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Inês Mansinhos is currently pursuing a PhD in Biotechnological Sciences at the University of Algarve, with previous BCs in Biotechnology and MSc in Biochemistry from Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra and University of Coimbra, respectively. Inês Mansinhos's investigation focuses on the responses of medicinal and aromatic plants to climate change and sustainable agricultural practices. Specifically, her research emphasizes understanding the impacts of abiotic and biotic factors on the production of plant secondary metabolites, particularly phenolics and essential oils, along with their associated biological activity. Additionally, she is developing green strategies for the extraction of these compounds and their industrial applications.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Inês Filipa Paixão Mansinhos

Citation names

  • Mansinhos, Inês

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4114-8891-54E1
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9632-8876
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=N5ZMt08AAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Scopus Author Id
57208772427

Email addresses

  • ifmansinhos@ualg.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • (+351) 289800900 Ext.: 7323 (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology - Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Biotechnology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Plant Breeding and Plant Protection

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/02/01 - 2025/01/10
Ongoing
 Ciências Biotecnológicas (Doutoramento)
Major in Biotecnologia Vegetal
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Impact of challenging environmental conditions on plant secondary metabolism" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2015/09 - 2017/09/18
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Detection of new actionable mutations in lung cancer precision therapy" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2014/12/01 - 2014/12/14
Concluded
 Molecular and Biochemical Techniques in Ecology (advanced course) (Outros)
Major in Molecular Biology
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 16
2011 - 2014
Concluded
 Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
"Papel da Smurf1 na regulação da Conexina43 na Hipertensão Arterial Pulmonar" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/02/01 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve - MED (Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento), Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2020/01/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve Centro para os Recursos Biológicos e Alimentos Mediterrânicos, Portugal
2016/09 - 2017/09 Research Trainee (Research) Instituto Português de Oncologia de Coimbra Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal
Instituto Português de Oncologia de Coimbra Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal
2015/02 - 2015/08 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Química-Física Molecular, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Química-Física Molecular, Portugal
2014/01 - 2015/07 Research Trainee (Research) IBILI - Instituto Biomédico de Investigação da Luz e da Imagem, Portugal
IBILI - Instituto Biomédico de Investigação da Luz e da Imagem, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/02/01 - 2025/01/05 Impact of challenging environmental conditions on plant secondary metabolism
SFRH/BD/145243/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Algarve - MED (Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento), Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/08/01 - 2020/01/31 Mediterranean Diet - When Brand Meets People
3026_MD.NET
Research Fellow
Universidade do Algarve Centro para os Recursos Biológicos e Alimentos Mediterrânicos, Portugal
Concluded
2018/02/01 - 2019/07/31 0254_SABOR_SUR_6_E, "Laboratório para a inovação empresarial em mercados transfronteiriços de alimentação e hotelaria".
0254_SABOR_SUR_6_E
Research Fellow
Universidade do Algarve Centro para os Recursos Biológicos e Alimentos Mediterrânicos, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Medronho, Bruno; Duarte, Hugo; Mansinhos, Inês; Brás, João; Amorim, Ana; dos Anjos, Isabela Vera; M.J. Aliaño-González; et al. "Unleashing the Potential of Portuguese Agroforesty Biomass: Extraction, Characterization and Valorization of Biomolecules". In Biomass Based Products. IntechOpen, 2025.
    Published
  2. Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; Romano, Anabela. "Impact of Abiotic Stresses on In Vitro Production of Secondary Metabolites". In In Vitro Propagation and Secondary Metabolite Production from Medicinal Plants: Current Trends (Part 1), edited by Mohammad A., 62-90. Bentham Science Publishers, 2024.
    Published • 10.2174/9789815165227124010007
