Karen Alejandra Olán Jiménez

Tecnologico Nacional de Mexico Campus Tuxtla Gutierrez · Posgrado

Tagetes nelsonii Grenm., family Asteraceae commonly known as "Chik chawa", is a perennial plant native to the state of Chiapas. It is currently used in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas as an empirical remedy for gastrointestinal problems, fever and headache; however, the bioactive compounds present in this plant that cause its therapeutic proper...

Currently, there are various physical and mechanical agents that can cause skin wounds, which are still traditionally treated with plant extracts. It has been reported that the genus Tagetes has a wide range of biological properties, including antibacterial and wound healing activity. Likewise, Agave americana extract and Aloe vera gel have shown p...

It was possible to isolate and morphologically identify two microorganisms from the Bosque Azul lake, belonging to the Lagunas de Montebello National Park, a Pectinodesmus pectinatus microalgae and a cyanobacterium Limnothrix planctonica. There are reports of lipid accumulation in Pectinodesmus pectinatus that could be used for the production of bi...