Laura Pucci
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Laura
Pucci
Institute of agricultural biology and biotechnology Researcher Nutrheff Thematic Biomolecular technologies (enzymatic, biochemical, molecular biology), Food processing technology, Biological validation, Clinical and nutritional studies
Research Interest and expertise in the field of nutraceuticals
and functional food
Keywords: Nutraceuticals; Functional Foods; Phytochemicals; Fermented foods, Antioxidant, antinflammatory and antitumoral properties.
Nutraceuticals and foods of interestBiofunctional characterization of food products paying particular attention to their healthy role in oxidative stress, inflammation, cardiometabolic diseases and tumors. Development of cereal fermentation procedures and evaluation of the products obtained in protecting against intestinal inflammation and cardiometabolic diseases. Study of the nutraceutical effects of bioactive compounds and food products by in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo tests. Cereals, Legumes, Fermented foods; Plant and food extracts; Wines. Fields of application Biological and functional validation; Food industry; Pharmaceuticals. Facilities and equipments Laboratory of molecular biology (Real-Time PCR, RT-PCR etc.). Laboratory of cell cultures (Laminar Flow Hood and incubator). Laboratory of biochemistry (Spectrophotometer and plate reader). Laboratory of microscopy (Optical and fluorescence microscopes). |
