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Moschos G. Polissiou is affiliated with the Agricultural University of Athens in Greece. Their research spans several fields including Medicine, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist has contributed to multiple subfields such as Oncology, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Pharmacology, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Their work focuses on topics including Saffron Plant Research Studies, Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Compounds, Plant-based Medicinal Research, Nigella sativa Pharmacological Applications, Insect Pest Control Strategies, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, and Agricultural Pest Management Studies.

Frequent publication venues for Moschos G. Polissiou include Phytomedicine, Metabolism Open, and Crop Protection.

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) and health outcomes: a meta-research review of meta-analyses and an evidence mapping study" (2021, Phytomedicine)
  • "Saffron for "toning down" COVID-19-related cytokine storm: Hype or hope? A mini-review of current evidence" (2021, Metabolism Open)
  • "Εssential oils as a promising tool in the sustainable management of the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta: A review" (2023, Crop Protection)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Moschos G. Polissiou include:

  • Cuncun Lu
  • Alexios-Fotios A. Mentis
  • Lixin Ke
  • Jieyun Li
  • Haitong Zhao

Best Publications

  • Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the essential oil and various extracts of Salvia tomentosa Miller (Lamiaceae)

    Bektas Tepe;Dimitra Daferera;Atalay Sokmen;Munevver Sokmen

  • GC-MS analysis of essential oils from some Greek aromatic plants and their fungitoxicity on Penicillium digitatum.

    Dimitra J. Daferera;Basil N. Ziogas;Moschos G. Polissiou

  • Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil and methanol extracts of Achillea millefolium subsp. millefolium Afan. (Asteraceae).

    Ferda Candan;Mehmet Unlu;Bektaş Tepe;Dimitra Daferera

  • Antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of the essential oils and methanol extract from Mentha longifolia L. ssp. longifolia

    M. Gulluce;Fatih Sahin;Münevver Sokmen;H. Ozer

  • Biological activities of the essential oils and methanol extract of Origanum vulgare ssp. vulgare in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey

    F Şahin;M Güllüce;D Daferera;A Sökmen

  • In vitro antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant activities of the essential oil and methanol extracts of herbal parts and callus cultures of Satureja hortensis L.

    M Güllüce;M Sökmen;D Daferera;G Ağar

  • Antioxidant activity in meat treated with oregano and sage essential oils

    M.K. Fasseas;K.C. Mountzouris;P.A. Tarantilis;M. Polissiou

  • Antimicrobial and antioxidative activities of the essential oils and methanol extracts of Salvia cryptantha (Montbret et Aucher ex Benth.) and Salvia multicaulis (Vahl)

    Bektas Tepe;Erol Dönmez;Mehmet Ünlü;Ferda Candan

  • Milk β-lactoglobulin complexes with tea polyphenols.

    C.D. Kanakis;Imed Hasni;Philippe Bourassa;P.A. Tarantilis

  • The in vitro antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the essential oils and methanol extracts of endemic Thymus spathulifolius

    Atalay Sokmen;Medine Gulluce;H Askin Akpulat;Dimitra Daferera

  • Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of the essential oil and methanol extracts of Thymus pectinatus Fisch. et Mey. Var. pectinatus (Lamiaceae).

    Gülhan Vardar-Unlü;Ferda Candan;Atalay Sökmen;Dimitra Daferera

  • Determination of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) components in crude plant extract using high-performance liquid chromatography-UV-visible photodiode-array detection-mass spectrometry

    Petros A. Tarantilis;George Tsoupras;Moschos Polissiou

  • Inhibitory Activity on Amyloid-β Aggregation and Antioxidant Properties of Crocus sativus Stigmas Extract and Its Crocin Constituents

    Magdalini A. Papandreou;Charalambos D. Kanakis;Moschos G. Polissiou;Spyros Efthimiopoulos

  • Comparison of distillation and ultrasound-assisted extraction methods for the isolation of sensitive aroma compounds from garlic (Allium sativum).

    Athanasios C. Kimbaris;Nikolaos G. Siatis;Dimitra J. Daferera;Petros A. Tarantilis

  • In Vitro Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Antiviral Activities of the Essential Oil and Various Extracts from Herbal Parts and Callus Cultures of Origanum acutidens

    Münevver Sökmen;Julia Serkedjieva;Dimitra Daferera;Medine Gulluce

  • THE EFFECT OF WATER DEFICIT STRESS ON THE GROWTH, YIELD AND COMPOSITION OF ESSENTIAL OILS OF PARSLEY

    S.A. Petropoulos;Dimitra Daferera;M.G. Polissiou;H.C. Passam

  • FT-IR spectroscopic determination of the degree of esterification of cell wall pectins from stored peaches and correlation to textural changes

    A.K Chatjigakis;C Pappas;N.Proxenia;O.Kalantzi

  • In Vitro Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of the Essential Oils and Various Extracts of Thymus eigii M. Zohary et P.H. Davis

    Bektaş Tepe;Dimitra Daferera;Münevver Sökmen;Moschos Polissiou

  • ULTRASOUND ASSISTED EXTRACTION OF VOLATILE COMPOUNDS FROM CITRUS FLOWERS AND CITRUS HONEY

    E Alissandrakis;D Daferera;P.A Tarantilis;M Polissiou

  • ANTIOXIDATIVE ACTIVITY OF THE ESSENTIAL OILS OF THYMUS SIPYLEUS SUBSP. SIPYLEUS VAR. SIPYLEUS AND THYMUS SIPYLEUS SUBSP.SIPYLEUS VAR. ROSULANS

    Bektas Tepe;Munevver Sokmen;H.Askin Akpulat;Dimitra Daferera

Frequent Co-Authors

Petros A. Tarantilis
Petros A. Tarantilis Agricultural University of Athens
Gonzalo L. Alonso
Gonzalo L. Alonso University of Castilla-La Mancha
Michel Manfait
Michel Manfait University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Maria Z. Tsimidou
Maria Z. Tsimidou Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Ganesh D. Sockalingum
Ganesh D. Sockalingum University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
George Zervas
George Zervas Agricultural University of Athens
Manuel Alaiz
Manuel Alaiz Pablo de Olavide University
Javier Vioque
Javier Vioque Pablo de Olavide University
Paul Christakopoulos
Paul Christakopoulos Luleå University of Technology
Cengiz Sarikurkcu
Cengiz Sarikurkcu Health Science University

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