Professional Information

Researcher

Professional degree:

Ingeniero en Alimentos, 1997. Universidad de La Frontera

Academic degree:
Licenciado en Ciencias de la Ingeniería, 1996. Universidad de La Frontera
Doctor en Ingeniería Química y Ambiental, 2004. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, España.

 

Research Interest

• Alimentos, Residuos de la agroindustria, Compuestos bioactivos.
• Extracción e identificación de compuestos bioactivos naturales
• Actividad antioxidante y antimicrobiana de extractos vegetales.

Publications

Acevedo, Francisca; Rubilar, Mónica; Shene, Carolina; Navarrete, Patricia; Romero, Fernando; Rabert, Claudia; Jolivet, Pascale; Valot, Benoit; Chardot, Thierry. 2012. Seed oil bodies from non sequenced species: Gevuina avellana and Madia sativa. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 60 (28), pp 6994-7004 DOI: 10.1021/jf301390d

Rubilar, M.; Morales, E.; Contreras, K.; Ceballos,C.; Acevedo, F.; Villarroel, M.; Shene, C. 2012. Development of a soup powder enriched with microencapsulated linseed oil as a source of omega-3. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology 114,423-433

Rubilar M., Morales E., Sáez R., Acevedo F., Palma B., Villarroel M., Shene C. 2012. Polyphenolic fractions improve the oxidative stability of microencapsulated linseed oil. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, In press DOI:10.1002/ejlt.201100230

Rubilar M., Villarroel M., Paillacar M., Moenne-Locóz D., Shene C., Biolley E., Acevedo F. 2012. Native black Michuñe potato variety: characterization,frying conditions and sensory evaluation. Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición. 62(1), 87-93.

Shene, C., Canquil, N., Jorquera, M., Pinelo, M., Rubilar, M., Acevedo, F., Vergara, C., von Baer, D., Mardones, C. 2011. In vitro activity on human gut bacteria of Murta leaf extracts (Ugni molinae Turcz.), a native plant from Southern Chile. J. Food Sci. 77(6), M323-M329.

Villarroel, M., Zapata, C., Pino, L., Rubilar, M. Establecimiento de condiciones óptimas para obtener un aislado proteico de avellana chilena (Gevuina avellana, Mol). Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición. 2012, 62(1), 79-86

Rubilar, M., Jara, C., Poo, Y., Acevedo, F., Gutiérrez, C., Sineiro, J., Shene, C. 2011. Extracts of Maqui (Aristotelia chilensis) and Murta (Ugni molinae Turcz.): A Source of Antioxidant Compounds and α-Glucosidase/α-Amylase Inhibitors. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 59(5)1630-1637.

Esparza, Y., Huaiquil, A., Neira, L., Leyton, A., Rubilar, M., Salazar, L., Shene, C., 2011. Optimization of process conditions for the production of a prolyl-endopeptidase by Aspergillus niger ATCC 11414 in solid state fermentation. Food Science and Biotechnology 20(5), 1323-1330.

Shene, C. Leyton, A. Esparza, Y. Flores, L. Quilodrán, B. Hinzpeter, I. Rubilar, M. 2010. Microbial oils and fatty acids: effect of carbon source on docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6 n-3, DHA) production by thraustochytrid strains. R.C. Suelo Nutr. Veg. 10 (3) Special Issue:224-233.

Rubilar, M., Gutiérrez, C., Verdugo, M., Shene, C., Sineiro, J. 2010. Flaxseed as a source of functional ingredients. R.C. Suelo Nutr. Veg. 10 (3) Special Issue: 373-377.

Gutiérrez, C., Rubilar, M., Jara, C., Verdugo, M., Sineiro, J. Shene, C., 2010. Flaxseed and flaxseed cake as a source of compounds for food indutry. J. Soil Sci and Plant Nut 10 (4): 454-463.

M. Rubilar, C. Gutiérrez, M. Villarroel and C. Shene. 2010. Influence of separation conditions on antimicrobial activity of polyphenolic fractions from murta leaves extracts. CyTA ? Journal of Food. 2(8), 139-149

Shene, C., Reyes, A.K.,Villarroel, M., Sineiro, J., Pinelo, M., Rubilar, M. 2009. Plant Location and Extraction Procedure Strongly Alter the Antimicrobial Activity of Murta Extracts. HPLC-DAD-MS Identification of New Active Flavonols. European Food Research and Technology, 228 (3), 467-475

Shene, C., Canquil; N., Bravo, S., Rubilar, M. 2008. Production of the exopolysaccharides by Streptococcus thermophilus: effect of growth conditions on fermentation kinetics and intrinsic viscosity. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 124(3), 279-284

Franco, D, Sineiro, J, Rubilar, M., Sánchez, M., Jerez, M., Pinelo, M., Costoya, N., Núñez, M.J. 2008. Polyphenols from plant materials: extraction and antioxidant power. Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 7(8), 3210-3216

Rubilar, M. Pinelo, M. Shene, C. Sineiro, J., Nuñez, M. J. 2007. Separation and HPLC-MS Identification of Phenolic Antioxidants from Agricultural Residues: Almond Hulls and Grape Pomace. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 55(25), 10101?10109

Canquil N., Villarroel M., Bravo S., Rubilar M., Shene C. 2007. Behavior of the rheological parameters of exopolysaccharides synthesized by three lactic acid bacteria. Carbohydrate Polymers, 68(2), 270-279

Bifani, V; Ramirez, C; Ihl, M ; Rubilar, M ; García A ; Zaritzky, N. 2007. Effect of murta (Ugni molinae Turcz) extraction on gas and water wapor permeability of carboxymethylcellulose-based edible films. LWT-Food Science & Technology 40(8), 1473-1481

Rubilar, M., Pinelo, M., Ihl, M., Scheuerman, E., Sineiro, J., Núñez, M. J. 2006 Murta Leaves (Ugni molinae Turcz.) as a Source of Antioxidant Polyphenols. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 54(1), 59-64.

Ihl, M., Bifani, V., Ramirez, C., Rubilar, M., Motomura, Y., Meneses, C., Infante, R., Seguel, I. 2006. Preliminary study on edible film with a natural plant extract to improve quality of fresh fruits for supply chains Acta Horticulturae, 712 (2) 617-622

Pinelo, M., Rubilar, M., Sineiro, J., Nuñez, M. J. 2006 Effect of Bubbling Nitrogen and Plug Flow on the Antiradical Capacity of extracts Obtained from Grape Residues. Journal of Food Engineering 73 (3), 269-275.