Carolina Parra

Dr. Carolina Parra

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Academic Career Length

32Years (1995-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 November 2009 in Journal of Alloys and Compounds
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RVRoberto Valenzuela
Roberto Valenzuela
MFMaría Cecilia Fuentes
María Cecilia Fuentes
CPCarolina Parra
Carolina Parra
JBJaime Baeza
Jaime Baeza
NDNelson Duran
Nelson Duran
JFJuanita Freer
Juanita Freer

1 August 2008 in Enzyme and Microbial Technology
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EAEdgardo Araque
Edgardo Araque
CPCarolina Parra
Carolina Parra
JFJuanita Freer
Juanita Freer
DCDavid Contreras
David Contreras
JRJaime Rodríguez
Jaime Rodríguez
JBJaime Baeza
Jaime Baeza

1 August 2008 in Enzyme and Microbial Technology
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AEAraque Edgardo
Araque Edgardo
CPCarolina Parra
Carolina Parra
RMRodríguez Manuel
Rodríguez Manuel
FJFreer Juanita
Freer Juanita
JBJaime Baeza
Jaime Baeza

15 July 2022 in Marine Drugs
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FRFabián Andres Figueroa FA Rebolledo
Fabián Andres Figueroa FA Rebolledo
RARoberto Teófilo Abdala-Díaz
Roberto Teófilo Abdala-Díaz
CPClaudia Pérez
Claudia Pérez
VCVirginia Casas
Virginia Casas
Aleksandra NesicAleksandra Nesic
Aleksandra Nesic
Gustavo Cabrera-BarjasGustavo Cabrera-Barjas
Gustavo Cabrera-Barjas
Codium bernabei is a green alga that grows on Chilean coasts. The composition of its structural polysaccharides is still unknown. Hence, the aim of this work is to isolate and characterize the hot water extracted polysaccharide fractions. For this purpose, the water extracts were further precipitated in alcohol (TPs) and acid media (APs), respectively. Both fractions were characterized using different physicochemical techniques such as GC-MS, GPC, FTIR, TGA, and SEM. It is confirmed that the extracted fractions are mainly made of sulfated galactan unit, with a degree of sulfation of 19.3% (TPs) and 17.4% (ATs) and a protein content of 3.5% in APs and 15.6% in TPs. Other neutral sugars such as xylose, glucose, galactose, fucose, mannose, and arabinose were found in a molar ratio (0.05:0.6:1.0:0.02:0.14:0.11) for TPs and (0.05:0.31:1.0:0.03:0.1:0.13) for ATs. The molecular weight of the polysaccharide samples was lower than 20 kDa. Both polysaccharides were thermally stable (Tonset > 190 °C) and showed antioxidant activity according to the ABTS•+ and DPPH tests, where TPs fractions had higher scavenging activity (35%) compared to the APs fractions. The PT and APTTS assays were used to measure the anticoagulant activity of the polysaccharide fractions. In general, the PT activity of the TPs and APs was not different from normal plasma values. The exception was the TPs treatment at 1000 µg mL−1 concentration. The APTTS test revealed that clotting time for both polysaccharides was prolonged regarding normal values at 1000 µg mL−1. Finally, the antitumor test in colorectal carcinoma (HTC-116) cell line, breast cancer (MCF-7) and human leukemia (HL-60) cell lines showed the cytotoxic effect of TPs and APs. Those results suggest the potential biotechnological application of sulfate galactan polysaccharides isolated from a Chilean marine resource.

20 April 2017 in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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FRFelicia Rodríguez
Felicia Rodríguez
Arturo SanchezArturo Sanchez
Arturo Sanchez
CPCarolina Parra
Carolina Parra

1 October 2010 in Fuel
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MCManuel Cuevas
Manuel Cuevas
SSSebastián Sánchez
Sebastián Sánchez
VBVicente Bravo
Vicente Bravo
Juan Francisco García MartínJuan Francisco García Martín
Juan Francisco García Martín
JBJaime Baeza
Jaime Baeza
JFJuanita Freer
Juanita Freer