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Castiglioni S, Stefano M, Astolfi P, Pisani M, Carloni P. Characterisation of Bee Pollen from the Marche Region (Italy) According to the Botanical and Geographical Origin with Analysis of Antioxidant Activity and Colour, Using a Chemometric Approach. Molecules 2022; 27:7996. [PMID: 36432097 PMCID: PMC9692707 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Attempts have often been made to isolate and characterise monofloral pollens to correlate nutritional with botanical properties. Nevertheless, pollen harvested in a particular area that can have a high biodiversity could have healthier properties. In addition, the analysis of the pollen's botanical composition can be important for characterising the typical flora of a specific geographical area. On this basis, various pollens collected in different locations of the Marche region (Italy) and in different harvesting periods were analyzed for botanical composition and antioxidant (total phenolic content, ABTS, DPPH and ORAC tests), granulometry and colour (CIE L*a*b*) properties to evaluate the biodiversity of pollen sources within a particular geographical area and to correlate this to the nutraceutical characteristics. Antioxidant activity results showed values generally higher than those of monofloral pollens harvested in the same areas but manually separated according to colour, shape and size. This suggests that even the floral species present in low percentages may have an influence on the nutraceutical properties of these products. The multivariate statistical elaboration of the obtained results permitted the separation of samples containing a prevalent botanical species and the grouping of all the samples into separate clusters corresponding to different areas of Marche.
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- Sara Castiglioni
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences—D3A, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, I-60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Amap Marche Agricoltura Pesca—Agenzia per l’Innovazione nel Settore Agroalimentare e della Pesca, Centro Agrochimico Regionale, I-60035 Jesi, Italy
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- Department of Materials, Environmental Sciences and Urban Planning—SIMAU, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, I-60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Materials, Environmental Sciences and Urban Planning—SIMAU, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, I-60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences—D3A, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, I-60131 Ancona, Italy
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Hossain ML, Lim LY, Hammer K, Hettiarachchi D, Locher C. A Review of Commonly Used Methodologies for Assessing the Antibacterial Activity of Honey and Honey Products. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11070975. [PMID: 35884229 PMCID: PMC9312033 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11070975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Honey, a naturally sweet and viscous substance is mainly produced by honeybees (Apis mellifera) from flower nectar. Honey exerts a plethora of biological and pharmacological activities, namely, antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activity, because of the presence of an extensive variety of bioactive compounds. The antibacterial activity is one of the most reported biological properties, with many studies demonstrating that honey is active against clinically important pathogens. As a result, beside honey’s widespread utilization as a common food and flavouring agent, honey is an attractive natural antimicrobial agent. However, the use of neat honey for therapeutic purposes poses some problems, for instance, its stickiness may hamper its appeal to consumers and health care professionals, and the maintenance of an adequate therapeutic concentration over a sufficient timeframe may be challenging due to honey liquidity and leakage. It has motivated researchers to integrate honey into diverse formulations, for example, hydrogels, dressings, ointments, pastes and lozenges. The antibacterial activity of these formulations should be scientifically determined to underscore claims of effectiveness. Some researchers have made efforts to adapt the disc carrier and suspension test to assess the antimicrobial activity of topical products (e.g., silver-based wound dressings). However, there is currently no established and validated method for determining the in vitro antimicrobial potential of natural product-based formulations, including those containing honey as the active principle. Against the backdrop of a brief discussion of the parameters that contribute to its antibacterial activity, this review provides an outline of the methods currently used for investigating the antibacterial activity of neat honey and discusses their limitations for application to honey-based formulations.
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- Md Lokman Hossain
- Division of Pharmacy, School of Allied Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Australia; (M.L.H.); (L.Y.L.); (D.H.)
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- Division of Pharmacy, School of Allied Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Australia; (M.L.H.); (L.Y.L.); (D.H.)
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Australia;
- CRC for Honey Bee Products, University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Australia
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- Division of Pharmacy, School of Allied Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Australia; (M.L.H.); (L.Y.L.); (D.H.)
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- Division of Pharmacy, School of Allied Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Australia; (M.L.H.); (L.Y.L.); (D.H.)
