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- Influence
δ-Tocomonoenol: A new vitamin E from kiwi (Actinidia chinensis) fruits
- A. Fiorentino, Claudio Mastellone, +5 authors P. Monaco
- Chemistry
- 1 July 2009
Abstract A new vitamin E, δ-tocomonoenol, has been isolated from Actinidia chinensis (kiwi) fruits. The new structure, 2,8-dimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridec-11-enyl)chroman-6-ol, has been elucidated… Expand
Identification and assessment of antioxidant capacity of phytochemicals from kiwi fruits.
- A. Fiorentino, B. D’Abrosca, S. Pacifico, Claudio Mastellone, M. Scognamiglio, P. Monaco
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
- 9 April 2009
The kiwi fruit is the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine of several Actinidia species. The most common commercially available, green-fleshed kiwi fruit is the cultivar 'Hayward',… Expand
'Limoncella' apple, an Italian apple cultivar : Phenolic and flavonoid contents and antioxidant activity
- B. D’Abrosca, S. Pacifico, G. Cefarelli, Claudio Mastellone, A. Fiorentino
- Chemistry
- 2007
Abstract ‘Limoncella’ is a variety of apple traditionally cultivated in south-central Italy since ancient Roman times. The relationship between phenolic composition and antioxidant activity of apple… Expand
Free-radical-scavenging and antioxidant activities of secondary metabolites from reddened cv. Annurca apple fruits.
- G. Cefarelli, B. D’Abrosca, +4 authors V. Piscopo
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
- 13 January 2006
Forty-three secondary metabolites were isolated and characterized from cv. Annurca apple fruit, an apple variety cultivated in the south of Italy. This apple cultivar undergoes a typical reddening… Expand
Antioxidant properties of sour cherries (Prunus cerasus L.): role of colorless phytochemicals from the methanolic extract of ripe fruits.
- Simona Piccolella, A. Fiorentino, S. Pacifico, B. D’Abrosca, Piera Uzzo, P. Monaco
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
- 27 February 2008
Many edible plant metabolites are known to be useful as cellular antioxidants. In the search for antioxidative chemicals from native fruits of the Campania region of Italy, Prunus cerasus L., an… Expand
Terpenoids and phenol derivatives from Malva silvestris.
- Francesca Cutillo, B. D’Abrosca, M. DellaGreca, A. Fiorentino, A. Zarrelli
- Biology, Medicine
- Phytochemistry
- 1 March 2006
A sesquiterpene and a tetrahydroxylated acyclic diterpene as well as two known monoterpenes, 6 C(13)nor-terpenes and 11 aromatic compounds were isolated from the water extract of Malva silvestris.… Expand
Phytotoxicity evaluation of five pharmaceutical pollutants detected in surface water on germination and growth of cultivated and spontaneous plants
- B. D’Abrosca, A. Fiorentino, +4 authors P. Monaco
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of environmental science and health. Part…
- 17 January 2008
The phytotoxicity of 5 pharmaceuticals detected in Italian rivers, atorvastatin (7-[2-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-phenyl-4-(phenylcarbamoyl)-5-propan-2-yl-pyrrol-1-yl]-3,5-dihydroxy-heptanoic acid),… Expand
Potential food additives from Carex distachya roots: identification and in vitro antioxidant properties.
- A. Fiorentino, A. Ricci, +5 authors P. Monaco
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
- 8 August 2008
In the present study, the chemical composition and antioxidant properties of root methanol extract of Carex distachya Desf. (Cyperaceae) were assessed to use this plant as sources of food additives… Expand
UNUSUAL SESQUITERPENE GLUCOSIDES FROM AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS
- A. Fiorentino, M. DellaGreca, +4 authors P. Monaco
- Chemistry
- 18 September 2006
Abstract Implementing the phytochemical study of the weed Amaranthus retroflexus, four new sesquiterpene glucosides were isolated from the methanolic extract of the plant. The structures of these… Expand
Polyphenols from the hydroalcoholic extract of Arbutus unedo living in a monospecific Mediterranean woodland
- A. Fiorentino, S. Castaldi, +4 authors P. Monaco
- Biology
- 1 November 2007