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Lucia Panzella is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Medicine, with a focus on subfields such as Biochemistry, Biomaterials, Food Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's work involves several main topics, including:

  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
  • Melanin and Skin Pigmentation
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Biochemical and Biochemical Processes
  • Skin Protection and Aging

Frequent publication venues for this researcher include:

  • Antioxidants
  • Molecules
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Lucia Panzella has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Alessandra Napolitano
  • Maria Laura Alfieri
  • Federica Moccia
  • Rita Argenziano
  • Marco d'Ischia

Selected recent publications highlight the scope and focus of their research:

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

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • "Fifty Shades" of Black and Red or How Carboxyl Groups Fine Tune Eumelanin and Pheomelanin Properties.

    Raffaella Micillo;Lucia Panzella;Kenzo Koike;Giuseppe Monfrecola

  • 5,6-dihydroxyindole tetramers with "anomalous" interunit bonding patterns by oxidative coupling of 5,5',6,6'-tetrahydroxy-2,7'-biindolyl: emerging complexities on the way toward an improved model of eumelanin buildup

    Alessandro Pezzella;Lucia Panzella;Anna Natangelo;Marianna Arzillo

  • Structural Basis of Polydopamine Film Formation: Probing 5,6-Dihydroxyindole-Based Eumelanin Type Units and the Porphyrin Issue

    Maria Laura Alfieri;Raffaella Micillo;Lucia Panzella;Orlando Crescenzi

  • Natural Phenol Polymers: Recent Advances in Food and Health Applications.

    Lucia Panzella;Alessandra Napolitano

  • Short-Lived Quinonoid Species from 5,6-Dihydroxyindole Dimers en Route to Eumelanin Polymers: Integrated Chemical, Pulse Radiolytic, and Quantum Mechanical Investigation

    Alessandro Pezzella;Lucia Panzella;Orlando Crescenzi;Alessandra Napolitano

  • Red human hair pheomelanin is a potent pro-oxidant mediating UV-independent contributory mechanisms of melanomagenesis.

    Lucia Panzella;Loredana Leone;Giorgia Greco;Giorgia Greco;Giuseppe Vitiello

  • The first 5,6-dihydroxyindole tetramer by oxidation of 5,5',6,6'-tetrahydroxy- 2,4'-biindolyl and an unexpected issue of positional reactivity en route to eumelanin-related polymers.

    Lucia Panzella;Alessandro Pezzella;and Alessandra Napolitano;Marco d'Ischia

  • The Chemistry of Polydopamine Film Formation: The Amine-Quinone Interplay

    Maria Laura Alfieri;Lucia Panzella;Stefano Luigi Oscurato;Marcella Salvatore

  • Secondary targets of nitrite-derived reactive nitrogen species: nitrosation/nitration pathways, antioxidant defense mechanisms and toxicological implications.

    Marco d’Ischia;Alessandra Napolitano;Paola Manini;Lucia Panzella

  • Dopaquinone redox exchange with dihydroxyindole and dihydroxyindole carboxylic acid.

    R. Edge;R. Edge;M. D'Ischia;E. J. Land;A. Napolitano

  • Role of solvent, pH, and molecular size in excited-state deactivation of key eumelanin building blocks: implications for melanin pigment photostability.

    Magdalena Gauden;A Pezzella;L Panzella;M Neves-Petersen

  • A reappraisal of traditional apple cultivars from Southern Italy as a rich source of phenols with superior antioxidant activity.

    Lucia Panzella;Milena Petriccione;Pietro Rega;Marco Scortichini

  • Recent Advances in Research on Polyphenols: Effects on Microbiota, Metabolism, and Health.

    Hiba N. Rajha;Armelle Paule;Gerard Aragonès;Mariana Barbosa

  • Fermented pomegranate wastes as sustainable source of ellagic acid: Antioxidant properties, anti-inflammatory action, and controlled release under simulated digestion conditions.

    Luisella Verotta;Lucia Panzella;Stefano Antenucci;Valentina Calvenzani

  • Eumelanin broadband absorption develops from aggregation-modulated chromophore interactions under structural and redox control.

    Raffaella Micillo;Lucia Panzella;Mariagrazia Iacomino;Giacomo Prampolini

  • Red hair benzothiazines and benzothiazoles: mutation-inspired chemistry in the quest for functionality.

    Alessandra Napolitano;Lucia Panzella;Loredana Leone;Marco d'Ischia

Frequent Co-Authors

Alessandra Napolitano
Alessandra Napolitano University of Naples Federico II
Marco d'Ischia
Marco d'Ischia University of Naples Federico II
Alessandro Pezzella
Alessandro Pezzella University of Naples Federico II
Gerardino D'Errico
Gerardino D'Errico University of Naples Federico II
Luis Goya
Luis Goya Spanish National Research Council
Sonia Ramos
Sonia Ramos Spanish National Research Council
Vincenzo Barone
Vincenzo Barone Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Eunkyoung Kim
Eunkyoung Kim Yonsei University
Gregory F. Payne
Gregory F. Payne University of Maryland, College Park
Maria Emanuela Errico
Maria Emanuela Errico National Research Council (CNR)

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