STAFF
Dr. Enrique Barrajón Catalán
Assistant Professor of Engineering, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical technology area, Universidad Miguel Hernandez
Unit
Molecular Diagnostics and Therapies
Subunit
Bioactive Molecules
Group
Natural Bioactive Compounds and Biomembranes
e.barrajon@umh.es
+ 34 965 222 586
Enrique Barrajón Catalán
RESEARCH FIELDS
- New cancer treatments: development of new treatments for cancer based on natural compounds.
- Cosmetics and functional foods: screening and bioactivity of new ingredients for cosmetics and food formulations.
- New antimicrobial compounds from natural resources. Development of new antimicrobial strategies for relevant clinical bacterial strains, with special interest on antimicrobial resistant ones.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
- Previous positions:
1. Predoctoral fellow researcher in Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Spain, 1999-2001.
2. Predoctoral fellow from the Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología, Spain, 2001-2005.
- Postdoctoral positions:
1. Postdoctoral researcher, NutraCitrus S.L., Spain, 2005-2006.
2. Postdoctoral researcher, CGBEDSON S.L., Spain, 2006-2008.
3. Postdoctoral researcher, Instituto Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Spain, 2008-2009.
4. Honorific collaborator of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department of Universidad Miguel Hernández, Spain, 2009-2010.
5. Torres Quevedo Postdotoral Phellowship, Químicas del Vinalopó S.L., 2009-2013.
6. Posdoctoral researcher, R&D Invitrotecnia, 2016-2017.
7. Torres Quevedo Phellowship, Químicas del Vinalopó S.L., 2009-present. - PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology, Universidad Miguel Hernández (2005), directed by Antonio V. Ferrer Montiel and Miguel Saceda Sánchez.
- Degree in Biochemistry (1999) and Pharmacy (2011), Universidad Miguel Hernández.
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Herranz-lópez, M., et al. (2019)
Medicines, DOI: 10.3390/medicines6010006
The Multitarget Activity of Natural Extracts on Cancer: Synergy and Xenohormesis.
Sánchez-Marzo, N., et al. (2019)
Int. J. Mol. Sci., DOI: 10.3390/ijms20092148
Antioxidant and Photoprotective Activity of Apigenin and its Potassium Salt Derivative in Human Keratinocytes and Absorption in Caco-2 Cell Monolayers.
Barrajón-Catalán, E., et al. (2019)
Food Chemistry, DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125818
Metabolomic analysis of the effects of a commercial complex biostimulant on pepper crops.
Ruiz-Torres, V., et al. (2019)
Biomolecules, DOI: 10.3390/ijms20092148
Marine Invertebrate Extracts Induce Colon Cancer Cell Death via ROS-Mediated DNA Oxidative Damage and Mitochondrial Impairment.
Pérez-Sánchez, A., et al. (2018)
Nutrients, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-07320-0_11
Nutraceuticals for Skin Care: A Comprehensive Review of Human Clinical Studies.
Barrajón-Catalán. E. et al. (2013)
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2667-y
Immunoliposome encapsulation increases cytotoxic activity and selectivity of curcumin and resveratrol against HER2 overexpressing human breast cancer cells.
Barrajón-Catalán, E., et al. (2011)
Phytochemical Analysis, DOI: 10.1002/pca.1281
A systematic study of the polyphenolic composition of aqueous extracts deriving from several Cistus genus species: evolutionary relationship.
PATENTS
Preparado hecho a base de una combinación sinérgica de polifenoles con actividad antibiótica
Inventores: Laura Tomás Menor; Enrique Barrajón Catalán; et al.
Titular: UMH
Referencia: ES201301181
Extractos de plantas del género Cistus enriquecidos en polifenoles con actividades
biológicas
Inventores: Enrique Barrajón-Catalán et al.
Titular: UMH
Referencia: ES20090002106 20091023
Método de producción de pectina modificada de cítricos
Inventores: Domingo Saura, Nuria Martí, Vicente Micol, Lorena Funes, Salud Vegara, Galina Ignatieva, Enrique Barrajón, Manuel Valero, Pedro Mena, Rafael Martínez, Mª Remedios Berenguer, Miguel Moliner.
Titular: UMH
Referencia: 201301183
Equipo de expansión instantánea a vacío y ultrasonidos
Inventores: Nuria Martí, Domingo Saura, Vicente Micol, Salud Vegara, Enrique Barrajón, Manuel Valero, Rafael Martínez, Mª Remedios Berenguer, Eulalio Bernat.
Titular: QUÍMICAS DEL VINALOPO, S.L.
Referencia: P201200830