Chemical Methodologies and Food Analysis

 

Coordinator: Dario Compagnone

The study of food chemical evolution is based on the understanding of the ongoing chemical and biochemical reactions occurring during raw material production, technological processing and during storage periods. Analytical methods give the scientific basis to innovate food technology and processing. Moreover, as agriculture and food technology have advanced, analytical and regulatory problems have become more and more complex. Emerging issues, such as functional foods, new chemical threads (e.g herbicides, insecticides, antibiotics or hormones) require a continuous effort to develop innovative analytical methods based either on laboratory instrumentation or in-field screening methods such as bioassays and biosensors.

Adress
Via Carlo R. Lerici
Mosciano Sant'Angelo - Teramo
 

Professors and researchers

Dario Compagnone
Dario Compagnone

Dario Compagnone

Full Professor
dcompagnone@unite.it
0861 266942
 
Claudio Lo Sterzo
Claudio Lo Sterzo

Claudio Lo Sterzo

Associate Professor
closterzo@unite.it
0861 266904
 
 
Michele Del Carlo
Michele Del Carlo

Michele Del Carlo

Researcher
mdelcarlo@unite.it
0861 266913
 
 
Marco Chiarini
Marco Chiarini

Marco Chiarini

Researcher
mchiarini@unite.it
0861 266894
 
 
Manuel Sergi
Manuel Sergi

Manuel Sergi

Researcher
msergi@unite.it
0861 266904

 
Antonella Ricci
Antonella Ricci

Antonella Ricci

Researcher
aricci@unite.it
0861 266904
 
 
Marcello Mascini
Researcher
mmascini@unite.it
0861 266900
Maria Teresa Apicella
PhD student
mariateresa.apicella@virgilio.it
0861 266904
Miriam De Gregorio
PhD student
mdegregorio@unite.it
0861 266913
Marialisa Giuliani
PhD student
mgiuliani@unite.it
0861 266913
 

Teaching activities

Food Science Technology - 1st level
  • General and Inorganic Chemistry 8
  • Organic Chemistry 6
  • Chemistry of Organic Food Compounds 2
  • Analytical Chemistry 8
  • Chemical, physics and sensorial analysis 6
Viticulture and enology- 1st level
  • General Chemistry with Laboratory Activities 8
  • Organic Chemistry 6
  • Control and management of the quality of vintage products. Chemical analysis. 3
Food Science Technology -2nd Level
  • Analytical chemistry and statistical data treatment 4
  • Laboratory of chemical analysis of foods 4
  • Bioanalytical and biosensor techniques 2
Biotechnology
  • Elements of Chemistry 10
Veterinary Science - 2nd Level
  • Management of chemicals in the laboratory 2
 

Research Areas

The research activity of the Chemical Methodologies and Food Analysis Unit is carried out in two Laboratories; the Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory , and the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory . In these two laboratories, thanks to the very broad spectrum of different expertises available it is possible to approach in a complementary and coordinate manner the vaste field and the numerous chemical aspects implied in food science.

Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

 

Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory

 

