Carla Matos

TL;DR: The antiradical activity of caffeic acid, dihydrocaffeic acid (5), and their corresponding n-alkyl esters was evaluated by using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH(*)) method, and it was found that dose-dependent scavenger effects were found in both series.

TL;DR: An ethnopharmacological study carried out in two councils belonging to Trás-os-Montes region a small area located in the northern of Portugal, finding that medicinal plants, most of the species wild, are still in use among farmers, shepherds and other people who live far from villages and built-up areas.

TL;DR: An evaluation of the conceptual bases of different methodologies commonly used for cmc determination is made, since variations in the results obtained can be related mainly to different intrinsic features of the methods used (such as sensitivity or the need to include tracers or probes) or to the operational cmc definition applied.

TL;DR: Production of lactoferrin derivatives (starting from a purified commercial extract), encompassing full stabilization of its three-dimensional structure, has been attempted via nanoencapsulation within lipid nanovesicles, integrating a multiple water-in-oil- in-water emulsion, proving the effectiveness of the encapsulation procedure.

TL;DR: A modular ionic liquid synthetic strategy for improved APIs is explored, using organic cations selected from substituted ammonium, phosphonium, pyridinium and methylimidazolium salts to enhance the solubility and bioavailability of L-ampicillin forms.