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Loredana Stabili, Stefano Piraino and Lucia Rizzo
Marine bioprospecting is a dynamic research field that explores the oceans and their biodiversity as noteworthy sources of new bioactive compounds. Anthozoans are marine animals belonging to the Cnidaria phylum characterized by highly specialized mechano...
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Marta Janczak-Pieniazek, Daniela Horvat, Marija Viljevac Vuletic, Marija Kovacevic Babic, Jan Buczek and Ewa Szpunar-Krok
Cereals are a valuable source of biologically active compounds. Phenolic compounds, of which the phenolic acids (PA) found in cereal grains constitute a significant proportion, are characterized by health-promoting properties largely due to their antioxi...
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Vassilis Athanasiadis, Theodoros Chatzimitakos, Dimitrios Kalompatsios, Konstantina Kotsou, Martha Mantiniotou, Eleni Bozinou and Stavros I. Lalas
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a popular fruit worldwide due to its refreshing taste and its high water content (92% of its weight). According to the phytochemistry of the plant, carbohydrates, saponins, glycosides, steroids, alkaloids, polyphenols, f...
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Catarina Macedo, Ana Margarida Silva, Ana Sofia Ferreira, Manuela M. Moreira, Cristina Delerue-Matos and Francisca Rodrigues
Nowadays there is a growing demand for nutraceuticals to prevent diseases related to redox imbalances, such as atherosclerosis and diabetes, being crucial to search for new matrixes rich in bioactive compounds. This work aims to characterize the value-ad...
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Francesca Biondi, Francesca Balducci, Franco Capocasa, Marino Visciglio, Elena Mei, Massimo Vagnoni, Bruno Mezzetti and Luca Mazzoni
Recently, the consumption of healthy foods has been related to the prevention of cardiovascular, degenerative diseases and different forms of cancers, underlying the importance of the diet for the consumer?s health. Fruits and vegetables contain phytoche...
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Jacek Gawronski, Jadwiga Zebrowska, Marzena Pabich, Izabella Jackowska, Krzysztof Kowalczyk and Magdalena Dyduch-Sieminska
The phytochemical characteristic analysis of a group of 30 haskap berry genotypes was carried out bearing in mind the concern for the consumption of food with high nutraceutical value that helps maintain good health. Phytochemical fruit composition and a...
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Anna Caruso, Alexia Barbarossa, Antonio Tassone, Jessica Ceramella, Alessia Carocci, Alessia Catalano, Giovanna Basile, Alessia Fazio, Domenico Iacopetta, Carlo Franchini and Maria Stefania Sinicropi
Pomegranate is an old plant made up by flowers, roots, fruits and leaves, native to Central Asia and principally cultivated in the Mediterranean and California (although now widespread almost all over the globe). The current use of this precious plant re...
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