PPGCA
EXCELLENCE SINCE 1970
Prof. Dr. Gláucia M. Pastore
Prof. Gláucia M. Pastore
Professor
Food Biotechnology Laboratory
Laboratory of Bioflavors and Bioactive Compounds
Research Interests
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Study of natural products as functional foods and for the production of functional foods. Identification and quantification of bioactive compounds present in fruits, herbs and vegetables. Biological evaluation of functional foods and bioactive compounds in cellular and animal systems; and potential antioxidative, antimutagenic, antidiabetogenic capacity. Evaluation of the preventative effects of food on non-communicable degenerative diseases. Biotechnological production of bioflavors and evaluation of their properties. Study of plant and microbial prebiotics.
Selected Publications
PEREIRA, APA ; Pastore, Glaucia M.. Impact of ripening on the health-promoting components from Wolfberry (Solanum lycocarpum St. Hill). FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, v. 1, p. 1, 2020.
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DE ARAÚJO, FÁBIO FERNANDES; DE PAULO FARIAS, DAVID; NERI-NUMA, IRAMAIA ANGELICA ; PASTOR, Glaucia Maria. Polyphenols and their applications: An approach in food chemistry and innovation potential. FOOD CHEMISTRY, v. 1, p. 127535, 2020.
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PESSÔA, MARINA G.; VESPERMANN, KELE AC; PAULINO, BRUNO N.; BARCELOS, MAYARA CS ; Pastore, Glaucia M.; Molina, Gustavo . Newly isolated microorganisms with potential application in biotechnology. BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES, v. 37, p. 319-339, 2019.
Research Grants
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FAPESP Thematic Grant
Cobra: new compound discovery platform for rapid and low-cost identification of bioactives with beneficial effects originating from Brazilian plants.
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FAPESP Regular Grant
Chemical characterization of bioactive compounds from unconventional food plants (panc) for the development of products with functional appeal
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ENZITERP: Enzymatic Biotransformations of Terpenes for the Production of Bioflavors
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CNPq Grant
Preliminary evaluation of the biological activity of the crude extract of genipap (Genipa americana)