Romina Paula Monasterio

EDUCATION

PhD Chemistry

RESEARCH INTERESTS

- Olive oil characterization
- Varietal influence on virgin olive oil
- Food metabolomics
- Local olive varietal: Arauco
- Liquid chromatography

Scopus Publications

Unveiling antihypertensive and antimicrobial peptides from wine lees: Enzymatic hydrolysis, peptidomics profiling, virtual screening, functional characterization, and molecular docking
Romina Monasterio, Daraksha Iram, Franziska Knuf, Rita Caspers-Weiffenbach, Ariel Fontana
Food Research International, 2026
Cultivar-Specific Differences in C6 and C7 Sugar Metabolism During Avocado Ripening: Comparative Insights from Bacon, Fuerte, and Hass
María Gemma Beiro-Valenzuela, Romina P. Monasterio, Irene Serrano-García, Elena Hurtado-Fernández, Carmen María Sánchez-Arévalo, et al.
Plants, 2025
Avocado is a unique fruit in which of seven-carbon (C7) sugars (notably D-mannoheptulose and perseitol) dominate the carbohydrate profile at harvest. Despite growing interest in sugar-mediated ripening processes, limited comparative data exist across cultivars. This work characterises the dynamic changes in non-structural carbohydrates in the mesotecarp of three commercially relevant avocado varieties—Bacon, Fuerte, and Hass—across four defined ripening stages, from unripe to overripe, with five biological replicates per stage. Using a validated hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (HILIC–MS) method, we quantified five key sugars and assessed their evolution through ripening. Concentrations varied among the studied samples within the following ranges: D-mannoheptulose, 0.4–49 mg/g dry weight (DW); perseitol, 0.5–23 mg/g DW; glucose, 0.8–5.3 mg/g DW; fructose, 0.6–4.5 mg/g DW; and sucrose, 0.5–3.4 mg/g DW. C7 sugar levels consistently declined, while C6 sugars increased—primarily between the intermediate and ready-to-eat stages—with distinct cultivar-specific patterns. Bacon maintained elevated C7 concentrations for a longer period; Fuerte exhibited a rapid transition from C7 to C6 sugars; and Hass displayed a more gradual and balanced shift. Multivariate analysis (partial least squares discriminant analysis, PLS-DA) effectively discriminated between cultivars at each ripening stage, confirming cultivar-specific metabolic signatures. These findings offer new insights into avocado carbohydrate metabolism, emphasising variety-dependent pathways that could inform breeding strategies, optimise postharvest ripening protocols, and support the nutritional characterisation of different avocado cultivars.
Biotechnological Valorization of Grape Pomace: Use of the Zebrafish Model to Evaluate the Toxicity and Teratogenic Effects of Anticancer Biocompounds
Miguel José Moron-Rivera, Gisela Weiz, Romina Monasterio, Ariel Fontana, Patricia Boeri, et al.
ACS Food Science and Technology, 2025
Mitigating the adverse effects of salt stress in pepper plants using two native strains: Cellulosimicrobium 60I1 and Pseudomonas 42P4
Miguel Andrés Lobato-Ureche, María Micaela Pérez-Rodriguez, Romina Monasterio, Ana Carmen Cohen
South African Journal of Botany, 2025
Screening of wine industry by-products as a source of bioactive peptides: Fractionation, in vitro antihypertensive activity and peptidomics analysis
Ariel Fontana, Franziska Knuf, Romina Monasterio, Andreas Schieber
Food Chemistry, 2025
Uncovering phytochemicals quantitative evolution in avocado fruit mesocarp during ripening: A targeted LC-MS metabolic exploration of Hass, Fuerte and Bacon varieties
Irene Serrano-García, Carlos Saavedra Morillas, María Gemma Beiro-Valenzuela, Romina Monasterio, Elena Hurtado-Fernández, et al.
