A5070799149- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Plant and animal studies
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Edible Oils Quality and Analysis
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Fungal and yeast genetics research
- Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Microbial Metabolism and Applications
- Light effects on plants
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis
Institute of Food Science
2016-2025
National Research Council
2011-2024
University of Warwick
1997-2006
Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials
2001-2005
University of Catania
1998-2002
Production of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) represents an important element for the economy Southern Italy. Therefore, EVOO is recognized as a food with noticeable biological effects. Our study aimed to evaluate antimicrobial activity exhibited by polyphenolic extracts EVOOs, obtained from three varieties Oleaeuropea L. (Ruveaantica, Ravece, and Ogliarola) cultivated in village Montella, Avellino, The evaluated inhibiting effect against some Gram-positive Gram-negative bacteria. Statistical...
Abstract The development is described of a rapid, simply and accurate analytical method aimed at evaluating both the presence cow milk in either raw ewe water buffalo samples employed industrial processes addition powdered to fresh milk, using matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry (MALDI‐TOFMS). adulteration defined by protein patterns coming from most abundant whey proteins, α‐lactalbumin β‐lactoglobulin, used as molecular markers. As no pretreatment...
A rapid and accurate method to identify bovine ewe milk adulteration of fresh water buffalo mozzarella cheese by using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS) is described. The differentiation among made from mixtures less expensive and, more recently, with achieved whey proteins, alpha-lactalbumin beta-lactoglobulins as molecular markers. It worth noting that the proposed here is, our knowledge, first strategy able characterize possible...
Sweet cherries (Prunus avium L.) are greatly appreciated fruits worldwide due to their taste, color, nutritional value, and beneficial health effects. The characterization of autochthonous germplasm allows identify genotypes that possess superior characteristics compared standard cultivars. In this work, four accessions sweet cherry from the Campania region (Limoncella, Mulegnana Riccia, Nera Montenero) were investigated for morpho-physiological, qualitative, aromatic, sensorial traits in...
Abstract Triacylglycerols (TAG) are the most important group of compounds present in vegetable oils. These biomolecules, determining physical, chemical and nutritional properties oils, considered to be good fingerprints for quality authenticity control. Therefore, TAGs characterization is a very task edible oil field, which has been undertaken by different analytical methods. The analysis oils still dominated classic determinations, however laborious time‐consuming cannot used routinely....
Electronic nose (e-nose), attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy and image analysis (IA) were used to discriminate the ripening stage (half-red or red) of strawberries (cv Sabrosa, commercially named Candonga), harvested at three different times (H1, H2 H3). Principal component (PCA) performed on e-nose, ATR-FTIR IA data allowed us clearly samples based stage, as in score space they clustered distinct regions plot. Moreover, a correlation between...
Fresh-cut processing is a good strategy to enhance the commercialization of peaches and nectarines, which easily deteriorate during low-temperature storage mostly due occurrence chilling injury. Although several studies have been performed improve shelf-life fresh-cut stone fruit, achievement high-quality nectarines still constitutes challenge. The present study aimed gain insights into evolution postharvest quality (Prunus persica L. Batsch) Big Bang, cold-stored at two different...
The life-long adherence to a dietary pattern able provide high amount of polyphenols demonstrating beneficial cardiometabolic effects is demanding for the general population. In this study, red grape pomace (GP) was used as an ingredient increase daily polyphenols’ intake. incorporation crude crushed GP at 20 and 30% (w/w) in control (CTR) biscuit formula improved nutritional profile by increasing fiber reducing lipid energy content while providing up 540 mgGAE per 100 g. Besides...
Chalkbrood is the manifestation of fungal disease caused by Ascosphaera apis, which affects brood developing honeybees, particularly in Apis mellifera colonies. Recently, Metschnikowia pulcherrima have been proposed as biocontrol agent winemaking and for management major postharvest soil-borne plant pathogenic fungi. In this study, antagonistic activity three M. strains against fifteen A. apis strains, isolated from contaminated hives mellifera, was evaluated, with a specific focus ona...
Chalkbrood is the manifestation of fungal disease caused by Ascosphaera apis, which affects broods developing honeybees, particularly in Apis mellifera colonies. Recently, Metschnikowia pulcherrima has been proposed as a biocontrol agent winemaking and for management major postharvest soil-borne plant pathogenic fungi. In this study, antagonistic activity three M. strains against fifteen A. apis strains, isolated from contaminated hives mellifera, was evaluated, with specific focus on...
Volatile compounds, quality traits (total phenols and antioxidant capacity) High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-isolated polyphenols of strawberries, variety Sabrosa, commercially referred to as "Candonga", harvested at three different times (H1, H2 H3) two ripening stages, namely half-red (Half-red-H1, Half-red-H2 Half-red-H3) red (Red-H1, Red-H2 Red-H3) were evaluated. Dominant anthocyanins, cyanidin-3-O-glucoside, pelargonidin-3-O-glucoside pelargonidin-3-O-rutinoside, well...
In the main strawberry areas of Southern Italy, cultivation is carried out by transplanting plants on raised beds (30-40 cm from ground level), mulched with black polyethylene (PE). This technique has becoming increasingly expensive due to growing prices plastic mulches, cost remove them at end crop cycle, and difficulty dispose black, dirty films. The objective this research was replacement PE mulch a new biodegradable mulching film Mater-Bi®-based (Novamont), characterized an increased...
Accumulating evidence shows that urinary volatile organic compounds (VOCs) could be perturbed in many physiological and pathological states, including several diseases different dietary exposures. Few studies investigated the metabolic signature associated to excess body weight obesity adult populations, while a VOCs profile was found exhaled breath obese as compared lean children. Aim of this study evaluate urine 21 overweight/obese (OW/Ob) 28 normal-weight (NW) children belonging Italian...
The volatile profiles of eight saffron samples (seven cultivated and one spontaneous) grown in different geographical districts within the Campania region (southern Italy) were compared. Using headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME/GC-MS), overall, 80 volatiles identified landraces. Among them, safranal its isomers other related compounds such as isophorones, which are not only key odorants but also pharmacologically active metabolites,...