Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas

2025

Transcriptomic Profiling of Quinoa Reveals Distinct Defense Responses to Exogenous Methyl Jasmonate and Salicylic Acid

Rollano-Peñaloza, O. M., Neyrot, S., Bravo Barrera, J. A., Mollinedo, P. & Rasmusson, A. G., Jun 2025, In: Plants. 14, 11, 1708.

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2024

Chromosome-level genome assemblies for two quinoa inbred lines from northern and southern highlands of Altiplano where quinoa originated

Kobayashi, Y., Hirakawa, H., Shirasawa, K., Nishimura, K., Fujii, K., Oros, R., Almanza, G. R., Nagatoshi, Y., Yasui, Y. & Fujita, Y., 2024, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 15, 1434388.

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2 Scopus citations

Pyrolysis of açai stems (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) and cocoa husks (Theobroma cacao L.) residues for the generation of added-value products in rural areas

Lara Prado, R. M., Surculento Villalobos, R., Lopez, L. & Kusar, H., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery.

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2023

Antioxidant potential and fatty acid profile of different canihua (Chenopodium pallidicaule) cultivars, raised in Bolivian Altiplano

Limachi, J., Huanca, S., Castañeta, G., Miranda-Flores, D., Palma, V., Yañiquez, J., Tejeda, L., Mollinedo, P., Dimov, K., Popova, T. & Peñarrieta, J. M., 2023, In: Food Science and Applied Biotechnology. 6, 2, p. 383-394 12 p.

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Quantification and in vitro photo-protective studies of phenolic compounds from Baccharis papillosa Rusby

Translated title of the contribution: Quantification and in vitro photo-protective studies of phenolic compounds from Baccharis papillosa RusbyCalle, A., Curi-Borda, C. K., Gutiérrez, C., Salcedo, L., Flores, Y. & Almanza, G. R., Jan 2023, In: Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacognosy Research. 11, 1

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2 Scopus citations

Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of Fe³⁺-BDC metal organic framework as material for lithium ion batteries

Ajpi, C., Leiva, N., Lundblad, A., Lindbergh, G. & Cabrera, S., 15 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Molecular Structure. 1272, 134127.

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13 Scopus citations

2022

Characterization of Bolivian chili peppers; antioxidant capacity, total phenolic compounds, capsaicin and β-carotene concentration

Tejeda, L., Vasquez Iriarte, P. E., Ortiz, J. V., Aliaga-Rossel, E., Mollinedo, P. & Peñarrieta, J. M., 15 Nov 2022, In: Nutrition and Food Science. 52, 8, p. 1314-1327 14 p.

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4 Scopus citations

Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of Ni^II coordination network: Poly-[tris(µ₄-Benzene-1,4-dicarboxylato)-tetrakis(µ₁-dimethylformamide-κ¹O)-trinickel(II)] as material for lithium ion batteries

Ajpi, C., Leiva, N., Vargas, M., Lundblad, A., Lindbergh, G. & Cabrera, S., 5 Oct 2022, In: Journal of Molecular Structure. 1265, 133316.

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4 Scopus citations

Synthesis of silicoaluminate mesoporous support by the atrano route, morphological and acidity properties of the mesocellular foam, MCF, for cobalt catalysts design

Claure Zeballos, M., Pardo Tarifa, F. L., Lopez N, L. G. & Cabrera M, S., 2022, In: Revista Boliviana de Qúımica.

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The Disease Progression and Molecular Defense Response in Chenopodium Quinoa Infected with Peronospora Variabilis, the Causal Agent of Quinoa Downy Mildew

Rollano-Peñaloza, O. M., Palma-Encinas, V., Widell, S., Mollinedo, P. & Rasmusson, A. G., Nov 2022, In: Plants. 11, 21, 2946.

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8 Scopus citations

The effect of the acid pre-treatment temperature of natural diatomaceous earth on the Si/Al ratio of ZSM-5 zeolite

Prado, R. M. L., Lopez, L. & Cabrera, S., 2022, In: Revista Colombiana de Qúımica.

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The solid-state partitioning, distribution, and mineralogical associations of arsenic and antimony: Integrated findings from the Altiplano Puna, South America and international comparisons

Tapia, J., Audry, S., Murray, J., Bhattacharya, P., Ormachea-Muñoz, M., Quino-Lima, I. & Nordstrom, D. K., Mar 2022, In: Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 114, 103713.