Food Chemistry, 2024
Bioactivity of Prosopis alpataco and Prosopis flexuosa flours: Healthy alternatives as ingredients for nutritional foods
Elizabeth Hoffmann, Patricia Boeri, Romina Monasterio, Ariel Fontana, Maria Cecilia Puppo, et al.
Food Bioscience, 2024
Native plant growth promoting rhizobacteria improve the growth of pepper seedlings and modify the phenolic compounds profile
M. Andrés Lobato-Ureche, Marí. Micaela Pérez-Rodriguez, E. Malovini, P.N. Piccoli, R.P. Monasterio, et al.
Rhizosphere, 2023
Use of olive pomace extract as a pollinator attractant to increase onion (Allium cepa L.) seed crop production
Romina Monasterio, Cristian Caselles, Eduardo Trentacoste, Lucía Olmo-García, Alegría Carrasco-Pancorbo, et al.
European Journal of Agronomy, 2023
Assessing the RP-LC-MS-Based Metabolic Profile of Hass Avocados Marketed in Europe from Different Geographical Origins (Peru, Chile, and Spain) over the Whole Season
Irene Serrano-García, Joel Domínguez-García, Elena Hurtado-Fernández, José Jorge González-Fernández, José Ignacio Hormaza, et al.
Plants, 2023
Spain dominates avocado production in Europe, with the Hass variety being the most prominent. Despite this, Spanish production satisfies less than 10% of the overall avocado demand in Europe. Consequently, the European avocado market heavily relies on imports from overseas, primarily sourced from Peru and Chile. Herein, a comprehensive characterization of the metabolic profile of Hass avocado fruits from Spain, Peru, and Chile, available in the European market throughout the year, was carried out. The determination of relevant substances was performed using high- and low-resolution RP-LC-MS. Remarkable quantitative differences regarding phenolic compounds, amino acids, and nucleosides were observed. Principal component analysis revealed a natural clustering of avocados according to geographical origin. Moreover, a specific metabolic pattern was established for each avocado-producing country using supervised partial least squares discriminant analysis. Spanish fruits exhibited high levels of coumaric acid malonyl-hexose II, coumaric acid hexose II, and ferulic acid hexose II, together with considerably low levels of pantothenic acid and uridine. Chilean avocado fruits presented high concentrations of abscisic acid, uridine, ferulic acid, succinic acid, and tryptophan. Fruits from Peru showed high concentrations of dihydroxybenzoic acid hexose, alongside very low levels of p-coumaric acid, ferulic acid, coumaric acid malonyl-hexose I, and ferulic acid hexose II.
Storage Stability of Arauco Virgin Olive Oil: Evolution of Its Quality Parameters and Phenolic and Triterpenic Compounds under Different Conservation Conditions
Romina P. Monasterio, Eduardo Trentacoste, Carlos López Appiolaza, María Gemma Beiro-Valenzuela, Irene Serrano-García, et al.
Plants, 2023
Characterization of the Polar Profile of Bacon and Fuerte Avocado Fruits by Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry: Distribution of Non-structural Carbohydrates, Quinic Acid, and Chlorogenic Acid between Seed, Mesocarp, and Exocarp at Different Ripening Stages
María Gemma Beiro-Valenzuela, Irene Serrano-García, Romina P. Monasterio, María Virginia Moreno-Tovar, Elena Hurtado-Fernández, et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2023
Pseudomonas 42P4 and Cellulosimicrobium 60I1 as a sustainable approach to increase growth, development, and productivity in pepper plants
Miguel Andrés Lobato-Ureche, María Micaela Pérez-Rodriguez, Diana Segura, Romina Monasterio, Ana Carmen Cohen
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
Oil quality characterization of the Arauco variety from the main olive growing areas of Mendoza (Argentina)
A.P. Banco, C.M. Puertas, E.R. Trentacoste, R.P. Monasterio
Grasas Y Aceites, 2021
Effects of pre-harvest deficit irrigation during the oil accumulation period on fruit characteristics, oil yield extraction, and oil quality in olive cv. Genovesa in an arid region of Argentina
Romina P. Monasterio, Adriana P. Banco, Facundo J. Caderón, Eduardo R. Trentacoste
Agricultural Water Management, 2021
Rhizobacteria improve the germination and modify the phenolic compound profile of pepper (Capsicum annum L.)
