Los soforolípidos son moléculas tensoactivas producidas por Starmerella bombicola y otros microorganismos emparentados. La notable actividad surfactante de estas sustancias naturales es de gran interés debido a su uso potencial en diversas aplicaciones de la vida diaria en donde actualmente los surfactantes sintéticos y semisintéticos son los protagonistas, ofreciendo una...
The objective of this work was to obtain and evaluate a huauzontle seed protein isolate (Chenopodium nuttalliae Saff.) with respect to its nutritional quality, physicochemical and techno-functional properties. Huauzontle seed protein isolate (APH) was obtained by isoelectric precipitation. The nutritional quality of APH was denoted by its high content in...
Eicosapentaenoic acids (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) are omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids With the beneficial effects on preventing various diseases in which the inflammation plays a fundamental role. Since these omega - 3 fatty acids are ligands for PPARs, they could have an impact on metabolic activity. Therefore, they could exert...
Methane, a greenhouse gas, is produced from the activity of methanogenic archaea under anaerobic conditions. Methanogenic activity is dominant in freshwater sediments; however, in estuarine sediments and brackish wetlands, the production and emission of methane has also been determined. Studies on methane emissions in tropical brackish environments have been carried...
En esta investigación, se presenta una estrategia teórico-experimental que permite establecer las bases necesarias para abordar el estudio de mecanismos de corrosión altamente complejos, como el obtenido en medios amargos en donde el proceso de ampollamiento, por formación de hidrógeno molecular ha sido caracterizado. Inicialmente, se consideró utilizar la aproximación...
Biological elimination of nitrogenous compounds from wastewaters is generally carried out through the nitrification and denitrification processes. Nitrification is a lithoautotrophic aerobic process where the successive oxidation of ammonium to nitrite and nitrate is carried out. The organic matter, like the aromatic compounds, is inhibitory for nitrification. Little is known...