pavel.gornas@lvai.lv

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Job title: 

Leading scientist, PhD

Eurocaroten role: 

Management Committee

First name: 

Paweł

Last name: 

Górnaś

Short research description: 

Agro-industrial by-products as a valuable source of hydrophilic and lipophilic bioactive compounds.
Unconventional sources of oil - rich in tocopherols, tocotrienols, carotenoids, phytosterols, squalene and essential fatty acids.
Impact of the plant cultivar/variety on composition and concentration of bioactive compounds.
Impact of processing on stability of bioactive compounds.
Development of alternative and simplified sample preparation, and rapid detection of bioactive compounds via HPLC.
Bioactive compounds of food as a potential quality and authenticity markers.

Personal webpage: 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pawel_Gornas

Techniques routinely used: 

NP/RP-HPLC/DAD/FLD/RID/ELSD

Instrumentation/Facilities: 

HPLC/DAD/FLD/RID/ELSD

Country: 

Latvia

City: 

Dobele

Institution: 

Institute of Horticulture, Latvia University of Agriculture

Department: 

Unit of Processing and Biochemistry

Institution website: 

http://www.lvai.lv/ENG

Address: 

Graudu Str. 1

Zip Code: 

LV-3701

Phone: 

+371-63722294

Matrix: 

Foods

Feeds

Waste

By-products

Plants

Gender: 

Male

WG option 1: 

WG1

WG option 2: 

WG2

Scientific approach: 

Fundamental

Applied

Industrial

Areas: 

Agro-food

Analysis

Biochemistry

Chemistry

Production

Other keywords: 

Analysis

Applications

Food Quality

Functional Foods

Industry

Processing

STMS hosting: 

No

Meetings hosting: 

No