Elicitation is a good strategy to induce physiological changes and stimulate defense or
stress-induced responses in plants. The elicitor treatments trigger the synthesis of …

Main conclusion This paper provides an overview on vitamins with inducing activities in
plants, the molecular and cellular mechanisms implicated, and the hormonal signalling …

The use of enzymes to accelerate chemical reactions for the synthesis of industrially
important products is rapidly gaining popularity. Biocatalysis is an environment-friendly …

ABSTRACT A suitable and balanced diet is a major factor determining human health and
should comprise unprocessed food enriched with oilseed products containing bioactive …

BACKGROUND Consumer preference today is for the consumption of functional food and
the reduction of chemical preservatives. Moreover, the antimicrobial properties and health …

Centaurea raphanina subsp. mixta (DC.) Runemark is a wild edible species endemic to
Greece. This study evaluated the chemical composition and bioactive properties of wild and …

Vitamin E was discovered in 1922 by Evans and Bishop [1] as a compound required for
reproduction of rats. Since, innumerable attempts have been undertaken to finally find out …

This review reports the use of wheat milling by-products for the extraction of high quality oil
and vitamin E including our results on the exploitation of durum wheat bran as a valuable …

The production of crocin, an uncommon and valuable apocarotenoid with strong biological
activity, was obtained in a cell suspension culture of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) established …

This review is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Domenico Mariotti, who significantly
contributed to establishing the Italian research community in Agricultural Genetics and …