- CRC for Honey Bee Products, University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Australia
- Correspondence:
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Voyslavov T, Mladenova E, Balkanska R. A New Approach for Determination of the Botanical Origin of Monofloral Bee Honey, Combining Mineral Content, Physicochemical Parameters, and Self-Organizing Maps. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26237219. [PMID: 34885801 PMCID: PMC8659082 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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A new approach for the botanical origin determination of monofloral bee honey is developed. The methodology combines mineral content and physicochemical parameters determination with intelligent statistics such as self-organizing maps (SOMs). A total of 62 monofloral bee honey samples were analysed, including 31 linden, 14 rapeseed, 13 sunflower, and 4 acacia. All of them were harvested in 2018 and 2019 from trusted beekeepers, after confirming their botanical origin, using melissopalynological analysis. Nine physicochemical parameters were determined, including colour, water content, pH, electrical conductivity, hydroxymethylfurfural content, diastase activity, specific optical rotation, invertase activity, and proline. The content of thirty chemical elements (Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, Ga, In, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, S, Se, Sr, Te, V, and Zn) was measured using ICP-OES, ICP-MS, and FAAS as instrumental techniques. The visualisation of the SOMs shows an excellent separation of honey samples in five well-defined clusters—linden, rapeseed, acacia, sunflower, and polyfloral honey—using the following set of 16 descriptors: diastase activity, hydroxymethylfurfural content, invertase activity, pH, specific optical rotation, water content, Al, B, Cr, Cs, K, Na, Ni, Rb, V, and Zn.
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- Tsvetomil Voyslavov
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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- Department of Special Branches, Institute of Animal Science, 2232 Kostinbrod, Bulgaria;
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Antioxidant Activity Level, Bioactive Compounds, Colour and Spectroscopic Analysis (UV-Vis and FT-IR) of Flavoured Drinks Made with Wine and Sour Cherries ( Prunuscerasus Var. austera). Foods 2021; 10:foods10081953. [PMID: 34441730 PMCID: PMC8393568 DOI: 10.3390/foods10081953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In recent years, the increase in consumer interest towards simpler and authentic lifestyles has led to an explosive growth in the production and business of typical agri-food products and, among these, of wines and its derived beverages. With the aim of promoting a typical Italian beverage, the so-called “Vino di visciole” or “Visner”, listed in the national table of traditional agri-food products, the antioxidant and colour properties of fifteen samples from different provinces of the Marche region and obtained with different recipes were analysed. The “in vitro” total antioxidant activity (TAA) determined using ABTS assays, total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), total anthocyanins content (TAC), and colour (Somers assay) were measured. In addition, a spectroscopic FT-IR and UV-Vis analysis was carried out to analyse samples with multivariate techniques. The results showed that the production area, the recipe, and the type of cherries used to make the alcoholic beverage do not influence the antioxidant properties and the phytochemical contents of the samples. The multivariate treatment of the spectroscopic features (mainly UV-Vis) rather allowed the differentiation of samples with high antioxidant activity using easy and low-cost instrumental techniques that require little time and can be employed in routine analysis.
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Çayan F, Tel‐Çayan G, Deveci E, Duru ME. A comprehensive study on phenolic compounds and bioactive properties of five mushroom species via chemometric approach. J FOOD PROCESS PRES 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.15695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Fatih Çayan
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Processing Technologies Muğla Vocational School Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Muğla Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Processing Technologies Muğla Vocational School Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Muğla Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Processing Technology Technical Sciences Vocational School Konya Technical University Konya Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Sciences Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Muğla Turkey
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Tsagkaris AS, Koulis GA, Danezis GP, Martakos I, Dasenaki M, Georgiou CA, Thomaidis NS. Honey authenticity: analytical techniques, state of the art and challenges. RSC Adv 2021; 11:11273-11294. [PMID: 35423655 PMCID: PMC8695996 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00069a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Honey is a high-value, globally consumed, food product featuring a high market price strictly related to its origin. Moreover, honey origin has to be clearly stated on the label, and quality schemes are prescribed based on its geographical and botanical origin. Therefore, to enhance food quality, it is of utmost importance to develop analytical methods able to accurately and precisely discriminate honey origin. In this study, an all-time scientometric evaluation of the field is provided for the first time using a structured keyword on the Scopus database. The bibliometric analysis pinpoints that the botanical origin discrimination was the most studied authenticity issue, and chromatographic methods were the most frequently used for its assessment. Based on these results, we comprehensively reviewed analytical techniques that have been used in honey authenticity studies. Analytical breakthroughs and bottlenecks on methodologies to assess honey quality parameters using separation, bioanalytical, spectroscopic, elemental and isotopic techniques are presented. Emphasis is given to authenticity markers, and the necessity to apply chemometric tools to reveal them. Altogether, honey authenticity is an ever-growing field, and more advances are expected that will further secure honey quality.
