Galindo-Vargas, N., García-Sánchez, E., Juárez-Niño, E. D., Santiago-García, P. A., & Soto-Castro, D.* (2025). First Approach to Unveiling the Antidiabetic Potential of Agave potatorum: α-Glucosidase Inhibition and Phytochemistry. Journal of the Mexican Chemical Society, 496-504. http://dx.doi.org/10.29356/jmcs.v69i2.2258
Juárez-Niño, E. D., & Soto-Castro, D.* (2025). Agave Leaves as an Alternative Source of Antioxidant and Hypoglycemic Metabolites Through α-glucosidase Enzyme Inhibition. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 1-15. DOI: 10.1007/s12649-025-02924-x
Santiago-García, P. A., Gutiérrez, M. C., León-Martínez, F. M., Soto-Castro, D., Márquez-López, R. E., Garcia-Tejeda, Y. V., & López, M. G. (2025). Agavins from Agave potatorum: A Low-Calorie Encapsulant for Spray Drying of Anthocyanins. Applied Food Research, 101289. DOI: 10.1016/j.afres.2025.101289
León-Martínez, F. M., Medina-Torres, L., Soto-Castro, D., Castellanos-León, F., Hernández-Plancarte, C., & de Jesús Cano-Barrita, P. F. (2025). Sodium alginate from Playa del Carmen Sargassum: extraction, characterization, and rheological analysis of solutions and hydrogels. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 144803. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.144803
Cruz-Luna, A. R., Vásquez-López, A., Soto-Castro, D., Leyva-Madrigal, K. Y., Mora-Romero, G. A., & Granados-Echegoyen, C. A. (2025). First Report of Neocosmospora sp. Causing Stem Rot on Agave potatorum in Mexico. Plant Disease, 109(2), 497. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-07-24-1393-PDN
Vargas-Mendoza, Y., Santiago-García, P. A., Soto-Castro, D., & Gaitán-Hernández, R. (2024). ESTABLISHMENT OF A FAMILY PRODUCTION UNIT OF Pleurotus spp. IN A RURAL COMMUNITY OF OAXACA, MEXICO. Agricultura Sociedad y Desarrollo, 21(4). DOI: 10.22231/asyd.v21i4.1660
Mora-Guzmán, Z., Flores-Cotera, L. B., Perez-Campos, E., López-Marure, R., Soto-Castro, D., Masso-Rojas, F. A., … & del Socorro Pina-Canseco, M. (2024). Antiproliferative and Proapoptotic Activities of Tournefortia mutabilis vent. Leaves on the Human Breast Adenocarcinoma Cell Line (MCF-7). IJ Pharmaceutical Research, 23(1). DOI: 10.5812/ijpr-149405
Pacheco-Esteva, M. C., Soto-Castro, D.*, Jaime, R. V., Ochoa, M. E., & Montes-Garcia, P. (2023). Larvicidal effect of an N-isobutyl-(2E, 4E, 8Z, 10E/Z)-dodecatetraenamides-rich extract of Salmea scandens on fall armyworm. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 21(4), e1002-e1002. DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2023214-20275
Soto-Castro, D., Reyes-Torres, U., Santos-López, G., Cano-Barrita, P. F. D. J., Karaaslan, M. A., Renneckar, S., & Gutiérrez, M. C. (2023). Improving the thermo-activated shape memory of thermoplastic potato starch by adding silver nanoparticles. Journal of Materials Science, 1-16. DOI: 10.1007/s10853-023-08967-6
Santos-López, G., Soto-Castro, D., León-Martínez, F.M., Hernández-Martínez, A.R., Gutiérrez, MC., (2023). Characterization of gelatin films functionalized with silver nanoparticles or polysorbate 20 as UV–vis light controllers. Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 40, 101208. DOI: 10.1016/j.fpsl.2023.101208
Pacheco-Esteva, M. C., Soto-Castro, D., Vásquez-López, A., & Tovar-Pedraza, J. M. (2023). Colletotrichum brevisporum causing anthracnose of papaya (Carica papaya L.) in Mexico. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 1-7. DOI: 10.1080/07060661.2023.2195825
Pacheco Esteva, M. C., Soto Castro, D., & Vásquez López, A. Identificación de Colletotrichum asianum como agente causal de antracnosis en mango criollo en Oaxaca, México. Cuerpo de árbitros del vol. 6, CCCTO, 32.
