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  1. Photochemical /Photocytotoxicity Studies of New Tetrapyrrolic Structures as Potential Candidates for Cancer Theranostics

    Article • Current Drug Discovery Technologies, December 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Luis Filipe Vieira Ferreira, Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira, Gina Manda, Rica Boscencu

  2. The Role of Bioactive Compounds and other Metabolites from Mushrooms against Skin Disorders- A Systematic Review Assessing their Cosmeceutical and Nutricosmetic Outcomes

    Article • Current Medicinal Chemistry, December 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira, TAOFIQ OLUDEMI

  3. An Upcoming Approach to Alzheimer's Disease: Ethnopharmacological Potential of Plant Bioactive Molecules

    Article • Current Medicinal Chemistry, July 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira, Natália Cruz-Martins

  4. Bioactivity of the Geranium Genus: A Comprehensive Review

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, May 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira, Paulo Santos, Vânia Graça

  5. Vaccinium myrtillus L. Fruits as a Novel Source of Phenolic Compounds with Health Benefits and Industrial Applications - A Review

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, May 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  6. Bacterial Resistance: Antibiotics of Last Generation used in Clinical Practice and the Arise of Natural Products as New Therapeutic Alternatives

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, April 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  7. Colouring Agents

    Article • April 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  8. Phytochemicals Content and Health Effects of Abelmoschus esculentus (Okra)

    Article • November 2018, Bentham Science Publishers

    Associate Professor Spyridon Alexandros Petropoulos, Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  9. Antioxidants and Prooxidants: Effects on Health and Aging

    Article • Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, January 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Marcio Carocho, Marina Sokovic, Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  10. Dietary Supplements: Foods, Medicines, or Both? A Controversial Designation with Unspecific Legislation

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, July 2017, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  11. Phenolic Compounds as Nutraceuticals or Functional Food Ingredients

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, July 2017, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  12. Wild Roman chamomile extracts and phenolic compounds: enzymatic assays and molecular modelling studies with VEGFR-2 tyrosine kinase

    Article • Food & Function, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  13. How gamma-rays and electron-beam irradiation would affect the antimicrobial activity of differently processed wild mushroom extracts?

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, January 2015, Wiley

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira, Amilcar L. Antonio

  14. Infusions of artichoke and milk thistle represent a good source of phenolic acids and flavonoids

    Article • Food & Function, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  15. Foeniculum vulgare Mill. as natural conservation enhancer and health promoter by incorporation in cottage cheese

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, January 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira, Amilcar L. Antonio

  16. Microencapsulation of bioactives for food applications

    Article • Food & Function, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  17. Characterization of phenolic compounds and antioxidant properties of Glycyrrhiza glabra L. rhizomes and roots

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira, Natália Cruz-Martins

  18. Is honey able to potentiate the antioxidant and cytotoxic properties of medicinal plants consumed as infusions for hepatoprotective effects?

    Article • Food & Function, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  19. A comparative study on edible Agaricus mushrooms as functional foods

    Article • Food & Function, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira, Marina Sokovic

  20. Bioactive formulations prepared from fruiting bodies and submerged culture mycelia of the Brazilian edible mushroom Pleurotus ostreatoroseus Singer

    Article • Food & Function, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  21. Melissa officinalis L. decoctions as functional beverages: a bioactive approach and chemical characterization

    Article • Food & Function, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  22. Phytochemical characterization and antioxidant activity of Opuntia microdasys (Lehm.) Pfeiff flowers in different stages of maturity

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, July 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  23. Valorization of traditional foods: nutritional and bioactive properties of Cicer arietinum L. and Lathyrus sativus L. pulses

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, May 2014, Wiley

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  24. Antifungal activity of phenolic compounds identified in flowers from North Eastern Portugal againstCandidaspecies

    Article • Future Microbiology, February 2014, Future Medicine

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  25. Phenolic extracts of Rubus ulmifolius Schott flowers: characterization, microencapsulation and incorporation into yogurts as nutraceutical sources

    Article • Food & Function, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  26. A methanolic extract of Ganoderma lucidum fruiting body inhibits the growth of a gastric cancer cell line and affects cellular autophagy and cell cycle

    Article • Food & Function, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  27. Cultivated strains of Agaricus bisporus and A. brasiliensis: chemical characterization and evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial properties for the final healthy product – natural preservatives in yoghurt

    Article • Food & Function, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Leo J.L.D. Van Griensven, Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  28. Bioactivity and phytochemical characterization of Arenaria montana L.

    Article • Food & Function, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  29. Phytochemical characterization and antioxidant activity of the cladodes of Opuntia macrorhiza (Engelm.) and Opuntia microdasys (Lehm.)

    Article • Food & Function, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  30. Suillus luteus methanolic extract inhibits proliferation and increases expression of p-H2A.X in a non-small cell lung cancer cell line

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  31. New insights into the effects of formulation type and compositional mixtures on the antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of dietary supplements based-on hepatoprotective plants

    Article • Food & Function, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  32. Coprinopsis atramentaria extract, its organic acids, and synthesized glucuronated and methylated derivatives as antibacterial and antifungal agents

    Article • Food & Function, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  33. Can Suillus granulatus (L.) Roussel be classified as a functional food?

    Article • Food & Function, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  34. Chestnut flowers as functionalizing agents to enhance the antioxidant properties of highly appreciated traditional pastry

    Article • Food & Function, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  35. Bioactive composition, antimicrobial activities and the influence of Agrocybe aegerita (Brig.) Sing on certain quorum-sensing-regulated functions and biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Food & Function, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira, Marina Sokovic

  36. A Review on Antifungal Activity of Mushroom (Basidiomycetes) Extracts and Isolated Compounds

    Article • Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, November 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  37. Bioactivity and chemical characterization in hydrophilic and lipophilic compounds of Chenopodium ambrosioides L.

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, October 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  38. The Role of Phenolic Compounds in the Fight against Cancer – A Review

    Article • Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, September 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Marcio Carocho, Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  39. MOLA: a bootable, self-configuring system for virtual screening using AutoDock4/Vina on computer clusters

    Article • Journal of Cheminformatics, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  40. Antioxidants in Wild Mushrooms

    Article • Current Medicinal Chemistry, April 2009, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira

  41. Phenolic Compounds and Antimicrobial Activity of Olive (Olea europaea L. Cv. Cobrançosa) Leaves

    Article • Molecules, May 2007, MDPI AG

    Professor Isabel C.F.R. C.F.R. Ferreira