Maria Fiorella Mazzeo

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Maria Fiorella Mazzeo
Institute of Food Sciences
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Nutrheff Thematic
Microbial technology, Biomolecular technologies (enzymatic, biochemical, molecular biology), Food processing technology

Research Interest and expertise in the field of nutraceuticals and functional food
Research Interest: Investigation by proteomic methodologies of probiotic properties and stress tolerance mechanisms in foodborne bacteria to develop functional foods and/or select strains with boosted technological performances. Structural analyses of food proteins by mass spectrometry Expertise: functional and differential proteomics for the study of Lactic Acid Bacteria, structural characterization of wheat proteins from flour submitted to enzymatic processes to get products safe for coeliacs

Keywords: Proteomics, Probiotics, Foodborne bacteria, Mass Spectrometry, Food proteins.

Nutraceuticals and foods of interest
Probiotics, wheat and dairy products

Fields of application
Selection of bacterial strains with particular technological properties and/or probiotic features Development of functional food tailored for diets for individuals with specific needs

Facilities and equipments
Laboratory of Protein Biochemistry, Q-ExactiveTM mass spectrometer interfaced with an UltiMate 3000 RSLCnano LC system, analytical HPLC