GIUV2022-530
The AgriFood BioTech research group is coordinated by Giuseppe Meca, professor at the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Science, Toxicology and Legal Medicine of the University of Valencia. Consisting of a multidisciplinary scientific team, our activity focuses on the study of agri-food biotechnology, dealing with aspects ranging from the study of agricultural biotechnology to animal and microbial biotechnology. The facilities are perfectly equipped with the main chromatographic and omic techniques to offer different services in the field of industrial biotechnology. Our research is based on the purification, isolation and identification of antimicrobial compounds present in food matrices and soils; analysis of mycotoxins in food, in vitro and in vivo toxicity study and the factors that influence intestinal bioaccessibility and decontamination procedures in order to evaluate risk; biostimulation and biocontrol of crops, etc. A large amount of waste is generated daily in the primary and secondary sector, the management of which poses a problem for companies and the environment. Many of these by-products are undervalued. At Biotech Agrifood we work on their...The AgriFood BioTech research group is coordinated by Giuseppe Meca, professor at the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Science, Toxicology and Legal Medicine of the University of Valencia. Consisting of a multidisciplinary scientific team, our activity focuses on the study of agri-food biotechnology, dealing with aspects ranging from the study of agricultural biotechnology to animal and microbial biotechnology. The facilities are perfectly equipped with the main chromatographic and omic techniques to offer different services in the field of industrial biotechnology. Our research is based on the purification, isolation and identification of antimicrobial compounds present in food matrices and soils; analysis of mycotoxins in food, in vitro and in vivo toxicity study and the factors that influence intestinal bioaccessibility and decontamination procedures in order to evaluate risk; biostimulation and biocontrol of crops, etc. A large amount of waste is generated daily in the primary and secondary sector, the management of which poses a problem for companies and the environment. Many of these by-products are undervalued. At Biotech Agrifood we work on their revaluation through processes that allow them to be transformed into resources with high added value. We devise strategies for obtaining functional biocomplexes that allow the reduction of synthetic additives in food conservation, as well as formulations of biofertilizers and biocontrol agents for agriculture. We work on the development of ingredients and natural antimicrobial devices to prevent the development of mycotoxigenic fungi (Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium, Claviceps, Alternaria, etc.) in food and thereby extend the shelf life of products. In recent years we have focused on biotechnologies of lactic bacteria for use as functional ingredients in bread, dairy or meat products, as well as for the biostimulation and biocontrol of different pests in the field. Likewise, we develop new probiotics for medical use. We carry out different physico-chemical and microbiological analyses of food matrices, gastrointestinal digestion in vitro to understand the interaction between the composition of food and the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of mycotoxins, and LC-MS / MS and LC-Q-TOF analyses of bioactive metabolites of microbial and food origin.
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- Ailamiento y caracterizacion microbiana
- Desarrollo de productos Biosteimulantes y agentes de Biocontrol de origen microbiano
- Desarrollo de ingredientes alimentarios
- Desarrollo de envases Bioactivos
- Aislamiento y caracterizacion de microorganismos con actividad probiotica y evaluacion de bioaccesibilidad y biodisponibilidad de componentes Bioactivos.
- Isolation and microbial characterization.From food samples, vegetable crops, soils, etc., we carry out extractions and seeding in selective media to isolate the microbiota present. The morphologically different strains of interest are identified by DNA and RNA sequencing.
- Development of bio fertilizers/biocontrol products of microbial origin.We develop products that have advantages over current biofertilizers, obtaining a set of broad-spectrum bioactive compounds (with antimicrobial, antioxidant and biostimulant activity) with high activity for use in organic farming.
- Development of food ingredients.We have analytical equipment to obtain the full spectrum of metabolites produced by microorganisms during the fermentation process and quantify the antioxidant capacity of the bioactive compounds generated.
- Development of active packagings.In collaboration with AIMPLAS (Plastics Technology Institute), we select and develop packaging according to customer requirements and market solutions, collecting data on the type developed, the material properties of which it is made and its mechanical properties.
- Isolation of microorganisms with probiotic activity.Isolation, characterisation and probiotic activity of lactic acid bacteria strains from different biological samples for use in the development of food supplements and infant formulas adapted for nursing mothers, newborns and animal feed.
- Bioaccessibility and bioavailability of bioactive compounds in food..We study the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of compounds present in food through an in vitro simulated digestion system that reproduces the processes that take place in the human digestive tract.
| Name | Nature of participation | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIUSEPPE MECA DE CARO | Director | Universitat de València | |
| Research team | |||
| LAURA ESCRIVA LLORENS | Member | Universitat de València | |
| LARA MARIA MANYES FONT | Member | Universitat de València | |
| JUAN MANUEL QUILES BESES | Member | Universitat de València | |
| CARLOS LUZ MINGUEZ | Member | Universitat de València | |
| MARIA DEL PILAR VILA DONAT | Member | Universitat de València | |
| MANUEL LOZANO RELAÑO | Collaborator | Universitat de València | |
| ALESSANDRA CIMBALO | Collaborator | Universitat de València | |
| VICTOR D'OPAZO TABERNER | Collaborator | Universitat de València | |
| NURIA DASI NAVARRO | Collaborator | Universitat de València - Estudi General | UVEG PhD student |
| LEONARDO MUSTO SAFONT | Collaborator | Universitat de València | |
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- Aislamiento; identificación; DNA; RNA; bacterias ácido lácticas.
- Biofertiliozantes; agentes de biocontrol; desarrollo de productos; control de plagas.
- Microorganismos; fermentación; ingredientes; bioconservantes.
- Envases activos; viuda útil; bioconservación.
- Aislamiento; caracterización; microorganismos; actividad probiótica
- Bioaccesibilidad; biodisponibilidad; compuestos bioacrtivos; alimentos funcionales.
