Study on the polyphenolic contents in oils from Olea europaea L. (var. Nocellara del Belice, Sicily) plants: comparison between traditional and organic cultivation

Risk factors for eating disorders and correlation with the body mass index, in preadolescet girls from some schools of Palermo

Nutritional quality of extra virgin olive oils from two different Olea Europea cultivars: application of a functional matematic index

P76 - NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OILS FROM TWO DIFFERENT OLEA EUROPEA CULTIVARS: APPLICATION OF A FUNCTIONAL MATEMATIC INDEX D.Di Majo1, E. Finotti2, M. La Guardia3, M. L. Picone4, S. Palumbo1, M. Giammanco1, S. Giuliano4 1 Unità Didattico Scientifica di Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Dip.DIGSPO, Università di Palermo; 2 CRA-NUT, Centro di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione, Roma; 3 Dip. STEBICEF, Università di Palermo; 4 Agenzia delle Dogane, Laboratorio Chimico, Palermo Corresponding author: Danila Di Majo, Unità Didattico Scientifica di Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Dip. DIGSPO, e-mail. danila.dimajo@unipa.it, phone +390916236405 Background The extra virgin olive oil is ver…

Preliminary study on food habits and consumptions in adult subjects attending general medicine outpatients

Correlation between substance “P” and enzymatic activity of lysosomial cathepsin A in rat peritoneal mast-cells, in physiologic conditions

Physyological role of t-PMET in erythrocytes redox homeostasis: influence of flavonoids

PHYSYOLOGICAL ROLE OF t-PMET IN ERYTHROCYTES REDOX HOMEOSTASIS:INFLUENCE OF FLAVONOIDS D. Di Majo1, M. La Guardia2, M. Crescimanno1, C. Flandina1, G. Leto1, M. Giammanco1 1Unità Didattico Scientifica di Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Dip. DIGSPO, Università di Palermo; 2Dip. STEBICEF, Università degli Studi di Palermo. Corresponding author: Danila Di Majo, Unità Didattico Scientifica di Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Dip. DIGSPO,Università degli Studi di Palermo. e-mail. danila.dimajo@unipa.it, phone +390916236405 Background In the last decade the trans-Plasma Membrane Electron Transport (t-PMET) has been subject to more research. Ever growing evidence has demonstrated that t-PMET occurs in all typ…

Sicilian olive oil antioxidants and prevention of cardiovascular disease.

THE ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF PHENOLIC MOLECULES IN RELATIONSHIP WITH THE pH OF ENVIRONMENT REACTION

THE ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF PHENOLIC MOLECULES IN RELATIONSHIP WITH THE pH OF ENVIRONMENT REACTION Some epidemiological evidence suggests beneficial effects on human health from a diet rich in fruit, vegetables and certain types of beverages such as tea and wine (1,2). These compounds do not have nutritive properties but they have a functional role in the human organism. Some studies have investigated the effect of pH on the antioxidant properties of polyphenols (3,4) and have reported that the pH-dependent behaviour is related to hydroxyl deprotonation. However, these studies did not compare the antioxidant activity of various classes of polyphenols and did not take into account the acid…