Miguel Andrés Lobato Ureche, María Micaela Pérez-Rodriguez, Ramiro Ortiz, Romina Paula Monasterio, Ana Carmen Cohen
Rhizosphere, 2021
Characterization of virgin olive oils from Spanish olive varieties introduced in Mendoza, Argentina, and their comparison with the autochthonous variety
Adriana Banco, Eduardo Trentacoste, Romina P Monasterio
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2021
Argentine Patagonia barberry chemical composition and evaluation of its antioxidant capacity
Patricia Boeri, Lucrecia Piñuel, Daniela Dalzotto, Romina Monasterio, Ariel Fontana, et al.
Journal of Food Biochemistry, 2020
Olive oil characterization of cv. ‘Arauco’ harvested at different times in areas with early frost in Mendoza, Argentina
Eduardo R Trentacoste, Adriana P Banco, Patricia N Piccoli, Romina P Monasterio
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2020
Analytical Strategies for Determining Polyphenols in Foods and Biological Samples
Lucía Olmo‐García, Romina P. Monasterio, Aadil Bajoub, Alegría Carrasco‐Pancorbo
Dietary Polyphenols Metabolism and Health Effects, 2020
Characterization of New Olive Fruit Derived Products Obtained by Means of a Novel Processing Method Involving Stone Removal and Dehydration with Zero Waste Generation
Lucía Olmo-García, Romina Paula Monasterio, Carmen María Sánchez-Arévalo, Alberto Fernández-Gutiérrez, José María Olmo-Peinado, et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2019
Development of a folic acid molecularly imprinted polymer and its evaluation as a sorbent for dispersive solid-phase extraction by liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry
Peter Panjan, Romina P. Monasterio, Alegría Carrasco-Pancorbo, Alberto Fernandez-Gutierrez, Adama M. Sesay, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 2018
A metabolic fingerprinting approach based on selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS) and chemometrics: A reliable tool for Mediterranean origin-labeled olive oils authentication
Aadil Bajoub, Santiago Medina-Rodríguez, El Amine Ajal, Luis Cuadros-Rodríguez, Romina Paula Monasterio, et al.
Food Research International, 2018
Development and validation of LC-MS-based alternative methodologies to GC–MS for the simultaneous determination of triterpenic acids and dialcohols in virgin olive oil
Lucía Olmo-García, Aadil Bajoub, Romina P. Monasterio, Alberto Fernández-Gutiérrez, Alegría Carrasco-Pancorbo
Food Chemistry, 2018
Phenolic Compounds Profiling of Virgin Olive Oils from Different Varieties Cultivated in Mendoza, Argentina, by Using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
R. P. Monasterio, L. Olmo-García, A. Bajoub, A. Fernández-Gutiérrez, A. Carrasco-Pancorbo
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2017

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Unveiling antihypertensive and antimicrobial peptides from wine lees: Enzymatic hydrolysis, peptidomics profiling, virtual screening, functional characterization, and molecular …
R Monasterio, D Iram, F Knuf, R Caspers-Weiffenbach, A Fontana
Food Research International, 118462 , 2026
2026
Cultivar-Specific Differences in C6 and C7 Sugar Metabolism During Avocado Ripening: Comparative Insights from Bacon , Fuerte , and Hass
MG Beiro-Valenzuela, RP Monasterio, I Serrano-García, ...
