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Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology - FABIT

Food chemistry and nutraceuticals group. Coordinator: Budriesi

Use of extracts, obtained from foods or their inedible parts, for health purposes.

Areas: Drug discovery and development Nutrition and health

Research themes

The main research theme is aimed at identifying extracts obtained from waste from the agri-food chain for use in prevention of pathologies and therapeutic integration.

Lab Members

Roberta Budriesi, Associate Professor

Laura Beatrice Mattioli, PostDoc Research Fellow

Luca Camarda, PhD Student SSSV

Martina Aicardi, Visiting graduate

Internship projects

2/3 positions for students enrolled in degree courses where the subject being researched is present: food chemistry and/or nutraceuticals.

Main publications

    • Mattioli, L.B.; Corazza, I.; Budriesi, R.*; Hrelia, S.; Malaguti, M.; Caliceti, C.; Amoroso, R.; Maccalini C.; Crupi, P.; Clodoveo, M.L.; Muraglia M.; Carrocci, A.; Tardugno, R.; Barbarossa, A.; Corbo, F. From Waste to Health: Olive-Mill Wastewater for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. Nutrients, 2024, 16, 2986. doi: 10.3390/nu16172986
    • Budriesi, R.*; Corazza, I.; Roncioni, S.; Scanferlato, R.; De Luca, D.; Marzetti, C.; Gotti, R.; Rizzardi, N.; Bergamini, C.; Micucci, M.; Roncarati, D.; Mattioli, L.B. (2024) Herbal Extracts Mixed with Essential Oils: A Network Approach for Gastric and Intestinal Motility Disorders. Nutrients, 16, 4357. doi: 10.3390/nu16244357.
    • Fontana R, Mattioli LB, Biotti G, Budriesi R, Gotti R, Micucci M, Corazza I, Marconi P, Frosini M, Manfredini S, Buzzi R, Vertuani S. (2023) “Magnolia officinalis L. bark extract and respiratory diseases: From traditional Chinese medicine to western medicine via network target.” Phytother Res. 37: 2915-2938. doi: 10.1002/ptr.7786.
    • Panaro, M.A.; Budriesi, R.; Calvello, R.; Cianciulli, A.; Mattioli, L.B.; Corazza, I.; Rotondo, N.P.; Porro, C.; Lamonaca, A.; Ferraro, V.; Muraglia, M.; Corbo, F.; Clodoveo, M.L.; Monaci, L.; Cavalluzzi, M.M.; Lentini, G. (2024) Lentil waste extracts for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) symptoms control: anti-inflammatory and spasmolytic effects. Nutrients, 16, 3327. doi: 10.3390/nu16193327.
    • Micucci M, Budriesi R, Aldini R, Fato R, Bergamini C, Vivarelli F, Canistro D, Bolchi C, Chiarini A, Rizzardi N, Pallavicini M, Frosini M, Angeletti A. (2021) “Castanea sativa Mill. bark extract cardiovascular effects in a rat model of high-fat diet.” Phytother Res. 35:2145-2156. doi: 10.1002/ptr.6967.

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