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Helena Maria Pinheiro-Sant'Ana

Researcher at Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Publications -  90
Citations -  2200

Helena Maria Pinheiro-Sant'Ana is an academic researcher from Universidade Federal de Viçosa. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ascorbic acid & Carotenoid. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 86 publications receiving 1747 citations. Previous affiliations of Helena Maria Pinheiro-Sant'Ana include Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora.

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Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.): Nutrients, bioactive compounds, and potential impact on human health.

Leandro de Morais Cardoso, +3 more
- 22 Jan 2017 - 
TL;DR: Sorghum is a source of nutrients and bioactive compounds, especially 3-deoxyanthocyanidins, tannins, and polycosanols, which beneficially modulate, in vitro and in animals, parameters related to noncommunicable diseases.
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Optimization of methodology to analyze ascorbic and dehydroascorbic acid in vegetables

Flávia Milagres Campos, +4 more
- 01 Jan 2009 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, different solutions to extract vitamin C were tested using high-performance liquid chromatography and the conditions were based on isocratic elution in reverse phase column and the average recovery was 90% in collard and tomato samples.
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Chemical composition of Brazilian chia seeds grown in different places.

Bárbara Pereira da Silva, +5 more
- 15 Apr 2017 - 
TL;DR: In conclusion, Brazilian chia seeds showed high concentrations of lipids, proteins, total dietary fiber, minerals and vitamin E.
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Cagaita (Eugenia dysenterica DC.) of the Cerrado of Minas Gerais, Brazil: Physical and chemical characterization, carotenoids and vitamins

Leandro de Morais Cardoso, +4 more
- 01 Aug 2011 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the results of HPLC-DAD and HPLC with fluorescence detection were performed on Cerrado of Minas Gerais, Brazil, for the analysis of vitamin C and carotenoids.
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Vitamin C and carotenoids in organic and conventional fruits grown in Brazil

Pollyanna Costa Cardoso, +4 more
- 15 May 2011 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the concentration of vitamin C (ascorbic acid, AA, and DHA) and carotenoids (lycopene and β-carotene) between three fruits produced by organic and conventional farming.