Dr. Juan Valverde
IPFN Tasks
Dr Juan Valverde is the network scientific officer. Dr Juan Valverde is responsible for developing methods for the purification and analysis of phytochemicals and for determining the effect of full scale processing on the retention of the phytochemicals (Work packages 2 and 4).
Qualifications
Bsc Organic Chemistry, Univ. Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
PhD in Food Science / Molecular Gastronomy. Universite Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI, France.
Contact Details
+353 (0) 18 05 95 00 ext. 312
juan.valverde@teagasc.ie
http://www.teagasc.ie/ashtown/
Expertise
Extraction, isolation of bioactive compounds from plants.
Identification and quantification of plant bio-actives through 1H-NMR spectroscopy and HPLC
Recent Publications
Edwards-Stuart, R.; Valverde, J., "Food Quality, an issue of molecule-based science". EUROFOODCHEM XIV European Food Research Technology 2008.
Valverde, J.; This, H., 1H NMR Quantitative Determination of Photosynthetic Pigments from Green Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). J. Agric. Food Chem. 2008, 56, (2), 314-320.
Valverde, J.; This, H.; Vignolle, M., Quantitative Determination of Photosynthetic Pigments in Green Beans Using Thin-Layer Chromatography and a Flatbed Scanner as Densitometer. Journal of Chemical Education 2007, 84, (9), 1505-1507.
