Functional Characterization of Mediterranean Berries

A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Fruit Production Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2022) | Viewed by 2334

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Dipartimento STEBICEF (Scienze e TEcnologie Biologiche Chimiche E Farmaceutiche), Viale delle Scienze, Ed.16, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Interests: plant biochemistry; plant secondary metabolism; plant molecular biology; phytochemistry; plant nutraceuticals; plant physiology

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Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy
Interests: functional genomics; antioxidants; pharmaceuticals; nutraceuticals; berries; Mediterranean basin

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Dear Colleagues,

The goal of this Special Issue is to collect recent research studies dealing with the characterization of fruit berries typical of the Mediterranean basin. This Special Issue will cover any aspects dealing with Mediterranean berries, such as the presence of natural important compounds at pharmaceutical, antioxidant, and phytochemical levels. Any studies dealing with the agronomic, chemical, and functional genomic characterization of berries of plant species cultivated in the Mediterranean basin are interest for this Special Issue.

Dr. Anna Perrone
Dr. Federico Martinelli
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Keywords

  • berries
  • Mediterranean
  • fruits
  • antioxidants
  • pharmaceuticals
  • functional genomics
  • photochemical

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Phytochemical, Antioxidant, Anti-Microbial, and Pharmaceutical Properties of Sumac (Rhus coriaria L.) and Its Genetic Diversity
by Anna Perrone, Sanaz Yousefi, Boris Basile, Giandomenico Corrado, Antonio Giovino, Seyed Alireza Salami, Alessio Papini and Federico Martinelli
Horticulturae 2022, 8(12), 1168; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8121168 - 08 Dec 2022
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Rhus coriaria L., commonly known as sumac, is a shrub of the Anacardiaceae family present in various subtropical and temperate regions of the world. Considering the rich array of functional and nutraceutical ingredients, sumac extracts are an underutilized source of health-promoting dietary ingredients. [...] Read more.
Rhus coriaria L., commonly known as sumac, is a shrub of the Anacardiaceae family present in various subtropical and temperate regions of the world. Considering the rich array of functional and nutraceutical ingredients, sumac extracts are an underutilized source of health-promoting dietary ingredients. For example, sumac is a spice with remarkable antioxidant activity thanks to the high presence of phenolic compounds. In addition, sumac extracts also possess antimicrobial activity and exhibit antidiabetic and hypoglycemic properties. Based on the scientific records retrieved in reliable citation databases (Scopus and Web of Science), this review comprehensively offers research results on sumac with a focus on the phytochemical profiles, the antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of the extracts, the pharmaceutical uses, and the genetic diversity. We discuss that the use of sumac as a climate-resilient tree should be promoted to diversify the food basket by leveraging on its multiple health benefits and also to reverse the abandonment of marginal lands under low irrigation. Full article
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