L’ISPRA svolge le funzioni che erano proprie dell’Agenzia per la Protezione dell’Ambiente e
per i servizi Tecnici (ex APAT), dell’Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica (ex INFS) e dell…

Grapevine (Vitis vinifera) is an economically important fruit crop that is subject to many types
of insect and pathogen attack. To better elucidate the plant response to Lobesia botrana …

Grape seed extract has been proven to exert anticancer effects on different tumors. These
effects are mainly ascribed to catechin and procyanidin content. Analytical studies …

Flavonoids and stilbenes are secondary metabolites produced in plants that can play an
important health-promoting role. The biosynthesis of these compounds generally increases as a …

To determine a correlation between carotenoid precursors in grapes and norisoprenoid
varietal aroma of wine, carotenoids were identified and quantified by HPLC-DAD-MS (ESI + ) …

Carotenoids are uniquely functional polyene pigments ubiquitous in nature; aside from being
responsible for the color of a wide variety of vegetables, interest is being focused on food …

Background Magna Graecia is the ancient name for the modern geopolitical region of South
Italy extensively populated by Greek colonizers, shown by archeological and historical …

The oxidation of dihydroxybenzene and hydroxycinnamate compounds generates unstable
quinones which undergo further reactions to combine nucleophilic compounds. These …

Inflammation is an essential protective response against harmful stimuli, such as invading
pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants. Physiological inflammation eliminates pathogens and …

RATIONALE Due to their health benefits, there is growing interest in the production and use
of carotenoids from natural sources, eg microalgae. To date, only Haematococcus pluvialis …