Alejandro Coloma's research while affiliated with Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno and other places

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Bioactive compounds and nutritional characterization in three genotypes of mashua tubers (Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz and Pavón) from different agroecological areas of the Peruvian highlands (3747 at 3888 meters above sea level) were studied. The studied genotypes from different agroecological areas significantly differed for vitamins, amino acids, a...

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... It is also used for the treatment of venereal, pulmonary, and skin diseases, for internal and external wound healing, for reduction of the reproductive function in men, and as an analgesic for renal and bladder pain (Aguilar-Galvez et al., 2020;Pérez and Apaza, 2019). It has a high nutritional value in protein (6.96 ± 0.09 to 11.72 ± 0.05 g/100 g DM), carbohydrates (73.79 ± 0.07 to 77.50 ± 0.17 g/100 g DM), fiber, βcarotene, vitamin C, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, and contains all essential amino acids except tryptophan (Coloma et al., 2022;Leidi et al., 2018). This species is mainly rich in phenolic compounds (Chirinos et al., 2013(Chirinos et al., , 2008(Chirinos et al., , 2007a, fatty acids (Ramallo, 2004), and glucosinolates (Martín and Higuera, 2016). ...