A5017417590- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Medicinal Plant Extracts Effects
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
- Berberine and alkaloids research
- Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
- Analytical chemistry methods development
- Plant-based Medicinal Research
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Ionic liquids properties and applications
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Food Supply Chain Traceability
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
University of Milano-Bicocca
2018-2024
Ambiente Italia (Italy)
2019-2022
The authentication process involves all the supply chain stakeholders, and it is also adopted to verify food quality safety. Food tools are an essential part of traceability systems as they provide information on credibility origin, species/variety identity, geographical provenance, production entity. Moreover, these useful evaluate effect transformation processes, conservation strategies reliability packaging distribution flows In this manuscript, we identified innovative characteristics...
One of the main goals quality control evaluation is to identify contaminants in raw material, or contamination after a food processed and before it placed on market. During treatment processes, contamination, both accidental economically motivated, can generate incongruence between declared real composition. In our study, we evaluated if DNA metabarcoding suitable tool for unveiling composition food, when contains small trace amounts. We tested this method different types commercial plant...
In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes records, confirmations, exclusions, and status changes for or Italian administrative regions taxa in genera Bunias , Calocedrus Calycanthus Celosia Clerodendrum Convolvulus Crassula Cyclamen Datura Dicliptera Eragrostis Erigeron Gamochaeta Gazania Impatiens Kolkwitzia Leucaena Ludwigia Medicago Muscari Nigella Oenothera Opuntia Paulownia Petroselinum Phyllostachys Physalis...
The molecular approach of DNA barcoding for the characterization and traceability food products has come into common use in many European countries. However, it is important to address solve technical scientific issues such as efficiency barcode sequences extraction methods be able analyze all that sector offers. goal this study collect most defrauded identify better workflows species identification. A total 212 specimens were collected collaboration with 38 companies belonging 5 different...
Medicinal plants have been widely used in traditional medicine due to their therapeutic properties. Although they are mostly as herbal infusion and tincture, employment ingredients of food supplements is increasing. However, fraud adulteration widespread issues. In our study, we aimed at evaluating DNA metabarcoding a tool identify product composition. order accomplish this, analyzed fifteen commercial products with metabarcoding, using two barcode regions: psbA-trnH ITS2. Results showed...
Hepatic-related diseases, in particular hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia, are a thorn on the side of national health institutes around globe. Indeed, liver lipid cholesterol dysregulation could lead to atherosclerotic plaque formation cardiovascular diseases. Currently, statin administration monacolin K consumption main therapies proposed counter this alarming connection, but relevant effects known. To overcome issue, safe nutraceutical formulations and/or vegetal extracts, endowed...
The essential oils (EOs) of three Caprifoliaceae species, the Eurasiatic Valeriana officinalis (Vo), Himalayan jatamansi (Vj) and Nardostachys (Nj), are traditionally used to treat neurological disorders. Roots/rhizomes micromorphology, DNA barcoding EOs phytochemical characterization were carried out, while biological effects on nervous system assessed by acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activity microelectrode arrays (MEA). Nj showed highest AChE (IC50 67.15 μg/mL) followed Vo 127.30...
The spread of food allergens is a topic global importance due to its impact on public health. National and International regulations ask producers manufacturers declare product compositions the label, especially in case processed raw materials. Wheat flour (Triticum aestivum) can be contaminated by wide range species belonging Brassicaceae field or during grain harvests, storage, processing. Among them, mustards (Brassica nigra, Brassica juncea Sinapis alba) are well known allergenic...
The current climate change and increasing variability represent a serious global challenge that demands urgent responses. Among the multiple actions should be taken, afforestation reforestation are most common strategies. paper aims to assess potential of tree species used in urban forestry Po Plain ecoregional province (Northern Italy) using DNA barcoding approach for plant traceability ecophysiological indexes (shade, drought waterlogging) selection. markers results showed 55.5% success,...
The global market of food supplements is growing, along with consumers demand for high-quality herbal products. Nevertheless, substitution fraud, and adulteration cases remain a common safety problem concern. In the last years, DNA barcoding approach has been proposed as valid identification method it now commonly used in authentication objective this study was to evaluate whether can be applied trace plant species from starting raw material finished commercial We selected panel 28...
Invasive alien plants represent one of the five major threats to biodiversity and disruption ecosystems. They are introduced through various routes, starting with commercial trade. Preventing their introduction is essential avoid spread new invasive plants. In this paper, we propose a early warning DNA barcoding tool for plant detection. Eight species European Union concern (i.e., Ludwigia grandiflora, Elodea nuttallii, Myriophyllum aquaticum, Pontederia crassipes, Ailanthus altissima,...
Introduction Petunia × hybrida and Verbena bonariensis are two herbaceous taxa with edible flowers originating from South America. Despite the well-known ornamental value of these taxa, their potential as a food source remains underexplored. Methods Therefore, in our study, P. V. obtained plants grown organically greenhouse were identified via DNA barcoding analysis investigated to characterize micromorphological features, composition nutrients, nutraceutical compounds, spontaneous emission...
Abstract Traceability, quality and safety of edible insects are important both for the producers consumers. Today, alongside burst in western countries, we facing a gap knowledge insect microbiota associated with microbial ecosystems insect-based products. Recent studies suggest that can vary between species be shaped by additional factors, such as rearing conditions. Also, production processes raw materials (i.e. flour) into final food products affect too. This has consequences evaluation...
The essential oils (EOs) of the Eurasiatic Valeriana officinalis (Vo), Himalayan jatamansi (Vj) and Nardostachys (Nj), are traditionally used to treat neurological disorders. A multidisciplinary approach based on micromorphology, DNA barcoding, EOs characterization as well evaluation biological effects nervous system was carried out. Nj showed highest inhibitory activity acetylcholinesterase (IC50 67.15 μg/mL), followed by Vo 127.30 μg/mL) Vj 246.84 μg/mL). Microelectrode arrays analyses rat...