Santiago‐García, P. A., León‐Martínez, F. M., Gutiérrez, M. C., Aguirre‐Loredo, R. Y., Santiago‐Urbina, J. A., & Soto‐Castro, D*. (2023). Microencapsulation of strawberry juice in Agave angustifolia fructans: effect of spray‐drying conditions on the anthocyanin content and physicochemical properties. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.16529
Juárez-Niño, E. D., Moreno-Rodríguez, A., Juárez-Chávez, L., Santillan, R., Ochoa, M. E., Argueta-Figueroa, L., & Soto-Castro, D.* (2023). Synthesis of acetylenic 17α-ethynylestradiol derivatives as potential trypanocidal oral drugs: In vitro and in silico evaluation. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1274, 134431. DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134431
Juárez Niño, E. D., Santillan Baca, R., Ochoa Becerra, M. E., & Soto Castro, D.* Caracterización estructural paso a paso mediante ftir, masas y rmn en 1 y 2d del compuesto bioactivo 17α-(4-nitrofenil) etinil-estra-1, 3, 5 (10)-triene-3, 17β-diol. Cuerpo de árbitros del vol. 6, CCCTO, 32.
Soto‐Castro, D.* & Castellanos, F.* (2022). Influence of frequency on ultrasound‐assisted extraction of betalains from Stenocereus queretaroensis peel. Journal of Food Process Engineering, e14133. DOI: 10.1111/jfpe.14133
Antonio-Antonio, F., Farfán, N., Santillan, R., Ochoa, M. E., Gutiérrez, M. C., Rivera-Vallejo, C. C., & Soto-Castro, D.* (2022). PAMAM dendron-grafted poly (vinyl alcohol) via click reaction. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 275, 125215. DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.125215
Pacheco-Esteva, M. C., Soto-Castro, D., Vásquez-López, A., Lima, N. B., & Tovar-Pedraza, J. M. (2022). First Report of Colletotrichum chrysophilum Causing Papaya Anthracnose in Mexico. Plant Disease, (ja). DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-03-22-0681-PDN
Pacheco-Esteva, M. C., Soto-Castro, D., Vásquez-López, A., & Tovar-Pedraza, J. M. (2022). First report of Colletotrichum siamense causing papaya anthracnose in Mexico. Journal of Plant Pathology, 1-1. DOI: 10.1007/s42161-022-01147-6
Morales-Antonio, M. A., Santiago-Martínez, G. M., Vásquez-López, A., Rodríguez-Ortiz, G., Soto-Castro, D., Lozano-Trejo, S., & Castañeda-Hidalgo, E. (2021). Germinación de uredosporas de Hemileia vastatrix y su inhibición por efecto de extractos vegetales in vitro. International journal of agriculture and natural resources, 48(2), 108-114. DOI: 10.7764/ijanr.v48i2.2272
Domínguez-Díaz, L. R., Ochoa, M. E., Soto-Castro, D., Farfán, N., Morales-Chamorro, M., Yépez-Mulia, L., Santillan, R., & Moreno-Rodríguez, A. (2021). In vitro, ex vivo and in vivo short-term screening of DHEA nitrate derivatives activity over Trypanosoma cruzi Ninoa and TH strains from Oaxaca State, México. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 48, 116417. DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2021.116417
Soto-Castro, D., Santiago-García, P. A., Vásquez- López, A., Sánchez-Heraz, F., Vargas-Mendoza, Y., V., & Gaitán-Hernández, R. (2021). Effect of ethanolic extracts from Agave potatorum Zucc. leaves in the mycelial growth of Pleurotus spp. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture, 228-236. DOI: 10.9755/ejfa.2021.v33.i3.2664
Soto-Castro, D., Pérez-Herrera, A., García-Sánchez, E., & Santiago-García, P. A. (2021). Identification and quantification of bioactive compounds in Agave potatorum Zucc. leaves at different stages of development and a preliminary biological assay. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 1-11. DOI: 10.1007/s12649-020-01329-2
Carrillo-Cocom, L. M., González, B. B. V., Santillan, R., Soto-Castro, D.*, Ocampo, P. M. S., Zepeda, A., & Tafur, J. C. (2020). Synthesis of diosgenin prodrugs: anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative activity evaluation. Journal of Chemical Sciences, 132(1), 1-9. DOI: 10.1007/s12039-020-01808-y
Ochoa, ME, Farfán, N., Labra-Vázquez, P.*, Soto-Castro, D.*, Santillan, R.* (2021) Synthesis, characterization and in silico screening of potential biological activity of 17a-ethynyl-3b,17b,19-trihydroxyandrost-5-en acetylated derivatives. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1225, 129267. DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.129167
Juárez-Chávez, L., Pina-Canseco, S., Soto-Castro, D.*, Santillan, R., Magaña-Vergara, N. E., Salazar-Schettino, P. M., Cabrera-Bravo, M. & Pérez-Campos, E. (2019). In vitro activity of steroidal dendrimers on Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigote form with PAMAM dendrons modified by “click” chemistry. Bioorganic chemistry, 86, 452-458. DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.01.056
Soto-Castro D*, Gutiérrez M. C., León-Martínez F. M., Santiago-García P. A., Aragón-Lucero I and Antonio-Antonio F. (2018) Spray drying microencapsulation of betalain rich extracts from Escontria chiotilla and Stenocereus queretaroensis fruits using cactus mucilage, Food Chemistry, 272, 715-722. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.08.069
Gutiérrez, M. C., Utrilla-Coello, R.G. and Soto-Castro, D.* (2017) Effect of Opuntia ficus-indica mucilage in the ecological extraction, drying and storage of eggplant anthocyanins, Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.13439
Magaña-Vergara, NE, Soto-Castro, D.*, Vazquez-Lima, H., Yépez, R., Santillan, R., (2017), Synthesis of Fréchet-type poly(aryl ether) dendrimers with allyl end groups: comparative convergent and divergent approaches, Organic Chemistry, (part v), 117-128.
