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José Becerra

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University of Concepción

Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesMicrobial Natural Products and BiosynthesisInsect-Plant Interactions and ControlEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityEnvironmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

José Becerra works in Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology. Recorded institutional associations include University of Concepción.

185Publications
2,904Citations
29H-index

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Selected research works

Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.

  1. Gastroprotective and ulcer healing effect of ferruginol in mice and rats: Assessment of its mechanism of action using in vitro models

    2005 · 87 citations

  2. Antifungal and Antibacterial Activities of Araucaria araucana (Mol.) K. Koch Heartwood Lignans

    2006 · 80 citations

  3. ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIFUNGAL TERPENES FROM Pilgerodendron uviferum (D. DON) FLORIN

    2004 · 71 citations

  4. Biosynthesis of poly-β-hydroxyalkanoate by Brevundimonas vesicularis LMG P-23615 and Sphingopyxis macrogoltabida LMG 17324 using acid-hydrolyzed sawdust as carbon source

    2007 · 67 citations

  5. Direct characterisation of phenolic antioxidants in infusions from four Mapuche medicinal plants by liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) and electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI–MS)

    2011 · 66 citations

  6. Antifungal activity of volatile metabolites emitted by mycelial cultures of saprophytic fungi

    2011 · 53 citations

  7. Insect Growth Regulator and Insecticidal Activity of β-Dihydroagarofurans from Maytenus spp. (Celastraceae)

    2001 · 50 citations

  8. Synaptic failure and adenosine triphosphate imbalance induced by amyloid‐β aggregates are prevented by blueberry‐enriched polyphenols extract

    2011 · 49 citations

  9. EFFECTS OF ESSENTIAL OILS FROM FIVE PLANT SPECIES AGAINST THE GRANARY WEEVILS SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS AND ACANTHOSCELIDES OBTECTUS (COLEÓPTERA)

    2008 · 49 citations

  10. ANTIFUNGAL AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF DITERPENES ISOLATED FROM WOOD EXTRACTABLES OF CHILEAN PODOCARPACEAE

    2002 · 46 citations

  11. Antifungal activities of secondary metabolites isolated from liquid fermentations of Stereum hirsutum (Sh134-11) against Botrytis cinerea (grey mould agent)

    2017 · 46 citations

  12. Aerobic secondary utilization of a non-growth and inhibitory substrate 2,4,6-trichlorophenol by Sphingopyxis chilensis S37 and Sphingopyxis-like strain S32

    2003 · 46 citations

  13. High antioxidant activity of phenolic compounds dampens oxidative stress in Espinosa nothofagi galls induced on Nothofagus obliqua buds

    2021 · 46 citations

  14. Effects and identification of chemical compounds released from the invasiveAcacia dealbataLink

    2015 · 43 citations

  15. Detection of Estrogenic Activity from Kraft Mill Effluents by the Yeast Estrogen Screen

    2009 · 41 citations

  16. Fungistatic Activity Of Essential Oils Extracted from Peumus boldus Mol., Laureliopsis philippiana (Looser) Schodde and Laurelia sempervirens (Ruiz & Pav.) Tul. (Chilean Monimiaceae)

    2009 · 39 citations

  17. Allelopathic effect of the invasive Acacia dealbata Link (Fabaceae) on two native plant species in south-central Chile

    2015 · 39 citations

  18. Chemical characterization of organic microcontaminant sources and biological effects in riverine sediments impacted by urban sewage and pulp mill discharges

    2012 · 38 citations

  19. Synaptic Silencing and Plasma Membrane Dyshomeostasis Induced by Amyloid-β Peptide are Prevented by Aristotelia chilensis Enriched Extract

    2012 · 37 citations

  20. Aerobic removal of stigmasterol contained in kraft mill effluents

    2009 · 37 citations

  21. Rhodolirium andicola : a new renewable source of alkaloids with acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity, a study from nature to molecular docking

    2018 · 37 citations

  22. Anaerobic Biodegradation of Sterols Contained in Kraft Mill Effluents

    2007 · 36 citations

  23. Chilenopeptins A and B, Peptaibols from the Chilean Sepedonium aff. chalcipori KSH 883

    2016 · 36 citations

  24. Explaining differential herbivory in sun and shade: the case of Aristotelia chilensis saplings

    2010 · 35 citations

  25. Variation in phenolic compounds of Ugni molinae populations and their potential use as antioxidant supplement

    2012 · 33 citations

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