Gabriela Rapeanu

Gabriela Rapeanu participates in the Mitofood project; a research community for nutritional optimization of mitochondrial function for health promotion and disease resistance.

Assoc. Prof. Gabriela Rapeanu

'Dunarea de Jos' University of Galati
Faculty of Food Science and Engineering
Bioengineering Department
111, Domneasca Street
800201, Galati
ROMANIA

Email: Gabriela.Rapeanu@ugal.ro

Expertise

Plant bioactive compounds with antioxidant, antimicrobian and prebiotic activity; wine bioactive compound and health.

Relevant projects and functions

  • Since 2009 Member of Committee 5: Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Committee of National University Research Council (CNCSIS)  
  • Since 2005 Scientific reviewer for the international perre journal Romanian Biotechnological Letters
  • Since 2005 Evaluator for the Romanian research projects supported by The National University Research Council (CNCSIS) and the National Authority for Scientific Research (ANCS) www.experti-cdi.ro
  • Project manager for 2 international and 2 national projects and team member in 1 international and 8 national project

Group structure (including gender balance)

3 professors (2F, 1M), 1 assoc. prof (1F), 3 lectureres (2F, 1M), 3 PhD students (1F, 2M)

Selected publications

  1. Râpeanu G., Bolocan A., Gazi I., Bahrim G., 2008, Metabolic activity stimulation of the wine yeasts by polyphenols extracted from red grapes, Romanian Biotechnological Letters, 13(5), 9-16.
  2. Râpeanu G., Van Loey A., Smout C., Hendrickx M., 2006, Biochemical characterisation and process stability of polyphenoloxidase extracted from Victoria grapes (Vitis Vinifera ssp. Sativa), Food Chemistry, 94(2), 253-261, ISSN: 03088146.