Vincenzo Longo
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Vincenzo
Longo
Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology Research Director Nutrheff Thematic Biomolecular technologies (enzymatic, biochemical, molecular biology), Food processing technology, Biological validation
Research Interest and expertise in the field of nutraceuticals
and functional food
Keywords: Nutraceuticals; Functional Foods; Phytochemicals; Antioxidant and antinflammatory. Cytochrome P450 System
Nutraceuticals and foods of interestEvaluation of the antioxidant power in food, nutraceuticals and cosmetics. Xenobiotic metabolizing enzyme system (Cytochrome P450) and its interaction with chemical compounds present in foods. Nutrigenomic. Protective role of nutraceuticals and functional foods in inflammation and oxidative stress using in vitro and in vivo systems. Functional Foods; Fermented Foods; Nutraceuticals; Plant and food extracts; Isolated bioactive compounds. Fields of application Food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Supplement companies Facilities and equipments Laboratory of molecular biology (Real-Time PCR, RT-PCR etc.). Animal Facility (CBS, Centro Biomedicina Sperimentale). Laboratory of biochemistry (Spectrophotometer and plate reader). Laboratory of microscopy (Optical and fluorescence microscopes). Laboratory of Microbiology (Laminar Flow Hood and incubator). |