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  1. Microbial Carotenoid Synthesis Optimization in Goat Cheese Whey Using the Robust Taguchi Method: A Sustainable Approach to Help Tackle Vitamin A Deficiency

    Article • Foods, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Alejandro Mendez

  2. Unconventional microalgae species and potential for their use in the food industry

    Article • January 2021, Elsevier

    Alejandro Mendez

  3. Biotechnological approaches for the production of natural colorants by Talaromyces/Penicillium: A review

    Article • Biotechnology Advances, November 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Dr Laurent Dufossé, Alejandro Mendez

  4. Effect of ozone processing conditions on stability of fungal pigments

    Article • Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, February 2018, Elsevier

    Alejandro Mendez

  5. Assessment of the Dyeing Properties of the Pigments Produced by Talaromyces spp.

    Article • Journal of Fungi, July 2017, MDPI AG

    Alejandro Mendez

  6. Influence of granulation process parameters on food tablet properties formulated using natural powders ( Opuntia ficus and Chlorella spp.)

    Article • Powder Technology, July 2017, Elsevier

    Alejandro Mendez

  7. Perstraction of Intracellular Pigments through Submerged Fermentation of Talaromyces spp. in a Surfactant Rich Media: A Novel Approach for Enhanced Pigment Recovery

    Article • Journal of Fungi, June 2017, MDPI AG

    Alejandro Mendez

  8. Selection of best conditions of inoculum preparation for optimum performance of the pigment production process by Talaromyces spp. using the Taguchi method

    Article • Biotechnology Progress, May 2017, Wiley

    Alejandro Mendez

  9. Effects of shear rate, photoautotrophy and photoheterotrophy on production of biomass and pigments by Chlorella vulgaris

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, April 2017, Wiley

    Alejandro Mendez

  10. Effect of ohmic heating processing conditions on color stability of fungal pigments

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, January 2017, SAGE Publications

    Prof Cristobal N Aguilar, Alejandro Mendez

  11. Strategies to enhance the production of photosynthetic pigments and lipids in chlorophycae species

    Article • Biotechnology Reports, June 2016, Elsevier

    Prof Cristobal N Aguilar, Alejandro Mendez

  12. Effect of heat exposure on the colour intensity of red pigments produced by Penicillium purpurogenum GH2

    Article • Journal of Food Engineering, November 2015, Elsevier

    Alejandro Mendez

  13. Quantitative assessment of the impact of the type of inoculum on the kinetics of cell growth, substrate consumption and pigment productivity by Penicillium purpurogenum GH2 in liquid culture with an integrated stochastic approach

    Article • Food and Bioproducts Processing, October 2015, Elsevier

    Alejandro Mendez

  14. Biotechnological production of carotenoids by yeasts: an overview

    Article • Microbial Cell Factories, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Cristobal N Aguilar, Alejandro Mendez

  15. Red pigment production by Penicillium purpurogenum GH2 is influenced by pH and temperature

    Article • Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B, December 2011, Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE

    Prof Cristobal N Aguilar, Alejandro Mendez