Dr. Octavio Paredes López
Puesto: Investigador 3F, SNI III.
Telefono: +52 (462) 6239641 , 674
Departmento: Biotecnología y Bioquímica
1980 Ph.D. in Plant Science, Faculty of Agriculture, U. of Manitoba, Canada
1975 M.Sc. Food Science, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico
1970 M.Sc. Biochemical Engineering, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Líneas de investigación
- Biotecnología agroalimentaria de materiales de origen mesoamericano
- Biotecnología molecular en materiales agrícolas de interés nutracéutico
- Expresión de macromoléculas de importancia nutracéutica y medicinal
Publicaciones recientes
- Luna-Suarez, S., Medina-Godoy, S., Cruz-Hernandez, A. and Paredes-Lopez, O. (2007). Expression and characterization of the acidic subunit from 11S Amaranth seed protein. Biotechnol. J. 3(2):209-219.
- Rosas-Cardenas, F., Valderrama-Chairez, L., Cruz-Hernandez, A. and Paredes-Lopez, O. (2007). Prickly pear polygalacturonase gene: cDNA cloning and transcript accumulation during ethylene treatment, cold storage and wounding. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 44:254-259.
- Silos-Espino, H., Valdez-Ortiz, A., Rascon-Cruz, Q., Rodriguez-Salazar, E. and Paredes-Lopez, O. (2006). Genetic transformation of prickly-pear cactus by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Plant Cell Tiss. Org. Cult. 83:397-403.
- Espinosa-Alonso, L. G., Lygin, A., Valverde, M. E. and Paredes-Lopez, O. (2006). Polyphenols in wild and weedy Mexican common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). J. Agric. Food Chem. 54(12):4436-4444.
- Medina-Godoy, S., Valdez-Ortiz, A., Valverde-Gonzalez, M. E. and Paredes-Lopez, O. (2006). Endoplasmic reticulum-retention C-terminal sequence enhances production of an 11S seed globulin from Amaranthus hypochondriacus in Pichia pastoris. Biotechnol. J. 1(10):1085-1092.
- Paredes-Lopez, O., Guevara-Lara, F. and Bello-Perez, L. A. (2006). The Magic Foods of the Native Mesoamerican Cultures. Fondo de Cultura Economica. 205 pp. Mexico, DF. ISBN 968-16-7567-3. In Spanish.
- Del Villar-Martinez, A. A., Garcia-Saucedo, P. A., Carabez-Trejo, A., Cruz-Hernandez, A. and Paredes-Lopez, O. (2005). Carotenogenic gene expression and ultrastructural changes during development in marigold. J. Plant Physiol. 162:1046-1056.