A5063202423- Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Food composition and properties
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
- Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
- Selenium in Biological Systems
- Proteins in Food Systems
- Tea Polyphenols and Effects
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
- Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Seed and Plant Biochemistry
- Digestive system and related health
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Gut microbiota and health
- Nuts composition and effects
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Microbial Inactivation Methods
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
University of Milan
2022-2025
University of Bologna
2012-2021
Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops
2013-2021
University of Agriculture in Krakow
2020
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2020
The Ohio State University
2020
United States Department of Agriculture
2020
Only a few years ago, the poultry industry began to face recent abnormality in breast meat, known as wooden breast, which frequently overlaps with white striping. This study aimed assess impact of on quality traits meat. For this purpose, 32 normal (NRM), (WB), and white-striped (WB/WS) Pectoralis major muscles were selected from same flock heavy broilers (males, Ross 708, weighing around 3.7 kg) deboning area commercial processing plant at 3 h postmortem used histology, proximate (moisture,...
Molasses, the main byproduct of sugar production, is a well-known source antioxidants. In this study cane molasses (SCM) and beet (SBM) were investigated for their phenolic profile in vitro antioxidant capacity protective effect human HepG2 cells submitted to oxidative stress. According its higher concentration vitro, SCM exhibited an effective protection cells, comparable or even greater than that α-tocopherol. Data herein reported emphasize potential health effects possibility using...
Cell supplementation with bioactive molecules often causes a perturbation in the whole intracellular environment. Omics techniques can be applied for assessment of this perturbation. In study, overall effect docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on cultured human hepatocyte lipidome and metabolome has been investigated using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) combination traditional techniques. The two additional bioactives sharing DHA lipid-lowering effect-propionic (PRO) protocatechuic (PCA)-has also...
Foodstuffs of both plant and animal origin contain a wide range bioactive compounds. Although human intervention studies are mandatory to assess the health effects bioactives, in vitro approach is often used select most promising molecules be studied vivo. To avoid misleading results, concentration chemical form, exposure time, potential cytotoxicity tested bioactives should carefully set prior any other experiments. In this study possible different (docosahexaenoic acid, propionate,...
Buckwheat is a pseudo-cereal widely grown and consumed throughout the world. recognized as good source of nutrients and, in combination with other health-promoting components, receiving increasing attention potential functional food. Despite high nutritional value buckwheat, variety anti-nutritional features makes it difficult to exploit its full potential. In this framework, sprouting (or germination) may represent process capable improving macromolecular profile, including reducing factors...
A bioactive compound is a food component that may have an impact on health. Its bioaccessibility, defined as the fraction released from matrix into gastrointestinal tract during digestion, depends stability, interactions with other components, and supramolecular organization of food. In this study, effect pH bioaccessibility dipeptide carnosine was evaluated in two commercial samples Italian cured beef meat bresaola at key points digestion: before gastric after duodenal phases. The digestion...
Although an increased dietary intake of long-chain n-3 PUFA is considered effective preventive strategy, a theoretical concern related to the possible increase lipid peroxidation induced by PUFA-rich diet still remains problem. In this study, effects different (linoleic, α-linolenic, arachidonic, eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid) on cytotoxicity, oxidation, modulation antioxidant defenses were evaluated in HepG2 cells submitted oxidative stress (H2O2). Results clearly evidenced that...
In this work, the impact of gluten free (GF) breads enriched with spirulina on ecology colon microbiota non-celiac volunteers was investigated. Simulation digestion GF conducted an in vitro gut model. Microbiomics and metabolomics analyses were done during fermentations to study modulation microbiota. From results, a general increase Proteobacteria no reduction detrimental microbial metabolites observed any conditions. Notwithstanding, algae sourdough showed potential functionalities, as...
The interactions between food components and proteases can affect protein digestibility.
The content of essential amino acids is an important aspect for determining the nutritional value food proteins, but their digestibility also a key property, deeply affected by processing. production Parmigiano Reggiano cheese closely related to quality final product; in particular high its proteins claimed be proportional aging. Two different kinds , young (aged 15 months) and old 30 months), were separately digested using vitro system that simulates digestive processes mouth, stomach small...
The present work describes a foodomics protocol coupling an in vitro static simulation of digestion to combination omics techniques, grant overview the protein digestibility meat‐based food, namely Bresaola. proteolytic activity mediated by digestive enzymes is evaluated through Bradford and SDS‐PAGE assays, combined NMR relaxometry spectroscopy, obtain information ranging from microscopic molecular level, respectively. simple proteomics tool adopted here points out that clear increase...
Nowadays the high nutritional value of whole grains is recognized, and there an increasing interest in ancient varieties for producing wholegrain food products with enhanced characteristics. Among crops, einkorn could represent a valid alternative. In this work, flours were analyzed their content carotenoids free bound phenolic acids, compared to wheat flours. The most promising used produce conventional sourdough fermented breads. Breads vitro digested, characterized before after digestion....
Desmin (DES) and Vimentin (VIM) exert an essential role in maintaining muscle cytoarchitecture since are considered reliable markers for regeneration, their expression has been extensively investigated dystrophic muscles. Thus, exhibiting features similar to those of human muscles, the present study aimed at assessing distribution VIM DES proteins corresponding genes Pectoralis major muscles affected by white striping (WS), wooden breast (WB) spaghetti meat (SM) abnormalities as well having...
The use of olive pomace could represent an innovative and low-cost strategy to formulate healthier value-added foods, bakery products are good candidates for enrichment. In this work, we explored the prebiotic potential bread enriched with Polyphenol Rich Fiber (PRF), a defatted byproduct previously studied in European Project H2020 EcoProlive. To aim, after vitro digestion, PRF-enriched bread, its standard control, fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) underwent distal colonic fermentation using...
Curing salts composed of mixtures nitrates and nitrites are preservatives widely used in processed meats. Despite many desirable technological effects, their use meat products has been linked to methemoglobinemia the formation nitrosamines. Therefore, an increasing "anti-nitrite feeling" grown among consumers, who search for clean label products. In this view, natural compounds as alternatives represents a challenge industry. Processing (including formulation fermentation) induces chemical...
There is an increased amount of evidence showing that consumption whole grains and whole-grain-based products associated with a reduction the risk developing many diseases, due mainly to anti-inflammatory antioxidative effects their components. In this study, cookies, baked using different types flours fermentation methods, were digested in vitro supplemented cultured liver cells. Three (ancient KAMUT® khorasan wheat grown North America, ancient Italy, modern durum wheat) two (standard...