Recent Publications

Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

  1. Mascini, M., Del Carlo, M., Minunni, M., Chen, B., Compagnone, D. "Identification of mammalian species using genosensors" Bioelectrochemistry, 67, 163-169, 2005.
  2. Del Carlo, M., Sacchetti, G., Di Mattia, C., Compagnone, D., Mastrocola, D., Liberatore, L., Cichelli, A. "Contribution of the phenolic fraction to the antioxidant activity and oxidative stability of olive oil" Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 52, 4072-4079, 2004.
  3. Micozzi, A., Ottaviani, M., Giardina, G., Ricci, A., Pizzoferrato, R., Ziller, T., D. Compagnone A., and Lo Sterzo, C. "Use of the Pd-promoted Extended One Pot (EOP) Synthetic Protocol for the Modular Construction of Poly-(arylene ethynylene) co-polymers [-Ar-C º C-Ar'-C º C-]n, Opto- and Electro-Responsive Materials for Advanced Technology" Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis ,347, 143-160, 2005.
  4. Del Carlo, M., Pepe, A.,  Mascini, M.,  De Gregorio, M.,  Visconti, A., Compagnone, D. " Determining pirimiphos-methyl in durum wheat samples using an acetylcholinesterase inhibition assay " Analytical and B ioanalytical Chemistry, 381, 1367-1372, 2005.
  5.   Mascini, M., Macagnano, A., Scortichini , G.,  Del Carlo, M.,  Diletti, G.,  D'Amico,  A., Di Natale,  C.,  Compagnone, D., "Biomimetic sensors for dioxins detection in food samples" Sensors and Actuators B,  111-112, 376-384, 2005.
  6.   De Luca S., Florescu M., Ghica M.E., Lupu A., Palleschi G., Brett C.M.A., Compagnone  D., "Carbon film electrodes for oxidase-based enzyme sensors in food analysis",  Talanta, 68, 171-178, 2005.  
  7. Alarcón S. H., Palleschi G.. Compagnone D., Pascale M.,.  Visconti A, Barna-Vetró I. "Monoclonal antibody based electrochemical immunosensor for the determination of ochratoxin A in wheat" Talanta, 69, 1031-1037, 2006.
  8. Carrasco-Pancorbo A., Cerretani L., A. Bendini, Segura-Carretero A., Del Carlo M., Gallina-Toschi,  T., Lercker,  G.,  Compagnone,  D.,  Fernandez-Gutierrez, A."Evaluation of the Antioxidant Capacity of Individual PhenolicCompounds in Virgin Olive Oil" Journal of Agricultural and Food  Chemistry, 53, 8918-8925, 2005. 
  9. Del Carlo M., Pepe A., De Gregorio M., Mascini M., Marty J. L., Fournier D., Visconti A., Compagnone D. "An electrochemical bioassay for dichlorvos analysis in durum wheat samples"  Journal of Food Protection, 69, 1406-1411, 2006.
  10. Longobardi F., Solfrizzo M., Compagnone D., Del Carlo M.,  Visconti A.  "U se of electrochemical biosensor and gas chromatography for determination of dichlorvos in wheat" Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,  53, 9389-9394, 2005.
  11.   Mascini M, Del Carlo M., Compagnone D., Cozzani I.,  Tiscar,  P. G., Mpamhanga C. P.,  Chen B. "Piezoelectric Sensors Based on Biomimetic Peptides for the Detection of Heat Shock Proteins (HSPs) in Mussels" Analytical Letters, 39, 1-16, 2006.
  12.   Radoi A., Compagnone D., Devic E., Palleschi G. "Low potential detection of NADH with Prussian Blue bulk modified screen printed electrodes and recombinant NADH oxidase from Thermus Thermophilus", Sensors and Actuators B, 121. 501-506, 2007.
  13. Wcislo, M., Compagnone D., Trojanowicz, M "Enantioselective screen-printed amperometric biosensor for the determination of D-aminoacids" Bioelectrochemistry, 71, 91-98, 2007.
  14. Radoi A., Compagnone D., Batič M., Klinčar J.,  Gorton L., Palleschi G., "NADH screen-printed electrodes modified with zirconium phosphate Meldola Blue and Reinecke salt. Application to the detection of glycerol by FIA." Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry,  387, 1049-1058, 2007.
