Professor on Instrumental Chemical Analysis of Natural Products.
Research Interests:
• Isolation, purification and structure determination of natural products using chromatographic (GC-MS/MS, LC-UV/Vis-MS/MS) and spectroscopic techniques (UV-Vis, FT-IR, FT-Raman, NMR).
• Development of new techniques for separation, evaluation and analysis of main compounds of plants cultivated in Greece as Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs), Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) etc.
• Study of Biological Activity of Natural Products (Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Toxicity etc.)
• Instrumental analysis methods of plants and food analysis.
• FT-IR & Raman Spectroscopic study of microorganisms.
• Development methods for quality determination, adulteration and authenticity (botanical and geographical origin) of food (honey, olive oil etc).
Publications in International Journals (Scopus 2024.06.01): 182, 2020-2024: 49
(Articles: 155; Reviews: 14; Conference Papers: 10; Editorial: 2; Erratum 1.
Citations (Exclude self-citations of all authors): 8340; Subtotal 2020-2024: 3327.
h-index: 52
Mr Emmanuel A. Bouzas graduated from Chemistry Department of the University of Patras and acquired his PhD in Organic Synthesis at the Laboratory of General Chemistry of Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) and the Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Bioorganic Chemistry of the National Center for Scientific Research (NCSR) "Demokritos". He is member of the Laboratory Teaching Staff at the Laboratory of General Chemistry of AUA with the research activity "Organic Chemistry with emphasis on the Synthesis of Natural Products". His teaching work mainly concerns laboratory exercises of the undergraduate courses General & Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Instrumental Chemical Analysis and Natural Products: Chemistry and Bioactivity. His research work comprises 5 scientific publications in peer-reviewed international journals, 13 conference presentations and 1 laboratory text book.
Mrs Dimitra Daferera graduated from Department of Agricultural Industries, now Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition of Agricultural University of Athens (A.U.A.), she acquired Ph.D. in Agricultural Sciences, and she is member of the Laboratory Teaching Staff at the Laboratory of General Chemistry of A.U.A. with research activity “Instrumental Analysis of Natural Products”.
She is teaching lab exercises of the courses Instrumental Chemical Analysis, General and Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Natural Products: Chemistry and Bioactivity, and she is supporting undergraduate and postgraduate students to carry out their diploma study and/or their practical exercise.
Her research interests focus on aromatic and medicinal plants, emphasizing the isolation and study of their secondary metabolites, concerning their chemistry and bioactivity. She has participated in 18 research programs, and her research work comprises 104 publications, 34 to national and international conferences, and 70 in international scientific journals which present a high number of citations (excluding self-citations).