RESEARCH INTERESTS

The Laboratory of Bioactive Substances – Plovdiv is founded in 1982 as a division of the Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

The main research activities of the laboratory are:

• Isolation, purification, structure modification and characterization of pectic substances and other polysaccharides with biological activity

• Enzyme modification of biologically active polysaccharides.

• Investigation of the antioxidant properties of fruits, vegetables, herbs and mushrooms.

• Isolation and characterization of bioflavonoids (anthocyanins, chatehins, flavonols etc.) from plant materials

• Food chemistry

• Functional Foods: Obtaining, Analysis, Medical Investigations

• Development of technologies for fruit syrups and nectars in collaboration with VITANEA Ltd.

LABORATORY MEMBERS

Head:

Prof. Petko Denev, PhD

032 643140

139 "Ruski" blvd.; 4000 Plovdiv

[email protected]

Name	Phone	E-mail*
Prof. Petko Denev, PhD, Head	032 643140	petkodenev
Assist. Prof. Yordan Nikolaev Georgiev, PhD	032 642759	yordan.georgiev
Assist. Prof. Manol Ognyanov, PhD	032 642759	mogn
Desislava Teneva, PhD	032 642759	dteneva
Daniela Klisurova, chemist		dklisyrova
Irina Yanakieva, chemist	032 643140	irina.yanakieva
Galina Papazian, technician	032 643140	gdp
Marieta Anestieva, technician	032 643140	maa

Projects

SELECTED GROUP PUBLICATIONS(Q1)

2018

Food Chemistry, 253,
13-23

Effect of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) and melissa (Melissa Officinalis) waste on quality and shelf life of bread