Authors: Isabel Medina; Jose manuel Gallardo Abuin; Ana Alonso Pérez; Manuel Pazos Palmeiro; Juan Fernandez Bolaños Guzman; Isabel Sanchez Alonso

Prevention of fish rankness and quality loss consists in reducing susceptibility to oxidation through the production of an oxygen barrier by glazing and the addition of hydroxythyrosol as a natural water-soluble antioxidant. The technique is also applicable to fish and crustacean products. More detailed information can be found here.

Authors: Lorena Barros Tajes; Isabel Medina; Igancio Ortea; José Manuel Gallardo

Procedure and kit for the identification of the main commercial prawn and shrimp species (Order Decapoda) belonging to families Penaeidae (Penaeus monodon, Farfantepenaeus notialis, Fenneropenaeus indicus, Fenneropenaeus merguiensis, Litopenaeus vannamei), Solenoceridae (Pleoticus muelleri) and Pandalidae (Pandalus borealis) in fresh, chilled, frozen and/or processed products and by-products. More detailed information can be found here.

Authors: María del Mar Costa Portela, Beatriz Novoa García, Antonio Figueras Huerta, Sonia Dios Vidal, Camino Gestal Mateo

The invention provides a method for the identification of polynucleotides, coding precursors of polypeptides, with antibacterial and antiviral activity (myticines and mytilines). More detailed information can be obtained here.

Authors: Eva María Rivero Buceta; Cristian Smerdou Picazo; Pablo Botella Asunción; Antonio Pineda Lucena; Carla María Vidaurre Agut; Beatriz Novoa; Antonio Figueras Huertas;  Jose María Benlloch Baviera

Andrographolide derivatives for their use in the treatment of cytokine-related inflammatory diseases . Patent pending publication.

Authors: Antonio Pineda Lucena; Carla María Vidaurre Agut; Eva María Rivero Buceta; Jose María Benlloch Baviera; Cristian Smerdou Picazo; Beatriz Novoa; Antonio Figueras Huertas; Pablo Botella Asunción

Andrographolid derivatives for their use in the treatment of COVID-19 and associated pulmonary fibrosis. Patent pending publication.

Authors: Mónica Carrera; Lorena Barros; Jose Manuel Gallardo; Carmen Piñeiro; Daniel López; Jesús María Vázquez

Authors: Carmen González Sotelo; Isabel Medina; Ricardo Pérez Martín; Javier Quinteiro Vázquez; Manuel Rey Méndez

Technique for the identification of Auxis thazard in preserved fish products, which consists of the amplification of a 187-pb fragment (BDR) of the cytochrome b gene in mitochondrial DNA by the use of a restriction endonuclease. This allows distinguishing it from other species used as substitutes for Auxis thazard. More detailed information can found here.

Authors: Miguel Anxo Murado; Maria Montemayor Castroviejo; Marta López Cabo; Maria del Pilar Gonzalez Fernández; Laura Pastoriza Enriquez

Technique for the preparation of hyaluronic acid (AH) based on fish vitreous humor for its use in cosmetics and clinical work. The process comprises protein electrodeposition and simultaneous diafiltration with total recirculation. This procedure allows for selective recovery of impure sediments, precipitation of AH and solubilization of proteins, yielding AH with purity over 99.5%. More detailed information can be found here.

Authors: Antonio Figueras Huerta, María Gasset Vega, Beatriz Novoa García, Magalí Rey Campos, Ricardo Mallavía Marín, Regla María Medina Gali, Alicia Martínez López

The present invention relates to peptides derived from myticin C and to their therapeutic use, more specifically in cell and/or tissue regeneration. More detailed information can be obtained here.

Authors: Laura Pastoriza; Gabriel Sampedro Cedeira; Marta Bernárdez Costas; Marta López Cabo; Juan José Rodríguez Herrera

The invention relates to a method of preserving live shellfish using a modified atmosphere that is rich in oxygen and contains a second main nitrogen component, so as to preserve live bivalve shellfish and safeguard their quality for as long as possible throughout the whole marketing and sale process. The commercial shellfish packaging must be full and well compacted, for which purpose units must be perfectly inserted during the filling operation using a vibrator so that bivalve shellfish cannot open their valves, thus losing intervalvar liquid, throughout the marketing process. The invention relates to the most popular bivalve on the market in terms of sales and price and, as a result, is of particular interest to the mussel industry. More detailed information can be obtained here.