Daniele Brignole

ORCID: 0000-0003-1108-7191
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Research Areas
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Integrated Water Resources Management
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Plant Ecology and Soil Science
  • Heavy Metals in Plants
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • melanin and skin pigmentation
  • Medicinal plant effects and applications
  • Chromium effects and bioremediation

University of Genoa
2016-2020

Melanin is the main pigment of human skin, playing primary role protection from ultraviolet radiation. Alteration melanin production may lead to hyperpigmentation diseases, with both aesthetic and health consequences. Thus, suppressors melanogenesis are considered useful tools for medical cosmetic treatments. A great interest focused on natural sources, aimed at finding safe quantitatively available depigmenting substances. Lichens thought be possible sources this kind compounds, as...

10.7717/peerj.9150 article EN cc-by PeerJ 2020-05-15
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