  15.   Oliveira, S.C.B. Diculescu, V.C., Palleschi, G., Compagnone, D., Oliveira-Brett A.M, "Electrochemical oxidation of ochratoxin A at a glassy carbon electrode and in situ evaluation of the interaction with deoxyribonucleic acid using an electrochemical DNA-biosensor" Analytica Chimica Acta, 588, 283-291, 2007.
  16.  Mascini, M., Guilbault, G. G., Lebrun, S. J., Compagnone, D. "Colorimetric microarray detection system for ghrelin using aptamer-technology" Analytical Letters, 40,1386-1399, 2007.
  17. Bendini, A.  Gómez-Caravaca, A.M., Cerretani, L.,  Del Carlo, M. Segura-Carretero, A., Compagnone, D.,  Cichelli, A., Lercker G., "Evaluation of contribution of micro and macro components to oxidative stability on virgin oils obtained from olives characterized by different health quality" Progress in Nutrition, 9, 210-215, 2007.
  18.   Radoi, A., Compagnone, D.,  Valcarcel, M. A., Placidi, P. Materazzi, S., Moscone, D., Palleschi, G. " Detection of NADH via el ectrocatalytic oxidation at single-walled carbon nanotubes modified with Variamine blue" Electrochimica Acta, 53, 2161-2169, 2008.
  19. Del Carlo ,M.,  Di Marcello, M., Perugini M., Ponzielli V., Sergi M.,  Mascini, M.,  Compagnone D., "Electrochemical DNA biosensor for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon detection" Microchimica Acta, available online, 2008.
  20. Mascini M., Guilbault G. G., Monk I., Hill C., Del Carlo M., Compagnone D. "Screening of rationally-designed oligopeptides for Listeria monocytogenes detection by means of high density colorimetric microarray". Microchimica Available on-line (2008).
  21. Santonico, M., Pittia, P., Pennazza, G., Martinelli, E., Bernabei, M., Paolesse, R., D'Amico, A., Compagnone, D., Di Natale, C. "Study of the aroma of artificially flavoured custards by chemical sensor array fingerprinting" Sensors and Actuators B, 133, 345-351, 2008.
  22. Del Carlo M.,  Pepe A., Sacchetti G., Compagnone D., Mastrocola D.,  Cichelli A. "Determination of phthalate esters in wine using solid phase extraction and gas-chromatography-mass spectrometry" Food Chemistry , in Press (2008).
  23. Gomez-Caravaca A. M.,  Cerretani L. , Bendini A., Segura-Carretero A.,  Fernandez-Gutierrez A.,  Del Carlo M., Compagnone D. , Cichelli A. "Effects of Fly Attack (Bactrocera oleae) on the Phenolic Profile and Selected Chemical Parameters of Olive Oil" Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry , 56, 4577-4583, 2008.
  24. Mascini M., Sergi M., Monti, D., Del Carlo M., Compagnone D., " Oligopeptides As Mimic Of Achetylcholinesterase: From The Rational Design To The Application In Solid Phase Extraction For Pesticides" Analytical Chemistry, in Press (2008).
  25.   Sergi, M., Bafile, E., Compagnone, D., Curini, R.,  D'Ascenzo, G.,  Romolo, F., S., " Multiclass Analysis of Illicit Drugs in Plasma and Oral Fluids by LC-MS/MS" Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry , in Press (2008).
  26. Maggio R. M., Kaufman T. S., Del Carlo M., Cerretani L., Bendini A., Cichelli, Compagnone D. "Monitoring of fatty acid composition in virgin olive oil by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy coupled with partial least squares" Food Chemistry, in Press (2008)
  27. Screening of rationally-designed oligopeptides for Listeria monocytogenes detection by means of high density colorimetric microarray M. Mascini, G. Guilbault, I. Monk, C. Hill and D. Compagnone BIOSENSORS WORKSHOP Fez-Morocco 2007
  28. Bini, K. Karim, Marcello Mascini, Marco Mascini, A.P.F. Turner A Study of Aptamer-Protein Interaction using a Computational Approach BIOSENSORS 2008: THE TENTH WORLD CONGRESS ON BIOSENSORS Shanghai Cina 2008
  29. E. Martinelli, M. Mascini, M. Santonico, G. Pennazza, D. Monti, P. Paolesse, A. D'Amico, D. Compagnone, and C. Di Natale Gas Sensitivity of Amino Acids Monolayers THE SEVENTH IEEE CONFERENCE ON SENSORS Lecce (ITALY) 2008
 

Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory

  1. A. Ricci, F. Angelucci, M. Bassetti* and C. Lo Sterzo* "On the Mechanism of the Palladium-Catalyzed Metal-Carbon Bond Formation. A Dual Pathway for the Transmetalation Step."J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124 , 1060-1071.
  2. I. Fratoddi, P. Altamura, C. Lo Sterzo, A. Furlani, E. Galassi, A. D'Amico, M.V. Russo "Organometallic Polymers: Synthesis and Elettro-Optical Properties."  Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 2002, 13 , 269-274.
  3. A. Ricci, and C. Lo Sterzo* " A new frontier in the metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction field. The palladium-promoted metal-carbon bond formation. Scope and mechanism of a new tool in organometallic synthesis."  J. Organomet. Chem., 2002, 653 , 177-194.
  4. F. Angelucci, A. Ricci, C. Lo Sterzo*, D. Masi, C. Bianchini*, and G. Bocelli "Synthesis and Characterization of Trimetallic Complexes Containing M-Pd-M Arrays (M=Mo. W) and Their Relevance in the Palladium-Catalyzed Metal-Carbon Bond Formation." Organometallics, 2002, 21 , 3001-3008.
  5. R. Pizzoferrato, M. Berliocchi, A. Di Carlo, P. Lugli, M. Venanzi., A. Micozzi, A. Ricci, and C. Lo Sterzo* "Improvement of the Extended One-Pot (EOP) Procedure To Form Poly(arylene-ethynylene)s and Investigation of Their Electrical and Optical properties." Macromolecules , 2003, 36 , 2215-2223.
  6. C. Caliendo * , I. Fratoddi, M. V. Russo, C: Lo Sterzo "Response of a Pt-polyyne membrane in surface acoustic wave sensors: Experimental and theoretical approach." J. Appl. Phys. 2003 , Vol. 93, No. 12.
  7. G. Polzonetti, G. Contini, V. Carravetta, C. Lo Sterzo, A. Ricci, A. Ferri, S. Stranges, M. De Simone "Gas-Phase Photoemission Investigation of Diethynylthiophene: Experiment and Theory." J. Phys. Chem. A , 2003, 107, 6777-6784.
  8. A. La Groia, A. Ricci, M. Bassetti, D. Masi, C. Bianchini, C. Lo Sterzo * "Preparation of models and oligomers of metal alkynyls. NMR, GPC and X-Ray structural characterization of building blocks for the construction of molecular devices" J. Organomet. Chem., 2003, 683 (2) , 406-420.
  9. R. Pizzoferrato*, L. Lagonigro, T. Ziller, A. Di Carlo, R. Paolesse, F. Mandoj, A. Ricci, C. Lo Sterzo "Förster energy transfer from poly(arylene-ethynylene)s to an erbium-porphyrin complex" Chem. Phys. , 2004, 300 , 217-225 .
  10. F. Angelucci, A. Ricci, D. Masi, C. Bianchini, C. Lo Sterzo* " Characterization and Reactivity of the Tetrametallic Pd2-Mo2 Complex Ph(Bu)P( h 5 -C5H4)Mo(CO)3Pd( m -I)2PdMo(CO)3( h 5 -C5H4)P(Ph)Bu and Its Use to Model Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions Leading to M-C º C Bonds". Organometallics , 2004, 23, 4105-4111.
  11. A. Micozzi, M. Ottaviani, G. Giardina, A. Ricci, R. Pizzoferrato, T. Ziller, D. Compagnone and C. Lo Sterzo* "Use of the Pd-promoted Extended One Pot (EOP) Synthetic Protocol for the Modular Construction of Poly-(arylene ethynylene) co-polymers [-Ar-C º C-Ar'-C º C-]n, Opto- and Electro-Responsive Materials for Advanced Technology". Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 2005, 347, 143-160.
  12. R. Pizzoferrato * , T. Ziller, A. Micozzi, A. Ricci, C. Lo Sterzo, A. Ustione, C. Oliva, A. Cricenti "Suppression of the excimer photoluminescence in a poly(arylene-ethynylene) co-polymer". Chemical Physics Letters 2005, 414, 234-238
  13. L. Medei, L. Orian, O. V. Semeikin, M. G. Peterleitner, N. A. Ustynyuk, S. Santi, C. Durante, A. Ricci, C. Lo Sterzo* "A Joint Experimental and Computational Study on the Electronic Communication in Diethynylaryl-Bridged ( η 5 -C5H5)Fe( η 2 -dppe) and ( η 5 5H5)-Fe(CO)2 Units". European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2006, 2582-2597
  14. R. Pizzoferrato * , T. Ziller, R. Paolesse, F. Mandoj, A. Micozzi, A. Ricci, C. Lo Sterzo. "Optical properties of novel Er-containing co-polymers with emission at 1530 nm". Chemical Physics Letters 2006, 426, 124-128
  15. A. Ricci, F. Angelucci, M. Chiarini, C. Lo Sterzo, D. Masi, G. Giambastiani, C. Bianchini. "Bis(cyclopentadienyl)phenylphosphine as Ligand Precursor for Assembling Heteropolymetal Complexes". Organometallics 2008, 27, 1617-1625
