UHPLC-MS Metabolome Fingerprinting: The Isolation of Main Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of the Andean Species Tetraglochin ameghinoi (Speg.) Speg. by Lorena Luna, Mario J. Simirgiotis, Beatriz Lima, Jorge Bórquez, Gabriela E. Feresin, Alejandro Tapia

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UHPLC-DAD Characterization of <i>Origanum vulgare</i> L. from Atacama Desert Andean Region and Antioxidant, Antibacterial and Enzyme Inhibition Activities by Claudio Parra, Patricio Muñoz, Luis Bustos, Felipe Parra, Mario J. Simirgiotis, Hugo Escobar

“…The purpose of the study was to determine the phenolic composition of the <i>Origanum vulgare</i> extract and evaluate the antimicrobial, antioxidant, and inhibitory activities of this species that grows in the Andean region of the Atacama Desert. High-performance liquid chromatography was performed to determine the main phenols. …”
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Effect of In Vitro Micropropagation on the Chemical, Antioxidant, and Biological Characteristics of <i>Senecio nutans</i> Sch. Bip., an Endemic Plant of the Atacama Desert Andean Region by Claudio Parra, Patricio Muñoz-Torres, Hugo Escobar, Mario J. Simirgiotis, Gabriela Contreras-Contreras, Álvaro Ruiz-Fernández, Cristian Maulen, Maximiliano Martínez-Cifuentes, María Salomé Mariotti-Celis

“…Bip., commonly called “chachacoma”, is widely used as a medicinal plant by the Andean communities of Northern Chile. Ethanolic extracts of <i>S. nutans</i> and the main compound, 4-hydroxy-3-(3-methyl-2-butenyl) acetophenone, have shown interesting biological activity. …”
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Antioxidant and Antibacterial Capacities of <i>Origanum vulgare</i> L. Essential Oil from the Arid Andean Region of Chile and its Chemical Characterization by GC-MS by Mario J. Simirgiotis, Daniel Burton, Felipe Parra, Jéssica López, Patricio Muñoz, Hugo Escobar, Claudio Parra

“…In conclusion, <i>O. vulgare</i> from the arid Andean region possesses an important antibacterial activity with a high potential in the food industry and agriculture.…”
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Chemical Characterization, Nutritional and Bioactive Properties of <i>Physalis peruviana</i> Fruit from High Areas of the Atacama Desert by Patricio Muñoz, Felipe Parra, Mario J. Simirgiotis, Germán F. Sepúlveda Chavera, Claudio Parra

“…However, the chemical composition, nutritional characterization, and bioactive properties of the <i>P. peruviana</i> growing in the Andean region of the Atacama Desert have not been conducted so far. …”
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Cytotoxic Effects on Breast Cancer Cell Lines of Chalcones Derived from a Natural Precursor and Their Molecular Docking Analysis by Luis Bustos, Carlos Echiburú-Chau, Alejandro Castro-Alvarez, Ben Bradshaw, Mario J. Simirgiotis, Marco Mellado, Claudio Parra, Mauricio Cuellar

“…Five were synthesized from a prenylacetophenone isolated from a plant that grows in the Andean region of the Atacama Desert. The cytotoxic activity of all the synthesized chalcones was tested against breast cancer cell lines using an MTT cell proliferation assay. …”
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