  3. Gonçalves, Sandra; Mansinhos, Inês; Romano, Anabela. "Role of nanoparticles on modulation of plant secondary metabolism". In Engineered Nanomaterials for Sustainable Agricultural Production, Soil Improvement and Stress Management, 447-473. Elsevier, 2023.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-323-91933-3.00012-x
  4. Gonçalves, Sandra; Mansinhos, Inês; Romano, Anabela. "Influence of Biotic and Abiotic Factors on the Production and Composition of Essential Oils". In Essential Oils: Extraction Methods and Applications, edited by Inamuddin M, 69-97. Wiley - Scrivener Publishing LLC, 2023.
    Published
  5. Gonçalves, Sandra; Mansinhos, Inês; Romano, Anabela. "Role of nanoparticles on modulation of plant secondary metabolism on crop plants.". In Engineered Nanomaterials for Sustainable Agricultural Production, Soil Improvement and Stress Management, edited by Azamal Husen; Muhamad Iqbal, 447-473. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press Elsevier, 2022.
    Published
  6. Gonçalves, Sandra; Mansinhos, Inês; Romano, Anabela. "Aromatic plants: A source of compounds with antioxidant and neuroprotective effects". In Oxidative Stress and Dietary Antioxidants in Neurological Diseases, edited by Colin R. Martin; Victor Preedy, 155-173. United States: Elsevier, 2020.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-817780-8.00011-6
  7. Gonçalves, Sandra; Mansinhos, Inês; Romano, Anabela. "Neuroprotective compounds from plant sources and their modes of action: An update". In Plant-derived Bioactives, edited by Mallappa Kumara Swamy, 417-440. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2020.
Conference abstract
  1. Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; Solana, Raquel; Romano, Anabela. "Biochemical and Phytochemical Response of two Mediterranean Aromatic Species (Lamiaceae) to Abiotic Stress Conditions.". Paper presented in The 4th International Electronic Conference on Agronomy, 2024.
    Published
  2. Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; Romano, Anabela. "Secondary metabolites and bioactivity of two Mediterranean aromatic plants in response to abiotic stress conditions (drought, temperature, and UV-B radiation)". Paper presented in Jornada Anual de Doutorandos 2022, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, 2022.
    Published
  3. Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; Romano, Anabela. "Evaluating the potential of different agents in alleviating drought stress induced by polyethylene glycol in Thymus lotocephalus in vitro cultures". Paper presented in International Symposium on In Vitro Technology and Micropropagated Plants of International Society for Horticultural Science, 2022.
    Accepted
  4. Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; Romano, Anabela. "Response of Mediterranean aromatic plant species (Lamiaceae) to contrasting environmental conditions". Paper presented in VI Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura, Évora, 2021.
    Published
  5. Mansinhos, Inês; Goncalves, Sandra ; Romano, Anabela. "Impact of challenging environmental conditions on plant secondary metabolism". Paper presented in Jornada Anual de Doutorandos 2021 da Universidade do Algarve, Faro, 2021.
Conference poster
  1. Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; Solana, Raquel; Romano, Anabela. "Environmental factors-induced oxidative stress alters osmolyte and secondary metabolites production in the aromatic plant Lavandula viridis.". Paper presented in IX PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture (EEDAA), 2024.
  2. Djaoudene, Ouarda; Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; María José Jara Palacios; Mostapha Bachir Bey; Romano, Anabela. "Influence of simulated in vitro gastrointestinal digestion on phytochemical contents and biological activities of date by-product extract (Phoenix dactylifera L.)". Paper presented in The 5th International Electronic Conference on Foods, 2024.
  3. Gonçalves, Sandra; Mansinhos, Inês; Romano, Anabela. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Sandra. "Use of in vitro culture to evaluate the response of the aromatic species Lavandula viridis L’Hér to abiotic stress conditions". Paper presented in Iberian Plant Biology 2023, 2023.
  4. Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; Rodríguez-Solana, Raquel; Romano, Anabela. "Using Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents to extract phenolics from in vitro cultures of the Mediterranean plant Thymus lotocephalus produced in response to abiotic factors". Paper presented in The First International Conference on Antioxidants: Sources, Methods, Health Benefits and Industrial Applications, 2023.
  5. Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; Raquel Rodríguez-Solana; Romano, Anabela. "Low temperature boosts the production of phenolic compounds in Lavandula viridis L'Hér in vitro cultures.". Paper presented in VII PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture (EEDAA), 2022.
