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Paolo Scartezzini
Researcher at University of Bologna
Publications - 8
Citations - 1109
Paolo Scartezzini is an academic researcher from University of Bologna. The author has contributed to research in topics: Genista & Adenine nucleotide translocator. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 8 publications receiving 1024 citations.
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Review on some plants of Indian traditional medicine with antioxidant activity.
Paolo Scartezzini,Ester Speroni +1 more
TL;DR: Seven plants contain antioxidant principles, that can explain and justify their use in traditional medicine in the past as well as the present, and are viewed for their historical, etymological, morphological, phytochemical and pharmacological aspects.
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Vitamin C content and antioxidant activity of the fruit and of the Ayurvedic preparation of Emblica officinalis Gaertn.
TL;DR: A reliable and feasible HPLC method with diode array detection has been developed and it is found that the Emblica fruit contains ascorbic acid and that the Ayurvedic method of processing increases the healthy characteristics of the fruit thanks to a higher antioxidant activity and a higher content of ascorBic acid.
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Mitochondrial pathway mediates the antileukemic effects of Hemidesmus indicus, a promising botanical drug.
Carmela Fimognari,Monia Lenzi,Lorenzo Ferruzzi,Eleonora Turrini,Paolo Scartezzini,Ferruccio Poli,Roberto Gotti,Alessandra Guerrini,Giovanni Carulli,Virginia Ottaviano,Giorgio Cantelli-Forti,Patrizia Hrelia +11 more
TL;DR: The results indicate the molecular basis of the antileukemic effects of Hemidesmus and identify the mitochondrial pathways and [Ca2+]i as crucial actors in its anticancer activity.
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Genetic and phytochemical difference between some Indian and Italian plants of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal
TL;DR: The results seem to confirm the hypothesis that the Italian populations of this species may not be indigenous but naturalised and due to the high withaferin A content of the Sardinian samples, these plants could be used as a source for pharmaceutical purposes.
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Endemic Sardinian plants: the case of Genista cadasonensis Valsecchi
Anna Maria Serrilli,Valentina Graziosi,Mauro Ballero,Caterina Foddis,Mauro Serafini,Ferruccio Poli,Paolo Scartezzini,Armandodoriano Bianco +7 more
TL;DR: The flavonoid fraction of the aerial parts of Genista cadasonensis Valsecchi (Leguminosae), an endemic plant from Sardinia, was examined and shown the presence of a rare flavonoids, the 6-hydroxy-genistein.