Plants 14 (18), 2856 , 2025
2025
Citations: 1
Biotechnological Valorization of Grape Pomace: Use of the Zebrafish Model to Evaluate the Toxicity and Teratogenic Effects of Anticancer Biocompounds
MJ Moron-Rivera, G Weiz, R Monasterio, A Fontana, P Boeri, L Piñuel
ACS Food Science & Technology 5 (8), 2951-2961 , 2025
2025
Mitigating the adverse effects of salt stress in pepper plants using two native strains: Cellulosimicrobium 60I1 and Pseudomonas 42P4
MA Lobato-Ureche, MM Pérez-Rodriguez, R Monasterio, AC Cohen
South African Journal of Botany 181, 367-379 , 2025
2025
Citations: 2
Screening of wine industry by-products as a source of bioactive peptides: Fractionation, in vitro antihypertensive activity and peptidomics analysis
A Fontana, F Knuf, R Monasterio, A Schieber
Food Chemistry 476, 143478 , 2025
2025
Citations: 10
Uncovering phytochemicals quantitative evolution in avocado fruit mesocarp during ripening: A targeted LC-MS metabolic exploration of Hass, Fuerte and Bacon varieties
I Serrano-García, CS Morillas, MG Beiro-Valenzuela, R Monasterio, ...
Food chemistry 459, 140334 , 2024
2024
Citations: 7
Bioactivity of Prosopis alpataco and Prosopis flexuosa flours: Healthy alternatives as ingredients for nutritional foods
E Hoffmann, P Boeri, R Monasterio, A Fontana, MC Puppo, DA Barrio, ...
Food Bioscience 58, 103778 , 2024
2024
Citations: 8
Native plant growth promoting rhizobacteria improve the growth of pepper seedlings and modify the phenolic compounds profile
MA Lobato-Ureche, MM Perez-Rodriguez, E Malovini, PN Piccoli, ...
Rhizosphere 28, 100800 , 2023
2023
Citations: 13
Use of olive pomace extract as a pollinator attractant to increase onion (Allium cepa L.) seed crop production
R Monasterio, C Caselles, E Trentacoste, L Olmo-García, ...
European Journal of Agronomy 149, 126921 , 2023
2023
Citations: 8
Assessing the RP-LC-MS-Based Metabolic Profile of Hass Avocados Marketed in Europe from Different Geographical Origins (Peru, Chile, and Spain) over the …
I Serrano-García, J Domínguez-García, E Hurtado-Fernández, ...
Plants 12 (16), 3004 , 2023
2023
Citations: 14
Storage Stability of Arauco Virgin Olive Oil: Evolution of Its Quality Parameters and Phenolic and Triterpenic Compounds under Different Conservation Conditions
RP Monasterio, E Trentacoste, C López Appiolaza, MG Beiro-Valenzuela, ...
Plants 12 (9), 1826 , 2023
2023
Citations: 3
Characterization of the Polar Profile of Bacon and Fuerte Avocado Fruits by Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry: Distribution of …
MG Beiro-Valenzuela, I Serrano-Garcia, RP Monasterio, ...
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 71 (14), 5674-5685 , 2023
2023
Citations: 13
Pseudomonas 42P4 and Cellulosimicrobium 60I1 as a sustainable approach to increase growth, development, and productivity in pepper plants
MA Lobato-Ureche, MM Pérez-Rodriguez, D Segura, R Monasterio, ...
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 6, 1111573 , 2023
2023
Citations: 9
Characterisation of the minor fraction of edible and cosmetic argan oils by LC-MS: Quantitative evaluation of saponins
L Olmo-García, M Rodríguez-Gómez, RP Monasterio, I Serrano-García, ...
Sociedad Española de Química Analítica , 2022
2022
Implementación del aprendizaje basado en proyectos en la enseñanza de química analítica: Un caso práctico
L Olmo García, I Serrano García, RP Monasterio, P Reboredo Rodríguez, ...
Dykinson , 2022
2022
Applications of interest in the field of food metabolomics
A Carrasco Pancorbo, I Serrano García, RP Monasterio, L Olmo García
Real Sociedad Española de Química , 2022
2022
¿ Cómo afrontar la enseñanza de la Calibración Metodológica en Química Analítica?: Visión compartida por distintas docentes del área
L Olmo García, I Serrano García, P Reboredo Rodríguez, ...