Soto-Castro, D, Lara Contreras, RC, Pina-Canseco, MS, Santillán, R, Hernández-Huerta, MT, Negrón Silva, GE, Pérez-Campos, E and Rincón, S*, (2017) Solvent-free synthesis of 6β-phenylamino-cholestan-3β,5α-diol and (25R)-6β-phenylaminospirostan-3β,5α-diol as potential antiproliferative agents, Steroids, 126, 96-100.
Soto-Castro, D.*, Santillan, R., Guadarrama, P., Farfán, N., González-Herrera, I. G., & Cruz-Méndez, A. C. (2016). PAMAM-dendrimer bearing 1, 2-diphenylethyne core obtained by palladium-catalyzed coupling assisted by silver oxide: in vitro evaluation of antioxidant properties. Monatshefte für Chemie-Chemical Monthly, 147(10), 1839-1847.
Soto-Castro, D. Nancy E. Magaña-Vergara, Norberto Farfán and Rosa Santillan*, (2014) Synthesis of steroidal dendrimers modified by ‘click’ chemistry with PAMAM dendrons as unimolecular micelles. Tetrahedron Letters 55, 1014-1019.
Magaña-Vergara, N.E., Rárová, L., Soto-Castro, D., Farfán, N., Strnad, M., Santillan, R. (2013). Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of novel steroidal dendrimer conjugates. Steroids, 78, 1254–1262
Daniel Mendoza-Espinosa, Guillermo Negrón-Silva, Leticia Lomas-Romero, Atilano Gutiérrez-Carrillo and Delia Soto-Castro, Efficient Multicomponent Synthesis of Mono-, Bis, and Tris-1,2,3-triazoles Supported by Hydroxybenzene Scaffolds. Synthesis, 2013; 45, 2431-2437.
Soto-Castro, D., Cruz-Morales, J. A., Apan, M. T. R., & Guadarrama, P. (2012). Solubilization and anticancer-activity enhancement of Methotrexate by novel dendrimeric nanodevices synthesized in one-step reaction. Bioorganic chemistry, 41, 13-21.
Soto, D., & Salcedo, R. (2012). Coordination modes and different hapticities for fullerene organometallic complexes. Molecules, 17(6), 7151-7168.
Soto-Castro, D., Cruz-Morales, J. A., Apan, M. T. R., & Guadarrama, P. (2010). Synthesis of non-cytotoxic poly (ester-amine) dendrimers as potential solubility enhancers for drugs: methotrexate as a case study. Molecules, 15(11), 8082-8097.
Guadarrama, P., Soto‐Castro, D., & Rodríguez‐Otero, J. (2008). Performance of DFT hybrid functionals in the theoretical treatment of H‐bonds: Analysis term‐by‐term. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 108(2), 229-237.
Soto-Castro, D., Evangelista-Lara, A., & Guadarrama, P. (2006). Theoretical design of dendrimeric fractal patterns for the encapsulation of a family of drugs: salicylanilides. Tetrahedron, 62(51), 12116-12125.
Soto‐Castro, D., & Guadarrama, P. (2004). Macrocyclic vs. dendrimeric effect. A DFT study. Journal of computational chemistry, 25(10), 1215-1226.