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8 Scopus citations

The Unique Altiplano-Puna Plateau: Environmental Perspectives

Tapia, J., Murray, J., Ormachea-Muñoz, M. & Bhattacharya, P., Apr 2022, In: Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 115, 103725.

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7 Scopus citations

2021

Breast cancer cell line toxicity of a flavonoid isolated from Baccharis densiflora

Sotillo, W. S., Tarqui, S., Huang, X., Almanza, G. & Oredsson, S., Dec 2021, In: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. 21, 1, 188.

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9 Scopus citations

Conversión de residuos domiciliarios de bioseguridad y residuos de poda en productos útiles: biochar y carbón activado

Valdez Castro, S. N. & Lopez Nina, L. G., 2021

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Geochemical mechanisms of natural arsenic mobility in the hydrogeologic system of lower Katari Basin, Bolivian Altiplano

Quino Lima, I., Ramos Ramos, O. E., Ormachea Muñoz, M., Chambi Tapia, M. I., Quintanilla Aguirre, J., Ahmad, A., Maity, J. P., Islam, M. T. & Bhattacharya, P., Mar 2021, In: Journal of Hydrology. 594, 125778.

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28 Scopus citations

Hydrogeochemical contrasts in the shallow aquifer systems of the Lower Katari Basin and Southern Poopó Basin, Bolivian Altiplano

Quino Lima, I., Ormachea Muñoz, M., Ramos Ramos, O. E., Quintanilla Aguirre, J., Maity, J. P., Ahmad, A. & Bhattacharya, P., Jan 2021, In: Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 105, 102914.

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11 Scopus citations

Microstructural evolution of condensed aggregates during the crystallization of ZSM-5 from a heterogeneous system

Cardenas, E., Aguilar-Mamani, W., Tai, C. W., Cabrera, S., Hedlund, J. & Mouzon, J., 15 Aug 2021, In: Journal of Crystal Growth. 568-569, 126188.

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Model for measuring light stability of photolabile substances in powder beds using spray dried bixin microcapsules

Curi-Borda, C. K., Tannira, V., Gentile, N., Alvarado, J. A. & Bergenståhl, B., 20 Oct 2021, In: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 627, 127131.

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4 Scopus citations

Phylobioactive hotspots in plant resources used to treat Chagas disease

Salm, A., Krishnan, S. R., Collu, M., Danton, O., Hamburger, M., Leonti, M., Almanza, G. & Gertsch, J., 23 Apr 2021, In: iScience. 24, 4, 102310.

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9 Scopus citations

Transcriptomic Analysis of Quinoa Reveals a Group of Germin-Like Proteins Induced by Trichoderma

Rollano-Peñaloza, O. M., Mollinedo, P. A., Widell, S. & Rasmusson, A. G., 2021, In: Frontiers in Fungal Biology. 2, 768648.

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5 Scopus citations

2020

Antioxidants and Nutritional Composition of 52 Cultivars of Native Andean Potatoes

Tejeda, L., Mollinedo, P., Aliaga-Rossel, E. & Peñarrieta, J. M., 1 Dec 2020, In: Potato Research. 63, 4, p. 579-588 10 p.

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13 Scopus citations

Arsenic in Latin America: A critical overview on the geochemistry of arsenic originating from geothermal features and volcanic emissions for solving its environmental consequences

Morales-Simfors, N., Bundschuh, J., Herath, I., Inguaggiato, C., Caselli, A. T., Tapia, J., Choquehuayta, F. E. A., Armienta, M. A., Ormachea, M., Joseph, E. & López, D. L., 10 May 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 716, 135564.

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88 Scopus citations

Effect of Partial Cycling of NCA/Graphite Cylindrical Cells in Different SOC Intervals

Benavente-Araoz, F., Varini, M., Lundblad, A., Cabrera, S. & Lindbergh, G., Mar 2020, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 167, 4, 040529.

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28 Scopus citations

Spatial dependency of arsenic, antimony, boron and other trace elements in the shallow groundwater systems of the Lower Katari Basin, Bolivian Altiplano

Quino-Lima, I., Ramos-Ramos, O., Ormachea-Muñoz, M., Quintanilla-Aguirre, J., Duwig, C., Maity, J. P., Sracek, O. & Bhattacharya, P., 1 Jun 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 719, 137505.

