1. Identification:
Maria Lopes
Bromatology and Pharmacognosy laboratory - Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra (FFUC)
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0683-5685
2. Education:
- PhD Student in Pharmaceutical Sciences, specialising in Bromatology and Hydrology at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra (FFUC).
- Integrated Master Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
3. Professional activity:
Invited Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra (FFUC).
4. Teaching activity:
Bromatology and bromatological analysis.
5. Main research area:
Nutritional evaluation and chemical characterisation of extremophile plants, namely halophytes, with a view to their technological exploitation.
6. Research group:
Food Quality and Technology - REQUIMTE/LAQV University of Porto, Portugal
7. 5 Most relevant publications:
- Lopes, M., Roque, M. J., Cavaleiro, C., & Ramos, F. (2021). Nutrient value of Salicornia ramosissima—A green extraction process for mineral analysis. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 104, 104135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2021.104135
- Lopes, M., Sanches-Silva, A., Castilho, M., Cavaleiro, C., & Ramos, F. (2021). Halophytes as source of bioactive phenolic compounds and their potential applications. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1–24. ttps://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2021.1959295
- Lopes, M., Coimbra, M. A., Costa, C., Ramos, F., Lopes, M., Coimbra, M. A., Costa, C., & Ramos, F. (2021). Food supplement vitamins, minerals, amino-acids, fatty acids, phenolic and alkaloid-based substances: An overview of their interaction with drugs. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1–35. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2021.1997909
- Lopes, M., Castilho, M. C., Sanches-Silva, A., Freitas, A., Barbosa, J., Gonçalves, M. J., Cavaleiro, C., & Ramos, F. (2020). Evaluation of the mycotoxins content of Salicornia spp.: A gourmet plant alternative to salt. Food Additives & Contaminants. Part B, Surveillance, 13(3), 162–170. https://doi.org/10.1080/19393210.2020.1741692
- Lopes, M., Cavaleiro, C., & Ramos, F. (2017). Sodium reduction in bread: A role for glasswort (Salicornia ramosissima J. Woods). Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 16(5), 1056–1071. https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.12277
8. Other relevant information:
Author and/or co-author of 7 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and 1 book chapter.
Author and/or co-author of 10 oral communications and 13 posters at national and international scientific meetings.
Collaboration in financed research projects: (1) CLabel+: Inovative Foods, clean label, natural, nutritious, consumer oriented "clean label" foods - RPOCI-01-0247-FEDER-046080 (ongoing); (2) IBERPHENOL - Research cooperative within the scope of polyphenols and its industrial applications - 0377_IBERPHENOL_6_E (finished).
Reviewer of papers submitted to the following international journals: Molecules; Foods.