Eugenia Mazzara
Post-Doctoral Fellow – Food Chemistry and TechnologyResearch Interests
- Food Chemistry and Technology
- Extraction and characterization of bioactive compounds from marine and freshwater biomasses and side streams
- Extraction and profiling of food and plant proteins and peptides
- Botany and Phytochemistry
- Extraction and analysis of bioactives from agricultural crops, aromatic, and food plants
- Use of plant-based and food ingredients for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmeceutical, agrochemical, and packaging applications
- Innovative and sustainable extraction technologies
Current Projects
IMPRESS - Innovative approaches for marine and freshwater based ingredients to develop sustainable foods and value chains (Horizon Europe Project)
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Education
PhD in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical, and Food Sciences
- Ferrati M., Spinozzi E., Mazzara E., Ianni M., Abouelenein D., Petrelli R., Caprioli G., Ricciutelli M., Garzoli S., Cebollada P., Les F., Lopez V., Maggi F., Cespi M. Microwave-assisted hydrodiffusion and gravity extraction: An efficient method to produce pomegranate juice (2024). Food Chemistry, 448, art. no. 139101. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139101.
- Mazzara E., Caprodossi A., Mustafa A.M., Maggi F., Caprioli G. Phytochemical Investigation of Sumac (Rhus coriaria L.) Fruits from Different Sicilian Accessions (2023). Foods, 12 (23), art. no. 4359.
DOI: 10.3390/foods12234359.
- Barbalace M.C., Freschi M., Rinaldi I., Mazzara E., Maraldi T., Malaguti M., Prata C., Maggi F., Petrelli R., Hrelia S., Angeloni C. Identification of Anti-Neuroinflammatory Bioactive Compounds in Essential Oils and Aqueous Distillation Residues Obtained from Commercial Varieties of Cannabis sativa L. (2023). International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 (23), art. no. 16601.
DOI: 10.3390/ijms242316601.
- Mazzara E., Spinozzi E., Maggi F., Petrelli R., Fiorini D., Scortichini S., Perinelli D.R., Bonacucina G., Ricciardi R., Pavela R., Benelli G. Hemp (Cannabis sativa cv. Kompolti) essential oil and its nanoemulsion: Prospects for insecticide development and impact on non-target microcrustaceans (2023). Industrial Crops and Products, 203, art. no. 117161. DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.117161.
- Aguzzi C., Perinelli D.R., Cespi M., Zeppa L., Mazzara E., Maggi F., Petrelli R., Bonacucina G., Nabissi M. Encapsulation of Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Essential Oils into Nanoemulsions for Potential Therapeutic Applications: Assessment of Cytotoxicological Profiles (2023). Molecules, 28 (18), art. no. 6479. DOI: 10.3390/molecules28186479.
- Mazzara E., Caprioli G., Simonelli G., Mustafa A.M., Maggi F., Cespi M. Microwave Hydrodiffusion and Gravity Extraction of Vitamin C and Antioxidant Compounds from Rosehips (Rosa canina L.) (2023). Foods, 12 (16), art. no. 3051. DOI: 10.3390/foods12163051.
- Mazzara E., Carletti R., Petrelli R., Mustafa A.M., Caprioli G., Fiorini D., Scortichini S., Dall'Acqua S., Sut S., Nuñez S., López V., Zheljazkov V.D., Bonacucina G., Maggi F., Cespi M. Green extraction of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) using microwave method for recovery of three valuable fractions (essential oil, phenolic compounds and cannabinoids): a central composite design optimization study (2022). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 102 (14), pp. 6220 - 6235. DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.11971.
- Cásedas G., Moliner C., Maggi F., Mazzara E., López V. Evaluation of two different Cannabis sativa L. extracts as antioxidant and neuroprotective agents (2022). Frontiers in Pharmacology, 13, art. no. 1009868. DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1009868.
- Mazzara E., Torresi J., Fico G., Papini A., Kulbaka N., Dall’acqua S., Sut S., Garzoli S., Mustafa A.M., Cappellacci L., Fiorini D., Maggi F., Giuliani C., Petrelli R. A Comprehensive Phytochemical Analysis of Terpenes, Polyphenols and Cannabinoids, and Micromorphological Characterization of 9 Commercial Varieties of Cannabis sativa L. (2022). Plants, 11 (7), art. no. 891. DOI: 10.3390/plants11070891.
- Sánchez-Gómez S., Pagán R., Pavela R., Mazzara E., Spinozzi E., Marinelli O., Zeppa L., Morshedloo M.R., Maggi F., Canale A., Benelli G. Lethal and sublethal effects of essential oil-loaded zein nanocapsules on a zoonotic disease vector mosquito, and their non-target impact (2022). Industrial Crops and Products, 176, art. no. 114413. DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.114413.
- Mustafa A.M., Mazzara E., Abouelenein D., Angeloni S., Nunez S., Sagratini G., López V., Cespi M., Vittori S., Caprioli G., Maggi F. Optimization of Solvent-Free Microwave-Assisted Hydrodiffusion and Gravity Extraction of Morus nigra L. Fruits Maximizing Polyphenols, Sugar Content, and Biological Activities Using Central Composite Design (2022). Pharmaceuticals, 15 (1), art. no. 99. DOI: 10.3390/ph15010099.
- Pavela R., Maggi F., Mazzara E., Torresi J., Cianfaglione K., Benelli G., Canale A. Prolonged sublethal effects of essential oils from non-wood parts of nine conifers on key insect pests and vectors (2021). Industrial Crops and Products, 168, art. no. 113590. DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.113590.
- Mazzara E., Scortichini S., Fiorini D., Maggi F., Petrelli R., Cappellacci L., Morgese G., Morshedloo M.R., Palmieri G.F., Cespi M. A design of experiment (Doe) approach to model the yield and chemical composition of ajowan (Trachyspermum ammi L.) essential oil obtained by microwave-assisted extraction (2021). Pharmaceuticals, 14 (8), art. no. 816. DOI: 10.3390/ph14080816.
- Fiorini D., Scortichini S., Bonacucina G., Greco N.G., Mazzara E., Petrelli R., Torresi J., Maggi F., Cespi M. Cannabidiol-enriched hemp essential oil obtained by an optimized microwave-assisted extraction using a central composite design (2020). Industrial Crops and Products, 154, art. no. 112688. DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112688.
- Rossi P., Cappelli A., Marinelli O., Valzano M., Pavoni L., Bonacucina G., Petrelli R., Pompei P., Mazzara E., Ricci I., Maggi F., Nabissi M. Mosquitocidal and anti-inflammatory properties of the essential oils obtained from monoecious, male, and female inflorescences of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) and their encapsulation in nanoemulsions (2020). Molecules, 25 (15), art. no. 3451. DOI: 10.3390/molecules25153451.
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