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64 Scopus citations

Synthesis and characterization of lifepo₄ –pani hybrid material as cathode for lithium-ion batteries

Ajpi, C., Leiva, N., Vargas, M., Lundblad, A., Lindbergh, G. & Cabrera, S., 2 Jun 2020, In: Materials. 13, 12, p. 1-19 19 p., 2834.

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14 Scopus citations

2019

Characterization of molecular properties of wheat starch from three different types of breads using asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation (AF4)

Fuentes, C., Castañeda, R., Rengel, F., Peñarrieta, J. M. & Nilsson, L., 15 Nov 2019, In: Food Chemistry. 298, 125090.

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14 Scopus citations

Characterization of non-solvent precipitated starch using asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation coupled with multiple detectors

Fuentes, C., Saari, H., Choi, J., Lee, S., Sjöö, M., Wahlgren, M. & Nilsson, L., 15 Feb 2019, In: Carbohydrate Polymers. 206, p. 21-28 8 p.

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10 Scopus citations

Comparison between conventional and frit-inlet channels in separation of biopolymers by asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation

Fuentes, C., Choi, J., Zielke, C., Peñarrieta, J. M., Lee, S. & Nilsson, L., 7 Aug 2019, In: The Analyst. 144, 15, p. 4559-4568 10 p.

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16 Scopus citations

Contrasting controls on hydrogeochemistry of arsenic-enriched groundwater in the homologous tectonic settings of Andean and Himalayan basin aquifers, Latin America and South Asia

Coomar, P., Mukherjee, A., Bhattacharya, P., Bundschuh, J., Verma, S., Fryar, A. E., Ramos Ramos, O. E., Muñoz, M. O., Gupta, S., Mahanta, C., Quino, I. & Thunvik, R., 1 Nov 2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 689, p. 1370-1387 18 p.

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34 Scopus citations

Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of poly[tris(μ₄-benzene-1,4-dicarboxylato)tetrakis(dimethylformamide)trinickel(II)]: a two-dimensional coordination network

Ajpi, C., Suescun, L., Leiva, N., Lundblad, A., Lindbergh, G. & Cabrera, S., 1 Dec 2019, In: Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications. 75, p. 1839-1843 5 p.

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Direct synthesis of dimethyl ether from syngas. Part I: preparation of bifunctional Cuo-ZnO/HZSM-5 catalysts by successive sinthesis and physical mixture

Capcha Vargas, D. M., Lara Prado, R. M., Acho Sarzuri, Y., Cabrera, S. & López, L., 2019, In: Revista Boliviana de Qúımica.

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Fractionation and characterization of starch granules using field-flow fractionation (FFF) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)

Fuentes, C., Kang, I., Lee, J., Song, D., Sjöö, M., Choi, J., Lee, S. & Nilsson, L., 19 Jun 2019, In: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 411, 16, p. 3665-3674 10 p.

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25 Scopus citations

Multilayer Bixin Microcapsules: The Impact of Native Carbohydrates on the Microencapsulation Efficiency and Dispersion Stability

Curi-Borda, C. K., Linares-Pastén, J. A., Tat, T., Tarqui-Dueñas, R., Chino-Flores, N., Alvarado, J. A. & Bergenstahl, B., Mar 2019, In: Foods. 8, 3, 108.

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11 Scopus citations

Origin, distribution, and geochemistry of arsenic in the Altiplano-Puna plateau of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Perú

Tapia, J., Murray, J., Ormachea, M., Tirado, N. & Nordstrom, D. K., 15 Aug 2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 678, p. 309-325 17 p.

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93 Scopus citations

Photovoltaic/battery system sizing for rural electrification in Bolivia: Considering the suppressed demand effect

Benavente, F., Lundblad, A., Campana, P. E., Zhang, Y., Cabrera, S. & Lindbergh, G., 1 Feb 2019, In: Applied Energy. 235, p. 519-528 10 p.

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71 Scopus citations

Physicochemical and structural properties of starch from five Andean crops grown in Bolivia

Fuentes, C., Perez-Rea, D., Bergenståhl, B., Carballo, S., Sjöö, M. & Nilsson, L., 15 Mar 2019, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 125, p. 829-838 10 p.