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- Aristeidis S Tsagkaris
- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Panepistimiopolis Zographou 15771 Athens Greece http://trams.chem.uoa.gr/ +30 210 7274750 +30 210 7274317
- Department of Food Analysis and Nutrition, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6 - Dejvice Prague Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Panepistimiopolis Zographou 15771 Athens Greece http://trams.chem.uoa.gr/ +30 210 7274750 +30 210 7274317
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- Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens 75 Iera Odos 118 55 Athens Greece
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Panepistimiopolis Zographou 15771 Athens Greece http://trams.chem.uoa.gr/ +30 210 7274750 +30 210 7274317
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Panepistimiopolis Zographou 15771 Athens Greece http://trams.chem.uoa.gr/ +30 210 7274750 +30 210 7274317
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- Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens 75 Iera Odos 118 55 Athens Greece
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Panepistimiopolis Zographou 15771 Athens Greece http://trams.chem.uoa.gr/ +30 210 7274750 +30 210 7274317
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Castiglioni S, Astolfi P, Conti C, Monaci E, Stefano M, Carloni P. Morphological, Physicochemical and FTIR Spectroscopic Properties of Bee Pollen Loads from Different Botanical Origin. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24213974. [PMID: 31684124 PMCID: PMC6864723 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24213974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bee pollen loads generally have a homogeneous and monospecific pollen content and assume a typical form and color, due to the typical bee foraging habits, thus having a typical composition related to the botanical origin. The present study aims to characterize bee pollen loads belonging to different botanical species using morphological, spectroscopic and color properties and to find relationships between these variables. IR spectra analysis allowed to have a reliable picture of the components present in the different samples; color and granulometry permits a visual identification of pollen load belonging to different species. Multivariate analysis enabled differentiation among the botanical origin of most of the bee pollen samples, grouping them according to the family and the genus and confirming the possibility to use IR and color measurements for the evaluative analysis and classification of bee pollen samples, to promote the consumption of this bee product as functional food.
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- Sara Castiglioni
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences - D3A, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, I-60131 Ancona, Italy.
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- Department of Materials, Environmental Sciences and Urban Planning - SIMAU, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, I-60131 Ancona, Italy.
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- Department of Materials, Environmental Sciences and Urban Planning - SIMAU, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, I-60131 Ancona, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences - D3A, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, I-60131 Ancona, Italy.
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- ASSAM, Agenzia per i Servizi nel Settore Agroalimentare delle Marche, Centro Agrochimico Regionale, I-60035 Jesi (AN), Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences - D3A, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, I-60131 Ancona, Italy.
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Mokaya HO, Bargul JL, Irungu JW, Lattorff HMG. Bioactive constituents, in vitro radical scavenging and antibacterial activities of selected Apis mellifera honey from Kenya. Int J Food Sci Technol 2019; 55:1246-1254. [PMID: 33071471 PMCID: PMC7540667 DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.14403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
There is limited information about the relative composition and health benefits of various honey consumed across Africa. This study aimed at estimating the bioactive constituents, in vitro radical scavenging and antibacterial activities of 16 kinds of honey obtained from different geographical locations in Kenya. Manuka 5 + honey was included for comparison. Some of the tested honey had biochemicals and bioactivities similar to or higher than Manuka 5 + honey. The honey exhibited DPPH radical scavenging ability, with several types of honey showing superior scavenging potential than Manuka 5 + honey, owing to their high phenol content. All types of honey inhibited the growth of E. coli and further showed a substantial amount of nonperoxide antimicrobial activity. The geographical origin of honey had an influence on its bioactive contents. Overall, these findings suggest that Kenyan honey has great therapeutic potential, and thus, its clinical application should not be overlooked.
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- Hosea O Mokaya
- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) P.O. Box 30772-00100 Nairobi Kenya.,Biochemistry Department Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology P.O. Box 62000-00200 Nairobi Kenya
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) P.O. Box 30772-00100 Nairobi Kenya.,Biochemistry Department Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology P.O. Box 62000-00200 Nairobi Kenya
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) P.O. Box 30772-00100 Nairobi Kenya
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) P.O. Box 30772-00100 Nairobi Kenya.,German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig Deutscher Platz 5e 04103 Leipzig Germany.,Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät I Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg 06099 Halle (Saale) Germany
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NMR assessment of European acacia honey origin and composition of EU-blend based on geographical floral markers. Food Chem 2019; 288:96-101. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.02.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Rocchetti G, Castiglioni S, Maldarizzi G, Carloni P, Lucini L. UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS phenolic profiling and antioxidant capacity of bee pollen from different botanical origin. Int J Food Sci Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.13941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Gabriele Rocchetti
- Department of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; 29122 Piacenza Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie; Alimentari e Ambientali - D3A; Università Politecnica delle Marche; 60131 Ancona Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie; Alimentari e Ambientali - D3A; Università Politecnica delle Marche; 60131 Ancona Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie; Alimentari e Ambientali - D3A; Università Politecnica delle Marche; 60131 Ancona Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; 29122 Piacenza Italy
- Research centre for nutrigenomics and proteomics; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; 29122 Piacenza Italy
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