A5034701944- Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica
- Free Radicals and Antioxidants
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Plant Disease Management Techniques
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Biodiesel Production and Applications
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques
- Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
- Moringa oleifera research and applications
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
- Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
- Seed Germination and Physiology
Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops
2016-2025
Ospedale San Filippo Neri
2024
Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria
2019-2023
Cereal Research Centre
2020-2021
University of Naples Federico II
2003-2020
Federico II University Hospital
2020
Interest in oilseed crops for agro-industrial research and development projects has increased the Mediterranean area, recent years. Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is of potential interest agriculture mainly due to fatty acid content variability seed oil. The aim this study was assess agronomic performance 16 new safflower accessions together with variety Montola 2000, used as a reference, semi-arid environment. Research carried out Sicily (Italy) from 2013–2014. Hierarchical cluster...
Nosema ceranae is a widespread parasite responsible for nosemosis Type C in Apis mellifera honey bees, reducing colony survival. The antibiotic fumagillin the only commercial treatment available, but concerns are emerging about its persistence, safety, and pathogen resistance. use of natural substances from Brassicaceae defatted seed meals (DSMs) with known antimicrobial antioxidant properties was explored. Artificially infected bees were fed 8 days candies enriched two concentrations, 2%...
Vascular inflammation (VI) represents a pathological condition that progressively affects the integrity and functionality of vascular wall, thus leading to endothelial dysfunction onset several cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, research novel compounds able prevent VI compelling need. In this study, we tested erucin, natural isothiocyanate H2S-donor derived from Eruca sativa Mill. (Brassicaceae), in an vivo mouse model lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced peritonitis, where it significantly...
Long-term opioid therapies are severely limited by the development of analgesic tolerance and gastrointestinal side effects. Camelina sativa, a plant Brassicaceae family, modulates activity peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPAR-α receptor), which is involved in regulation pain processing gut physiology. The aim this study was to evaluate efficacy sativa defatted seed meal (DSM) supplementation on effects after repeated treatment with morphine naïve mice. Co-administering DSM (1...
Seed meals and cakes, deriving from minor oilseed crops, represent interesting co-products for the presence of a high content proteins bioactive compounds that could be successfully explored as valuable plant-derived feedstocks food non-food purposes. In this contest, flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) are becoming increasingly important in health market functional foods cosmetic ingredients. Thus, study aimed to evaluate effect genetic characteristics...
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is a promising oilseed crop for cultivation in central Southern Italy due to its high tolerance drought and salinity stress appreciable seed oil yields. The genetic diversity of cultivars climate factors can affect fatty acid composition yield traits. This study aimed assess the effects genotype conditions on productive performance eight oleic safflower genotypes under rainfed Sicily (Italy). These were compared Montola 2000 cultivar, which was used as...
Abstract In recent years, Brassica carinata defatted seed meals ( DSMs ) have been successfully applied as an amendment in the control of pests and soil pathogens several countries with clear advantages for environment fertility. The effectiveness this product is clearly linked to release bioactive compounds by well‐known glucosinolate GL )–myrosinase MYR system. Until now, commercial know‐how has limited allyl‐isothiocyanate, breakdown hydrolysis catalysed sinigrin. Brassicaceae germplasm...
Eruca sativa Mill. is an edible plant belonging to the Brassicaceae botanical family with a long story as medicinal material, mainly linked presence of glucoerucin. One main products this glucosinolate erucin, biologicallly active isothiocyanate recently recognized hydrogen sulfide (H2 S) donor. In work, extract has been obtained from defatted seed meal (DSM), achieving powder rich in thiofunctionalized glucosinolates, glucoerucin, and glucoraphanin, accounting for 95% 5% total content (17%...
The management of pain in patients affected by diabetic neuropathy still represents an unmet therapeutic need. Recent data highlighted the pain-relieving efficacy glucosinolates deriving from Brassicaceae. purpose this study was to evaluate anti-hyperalgesic Eruca sativa defatted seed meal, along with its main glucosinolate, glucoerucin (GER), on neuropathic induced mice streptozotocin (STZ). mechanism action also investigated. Hypersensitivity assessed paw pressure and cold plate tests...