  6. Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; Romano, Anabela. "Evaluating the potential of different agents in alleviating drought stress induced by polyethylene glycol in Thymus lotocephalus in vitro cultures". Paper presented in International Symposium on In Vitro Technology and Micropropagated Plants – International Society for Horticultural Science, 2022.
  7. Rodríguez-Solana, Raquel; Mansinhos, Inês; Galego, Ludovina Rodrigues; Santos, A; MORENO-ROJAS, JOSÉ; Efrén, Pérez-Santín ; Romano, Anabela. "Assessment of the differences in the phenolic content, antioxidant capacity and enzyme inhibition of monovarietal fig liqueurs elaborated with fruits and leaves.". Paper presented in The 10th International Conference on Polyphenols and Health, 2022.
  8. Guiné, R. P. F; Barroca, Maria João; Mansinhos, Inês; MOREIRA DA SILVA, AIDA. "Drying of Halophyte Plants: Effect on the Antioxidant Activity". Paper presented in XXI EuroFoodChem Conference, 2021.
  9. Raquel Rodríguez Solana; Galego, Ludovina Rodrigues; Mansinhos, Inês; Efrén Pérez Santín; Anabela Romano. "Influence of traditional extraction techniques on chemical composition of Mentha pulegium liqueurs". Paper presented in XXV Encontro Galego-Portugués de Química, 2019.
  10. Sandra Gonçalves; Mansinhos, Inês; Raquel Rodríguez-Solana; Efrén, Pérez-Santín ; Natacha Coelho; Anabela Romano. "Production of rosmarinic acid by in vitro regenerated shoots of two Lamiaceae plant species". Paper presented in Natural Products in Drug Discovery and Human Health (NatProdDDH) – PSE Meeting, 2019.
  11. Sandra Gonçalves; Mansinhos, Inês; Raquel Rodríguez-Solana; Efrén, Pérez-Santín ; Natacha Coelho; Anabela Romano. "Use of in vitro plant cultures for the production of high value phytochemicals.". Paper presented in Jornadas Med – Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, 2019.
  12. Craveiro, Rita; Pedras, Bruno; Mansinhos, Inês; Rodríguez-Solana, Raquel; Gonçalves, Sandra; Romano, Anabela; Medronho, Bruno; Duarte, Ana Rita; Paiva, Alexandre. "Supercritical fluid extraction and stabilization in eutectic solvents of sugars and phenolic compounds from carob pods.". Paper presented in 17th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids (EMSF 2019) - 7th European Meeting on High Pressure Technology, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; Solana, Raquel; Pereira-Caro, Gema; Moreno-Rojas, José; Romano, Anabela. "Nutrient Deficiency-Induced Stress Improves Skincare Effects and Phytochemical Content of Green Extracts from Lamiaceae In Vitro Cultures". Horticulturae 10 9 (2024): 947. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10090947.
    10.3390/horticulturae10090947
  2. Hamdoun, Ouafaa; Gonçalves, Sandra; Mansinhos, Inês; Solana, Raquel; Pereira-Caro, Gema; Moreno-Rojas, José Manuel; L’bachir El Kbiach, Mohammed; El Bouzdoudi, Brahim; Romano, Anabela. "Phytochemical Characterization and Bioactivity of Extracts from Different Fruit Parts of Opuntia leucotricha DC.: A Comparison between a Conventional Organic Solvent and Green Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents". Horticulturae 10 8 (2024): 824. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10080824.
    10.3390/horticulturae10080824
  3. Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; Romano, Anabela. "How climate change-related abiotic factors affect the production of industrial valuable compounds in Lamiaceae plant species: a review". Frontiers in Plant Science 15 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1370810.
    10.3389/fpls.2024.1370810
  4. Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; Rodríguez-Solana, Raquel; Moreno-Rojas, José Manuel; Romano, Anabela. "Environmental Factors Related to Climate Change Alter the Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Lavandula viridis L’Hér Essential Oil". Agriculture 14 7 (2024): 1067. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14071067.
    Open access • 10.3390/agriculture14071067
  5. Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; Rodríguez-Solana, Raquel; Ordóñez-Díaz, José Luis; Moreno-Rojas, José Manuel; Romano, Anabela. "Impact of Temperature on Phenolic and Osmolyte Contents in In Vitro Cultures and Micropropagated Plants of Two Mediterranean Plant Species, Lavandula viridis and Thymus lotocephalus". Plants 11 24 (2022): 3516. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants11243516.
    Published • 10.3390/plants11243516
  6. Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; Rodríguez-Solana, Raquel; Duarte, Hugo; Ordóñez-Díaz, José Luis; MORENO-ROJAS, JOSÉ; Romano, Anabela. "Response of Thymus lotocephalus In Vitro Cultures to Drought Stress and Role of Green Extracts in Cosmetics". Antioxidants 11 (2022): 1475. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/11/8/1475.
    Published • 10.3390/antiox11081475
