Natural Compounds from Tropical Plants


This project aims to study the extraction process of natural compounds (e.g., phytochemicals), which exhibit therapeutic (e.g., anticancer) properties found in Nicaragua’s tropical plants. This study is focused on obtaining said natural compounds with a minimum loss of biological activity by varying extraction conditions, such as temperature, pressure, and solvent, amongst others. Furthermore, said natural compounds may also be used as food and pharmaceutical additives.

Project Status: Active

Publications


Kinetics of the Reaction between Moringa oleifera Leaf Extracts and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) Free Radical


Geniel Talavera, Kenia Martínez, Apolinar Picado, Juan Alonso

Nexo Revista Científica, vol. 36(1), 2023 Feb 22, pp. 17-25


Reaction Kinetics between Moringa Leaf Extracts and DPPH Free Radical


Geniel Talavera, Kenia Martínez, Apolinar Picado, Juan Alonso

1st Inter-American Conference on Chemical and Process Engineering (1 CIIQP), Ángela Beltrán, Asociación Colombiana de Ingeniería Química (ACIQ), Bogotá, Colombia, 2021 Nov 26, Paper No. 31029