Lorena Canuti

TL;DR: In this article, 27 Italian honey samples of different floral origin were analyzed for total phenolic and flavonoid contents by a spectrophotometric method and for antioxidant power and radical-scavenging activity by the ferricreducing/antioxidant power (FRAP) and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assays respectively.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used HPLC-DAD and spectrophotometric analysis to detect crocins, total phenolic content, flavonoids and phenolic acids of Civitaretenga saffron.

TL;DR: A hitherto unappreciated role of zinc is disclosed in P. aeruginosa pathogenicity and it is revealed that this microorganism can obtain zinc through a strategy resembling siderophore‐mediated iron uptake.

TL;DR: The data showed that the L. angustifolia essential oil can stimulate the human innate macrophage response to a bacterium which is responsible for one of the most important nosocomial infection and might suggest the potential development of this plant extract as an anti-inflammatory and immune regulatory coadjutant drug.

TL;DR: The results, on the bioactivity and the biochemical characteristics of African plant extracts, may increase the comprehension of indigenous therapeutic practices and represent the first step for the individuation of new inexpensive and natural drugs able to prevent and contrast cancer onset.