Magdalena Martinez-Tome

Dr. Magdalena Martinez-Tome

University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Academic Career Length

28Years (1999-Present)

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

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23 December 2017 in Molecules
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MBMaria-José Bagur-Fuster
Maria-José Bagur-Fuster
Gonzalo Luis Alonso SalinasGonzalo Luis Alonso Salinas
Gonzalo Luis Alonso Salinas
AJAntonia M. Jiménez-Monreal
Antonia M. Jiménez-Monreal
SCSoukaina Chaouqi
Soukaina Chaouqi
Sílvia LlorensSílvia Llorens
Sílvia Llorens
GAGonzalo L. Alonso
Gonzalo L. Alonso
The spice saffron is made from the dried stigmas of the plant Crocus sativus L. The main use of saffron is in cooking, due to its ability to impart colour, flavour and aroma to foods and beverages. However, from time immemorial it has also been considered a medicinal plant because it possesses therapeutic properties, as illustrated in paintings found on the island of Santorini, dated 1627 BC. It is included in Catalogues of Medicinal Plants and in the European Pharmacopoeias, being part of a great number of compounded formulas from the 16th to the 20th centuries. The medicinal and pharmaceutical uses of this plant largely disappeared with the advent of synthetic chemistry-produced drugs. However, in recent years there has been growing interest in demonstrating saffron’s already known bioactivity, which is attributed to the main components—crocetin and its glycosidic esters, called crocins, and safranal—and to the synergy between the compounds present in the spice. The objective of this work was to provide an updated and critical review of the research on the therapeutic properties of saffron, including activity on the nervous and cardiovascular systems, in the liver, its antidepressant, anxiolytic and antineoplastic properties, as well as its potential use as a functional food or nutraceutical.

1 September 2001 in Journal of Food Protection
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MMMagdalena Martinez-Tome
Magdalena Martinez-Tome
AJAntonia M. Jiménez
Antonia M. Jiménez
SRSilverio Ruggieri
Silverio Ruggieri
NFNatale Frega
Natale Frega
RSRosanna Strabbioli
Rosanna Strabbioli
MMM. Antonia Murcia
M. Antonia Murcia
In this study, the antioxidant properties of Mediterranean food spices (annatto, cumin, oregano, sweet and hot paprika, rosemary, and saffron) at 5% concentration and of common food additives (buty...

13 March 2004 in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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MMM. Antonia Murcia
M. Antonia Murcia
IEIsabel Egea
Isabel Egea
FRFelix Romojaro
Felix Romojaro
PPPilar Parras
Pilar Parras
AJAntonia M. Jiménez
Antonia M. Jiménez
MMMagdalena Martinez-Tome
Magdalena Martinez-Tome

1 May 2017 in Advances in Nutrition
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MBMaria-José Bagur-Fuster
Maria-José Bagur-Fuster
MMM Antonia Murcia
M Antonia Murcia
AJAntonia M Jiménez-Monreal
Antonia M Jiménez-Monreal
JTJosep A Tur
Josep A Tur
MBM Mar Bibiloni
M Mar Bibiloni
MMMagdalena Martinez-Tome
Magdalena Martinez-Tome
Nutrition is considered to be a possible factor in the pathogenesis of the neurological disease multiple sclerosis (MS). Nutrition intervention studi

1 October 2002 in Journal of Food Protection
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MMM. Antonia Murcia
M. Antonia Murcia
MMMagdalena Martinez-Tome
Magdalena Martinez-Tome
AJAntonia M. Jiménez
Antonia M. Jiménez
AVAna M. Vera
Ana M. Vera
MHMario Honrubia
Mario Honrubia
PPPilar Parras
Pilar Parras
The antioxidant properties of two raw truffles (Terfezia claveryi Chatin and Picoa juniperi Vittadini) and five raw mushrooms (Lepista nuda, Lentinus edodes, Agrocybe cylindracea, Cantharellus lute...

25 June 2004 in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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MMMagdalena Martinez-Tome
Magdalena Martinez-Tome
MMM. Antonia Murcia
M. Antonia Murcia
NFNatale Frega
Natale Frega
SRSilverio Ruggieri
Silverio Ruggieri
AJAntonia M. Jiménez
Antonia M. Jiménez
PPPilar Parras
Pilar Parras