Associate Professor of Botany
Department of Biology
Laboratory of Botany and Phytotechnologies
Tel. 06-7259-4345
e-mail forni@.uniroma2.it
Latest publications
- 2020 – Polyamine oxidase is involved in spermidine reduction of transglutaminase type 2-catalyzed βh-crystallins polymerization in calcium-induced experimental cataract – International Journal of Molecular Sciences – 10.3390/ijms21155427
- 2020 – Slow growth in ‘Pisana’ apricot and in ‘Cerina’ apple, two Italian cultivars – Acta Horticulturae – 10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1285.19
- 2019 – Evaluation of polyamines as marker of melanoma cell proliferation and differentiation by an improved high-performance liquid chromatographic method – Amino Acids – 10.1007/s00726-019-02799-y
- 2019 – Gradual exposure to salinity improves tolerance to salt stress in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) – Water (Switzerland) – 10.3390/w11081667
- 2019 – Natural compounds against cancer, inflammation, and oxidative stress – BioMed Research International – 10.1155/2019/9495628
- 2019 – Morpho-physiological responses of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) to NaCl stress – Plant Biosystems – 10.1080/11263504.2019.1701121
- 2019 – Extracts from cell suspension cultures of strawberry (fragaria x ananassa duch): Cytotoxic effects on human cancer cells – Molecules – 10.3390/molecules24091738
- 2019 – Beneficial role of phytochemicals on oxidative stress and age-related diseases – BioMed Research International – 10.1155/2019/8748253
- 2018 – Anthocyanic pigments from elicited in vitro grown shoot cultures of Vaccinium corymbosum L., cv. Brigitta Blue, as photosensitizer in natural dye-sensitized solar cells (NDSSC) – Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology – 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2018.09.002
- 2018 – Morpho-physiological and antioxidant response to NaCl-induced stress in in vitro shoots of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) – Acta Physiologiae Plantarum – 10.1007/s11738-018-2726-4
- 2018 – Effects of treated industrial wastewaters and temperatures on growth and enzymatic activities of duckweed (Lemna minor L.) – Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety – 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.01.053
- 2017 – Methyl jasmonate promotes anthocyanins’ production in Prunus salicina × Prunus persica in vitro shoot cultures – Plant Biosystems – 10.1080/11263504.2016.1255267
- 2017 – Pigments for natural dye-sensitized solar cells from in vitro grown shoot cultures – Journal of Photonics for Energy – 10.1117/1.JPE.7.025503
- 2017 – Erratum to: Enhancement of PR1 and PR5 gene expressions by chitosan treatment in kiwifruit plants inoculated with Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae – European Journal of Plant Pathology – 10.1007/s10658-016-1117-1
- 2017 – Mechanisms of plant response to salt and drought stress and their alteration by rhizobacteria – Plant and Soil – 10.1007/s11104-016-3007-x
- 2016 – Assessment of the antiproliferative activity on murine melanoma cells of extracts from elicited cell suspensions of strawberry, strawberry tree, blackberry and red raspberry – Plant Biosystems – 10.1080/11263504.2015.1018981
- 2016 – Role of pH and pigment concentration for natural dye-sensitized solar cells treated with anthocyanin extracts of common fruits – Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry – 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2015.10.009