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59 Scopus citations

Synthesis of ZSM-5 zeolite using Diatomite as precursor; its application in the Methanol to hydrocarbons process (mth)

Lara Prado, R. M., Capcha Vargas, D. M., Acho Sarzuri, Y., Cárdenas, E., Garćıa, G., Cabrera M, S. & López N, L., 2019, In: Revista Boliviana de Qúımica.

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Śıntesis de Zeolita ZSM-5 utilizando Diatomita como precursor; su aplicación en el proceso de Metanol a hidrocarburos (MTH)

Lara Prado, R. M., Capcha Vargas, D. M., Acho Sarzuri, Y., Cárdenas, E., Garćıa, G., Cabrera M, S. & López N, L., 2019, In: Revista Boliviana de Qúımica.

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Śıntesis directa de eter dimet́ılico de syngas. Parte I: preparación de los catalizadores bifuncionales de CuO-ZnO/HZSM-5 por śıntesis sucesiva y mezcla f́ısica

Capcha Vargas, D. M., Lara Prado, R. M., Acho Sarzuri, Y., Cabrera, S. & López, L., 2019, In: Revista Boliviana de Qúımica.

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The genome of Chenopodium pallidicaule: An emerging Andean super grain

Mangelson, H., Jarvis, D. E., Mollinedo, P., Rollano-Penaloza, O. M., Palma-Encinas, V. D., Gomez-Pando, L. R., Jellen, E. N. & Maughan, P. J., 1 Nov 2019, In: Applications in Plant Sciences. 7, 11, e11300.

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25 Scopus citations

2018

Application of asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) and multiangle light scattering (MALS) for the evaluation of changes in the product molar mass during PVP-b-PAMPS synthesis

Fuentes, C., Castillo, J., Vila, J. & Nilsson, L., 1 Jun 2018, In: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 410, 16, p. 3757-3767 11 p.

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11 Scopus citations

Co-elution phenomena in polymer mixtures studied by asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation

Zielke, C., Fuentes, C., Piculell, L. & Nilsson, L., 12 Jan 2018, In: Journal of Chromatography A. 1532, p. 251-256 6 p.

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14 Scopus citations

Selective synthesis of FAU-type zeolites

Garcia, G., Cabrera, S., Hedlund, J. & Mouzon, J., 1 May 2018, In: Journal of Crystal Growth. 489, p. 36-41 6 p.

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30 Scopus citations

Sesquiterpene lactones from Ambrosia arborescens Mill. inhibit pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and modulate NF-κB signaling in human skin cells

Svensson, D., Lozano, M., Almanza, G. R., Nilsson, B. O., Sterner, O. & Villagomez, R., 15 Nov 2018, In: Phytomedicine. 50, p. 118-126 9 p.

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18 Scopus citations

The influence of convection drying on the physicochemical properties of yacón (Smallanthus sonchifolius)

Salinas, J. G., Alvarado, J. A., Bergenståhl, B. & Tornberg, E., 1 Oct 2018, In: Warme - Und Stoffubertragung. 54, 10, p. 2951-2961 11 p.

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14 Scopus citations

2017

Anti-cancer stem cell activity of a sesquiterpene lactone isolated from Ambrosia arborescens and of a synthetic derivative

Sotillo, W. S., Villagomez, R., Smiljanic, S., Huang, X., Malakpour, A., Kempengren, S., Rodrigo, G., Almanza, G., Sterner, O. & Oredsson, S., Sep 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 9, e0184304.

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35 Scopus citations

Catalytic conversion of syngas to ethanol and higher alcohols over Rh and Cu based catalysts

Nina, L., 2017

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Ce-promoted Co/Al₂O₃ catalysts for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

Pardo-Tarifa, F., Cabrera, S., Sanchez-Dominguez, M. & Boutonnet, M., 13 Apr 2017, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 42, 15, p. 9754-9765 12 p.

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55 Scopus citations

Loss-of-load probability analysis for optimization of small off-grid PV-battery systems in Bolivia

Benavente-Araoz, F., Lundblad, A., Campana, P. E., Zhang, Y., Cabrera, S. & Lindbergh, G., 2017, In: Energy Procedia. 142, p. 3715-3720 6 p.

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11 Scopus citations

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