti-Inflammatory Activity

    Article • Molecules, May 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  36. Procedure for Estimating the Tolerance and Accumulation of Heavy Metals Using Plant Cell Cultures

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  37. Extraction of phenolic compounds from Satureja macrostema using microwave-ultrasound assisted and reflux methods and evaluation of their antioxidant activity and cytotoxicity

    Article • Industrial Crops and Products, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  38. Effects of solid-state fermentation (Aspergillus oryzae var. oryzae ) on the physicochemical properties of corn starch

    Article • Starch - Stärke, February 2017, Wiley

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  39. Identification of candidate genes related to calanolide biosynthesis by transcriptome sequencing of Calophyllum brasiliense (Calophyllaceae)

    Article • BMC Plant Biology, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  40. Production of Dihydroxylated Betalains and Dopamine in Cell Suspension Cultures of Celosia argentea var. plumosa

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, March 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  41. Effect of layer (calcium phosphate–chitosan)-by-layer (mesquite gum) matrix on carotenoids-in-water-emulsion properties

    Article • Food Hydrocolloids, January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  42. Sphaeralcic Acid and Tomentin, Anti-inflammatory Compounds Produced in Cell Suspension Cultures of Sphaeralcea angustifolia

    Article • Planta Medica, January 2014, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  43. Effect of the culture medium and biotic stimulation on taxane production in Taxus globosa Schltdl in vitro cultures

    Article • Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  44. Phytoremediation and Removal Mechanisms inBouteloua CurtipendulaGrowing in Sterile Hydrocarbon Spiked Cultures

    Article • International Journal of Phytoremediation, March 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  45. Prosopis laevigata a potential chromium (VI) and cadmium (II) hyperaccumulator desert plant

    Article • Bioresource Technology, August 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  46. Application and evaluation of mesquite gum and its fractions as interfacial film formers and emulsifiers of orange peel-oil

    Article • Food Hydrocolloids, May 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  47. In vitro evaluation of germination and growth of five plant species on medium supplemented with hydrocarbons associated with contaminated soils

    Article • Bioresource Technology, September 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  48. Pre-selection of protective colloids for enhanced viability of Bifidobacterium bifidum following spray-drying and storage, and evaluation of aguamiel as thermoprotective prebiotic

    Article • Food Research International, December 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  49. Gum Arabic−Chitosan Complex Coacervation

    Article • Biomacromolecules, April 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  50. Increased mesquite gum formation in nodal explants cultures after treatment with a microbial biomass preparation

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, August 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa

  51. Characterization and Stability of Pigments Extracted from Terminalia Catappa Leaves

    Article • Journal of Food Science, August 2001, Wiley

    Dr Francisco Cruz-Sosa