Livia Stavolone
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Livia
Stavolone
Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection Researcher Nutrheff Thematic Agronomic technology, Biomolecular technologies (enzymatic, biochemical, molecular biology)
Research Interest and expertise in the field of nutraceuticals
and functional food
Keywords: functional food, biofortification, gluten-free, low glycemic index, carotenoids
Nutraceuticals and foods of interestImprovement and adaptation of Tropical root and tuber crops (e.g. Manihot esculenta and Dioscorea spp.) for production of low glycemic index and gluten-free alternative flours for bakery and pasta production. Crop biofortification: (i) understanding the molecular basis of carotenoids accumulation and (ii) development of biotechnological crop improvement strategies for carotenoid-enriched crop production. Gluten-free and low glycemic index alternative flours Carotenoid-rich alternative flours Fields of application Functional food production for celiac an diabetic patients, Development of plant-derived ingredients for novel functional foods production Facilities and equipments Fully equipped molecular biology laboratory, Screen-houses (also contained) |
