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Alessandra Napolitano

Alessandra Napolitano

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D-Index
66
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16303
World Ranking
7240
National Ranking
172

Overview

Alessandra Napolitano is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy. Their scientific work primarily focuses on fields such as Materials Science and Medicine, encompassing a broad range of interrelated subfields including Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biomaterials, Cell Biology, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The scientist's research covers multiple topics, most notably:

  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Melanin and Skin Pigmentation
  • Skin Protection and Aging
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Biochemical and Biochemical Processes
  • Free Radicals and Antioxidants
  • Pomegranate: Compositions and Health Benefits

Several recent papers exemplify the scope of their work. These include:

  • "Bioactive Phenolic Compounds From Agri-Food Wastes: An Update on Green and Sustainable Extraction Methodologies" (2020), published in Frontiers in Nutrition
  • "Recent Advances in Research on Polyphenols: Effects on Microbiota, Metabolism, and Health" (2021), published in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
  • "A Melanin-Related Phenolic Polymer with Potent Photoprotective and Antioxidant Activities for Dermo-Cosmetic Applications" (2020), published in Antioxidants
  • "Condensed Tannins, a Viable Solution To Meet the Need for Sustainable and Effective Multifunctionality in Food Packaging: Structure, Sources, and Properties" (2022), published in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • "Antioxidant Properties of Agri-Food Byproducts and Specific Boosting Effects of Hydrolytic Treatments" (2020), published in Antioxidants

Napolitano has frequently published in journals such as:

  • Antioxidants
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Molecules
  • European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry

The scientist has collaborated regularly with coauthors who include:

  • Lucia Panzella
  • Maria Laura Alfieri
  • Marco d'Ischia
  • Federica Moccia
  • Rita Argenziano

Best Publications

  • Polydopamine and eumelanin: from structure-property relationships to a unified tailoring strategy

    Marco d’Ischia;Alessandra Napolitano;Vincent Ball;Chun-Teh Chen

  • Chemical and Structural Diversity in Eumelanins: Unexplored Bio‐Optoelectronic Materials

    Marco d'Ischia;Alessandra Napolitano;Alessandro Pezzella;Paul Meredith

  • Building-Block Diversity in Polydopamine Underpins a Multifunctional Eumelanin-Type Platform Tunable Through a Quinone Control Point

    Nicola F. Della Vecchia;Roberto Avolio;Michela Alfè;Maria E. Errico

  • Advanced oxidation of the pharmaceutical drug diclofenac with UV/H2O2 and ozone.

    Davide Vogna;Raffaele Marotta;Alessandra Napolitano;Roberto Andreozzi

  • Melanins and melanogenesis: from pigment cells to human health and technological applications.

    Marco d'Ischia;Kazumasa Wakamatsu;Fabio Cicoira;Eduardo Di Mauro

  • Melanins and melanogenesis: methods, standards, protocols

    Marco D'Ischia;Kazumasa Wakamatsu;Alessandra Napolitano;Stefania Briganti

  • Kinetic and chemical assessment of the UV/H2O2 treatment of antiepileptic drug carbamazepine.

    Davide Vogna;Raffaele Marotta;Roberto Andreozzi;Alessandra Napolitano

  • Bioactive Phenolic Compounds From Agri-Food Wastes: An Update on Green and Sustainable Extraction Methodologies.

    Lucia Panzella;Federica Moccia;Rita Nasti;Stefania Marzorati

  • Atypical Structural and π-Electron Features of a Melanin Polymer That Lead to Superior Free-Radical-Scavenging Properties†

    Lucia Panzella;Gennaro Gentile;Gerardino D'Errico;Nicola F. Della Vecchia

  • Nitro-fatty acid formation and signaling

    Bruce A. Freeman;Paul R. S. Baker;Francisco J. Schopfer;Steven R. Woodcock

  • Tris buffer modulates polydopamine growth, aggregation, and paramagnetic properties.

    Nicola Fyodor Della Vecchia;Alessandra Luchini;Alessandra Napolitano;Gerardino D’Errico

  • Disentangling eumelanin "black chromophore": visible absorption changes as signatures of oxidation state- and aggregation-dependent dynamic interactions in a model water-soluble 5,6-dihydroxyindole polymer.

    Alessandro Pezzella;Alfonso Iadonisi;Silvia Valerio;Lucia Panzella

  • Natural and Bioinspired Phenolic Compounds as Tyrosinase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Skin Hyperpigmentation: Recent Advances

    Lucia Panzella;Alessandra Napolitano

  • Iron-Mediated Generation of the Neurotoxin 6-Hydroxydopamine Quinone by Reaction of Fatty Acid Hydroperoxides with Dopamine: A Possible Contributory Mechanism for Neuronal Degeneration in Parkinson's Disease

    Alessandro Pezzella;Marco d'Ischia;Alessandra Napolitano;Giovanna Misuraca

  • Characterization of melanins in human irides and cultured uveal melanocytes from eyes of different colors

    Giuseppe Prota;Dan-Ning Hu;Dan-Ning Hu;Maria R. Vincensi;Steven A. McCORMICK;Steven A. McCORMICK

  • Melanin Biopolymers: Tailoring Chemical Complexity for Materials Design.

    Marco d'Ischia;Alessandra Napolitano;Alessandro Pezzella;Paul Meredith

  • Advanced oxidation chemistry of paracetamol. UV/H2O2-induced hydroxylation/degradation pathways and 15N-aided inventory of nitrogenous breakdown products

    Davide Vogna;Raffaele Marotta;and Alessandra Napolitano;† Marco d'Ischia

  • Oxidation chemistry of catecholamines and neuronal degeneration: an update.

    A. Napolitano;P. Manini;M. d'Ischia

  • Pheomelanin‐induced oxidative stress: bright and dark chemistry bridging red hair phenotype and melanoma

    Alessandra Napolitano;Lucia Panzella;Giuseppe Monfrecola;Marco d'Ischia

  • An integrated approach to the structure of Sepia melanin. Evidence for a high proportion of degraded 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid units in the pigment backbone

    Alessandro Pezzella;Marco d'Ischia;Alessandra Napolitano;Anna Palumbo

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco d'Ischia
Marco d'Ischia University of Naples Federico II
Lucia Panzella
Lucia Panzella University of Naples Federico II
Giuseppe Prota
Giuseppe Prota University of Naples Federico II
Alessandro Pezzella
Alessandro Pezzella University of Naples Federico II
Vincenzo Barone
Vincenzo Barone Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Gerardino D'Errico
Gerardino D'Errico University of Naples Federico II
Mauro Picardo
Mauro Picardo Sapienza University of Rome
Cosimo Carfagna
Cosimo Carfagna Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials
Maria Emanuela Errico
Maria Emanuela Errico National Research Council (CNR)
Gregory F. Payne
Gregory F. Payne University of Maryland, College Park

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