Laura A. Calvo-Castro

Dr. Laura A. Calvo-Castro

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Academic Career Length

14Years (2013-Present)

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

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30 April 2018 in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
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LCLaura A. Calvo-Castro
Laura A. Calvo-Castro
CSChristina Schiborr
Christina Schiborr
FDFranziska David
Franziska David
HEHeidi Ehrt
Heidi Ehrt
JVJenny Voggel
Jenny Voggel
JFJan Frank
Jan Frank

1 March 2018 in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
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LCLaura A. Calvo-Castro
Laura A. Calvo-Castro
MBMarkus Burkard
Markus Burkard
NSNadine Sus
Nadine Sus
GSGabriel Scheubeck
Gabriel Scheubeck
CLChristian Leischner
Christian Leischner
JFJan Frank
Jan Frank

28 May 2013 in Photochemistry and Photobiology
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LCLaura A. Calvo-Castro
Laura A. Calvo-Castro
DSDeeba N. Syed
Deeba N. Syed
Jean Christopher ChamcheuJean Christopher Chamcheu
Jean Christopher Chamcheu
FVFernanda M. P. Vilela
Fernanda M. P. Vilela
APAna M. Pérez
Ana M. Pérez
HMHasan Mukhtar
Hasan Mukhtar

16 February 2023 in Molecules
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KSKarla Salas
Karla Salas
Andrea Irías-MataAndrea Irías-Mata
Andrea Irías-Mata
ASANDRES SANCHEZ-KOPPER
ANDRES SANCHEZ-KOPPER
RHRicardo Hernández-Moncada
Ricardo Hernández-Moncada
BSBridget Salas-Morgan
Bridget Salas-Morgan
LCLaura A. Calvo-Castro
Laura A. Calvo-Castro
Berry fruits are an important dietary source of health-promoting antioxidant polyphenols. Interestingly, berry leaves of diverse species, including strawberries, have shown higher bioactive phytochemical content in the leaves than in the fruit. Moreover, the vegetative part of the plants is usually discarded, representing a presumably large source of underutilized bioactive biomass. In this investigation, the polyphenol profiles of tropical highland strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa cv. Festival) leaves and fruits were compared by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with a diode array detector (UHPLC-DAD) and mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS). The total polyphenol strawberry leaf extracts exhibited a 122-fold-higher total polyphenol content and 13-fold higher antioxidant activity (ORAC) than strawberry fruits, and they showed evidence of possible photoprotective effects against UV damage in human melanoma cells (SK-MEL-28) and in murine embryo fibroblasts (NIH/3T3), together with promising anti-proliferative activities against the same melanoma cells. Seven polyphenols were confirmed by HPLC-DAD in the leaf extracts, with differences depending on fraction solubility. Moreover, three substituted quercetin derivatives, three substituted kaempferol derivatives, two anthocyanins, and catechin were confirmed in the soluble fraction by HPLC-MS. Given their higher total polyphenol content and bioactive activities, underutilized strawberry Festival leaves are a potential source of apparently abundant biomass with prospective bioactive applications.

5 July 2018 in European Journal of Nutrition
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LCLaura A. Calvo-Castro
Laura A. Calvo-Castro
NSNadine Sus
Nadine Sus
CSChristina Schiborr
Christina Schiborr
ABAnja Bosy-Westphal
Anja Bosy-Westphal
MDMaria Luisa Duran
Maria Luisa Duran
JFJan Frank
Jan Frank

1 March 2018 in NFS Journal
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NSNadine Sus
Nadine Sus
JSJasmin Schlienz
Jasmin Schlienz
LCLaura A. Calvo-Castro
Laura A. Calvo-Castro
MBMarkus Burkard
Markus Burkard
SVSascha Venturelli
Sascha Venturelli
JFJan Frank
Jan Frank