  16. S. Bonacchi, L. S. Dolci, C. Lo Sterzo, A. Micozzi, M. Montalti, L. Prodi, A. Ricci, N. Zaccheroni. "Metal ion binding of photoactive poly-(arylene ethynylene) co-Polymers". Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 2008, 198, 237-241
  17. D. Compagnone, A. Ricci, M. Del Carlo, L. Prodi, S. Bonacchi, D. Viallamaina, M. Chiarini, M.T. Apicella, C. Lo Sterzo. "Highly fluorescent conjugated materials functionalized with aminoacidic units. Selective quenching by mercury(II) ion." Luminescence , 2008, 23, 212-213.
  18. M. Chiarini, N. D. Gillit, C. A. Bunton. "The Oxidation of Thioanisole by Peroxomolybdate in Micelles of Cetylpyridinium Chloride". Langmuir 2002, 18 , 3836-3842.
  19. M. Chiarini, C. A. Bunton. "The Oxidation of Thioanisole by Peroxomolybdate in Alcohol-Modified Micelles of Cetylpyridinium Chloride". Langmuir 2002, 18, 8806-8812
  20. G. Cerichelli, S. Cerritelli, M. Chiarini, P. De Maria, A. Fontana. "Alkylation of carbonyl compounds in water: formation of C-C and C-O bonds in the presence of surfactants". Chemistry - A European Journal 2002, 8 (22), 5204 -5210.
  21. A. Arcadi, M. Chiarini, S. Di Giuseppe, F. Marinelli. "A New Green Approach to the Friedl ä nder Synthesis of Quinolines". Synlett 2003, 2, 203-206.
  22. S. Cerritelli, M. Chiarini, G. Cerichelli, M. Capone, M. Marsili. "Assemblies as Promoters of Iodohydrin Formation". Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2004, 623-630
  23. M. Chiarini, G. Cerichelli, H. J. Foroudian, N. D. Gillitt, S. F. Yunes, C. A. Bunton. "Oxidation of Thioanisole by Peroxomolybdate in Assemblies of Cetylpyridinium Chloride and Methyltri-n-octylammonium Chloride". Langmuir 2004, 20, 5201-5208.
  24. M. Chiarini, C. A. Bunton. "Peroxomolybdate mediated oxidation of thioanisole in cationic and anionic microemulsions. Direct and indirect oxygen transfer". Colloids Surf., A 2004, 245, 177-182
  25. N. M. Correa, D. H. Zorzan, M. Chiarini, G. Cerichelli. " Reverse Micellar Aggregates: Effect on Ketone Reduction. 1. Substrate Role". J. Org. Chem . 2004, 69 (24), 8224 - 8230
  26. N. Mariano Correa, Daniel H. Zorzan, Loredana D'Anteo, Ermanno Lasta, Marco Chiarini, and Giorgio Cerichelli. "Reverse Micellar Aggregates: Effect on Ketone Reduction. 2. Surfactant Role". J. Org. Chem. , 2004, 69 (24), 8231-8238.
  27. M. Altmann, M. Balata, P. Belli, E. Bellotti , R. Bernabei, E. Burkert, C. Cattadori , R. Cerulli, M. Chiarini, M. Cribier, S. d'Angelo, G. Del Re, K.H. Ebert, F. von Feilitzsch, N. Ferrari, W. Hampel, F.X. Hartmann, E. Henrich, G. Heusser, F. Kaether, J. Kiko, T. Kirstene, T. Lachenmaier. Lanfranchi, M. Laubenstein, K. Lützenkirchen, K. Mayer, P. Moegel, D. Motta, S. Nisi, J. Oehm, L. Pandola, F. Petricca, W. Potzel, H. Richter, S. Schoenert, M. Wallenius, M. Wojcik, L. Zanotti. "Complete results for five years of GNO solar neutrino observations". Phys. Lett. B 616, 2005, 174-190
  28. Alessandra Ammazzalorso, Rosa Amoroso, Giancarlo Bettoni, Marco Chiarini, Barbara De Filippis, Marialuigia Fantacuzzi, Letizia Giampietro, Cristina Maccallini and Maria Luisa Tricca. "Enantiomeric separation of gemfibrozil chiral analogues by capillary electrophoresis with heptakis(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-β-cyclodextrin as chiral selector". J. Chromatogr., A 1088, 2005, 110-120
  29. Fabio Stagnari, Marco Chiarini And Michele Pisante. "Influence of fluorinated surfactants on the efficacy of some postemergence sulfonylurea herbicides". J. Pestic. Sci., 2007, 32(1), 16-23.
  30. Maria Alfonsi, Antonio Arcadi, Marco Chiarini, Fabio Marinelli, "Sequential Rhodium-Catalyzed Stereo- and Regioselective Addition of Organoboron Derivatives to the Alkyl 4-Hydroxy-2-Alkynoates/Lactonizaction Reaction". J. Org. Chem. , 2007, 72(25), 9510-9517.
  31. Andrea Piva, Carla Di Mattia, Lilia Neri, Gloria Dimitri, Marco Chiarini, Giampiero Sacchetti "Heat-induced chemical, physical and functional changes during grape must cooking" Food Chem., 2008, 106(3), 1057-1065.
 

Main laboratory facilities

  • HPLC-DAD/FL
  • GC-MS
  • FTIR
  • Potentiostat/galvanostat
  • Portable electrochemical units
  • FIA apparatus
  • Quartz Crystal Microbalance
  • Uv-Vis Spectrophotometer
 
Ultimo aggiornamento: 09-03-2009