Bruno Tirillini

Prof. Bruno Tirillini

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Academic Career Length

36Years (1991-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 September 2006 in Chemosphere
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VSValeria Scoccianti
Valeria Scoccianti
RCRita Crinelli
Rita Crinelli
Bruno TirilliniBruno Tirillini
Bruno Tirillini
VMValeriana Mancinelli
Valeriana Mancinelli
ASAnna Speranza
Anna Speranza

1 January 2009 in Fitoterapia
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Filippo MaggiFilippo Maggi
Filippo Maggi
CCCinzia Cecchini
Cinzia Cecchini
ACAlberto Cresci
Alberto Cresci
MCMaria Magdalena Coman
Maria Magdalena Coman
Bruno TirilliniBruno Tirillini
Bruno Tirillini
FPFabrizio Papa
Fabrizio Papa

13 August 2020 in Antibiotics
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Paola AngeliniPaola Angelini
Paola Angelini
RVRoberto Venanzoni
Roberto Venanzoni
Giancarlo Angeles FloresGiancarlo Angeles Flores
Giancarlo Angeles Flores
Bruno TirilliniBruno Tirillini
Bruno Tirillini
Giustino OrlandoGiustino Orlando
Giustino Orlando
Claudio FerranteClaudio Ferrante
Claudio Ferrante
Tricholosporum goniospermum (Bres.) Guzmán ex T.J. Baroni is an excellent edible mushroom whose compounds and biological properties are still unknown. In this study, n-hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts from fruiting bodies and liquid-cultured mycelia were compared for the analysis of phenolic compounds, the evaluation of scavenger (DPPH, ABTS) and reducing (CUPRAC, FRAP) activities, and the enzyme inhibition of α-amylase, acetylcholinesterase (AChE), butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) and tyrosinase. Additionally, T. goniospermum extracts were evaluated for antibacterial and antimycotic activities against Gram+ and Gram− bacteria, and clinical yeast and fungal dermatophytes. Finally, based on the extract content in phenolic compounds, in silico studies, including the docking approach, were conducted to predict the putative targets (namely tyrosinase, lanosterol-14-α-demethylase, the multidrug efflux system transporters of E. coli (mdtK) and P. aeruginosa (pmpM), and S. aureus β-lactamase (ORF259)) underlying the observed bio-pharmacological and microbiological effects. The methanolic extract from mycelia was the richest in gallic acid, whereas the ethyl acetate extract from fruiting bodies was the sole extract to show levels of catechin. Specifically, docking runs demonstrated an affinity of catechin towards all docked proteins, in the micromolar range. These in silico data are consistent, at least in part, with the highest activity of ethyl acetate extract as an antimicrobial and anti-tyrosinase (554.30 mg KAE/g for fruiting bodies and 412.81 mg KAE/g for mycelia) agent. The ethyl acetate extracts were also noted as being the most active (2.97 mmol ACAE/g for fruiting bodies and 2.25 mmol ACAE/g for mycelia) on α-amylase. BChE inhibitory activities varied from 2.61 to 26.78 mg GALAE/g, while the tested extracts were not active on AChE. In conclusion, all mushroom extracts tested in this study had potent antimicrobial activities. Particularly, among the tested extracts, the ethyl acetate extract showed the highest efficacy as both an antimicrobial and anti-tyrosinase agent. This could be related, albeit partially, to its content of catechin. In this regard, the bioinformatics analyses showed interactions of catechin with tyrosinase and specific microbial proteins involved in the resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs, thus suggesting innovative pharmacological applications of T. goniospermum extracts.

11 February 2010 in Chemistry & Biodiversity
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Filippo MaggiFilippo Maggi
Filippo Maggi
CCCinzia Cecchini
Cinzia Cecchini
ACAlberto Cresci
Alberto Cresci
MCMaria Magdalena Coman
Maria Magdalena Coman
Bruno TirilliniBruno Tirillini
Bruno Tirillini
SVSauro Vittori
Sauro Vittori

11 January 2001 in Flavour and Fragrance Journal
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FBFranco Bellesia
Franco Bellesia
APAdriano Pinetti
Adriano Pinetti
Bruno TirilliniBruno Tirillini
Bruno Tirillini
ABAlberto Bianchi
Alberto Bianchi

1 December 2007 in International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
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ADA. Deriu
A. Deriu
GBG. Branca
G. Branca
PMP. Molicotti
P. Molicotti
GPGiorgio Pintore
Giorgio Pintore
MCM. Chessa
M. Chessa
SZS. Zanetti
S. Zanetti