Publications by authors named "Roberto Lagana Vinci"

The study aims to evaluate the behavioral and insecticidal effects of Ruta angustifolia EO (RAEO) against larvae and adults of a major pest insect, Tribolium castaneum. RAEO exhibited a strong repellency against both adults and larvae where percentages as high as 74 and 72 % of PR (Percentage of Repellency) were recorded respectively, at 0.47 μL/cm after 2 h.

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  • The study investigated the antioxidant and insecticidal properties of essential oil and extracts from plants grown in Morocco, focusing on their effects against rice weevils.
  • Various assays measured antioxidant potential, showing the ethanolic extract was the most effective, while the essential oil and aqueous extract displayed weaker activities.
  • For insecticidal activity, the essential oil demonstrated the highest effectiveness, achieving complete mortality of rice weevils, compared to the aqueous and ethanolic extracts over a few days.
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Quantitative Structure-Retention Relationship models were developed to identify phenolic compounds using a typical LC- system, with both UV and MS detection. A new chromatographic method was developed for the separation of fifty-two standard phenolic compounds. Over 5000 descriptors for each standard were calculated using AlvaDesc software and then selected through Genetic Algorithm.

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Cervical cancer is a type of cancer which affects the cervix cells. The conventional treatments for cervical cancer including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy are only effective in premature stages and less effective in late stages of this tumor. Therefore, the therapeutic strategies based on biologically active substances from plants are needed to develop for the treatment of cervical cancer.

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Within a study focused on Sinapis pubescens subsp. pubescens wild from Sicily (Italy), an edible species still unexplored, our earlier published work has demonstrated good in vitro antioxidant properties for the flower and leaf hydroalcoholic extracts, exhibiting quite different qualitative-quantitative phenolic profiles. Herein, further research was designed to elucidate the role played by phenolic compounds in the different antioxidant mechanisms highlighted for the extracts.

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This work aimed to investigate Sinapis pubescens subsp. pubescens spontaneously grown in Sicily (Italy) as new potential source of active metabolites; specifically, a comparative study on leaf, flower, and stem hydroalcoholic extracts was performed. Polyphenols were quantitatively determined by spectrophotometric methods and characterized by HPLC-PDA/ESI-MS; a total of 55 polyphenolic compounds were identified, highlighting considerably different qualitative-quantitative profiles.

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Saffron petals, which are the main by-products of Crocus sativus L. (Iridaceae family), are produced in large quantities and are known for their many beneficial properties. In this regard, this study aims to investigate the phenolic composition and antibacterial properties of hydroethanolic extracts from Crocus sativus L.

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This study aimed to investigate the phenolic profile and selected biological activities of the leaf and aerial extracts of three species, namely , , and , collected from three different places in the north of Morocco. The phenolic composition of all extracts was determined by LC coupled with photodiode array and mass spectrometry detection. Among the investigated extracts, that of aerial parts was the richest one, with a total amount of polyphenols of 9528.

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