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INGREEN has over 20 years of experience in bioactive ingredients for the design of novel foods for specific health use. Research activities cover processing, chemical and biological characterization and in vitro evaluation of efficacy. Vegetal sources (plants, spices, seeds, roots or fruits), fungi and edible insects are the main raw materials investigated. Processing is largely … INGREEN (Novel Food Ingredients) Group

The Glycosylation is the most abundant, diverse and dynamic post-translational modification in nature, generating one of the most complex biological molecules found in nature, glycans. The group has devoted the last five years to assemble, implement and validate a novel technological platform that allows to analyze the N-glycome from biological samples just available in a … Functional glycogenomics

Mitochondrial function if a cornerstone of metabolic plasticity, allowing the eukaryotic cell to adapt efficiently to changing energetic demands and nutrient availability. Its role in human physiology is well documented and its dysfunction has been associated with an always increasing number of pathologies. In particular, mitochondria as a source of damaging ROS has been extensively … Mitochondrial Function in Health and Disease Group

Insulin resistance is an early event in the development of obesity and related comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The close relationship between metabolism and the immune system (immunometabolism) plays an essential role in the development of these pathologies. The changes in the intestinal microbiota that occur in … Physiopathology and Molecular Mechanisms of Obesity and Comorbidities Group