Carmela Gerardi
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Carmela
Gerardi
Institute of Sciences of Food Production Research Nutrheff Thematic Biomolecular technologies (enzymatic, biochemical, molecular biology), Food processing technology, Biological validation
Research Interest and expertise in the field of nutraceuticals
and functional food
Keywords: Polyphenols Antioxidant activity Plant in vitro cell cultures Functional foods Sustainable diet
Nutraceuticals and foods of interestBiotechnology for the in vitro production of plant secondary metabolites; identification and metabolomics characterization of some neglected Mediterranean plant species; enhancement of some neglected and under utilized plant species as source of bioactive compounds. Antioxidant activity in vitro assays. Dr. Gerardi is involved in some projects aimed to enhance the wine industry waste as source of health promoting molecules or as secondary raw material for production of functional foods. polyphenols pasta beverages Fruits and vegetables Fermented foods Fields of application Food industries Pharmaceutical industries Food supplements Facilities and equipments HPLC/DAD GC/MS Colorimeter Microplate reader Plant in vitro cell culture facilities |
