Maria Rosalia Mangione

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Maria Rosalia Mangione
Institute of biophysics
Technologist

Nutrheff Thematic
Biomolecular technologies (enzymatic, biochemical, molecular biology), Food processing technology, Clinical and nutritional studies

Research Interest and expertise in the field of nutraceuticals and functional food
Expertise on: i) extraction, purification and quantification of bioactive compounds from food matrices and food industry waste; ii) monitoring by biophysical techniques of their beneficial effects in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer's disease); iii) loading on delivery systems. Interest on investigation of effects of bioactive compounds on gut-brain axis communications to evaluate the relationship between their administration and the recovery of neurodegenerative damage

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases, pathological aggregation, nutraceutical effects, bioactive compounds, drug delivery systems, gut brain axis

Nutraceuticals and foods of interest
Polyphenols, short chain acids., anthocyanes. Moringa oleifera, olive oil, coffee, hop

Fields of application
pharmacology, food industry, food processing industry

Facilities and equipments
Chromatographic techniques (gas and liquid chromatography). Biophysical techniques (circular dicroism, fluorescence, rheology, static and dynamic light scattering), cellular models.