Pieracci Ylenia

Contacts:

ylenia.pieracci@phd.unipi.it

Supervisor(s):

Professor Guido Flamini

PhD project Title:

Chemical, biological and sensorial analyses in the agri-food and herbal sectors

Abstract of the PhD project:

My research project proposes the chemical analysis of volatile and non-volatile compounds along the production chain of food or herbal products, from the raw plant material to the final product, in order evaluate the correlation between chemical profile and both the adequacy of the critical phases of the supply chain and the quality of the final product. Moreover, the project includes the evaluation of the chemical profile of by-products, which are usually discarded from the agri-food system, with the purpose of finding new possible intended uses, reducing losses and waste. Today, this aspect is of great importance because the agri-food is one of the production sectors that generates the higher levels of losses and waste, all of which have economic, ecologic and social impact, and are key-components of the sustainability matter, more and more important as a tool to fight climate change.

Publications link:

Oral communications at conferences:

• “Caratterizzazione dell’olio essenziale ottenuto dalle infiorescenze di 11 cultivar di canapa industriale” Scuola di Fitochimica “P. Ceccarelli”, Online; 26-28/05/2021.
• “Chemical composition, antifungal and antioxidant activity of essential oils from different subspecies of Helichrysum italicum grown in Italy” ISEO 2021, 51st International Symposium on Essential Oils, Online; 12-14/11/2021.
• “The phenological stage of hemp inflorescences affects essential oil yield and its chemical composition” International Symposium on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants – SIPAM-6, Djerba (Tunis); 18-21/03/2023.
• “Geographical Origin Discrimination Of Wines By A New Multi-Isotopic Dilution Method“ 2nd ISO-FOOD Symposium, Portorož (Slovenia); 24-26/04/2023.
• “Cannabis sativa L. essential oils: anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective potential in a microglia cell model” 1° Congresso intersocietà sui prodotti vegetali per la salute: Il ruolo delle piante medicinali nella medicina moderna, Padova (Italiy); 15-17/06/2023.