Miguel Vilas-Boas

Prof. Miguel Vilas-Boas
Mountain Research Centre
Polytechnical Insitute of Bragança
Campus de Santa Apolónia
pt-5300-273 Bragança
Portugal


Phone: +351 273303237
E-mail: mvboas(at)ipb.pt


Additional functions:
Leader of the Propolis Working Group of the International Honey Commission


Key Publications of Miguel Vilas-Boas (up to ten) :
1- Phenolic characterization of Northeast Portuguese propolis: usual and unusual compounds, S. Falcão, M. Vilas-Boas, L. M. Estevinho, C. Barros, M.R.M. Domingues, S.M. Cardoso, Anal. Bioanal. Chem.; 2010, 396, 887-897. DOI: 10.1007/s00216-009-3232-8.

2 - Chemical, biochemical and electrochemical assays to evaluate phytochemicals and antioxidant activity of wild plants, Barros, L., Cabrita, L., Boas, M.V., Carvalho, A.M., Ferreira, I.C.F., Food Chemistry; 2011, 127, 1600-1608. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.02.024.

3– Potentiating effects of honey on antioxidant properties of lemon-flavoured black tea, Barros, Pereira, C., Barros, L., Vilas-Boas, M., Ferreira, I.C.F, Int J Food Sci Nutr; 2013, 64 (2), 230-234 DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2012.713916.

4 – Phenolic Profiling of Portuguese Propolis by LC–MS Spectrometry: Uncommon Propolis Rich in Flavonoid Glycosides, S. Falcão, N. Vale, P. Gomes, M.R.M. Domingues, C. Freire, S.M. Cardoso, M. Vilas-Boas, Phytochemical Analysis, 2013, 24, 309-318. DOI: 10.1002/pca.2412.

5 – In Vitro Evaluation of Portuguese Propolis and Floral Sources for Antiprotozoal, Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity, Soraia I. Falcão, Nuno Vale, Paul Cos, Paula Gomes, Cristina Freire, Louis Maes, Miguel Vilas-Boas, Phytother. Res, 2014, 28(3), 437-43. DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5013.

6 – Phenolic quantification and botanical origin of Portuguese propolis, Soraia I. Falcão, Andreia Tomás, Nuno Vale, Paula Gomes, Cristina Freire, Miguel Vilas-Boas, Industrial Crops and Products, 2013, 49, 805-812. DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.07.021.

7 – A proposal for physicochemical standards and antioxidant activity of Portuguese propolis, Soraia I. Falcão, Cristina Freire, Miguel Vilas-Boas, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 2013, 90, 1729-1741, DOI: 10.1007/s11746-013-2324-y.

8 – Cytotoxicity of Portuguese Propolis: The Proximity of the In Vitro Doses for Tumor and Normal Cell Lines, Ricardo C. Calhelha, Soraia I. Falcão, Maria João R.P. Queiroz, Miguel Vilas-Boas, Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira, Biomed Research International, 2014, DOI: 10.1155/2014/897361.

9 – Is honey able to potentiate the antioxidant and cytotoxic properties of medicinal plants consumed as infusions for hepatoprotective effects?, Carla Pereira, João C. M. Barreira, Ricardo C. Calhelha, Melissa Lopes, Maria João R.P. Queiroz, Miguel Vilas-Boas, Lillian Barros, Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira, Food Function 2015, DOI: 10.1039/C4FO01206B.

10 – The Volatile Composition of Portuguese Propolis Towards its Origin Discrimination, Soraia I. Falcão, Cristina Freire, Miguel Vilas-Boas, Records of Natural Products, 2016, 10:2, 176-188.. IF=1.28.



Expertise of Miguel Vilas-Boas:

Expertise Category	Specific Expertise
Expert Type	Scientific / Fundamental Research
Topic Biosphere	Biosphere
	Plants
	Animals
	Biodiversity
Topic Economy/ResourceUse	Economy / Resource Use
	Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery
	Food Security
	Industry
Topic Technology	Technology
	Biotechnology
Topic Sustainability	Sustainability
	Ecological Sustainability
Mountain Research Initiative	MRI Regions (please tick your mountain regions of interest)
	Africa
	Europe (including Eastern Europe)

Specialties of Miguel Vilas-Boas:
Organic Beekeeping and beekeeping technology.
Nutraceutical value of mountain products.

Last update: 11/11/16
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