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
Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases, pathological aggregation, nutraceutical effects, bioactive compounds, drug delivery systems, gut brain axis
Nutraceuticals and foods of interestExpertise 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 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. |