Alan Javier Hernandez Alvarez

Researcher

Extraction, isolation, and purification of food proteins, bioactive peptides, and phytochemicals. Functional, qualitative, and structural characterization of food proteins. Food processing. Molecular interactions between proteins and other bio-molecules. Proteinaceous seeds processing and utilization. Behaviour and fate of food proteins/peptides/phytochemicals in the gastrointestinal tract using an in-vitro dynamic simulated GI tract system. Preparation of protein controlled food matrices. Enzymatic and physicochemical techniques applied to foods. Functional and Nutraceutical Foods.