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Sonia Piacente

Sonia Piacente

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Chemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
12002
World Ranking
11052
National Ranking
350

Overview

Sonia Piacente is affiliated with the University of Salerno in Italy and conducts research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans a variety of subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Biochemistry, Food Science, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Their research topics prominently feature Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Natural Product Bioactivities and Synthesis, Plant Biochemistry and Biosynthesis, Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis, as well as Genomics, Phytochemicals, and Oxidative Stress.

Sonia Piacente has contributed to multiple publications, frequently collaborating with co-authors such as Milena Masullo, Antonietta Cerulli, Paola Montoro, Gilda D'Urso, and Maurizio Bruno.

The scientist has published a number of papers across several high-profile academic journals. Recent papers include:

  • "Natural Products Targeting ER Stress, and the Functional Link to Mitochondria" (2020) in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra, G. uralensis, and G. inflata) and Their Constituents as Active Cosmeceutical Ingredients" (2022) in Cosmetics
  • "Mangostanin, a Xanthone Derived from Garcinia mangostana Fruit, Exerts Protective and Reparative Effects on Oxidative Damage in Human Keratinocytes" (2022) in Pharmaceuticals
  • "Antioxidant and In Vitro Preliminary Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Castanea sativa (Italian Cultivar 'Marrone di Roccadaspide' PGI) Burs, Leaves, and Chestnuts Extracts and Their Metabolite Profiles by LC-ESI/LTQOrbitrap/MS/MS" (2021) in Antioxidants
  • "Comparative Phytochemical Characterization, Genetic Profile, and Antiproliferative Activity of Polyphenol-Rich Extracts from Pigmented Tubers of Different Solanum tuberosum Varieties" (2020) in Molecules

Another aspect of Sonia Piacente's academic presence is reflected in the frequent publication venues, which include:

  • Molecules
  • Foods
  • Plants
  • Antioxidants
  • Phytochemistry

Best Publications

  • The anti-HIV activity and mechanisms of action of pure compounds isolated from Rosa damascena.

    Naheed Mahmood;Sonia Piacente;Cosimo Pizza;Andrew Burke

  • Investigation of the tuber constituents of maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp.).

    Sonia Piacente;Virginia Carbone;Alberto Plaza;and Aurelia Zampelli

  • Isolation, identification and stability of acylated derivatives of apigenin 7-O-glucoside from chamomile (Chamomilla recutita [L.] Rauschert).

    Vanda Švehlı́ková;Richard N. Bennett;Fred A. Mellon;Paul W. Needs

  • Sesquiterpene coumarins from Ferula szowitsiana and in vitro antileishmanial activity of 7-prenyloxycoumarins against promastigotes

    Mehrdad Iranshahi;Peyman Arfa;Mohammad Ramezani;Mahmoud Reza Jaafari

  • Constituents of Ardisia japonica and their in vitro anti-HIV activity

    S Piacente;C Pizza;N De Tommasi;N Mahmood

  • Anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic effects of yucca schidigera: A review

    P. R. Cheeke;Sonia Piacente;W. Oleszek

  • Metabolic profiling of roots of liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) from different geographical areas by ESI/MS/MS and determination of major metabolites by LC-ESI/MS and LC-ESI/MS/MS.

    Paola Montoro;Mariateresa Maldini;Mariateresa Russo;Santo Postorino

  • Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Flavonoids. 1. Apigenin and Luteolin Glycosides from Aerial Parts

    Stochmal A;Piacente S;Pizza C;De Riccardis F

  • Stability and antioxidant activity of polyphenols in extracts of Myrtus communis L. berries used for the preparation of myrtle liqueur

    Paola Montoro;Carlo I.G. Tuberoso;Sonia Piacente;Angela Perrone

  • Isolation and structure elucidation of flavonoid and phenolic acid glycosides from pericarp of hot pepper fruit Capsicum annuum L

    Małgorzata Materska;Sonia Piacente;Anna Stochmal;Cosimo Pizza

  • Inhibition of HIV infection by flavanoids.

    Naheed Mahmood;Cosimo Pizza;Rita Aquino;Nunziatina De Tommasi

  • Saponins and Phenolics of Yucca schidigera Roezl: Chemistry and Bioactivity

    Sonia Piacente;Cosimo Pizza;Wieslaw Oleszek

  • Yucca schidigera bark: phenolic constituents and antioxidant activity.

    Sonia Piacente;Paola Montoro;Wieslaw Oleszek;Cosimo Pizza

  • Inhibition of Cor-Ten steel corrosion by “green” extracts of Brassica campestris

    Maria Pia Casaletto;Viviana Figà;Antonella Privitera;Maurizio Bruno

  • Saponins in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) root and their structural elucidation

    Zbigniew Bialy;Marian Jurzysta;Wieslaw Oleszek;Sonia Piacente

  • Flavonoids in Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) Seeds and Powdered Waste Water Byproducts

    Ireneusz Kapusta;Bogdan Janda;Barbara Szajwaj;Anna Stochmal

  • Resveratrol and Other Phenolics from the Bark of Yucca schidigera Roezl.

    Wieslaw Oleszek;Magdalena Sitek;Anna Stochmal;Sonia Piacente

  • Characterisation by liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry of anthocyanins in extracts of Myrtus communis L. berries used for the preparation of myrtle liqueur.

    Paola Montoro;Carlo I.G. Tuberoso;Angela Perrone;Sonia Piacente

  • Steroidal Saponins of Yucca schidigera Roezl.

    Wieslaw Oleszek;Magdalena Sitek;Anna Stochmal;Sonia Piacente

  • Xanthohumol induces apoptosis in human malignant glioblastoma cells by increasing reactive oxygen species and activating MAPK pathways.

    Michela Festa;Anna Capasso;Cosimo W D'Acunto;Milena Masullo

  • Cardenolide Glycosides from Pergularia tomentosa and Their Proapoptotic Activity in Kaposi's Sarcoma Cells

    Arafa I. Hamed;Alberto Plaza;Maria Luisa Balestrieri;Usama A. Mahalel

Frequent Co-Authors

Wieslaw Oleszek
Wieslaw Oleszek University of Salerno
Wagner Vilegas
Wagner Vilegas Sao Paulo State University
Ihsan Calis
Ihsan Calis Near East University
Giuseppe Bifulco
Giuseppe Bifulco University of Salerno
Nunziatina De Tommasi
Nunziatina De Tommasi University of Salerno
Rita Patrizia Aquino
Rita Patrizia Aquino University of Salerno
Mehrdad Iranshahi
Mehrdad Iranshahi Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Luca Rastrelli
Luca Rastrelli University of Salerno
Venera Cardile
Venera Cardile University of Catania
Maurizio Bruno
Maurizio Bruno University of Palermo

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