LUIGI MENGHINI

Prof. LUIGI MENGHINI

Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio" di Chieti-Pescara
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Academic Career Length

27Years (2000-Present)

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

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1 April 2007 in Phytochemistry
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Francesco EpifanoFrancesco Epifano
Francesco Epifano
SGSalvatore Genovese
Salvatore Genovese
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LUIGI MENGHINI
MCMassimo Curini
Massimo Curini

10 December 2018 in Molecules
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Gökhan ZenginGökhan Zengin
Gökhan Zengin
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LUIGI MENGHINI
Antonella Di SottoAntonella Di Sotto
Antonella Di Sotto
RMRomina Mancinelli
Romina Mancinelli
Francesca SistoFrancesca Sisto
Francesca Sisto
Rossella GrandeRossella Grande
Rossella Grande
Due to renewed interest in the cultivation and production of Italian Cannabis sativa L., we proposed a multi-methodological approach to explore chemically and biologically both the essential oil and the aromatic water of this plant. We reported the chemical composition in terms of cannabinoid content, volatile component, phenolic and flavonoid pattern, and color characteristics. Then, we demonstrated the ethnopharmacological relevance of this plant cultivated in Italy as a source of antioxidant compounds toward a large panel of enzymes (pancreatic lipase, α-amylase, α-glucosidase, and cholinesterases) and selected clinically relevant, multidrug-sensible, and multidrug-resistant microbial strains (Staphylococcus aureus, Helicobacter pylori, Candida, and Malassezia spp.), evaluating the cytotoxic effects against normal and malignant cell lines. Preliminary in vivo cytotoxicity was also performed on Galleria mellonella larvae. The results corroborate the use of this natural product as a rich source of important biologically active molecules with particular emphasis on the role exerted by naringenin, one of the most important secondary metabolites.

1 July 2018 in Food Research International
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LUIGI MENGHINI
LLLidia Leporini
Lidia Leporini
GVGiulia Vecchiotti
Giulia Vecchiotti
Marcello LocatelliMarcello Locatelli
Marcello Locatelli
Simone CarradoriSimone Carradori
Simone Carradori
GOGiustino Orlando
Giustino Orlando

25 August 2010 in Phytotherapy Research
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Lorenza SperanzaLorenza Speranza
Lorenza Speranza
Sara FranceschelliSara Franceschelli
Sara Franceschelli
MPMirko Pesce
Mirko Pesce
Marcella RealeMarcella Reale
Marcella Reale
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LUIGI MENGHINI
Alfredo GrilliAlfredo Grilli
Alfredo Grilli

22 August 2018 in Phytotherapy Research
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SLSheila Leone
Sheila Leone
LRLucia Recinella
Lucia Recinella
ACAnnalisa Chiavaroli
Annalisa Chiavaroli
Giustino OrlandoGiustino Orlando
Giustino Orlando
CFClaudio Ferrante
Claudio Ferrante
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LUIGI MENGHINI

1 March 2019 in Food and Chemical Toxicology
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Claudio FerranteClaudio Ferrante
Claudio Ferrante
LRLucia Recinella
Lucia Recinella
MRMaurizio Ronci
Maurizio Ronci
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LUIGI MENGHINI
LBLuigi Brunetti
Luigi Brunetti
GOGiustino Orlando
Giustino Orlando