Dykinson , 2022
2022
Implementación del Aprendizaje Basado en Proyectos en la enseñanza de Química Analítica: Un caso práctico
LO García, IS García, R Monasterio, PR Rodríguez, AC Pancorbo
Educar para transformar: Innovación pedagógica, calidad y TIC en contextos … , 2022
2022
Oil quality characterization of the Arauco variety from the main olive growing areas of Mendoza (Argentina)
AP Banco, CM Puertas, ER Trentacoste, RP Monasterio
Grasas y aceites 72 (4), e429-e429 , 2021
2021
Citations: 2
Effects of pre-harvest deficit irrigation during the oil accumulation period on fruit characteristics, oil yield extraction, and oil quality in olive cv. Genovesa in an arid …
RP Monasterio, AP Banco, FJ Caderón, ER Trentacoste
Agricultural Water Management 252, 106901 , 2021
2021
Citations: 15

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Emerging ionic liquid-based techniques for total-metal and metal-speciation analysis
EM Martinis, P Berton, RP Monasterio, RG Wuilloud
TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 29 (10), 1184-1201 , 2010
2010
Citations: 122
Determination of inorganic selenium species in water and garlic samples with on-line ionic liquid dispersive microextraction and electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry
EM Martinis, LB Escudero, P Berton, RP Monasterio, MF Filippini, ...
Talanta 85 (4), 2182-2188 , 2011
2011
Citations: 107
Selective extraction and determination of vitamin B12 in urine by ionic liquid-based aqueous two-phase system prior to high-performance liquid chromatography
P Berton, RP Monasterio, RG Wuilloud
Talanta 97, 521-526 , 2012
2012
Citations: 64
A metabolic fingerprinting approach based on selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS) and chemometrics: A reliable tool for Mediterranean origin-labeled olive oils …
A Bajoub, S Medina-Rodríguez, L Cuadros-Rodríguez, RP Monasterio, ...
Food Research International 106, 233-242 , 2018
2018
Citations: 53
Ionic liquid as ion-pairing reagent for liquid–liquid microextraction and preconcentration of arsenic species in natural waters followed by ETAAS
RP Monasterio, RG Wuilloud
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry 25 (9), 1485-1490 , 2010
2010
Citations: 50
Development of a folic acid molecularly imprinted polymer and its evaluation as a sorbent for dispersive solid-phase extraction by liquid chromatography coupled to mass …
P Panjan, RP Monasterio, A Carrasco-Pancorbo, A Fernandez-Gutierrez, ...
Journal of Chromatography A 1576, 26-33 , 2018
2018
Citations: 46
A novel fiber-packed column for on-line preconcentration and speciation analysis of chromium in drinking water with flame atomic absorption spectrometry
RP Monasterio, JC Altamirano, LD Martínez, RG Wuilloud
Talanta 77 (4), 1290-1294 , 2009
2009
Citations: 43
Rhizobacteria improve the germination and modify the phenolic compound profile of pepper (Capsicum annum L.)
MAL Ureche, MM Pérez-Rodriguez, R Ortiz, RP Monasterio, AC Cohen
Rhizosphere 18, 100334 , 2021
2021
Citations: 37
Analytical characterization of wine and its precursors by capillary electrophoresis
FJV Gomez, RP Monasterio, VCS Vargas, MF Silva
Electrophoresis 33 (15), 2240-2252 , 2012
2012
Citations: 37
Metabolic profiling approach to determine phenolic compounds of virgin olive oil by direct injection and liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry
L Olmo-García, A Bajoub, RP Monasterio, A Fernández-Gutiérrez, ...
Food chemistry 231, 374-385 , 2017
2017
Citations: 36
In-depth two-year study of phenolic profile variability among olive oils from autochthonous and mediterranean varieties in Morocco, as revealed by a LC-MS chemometric profiling …
A Bajoub, S Medina-Rodríguez, L Olmo-García, EA Ajal, RP Monasterio, ...