  7. Berta Baca Bocanegra; Sandra Gonçalves; Julio Nogales-Bueno; Inês Mansinhos; Francisco J. Heredia; José Miguel Hernández-Hierro; Anabela Romano. "Influence of Wine pH and Ethanol Content on the Fining Efficacy of Proteins from Winemaking By-Products". Foods (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/12/1688.
    10.3390/foods11121688
  8. Pan, Yu-Lun; Rodrigues, Maria João; Pereira, Catarina G.; Engrola, Sofia; Colen, Rita; Mansinhos, Inês; Romano, Anabela; et al. "Exploring the Biotechnological Value of Marine Invertebrates: A Closer Look at the Biochemical and Antioxidant Properties of Sabella spallanzanii and Microcosmus squamiger". Animals 11 12 (2021): 3557. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11123557.
    10.3390/ani11123557
  9. Barroca, Maria João; Mansinhos, Inês; Guiné, Raquel; MOREIRA DA SILVA, AIDA. "Study of antioxidant activity in extracts from fresh and dried halophyte plants". Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design 36 (2021): 143-149. UDC 582.661.15:66.061.3]:615.272(469).
  10. Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; Rodríguez-Solana, Raquel; Pereira-Caro, Gema; MORENO-ROJAS, JOSÉ; Romano, Anabela. "Impact of Metallic Nanoparticles on In Vitro Culture, Phenolic Profile and Biological Activity of Two Mediterranean Lamiaceae Species: Lavandula viridis L'Hér and Thymus lotocephalus G. López and R. Morales". Molecules 26 21 (2021): 6427. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26216427.
    Published • 10.3390/molecules26216427
  11. Iva Rukavina; Maria João Rodrigues; Catarina Guerreiro Pereira; Inês Mansinhos; Anabela Romano; Sylwester Slusarczyk; Adam Matkowski; Custódio L. "Greener Is Better: First Approach for the Use of Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (NADES) to Extract Antioxidants from the Medicinal Halophyte Polygonum maritimum L.". Molecules (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/20/6136.
    10.3390/molecules26206136
  12. Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; Rodríguez-Solana, Raquel; Ordóñez-Díaz, José Luis; MORENO-ROJAS, JOSÉ; Romano, Anabela. "Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction and Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents Combination: A Green Strategy to Improve the Recovery of Phenolic Compounds from Lavandula pedunculata subsp. lusitanica (Chaytor) Franco". Antioxidants 10 4 (2021): 582. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox10040582.
    10.3390/antiox10040582
  13. Djaoudene, Ouarda; Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; Jara-Palacios, M. José; Bachir bey, Mostapha; Romano, Anabela. "Phenolic profile, antioxidant activity and enzyme inhibitory capacities of fruit and seed extracts from different Algerian cultivars of date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) were affected by in vitro simulated gastrointestinal digestion". South African Journal of Botany 137 (2021): 133-148. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2020.10.015.
    10.1016/j.sajb.2020.10.015
  14. Rodríguez-Solana, Raquel; Esteves, Eduardo; Mansinhos, Inês; Gonçalves, Sandra; Pérez-Santín, Efrén; Galego, Ludovina; Romano, Anabela. "Influence of elaboration process on chemical, biological, and sensory characteristics of European pennyroyal liqueurs". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.11043.
    Published • 10.1002/jsfa.11043
  15. Gonçalves, Sandra; Mansinhos, Inês; Rodríguez-Solana, Raquel; Pérez-Santín, Efrén; Coelho, Natacha; Romano, Anabela. "Elicitation improves rosmarinic acid content and antioxidant activity in Thymus lotocephalus shoot cultures". Industrial Crops and Products 137 (2019): 214-220. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.04.071.
    10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.04.071
Magazine article
  1. Mansinhos, Inês. "Perceber o impacto das alterações climáticas no metabolismo secundário das plantas", Ualgzine: Um contributo local para o desenvolvimento global, 2020, https://www.ualg.pt/sites/default/files/inline-files/ualgzine13_0_0.pdf.
Manual
  1. Mansinhos, Inês; Raquel Rodríguez Solana; Anabela Romano. Definição, classificação e características de diferentes tipos de licores. Spain. 2019.
    Accepted
  2. Mansinhos, Inês; Sandra Gonçalves; Anabela Romano. Plantas Silvestres Comestíveis. Spain. 2019.
    Accepted
  3. Mansinhos, Inês; Sandra Gonçalves; Anabela Romano. Noções básicas de propagação de plantas. Spain. 2019.
    Accepted
  4. Mansinhos, Inês; Sandra Gonçalves; Anabela Romano. Valor nutricional e benefícios para a saúde de plantas silvestres comestíveis. Spain. 2019.
    Accepted
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Mansinhos, Inês Filipa Paixão. "Detection of new actionable mutations in lung cancer precision therapy". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/82998.
  2. Mansinhos, Inês. "Role of Smurf1 in Regulation of Connexin43 - Importance in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension". Degree, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, 2014.
Activities

