Hunting Bioactive Molecules from the Agave Genus: An Update on Extraction and Biological Potential

M Bermúdez-Bazán, GA Castillo-Herrera… - Molecules, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Agaves are plants used in the production of alcoholic beverages and fibers. Ever since
ancient times, pre-Hispanic cultures in Mexico have used them in traditional medicine to …

Comparison of dilute acid pretreatment of agave assisted by microwave versus ultrasound to enhance enzymatic hydrolysis

LJ Ríos-González, MA Medina-Morales… - Bioresource …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
A comparison between microwave and ultrasound irradiations in the agave pretreatment
using dilute sulfuric acid as catalyst was assessed for the first time. Pretreatments were …

Biolubricant production under zero-waste Moringa oleifera Lam biorefinery approach for boosting circular economy

MS Barbosa, CCC Freire, LMS Brandão… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Here, we present a biorefinery perspective for biolubricant production with the valorisation of
solid waste from Moringa oleifera Lam oil extraction (WMO). To achieve this, WMO, silica …

Optimization of hydrogen and butanol production from agave guishe juice using Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC824

A Oliva-Rodríguez, TK Morales-Martínez… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•Optimization of coproduction of hydrogen and butanol C. acetobutylicum
ATCC824 under a response surface methodology.•Agave guishe juice used as low-cost …

Flavonoid-enriched extract of Agave lechuguilla bagasse as a feed supplement to prevent vibriosis in Pacific white shrimp Penaeus vannamei

E Quiroz-Guzmán, ZP Morreeuw, A Peña-Rodríguez… - Aquaculture, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The main challenge in shrimp farming is the high prevalence of diseases caused by
pathogenic bacteria from the Vibrionaceae family. Natural extracts enriched with prebiotic …

[HTML][HTML] Transformation Processes for Energy Production Alternatives from Different Biomass Sources in the Highlands and Semi-Desert Areas of Mexico

S Carlos-Hernández, A Carrillo-Parra, L Díaz-Jiménez… - Resources, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Biomass revalorization is a worldwide trend which can contribute to diversifying the energy
sector and to obtaining added value products. The objective of the present review is to …

High Throughput Profiling of Flavonoid Abundance in Agave lechuguilla Residue-Valorizing under Explored Mexican Plant

ZP Morreeuw, D Castillo-Quiroz, LJ Ríos-González… - Plants, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Agave lechuguilla waste biomass (guishe) is an undervalued abundant plant material with
natural active compounds such as flavonoids. Hence, the search and conservation of …

Early Optimization Stages of Agave lechuguilla Bagasse Processing toward Biorefinement: Drying Procedure and Enzymatic Hydrolysis for Flavonoid Extraction

ZP Morreeuw, LJ Ríos-González, C Salinas-Salazar… - Molecules, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Agave lechuguilla agro-waste is a promising renewable material for biorefining purposes.
The procurement of added-value co-products, such as bioactive phytochemicals, is required …

[HTML][HTML] Biohydrogen Gas/Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol Production from Agave Guishe Juice as a Low-Cost Growing Medium

AG Oliva-Rodríguez, VJ Cervantes-Güicho… - Fermentation, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Different strategies have been assessed for the revalorization of guishe to obtain
biomolecules. The juice obtained after the mechanical extraction of guishe is rich in …

[HTML][HTML] Hypolipidemic and Antioxidant Effects of Guishe Extract from Agave lechuguilla, a Mexican Plant with Biotechnological Potential, on Streptozotocin-Induced …

ER Esquivel-Gutiérrez, S Manzo-Avalos… - Plants, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
In the present study, we used a by-product from Agave lechuguilla (guishe) to test its
antidiabetic effect, hypolipidemic activity, and capacity to mitigate the oxidative stress in …