International journal of molecular sciences 18 (1), 52 , 2016
2016
Citations: 36
Nitrate dynamics in the soil and unconfined aquifer in arid groundwater coupled ecosystems of the Monte desert, Argentina
JN Aranibar, PE Villagra, ML Gomez, E Jobbágy, M Quiroga, RG Wuilloud, ...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 116 (G4) , 2011
2011
Citations: 36
Argentine Patagonia barberry chemical composition and evaluation of its antioxidant capacity
P Boeri, L Piñuel, D Dalzotto, R Monasterio, A Fontana, S Sharry, ...
Journal of food biochemistry 44 (7), e13254 , 2020
2020
Citations: 33
Olive oil by capillary electrophoresis: Characterization and genuineness
RP Monasterio, MLÁ Fernández, MF Silva
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 61 (19), 4477-4496 , 2013
2013
Citations: 33
Organic solvent-free reversed-phase ion-pairing liquid chromatography coupled to atomic fluorescence spectrometry for organoarsenic species determination in several matrices
RP Monasterio, JA Londonio, SS Farias, P Smichowski, RG Wuilloud
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 59 (8), 3566-3574 , 2011
2011
Citations: 33
Trace level determination of cadmium in wine by on-line preconcentration in a 5-Br-PADAP functionalized wool-packed microcolumn coupled to flame atomic absorption spectrometry
RP Monasterio, RG Wuilloud
Talanta 79 (5), 1484-1488 , 2009
2009
Citations: 31
Phenolic compounds profiling of virgin olive oils from different varieties cultivated in Mendoza, Argentina, by using liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry
RP Monasterio, L Olmo-García, A Bajoub, A Fernández-Gutiérrez, ...
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 65 (37), 8184-8195 , 2017
2017
Citations: 28
Matrix solid-phase dispersion: a simple and fast technique for the determination of phenolic compounds in olive oil by liquid chromatography
RP Monasterio, AR Fontana, MF Silva
Analytical Methods 6 (22), 8986-8995 , 2014
2014
Citations: 28
Development and validation of LC-MS-based alternative methodologies to GC–MS for the simultaneous determination of triterpenic acids and dialcohols in virgin olive oil
L Olmo-García, A Bajoub, RP Monasterio, A Fernández-Gutiérrez, ...
Food chemistry 239, 631-639 , 2018
2018
Citations: 26
Hydrogeology and hidrogeochemical modeling in phreatic aquifer of NE Mendoza, Argentina
R Wuilloud
Journal of Iberian Geology , 2014
2014
Citations: 26

Publications

1.“Rhizobacteria improve the germination and modify the phenolic compound profile of pepper (Capsicum annum L.)” Rhizosphere 18 (2021) 100334
Miguel Andrés Lobato Ureche, María Micaela Pérez-Rodriguez, Ramiro Ortiz, Romina Monasterio & Ana Carmen Cohen
2. “Oil quality characterization of Arauco variety in the main olive growing zones of Mendoza (Argentina)” Grasas & Aceites, 2021, 72 (4), e429
Adriana P. Banco, Carlos M. Puertas, Eduardo R. Trentacoste & Romina Monasterio
3. “Characterization of virgin olive oils from Spanish olive varieties introduced in Mendoza, Argentina and their comparison with the autochthonous variety” Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2020
Adriana P. Banco, Eduardo R. Trentacoste & Romina Monasterio
4. “Argentine Patagonia barberry chemical composition and evaluation of its antioxidant capacity” Journal of Food Biochemistry, 2020; vol 44, 7, e13254
Patricia Boeri, Lucrecia Piñuel, Daniela Dalzotto, Romina Monasterio, Ariel Fontana, Sandra Sharry, Daniel Alejandro Barrio & Wilman Carrillo
5. “Olive oil characterization of cv Arauco harvested at different times in areas with early frost in Mendoza, Argentina” Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2020, 100, 3. E. Trentacoste, A. Banco, P. Piccoli & R. Monasterio
6. “Characterization of new olive fruit derived products obtained by means of a novel processing method involving stone removal and dehydration with zero waste gen