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Postdoc researcher at iBET, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, in Food & Health division, working mostly in the study of bioactive compounds, volatile composition and protein quality, through the use of spectrophotometry, gas and liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry and spectroscopy approaches. In June 2021 she obtained the PhD degree in Molecular Biosciences at ITQB-Nova, with the thesis entitled, Phaseolus vulgaris L. A contribution for the valorization of Portuguese varieties, developed under the framework of the European SOLIBAM project and the national BEGEQA (Exploiting Bean Genetics for food Quality and Attractiveness innovation) projec
Education/Academic qualification
Molecular Biosciences, Doctorate, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB)
1 Mar 2013 → 28 Jun 2021
Award Date: 28 Jun 2021
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Research output
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High Inter- and Intra- Diversity of Amino Acid Content and Protein Digestibility Disclosed in Five Cool Season Legume Species with a Growing Market Demand
Mecha, E., Alves, M. L., Bento da Silva, A., Pereira, A. B., Rubiales, D., Vaz Patto, M. C. & Bronze, M. R., Apr 2023, In: Foods. 12, 7, 1383.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)30 Downloads (Pure) -
Soilless Cultivated Halophyte Plants: Volatile, Nutritional, Phytochemical, and Biological Differences
Oliveira-Alves, S. C., Andrade, F., Sousa, J. A. R., Bento-Silva, A., Duarte, B., Caçador, I., Salazar, M., Mecha, E., Serra, A. T. & Bronze, M. R., Jun 2023, In: Antioxidants. 12, 6, 1161.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile9 Citations (Scopus)47 Downloads (Pure) -
Metabolomics profile responses to changing environments in a common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) germplasm collection
Mecha, E., Erny, G. L., Guerreiro, A. C. L., Feliciano, R. P., Barbosa, I., Bento da Silva, A., Leitão, S. T., Veloso, M. M., Rubiales, D., Rodriguez-Mateos, A., Figueira, M. E., Vaz Patto, M. C. & Bronze, M. R., 15 Feb 2022, In: Food Chemistry. 370, 131003.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
16 Citations (Scopus) -
Portuguese common bean natural variation helps to clarify the genetic architecture of the legume’s nutritional composition and protein quality
Mendes, F. A., Leitão, S. T., Correia, V., Mecha, E., Rubiales, D., Bronze, M. R. & Patto, M. C. V., 1 Jan 2022, In: Plants. 11, 1, 26.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Broa, an ethnic maize bread, as a source of phenolic compounds
Bento-Silva, A., Duarte, N., Mecha, E., Belo, M., Serra, A. T., Vaz Patto, M. C. & Bronze, M. R., May 2021, In: Antioxidants. 10, 5, 672.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus)