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Urska Vrhovsek

Urska Vrhovsek

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Chemistry

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68
Citations
12285
World Ranking
6733
National Ranking
154

Biology and Biochemistry

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68
Citations
13296
World Ranking
7957
National Ranking
205

Overview

Urska Vrhovsek is affiliated with Fondazione Edmund Mach in Italy and has a significant body of research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work extensively covers subfields including Plant Science, Food Science, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
  • Horticultural and Viticultural Research
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Diet and metabolism studies

Vrhovsek has contributed to various peer-reviewed journals with frequent publications in:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Metabolites
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Foods
  • Food Research International

Among the recent papers published are:

  • Effect of green-Mediterranean diet on intrahepatic fat: the DIRECT PLUS randomised controlled trial, 2021, Gut
  • Dual Transcriptome and Metabolic Analysis of Vitis vinifera cv. Pinot Noir Berry and Botrytis cinerea During Quiescence and Egressed Infection, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Acne Effects of Hamamelis virginiana Bark in Human Keratinocytes, 2022, Antioxidants
  • Investigation of the transcriptomic and metabolic changes associated with superficial scald physiology impaired by lovastatin and 1-methylcyclopropene in pear fruit (cv. "Blanquilla"), 2020, Horticulture Research
  • Proximate composition, lipid and phenolic profiles, and antioxidant activity of different ecotypes of Lupinus albus, Lupinus luteus and lupinus angustifolius, 2020, Journal of Food Measurement & Characterization

Their collaborative work often involves frequent co-authors, including:

  • Silvia Carlin
  • Domenico Masuero
  • Fulvio Mattivi
  • Penghan Zhang
  • Mar Garcia-Aloy

Overall, Urska Vrhovsek's research encompasses a multidisciplinary approach integrating metabolomics, plant science, and nutrition, contributing to advances in understanding plant biochemistry, food science, and diet-related metabolic studies.

Best Publications

  • Metabolite Profiling of Grape: Flavonols and Anthocyanins

    Fulvio Mattivi;Raffaele Guzzon;Urska Vrhovsek;Marco Stefanini

  • Quantitation of polyphenols in different apple varieties.

    Urska Vrhovsek;Adelio Rigo;Diego Tonon;Fulvio Mattivi

  • The stomach as a site for anthocyanins absorption from food1

    Sabina Passamonti;Urska Vrhovsek;Andreja Vanzo;Fulvio Mattivi

  • A versatile targeted metabolomics method for the rapid quantification of multiple classes of phenolics in fruits and beverages.

    Urska Vrhovsek;Domenico Masuero;Mattia Gasperotti;Pietro Franceschi

  • The interaction of anthocyanins with bilitranslocase

    Sabina Passamonti;Urska Vrhovsek;Fulvio Mattivi

  • Ripening and genotype control stilbene accumulation in healthy grapes.

    Pamela Gatto;Urska Vrhovsek;Jost Muth;Cinzia Segala

  • Fast access of some grape pigments to the brain.

    Sabina Passamonti;Urska Vrhovsek;Andreja Vanzo;Fulvio Mattivi

  • Effect of green-Mediterranean diet on intrahepatic fat: the DIRECT PLUS randomised controlled trial.

    Anat Yaskolka Meir;Ehud Rinott;Gal Tsaban;Hila Zelicha

  • Differences in the amount and structure of extractable skin and seed tannins amongst red grape varieties

    Fulvio Mattivi;Urska Vrhovsek;Domenico Masuero;D. Trainotti

  • Antioxidant activity of phenolic acids and their metabolites: synthesis and antioxidant properties of the sulfate derivatives of ferulic and caffeic acids and of the acyl glucuronide of ferulic acid.

    A. Piazzon;U. Vrhovsek;D. Masuero;F. Mattivi

  • Contribution of proanthocyanidins to the peroxy radical scavenging capacity of some Italian red wines.

    Adelio Rigo;Fabio Vianello;Giovanni Clementi;Monica Rossetto

  • Fate of Microbial Metabolites of Dietary Polyphenols in Rats: Is the Brain Their Target Destination?

    Mattia Gasperotti;Sabina Passamonti;Federica Tramer;Domenico Masuero

  • Profiling and accurate quantification of Rubus ellagitannins and ellagic acid conjugates using direct UPLC-Q-TOF HDMS and HPLC-DAD analysis.

    Mattia Gasperotti;Domenico Masuero;Urska Vrhovsek;Graziano Guella

  • Ellagitannins from Rubus berries for the control of gastric inflammation: in vitro and in vivo studies.

    Enrico Sangiovanni;Urska Vrhovsek;Giuseppe Rossoni;Elisa Colombo

  • Profiling of resveratrol oligomers, important stress metabolites, accumulating in the leaves of hybrid Vitis vinifera (Merzling × Teroldego) genotypes infected with Plasmopara viticola.

    Fulvio Mattivi;Urska Vrhovsek;Giulia Malacarne;Domenico Masuero

  • Olfactory responses of Drosophila suzukii females to host plant volatiles

    Santosh Revadi;Silvia Vitagliano;Marco V. Rossi Stacconi;Sukanya Ramasamy

  • Gibberellin metabolism in Vitis vinifera L. during bloom and fruit-set: functional characterization and evolution of grapevine gibberellin oxidases

    Lisa Giacomelli;Omar Rota-Stabelli;Domenico Masuero;Atiako Kwame Acheampong

  • Quantitative profiling of polar primary metabolites using hydrophilic interaction ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

    Helen G. Gika;Georgios A. Theodoridis;Urska Vrhovsek;Fulvio Mattivi

  • Effects of Commercial Apple Varieties on Human Gut Microbiota Composition and Metabolic Output Using an In Vitro Colonic Model

    Athanasios Koutsos;Maria Lima;Lorenza Conterno;Mattia Gasperotti

  • Effects of Various Vinification Techniques on the Concentration of cis- and trans-Resveratrol and Resveratrol Glucoside Isomers in Wine

    Urska Vrhovsek;Silvia Wendelin;Reinhard Eder

  • Resistance to Plasmopara viticola in a grapevine segregating population is associated with stilbenoid accumulation and with specific host transcriptional responses

    Giulia Malacarne;Urska Vrhovsek;Luca Zulini;Alessandro Cestaro

Frequent Co-Authors

Fulvio Mattivi
Fulvio Mattivi University of Trento
Riccardo Velasco
Riccardo Velasco The Canadian Real Estate Association
Graziano Guella
Graziano Guella University of Trento
Roberto Viola
Roberto Viola James Hutton Institute
Massimo Delledonne
Massimo Delledonne University of Verona
Kieran M. Tuohy
Kieran M. Tuohy Fondazione Edmund Mach
Gianfranco Anfora
Gianfranco Anfora University of Trento
Guglielmo Costa
Guglielmo Costa University of Bologna
Stefan Martens
Stefan Martens Fondazione Edmund Mach
Georgios Theodoridis
Georgios Theodoridis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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