Camelina can be considered a valuable crop for bio-based products and biofuels, but, to date, there are still many uninvestigated aspects concerning the optimization of its agricultural management environmental impact. Consequently, low-input camelina cultivation has been realized, in northern Italy environment, through 4-year camelina-wheat rotation open field. In these conditions, was grown as winter crop. reached, over years, variable (CV=28%) mean seed yield 0.82 Mg ha-1. This...
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is an underestimated and multipurpose crop resistant to environmental stresses. Its oil presents useful chemical–physical properties, potentially exploitable for industrial purposes as a bio-based lubricant. In this work safflower was applied less toxic alternative mineral-based hydraulic fluids. The extracted partially refined the antioxidant tert-buthylhydroquinone (THBQ) added at two concentrations (0.25 3.00 mg kg−1). Efficiency tests of obtained were...
Obesity is currently considered a major source of morbidity, with dramatic complications on health status and life expectancy. Several studies demonstrated the positive effects Brassicaceae vegetables obesity related diseases, partially attributing these beneficial properties to glucosinolates their derivatives isothiocyanates. Recently, isothiocyanates have been described as hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S)‐releasing moiety, suggesting that H S may be at least in part responsible for . In this...
Indian mustard or Brassica juncea (B. juncea) is an oilseed plant used in many types of food (as IV range salad). It also has non-food uses (e.g., as green manure), and a good model for phytoremediation metals pesticides. In recent years, it gained special attention due to its biological compounds potential beneficial effects on human health. this study, different tissues, namely leaves, stems, roots, flowers three accessions B. juncea: ISCI 99 (Sample A), Top B), “Broad-leaf” C) were...
We aimed to evaluate the effects of post dry ageing (PDA) period on meat colour and rheological characteristics in 16 buffalo bulls fed two different diets: with (FRS) or without (CTL) rye grass. Animals were randomly divided into feeding groups slaughtered at 540 ± 4.7 533 7.0 kg live body weight, respectively, for CTL FRS group. After five days post-mortem (T0), Semitendinosus muscle (ST) Longissimus (LD) underwent a prolonged maturation process controlled chamber 30 until 60 (LD). (T1),...
Eruca sativa Miller (Brassicaceae) is an insect-pollinated diploid annual species which grows spontaneously in the entire Mediterranean basin from semi-arid to arid-hot conditions and cultivated Northern America, Europe, Asia as either salad or oilseed crop. Here, some essential background was provided on this versatile crop, summarizing present status of research focusing wealth bioactive ingredients its seeds, may find exploitation agriculture, food industries nutraceuticals for their...
Abstract Linseed is enjoying renewed popularity worldwide thanks to emerging market opportunities for raw material derived from seeds and stems. The dual-purpose cultivation particularly attractive growers its capacity yield both seed/oil straw/fibre; however, field-based research necessary identify suitable cultivars meet modern production goals. Under these premises, a 3-year experimental campaign was conducted evaluate 18 linseed potentially interesting in Northern Italy. Cultivar...
Abstract BACKGROUND The antimicrobial activity of allyl‐isothiocyanate (AITC) on plant pathogens is well known and has already been demonstrated in the strawberry with respect to Botritis cinerea fungal infection using postharvest biofumigation. In present study, vapours 0.08 mg L −1 Brassica meal‐derived AITC were applied assess its effect fruit nutraceutical biochemical parameters after 2 days storage at 20 °C 90% relative humidity. RESULTS Allyl‐isothiocyanate showed no detrimental final...
Brassicaceae are natural sources of bioactive compounds able to promote gut health. Belonging this plant family, Camelina sativa is an ancient oil crop rich in glucosinolates, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and antioxidants that attracting renewed attention for its nutraceutical potential. This work aimed at investigating the therapeutic effects a defatted seed meal (DSM) on colon damage persistent visceral hypersensitivity associated with colitis rats. Inflammation was induced by intrarectal...