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025 - Current Food and Humanity (2949-8244) Elsevier
2025 - Current Frontiers in Plant Science (1664-462X) Frontiers Media S.A.
2025 - Current Plants (2223-7747) MDPI
2025 - Current Current Issues in Molecular Biology (1467-3045) MDPI
2024 - Current Exploration of Foods and Foodomics (2837-9020)
2024 - Current Discover Applied Sciences (3004-9261) Springer Nature
2024 - Current Scientific Reports (2045-2322) Springer Nature
2024 - Current International Journal of Environmental Health Research (1369-1619) Taylor & Francis
2024 - Current LWT - Food Science & Technology (0023-6438) Elsevier
2023 - Current Journal of Food Quality (1745-4557) Wiley-Hindawi
2023 - Current Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry (2582-0516) ScienceDomain International
2023 - Current Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology (2581-690X)
2022 - Current Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2190-6823) Springer
2022 - Current European Journal of Medicinal Plants (2231-0894)
2022 - Current International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review (2231-086X) Sciencedomain International
2021 - Current Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology (0972-2025) Society for Biology and Biotechnology
2021 - 2022 Frontiers in Pharmacology (1663-9812) Frontiers Media S.A

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2016/03/23 - 2016/03/27 Fisiologia Animal/ Geral - Fisiologia do Sistema Respiratório Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/01/11 - 2016/01/22 Fisiologia Humana – Grupos Sanguíneos/ Sistema AB0 Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2020/12 Um contributo local para o desenvolvimento global: Perceber o impacto das alterações climáticas no metabolismo secundário das plantas UALGzine
Distinctions

Award

2014 Prémio de mérito - Melhor aluna da Licenciatura em Biotecnologia nos anos 2011-2014
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal