Adriana Mercadante

Dr. Adriana Mercadante


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Academic Career Length

38Years (1989-Present)

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

Representative Publications

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26 May 2007 in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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Veridiana de RossoVeridiana de Rosso
Veridiana de Rosso
AMAdriana Mercadante
Adriana Mercadante

1 September 2017 in Trends in Food Science & Technology
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Francisco J. BarbaFrancisco J. Barba
Francisco J. Barba
Lilian Regina Barros MariuttiLilian Regina Barros Mariutti
Lilian Regina Barros Mariutti
NBNeura Bragagnolo
Neura Bragagnolo
AMAdriana Mercadante
Adriana Mercadante
GBGustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas
Gustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas
Vibeke  OrlienVibeke Orlien
Vibeke Orlien

1 June 2011 in Food Chemistry
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AFAdelia F. Faria
Adelia F. Faria
MMMarcella C. Marques
Marcella C. Marques
AMAdriana Mercadante
Adriana Mercadante

29 April 2014 in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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NSNathalia Azevedo da Silva
Nathalia Azevedo da Silva
ERELISEU RODRIGUES
ELISEU RODRIGUES
AMAdriana Mercadante
Adriana Mercadante
Veridiana de RossoVeridiana de Rosso
Veridiana de Rosso
Fruits from the Atlantic Forest have received increasing interest because they contain high levels of bioactive compounds with notable functional properties. The composition of carotenoids and phenolic compounds from fruits found in the Atlantic Forest (jussara, uvaia, araça, and grumixama) was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to diode array and mass spectrometry detectors. Uvaia showed the highest levels of carotenoids (1306.6 μg/100 g fresh matter (f.m.)). Gallic acid was the major phenolic compound in araça (12.2 mg GAE/100 g f.m.) and uvaia (27.5 mg GAE/100 g f.m.). In grumixama, eight quercetin derivatives were found; the main carotenoids included all-trans-β-cryptoxanthin (286.7 μg/100 g f.m.) and all-trans-lutein (55.5 μg/100 g f.m.). Uvaia and grumixama contain high amounts of carotenoids, while jussara showed greater levels of phenolic compounds (415 mg GAE/100 g f.m.), particularly anthocyanins (cyanidin 3-rutinoside: 179.60 mg/100 g f.m.; cyanidin 3-glucoside: 47.93 mg/100 g f.m.).

1 October 2005 in Food Research International
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MBM.I.M.J. Barbosa
M.I.M.J. Barbosa
CBClaudio Dario Borsarelli
Claudio Dario Borsarelli
AMAdriana Mercadante
Adriana Mercadante

1 September 2017 in Food Research International
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AMAdriana Mercadante
Adriana Mercadante
Daniele Bobrowski RodriguesDaniele Bobrowski Rodrigues
Daniele Bobrowski Rodrigues
FPFabiane C. Petry
Fabiane C. Petry
Lilian Regina Barros MariuttiLilian Regina Barros Mariutti
Lilian Regina Barros Mariutti