Researcher: Assoc. Prof. Stela Dimitrova, PhD
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She graduated in chemistry at the Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv. She acquired a degree in Theoretical Foundations of Medical Chemistry. She defended her PhD Thesis on "Identification and antioxidant activity of isoprenoids from the biomass of psychrophilic yeast" in the doctoral program "Bioorganic Chemistry, Chemistry of Natural and Physiologically Active Substances".
Her research interests are in the field of substances of natural origin, methods for isolation and analysis, biotechnological methods for production, study of their activity, as well as their application as food additives. Currently she is the head of the Department of Bioorganic Chemistry. She is a co-author of textbooks for medical students, dentistry, as well as for applicant students. He is a reviewer in international scientific journals.
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Georgieva Y., Katsarova M., Stoyanov P., Mladenov R., Denev P., Teneva D., Plotnikov E., Bozov P., Dimitrova S. Metabolite Profile and Antioxidant Activity of Some Species of Genus Scutellaria Growing in Bulgaria. Plants. 10(1),45; 2021; ISSN: 2223-7747.
Mladenova Ts., Stoyanov P., Denev P., Dimitrova S., Katsarova M., Teneva D., Todorov K., Bivolarska A. Phytochemical Composition, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of the Balkan Endemic Micromeria frivaldszkyana (Degen) Velen. (Lamiaceae). Plants, 10, 710 2021; ISSN: 2223-7747.
Kandilarov I, Gardjeva P, Georgieva-Kotetarova M, Zlatanova H, Vilmosh N, Kostadinova I, Katsarova M, Atliev K, Dimitrova S. Effect of Plant Extracts Combinations on TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10 Levels in Serum of Rats Exposed to Acute and Chronic Stress. Plants. 2023; 12(17):3049. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12173049
Penkov, D.; Lukova, P.; Manev, H.; Dimitrova, S.; Kassarova, M. Polymer Tablet Matrix Systems for the Controlled Release of Dry Betula pendula Leaf Extract. Polymers 2023, 15, 3558. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15173558
Vlasheva, M.; Katsarova, M.; Dobreva, A.; Dzhurmanski, A.; Denev, P.; Dimitrova, S. Echinacea Species Cultivated in Bulgaria as a Source of Chicoric and Caftaric Acids. Agronomy 2024, 14, 2081. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14092081