Agliassa, C., Maffei, M.E. (2018) Origanum vulgare terpenoids induce oxidative stress and reduce the feeding activity of Spodoptera littoralis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 19(9): 2805. [URL]

Agliassa, C., Narayana, R., Christie, J.M., Maffei, M.E. (2018) Geomagnetic field impacts on cryptochrome and phytochrome signaling. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B. Biology, 185: 32–40. [URL]

Agliassa C., Narayana R., Bertea Cinzia M., Rodgers C.T., Maffei M.E. (2018) Reduction of the geomagnetic field delays Arabidopsis thaliana flowering time through downregulation of flowering-related genes. Bioelectromagnetics, 39: 361-374. [URL]

Camoni, L., Barbero, F., Aducci, P., Maffei, M.E. (2018) Spodoptera littoralis oral secretions inhibit the activity of Phaseolus lunatus plasma membrane H+-ATPase. PLoS ONE, 13(8): e0202142. [URL] 

Coppola M., Cascone P., Bossi S., Corrado G., Garonna A.P., Maffei M.E., Rao R., Guerrieri E. (2018) TPS genes silencing alters constitutive indirect and direct defence in tomato. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 19(9): 2748. [URL]

Ignea, C., Pontini, M., Motawia, M.S., Maffei, M.E., Makris, A.M., Kampranis, S.C. (2018) Synthesis of 11-carbon terpenoids in yeast using protein and metabolic engineering. Nature Chemical Biology, 14: 1090-1098.  [URL]  

Luganini, A., Terlizzi, M.E., Catucci, G., Gilardi, G., Maffei, M.E., Gribaudo, G. (2018) The cranberry extract Oximacro® exerts in vitro virucidal activity against influenza virus by interfering with hemagglutinin. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9: 1826. [URL]

Maffei, M.E. (2018) PipeNig®, a black pepper (Piper nigrum) extract with standardized content of (E)-β-caryophyllene. A natural source of an endo-cannabinoid CB2 receptor agonist. Nutrafoods, 17:N15-N17. [URL]

Maffei, M.E., Vellano, A. (2018) PipeNig® Un estratto di pepe nero (Piper nigrum) con un elevato contenuto standardizzato dell’endo-cannabinoide (E)-β-cariofillene. L’Integratore Nutrizionale, 21(3): 62-65. [URL]

Mannino G, Abdi G, Maffei ME, Barbero F (2018) Origanum vulgare terpenoids modulate Myrmica scabrinodis brain biogenic amines and ant behaviour. PLoS ONE 14(1): e0211749.  [URL]

Molinaro, F, Tyc, O., Beekwilder, J., Cankar, K. , Bertea, C.M., Negre, M., Garbeva, P. (2018) The effect of isabelin, a sesquiterpene lactone fromAmbrosia artemisiifolia, on soil microorganisms and human pathogens. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 365(4): 1 February 2018, fny001. [URL]

Narayana R, Fliegmann J, Paponov I, Maffei M E (2018) Reduction of geomagnetic field (GMF) to near null magnetic field (NNMF) affects Arabidopsis thaliana root mineral nutrition. Life Sciences in Space Research, 19: 43-50. [URL]

Querio G., Antoniotti S., Foglietta F., Bertea C. M., Canaparo R., Gallo M. P., Levi R. (2018) Chamazulene Attenuates ROS Levels in Bovine Aortic Endothelial Cells Exposed to High Glucose Concentrations and Hydrogen Peroxide. Frontiers in Physiology, 9: 246. [URL]

Querio G., Antoniotti S., Foglietta F., Levi R., Bertea C.M., Canaparo R., Gallo M.P.(2018) Chamazulene prevents ROS production in human dermal fibroblast and bovine aortic endothelial cells exposed to oxidative stress. Vascular Pharmacology, 103–105, April 2018, pp 56. [URL]

Vigani G., Bohic S., Faoro F., Vekemans B., Vincze L., Terzano R. (2018). Cellular fractionation and Nanoscopic X-ray Fluorescence Imaging analyses reveal changes of zinc distribution in leaf cells of iron-deficient plants. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9:1112. [URL]

Vigani G. and Hanikenne M. (2018). Metal homeostasis in plant mitochondria. In Plant Mitochondria, a volume in the Annual Plant Reviews, series 50: 111-142. [URL]

Vigani G. and Murgia I. (2018). Iron-requiring enzymes in the spotlight of oxygen. Trends in Plant Science, 23(10): 874-882. [URL]

Vigani G., Pii Y., Celletti S., Maver M., Mimmo T., Cesco S., Astolfi S. (2018). Mitochondrial dysfunction under Fe and S deficiency: is citric acid involved in the regulation of nutrient-responsive genes? Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 126: 86-96. [URL]

Vigani G, Rolli E, Marasco R, Dell’Orto M, Michoud G, Soussi A, Raddadi N, Borin S, Sorlini C, Zocchi G, Daffonchio D. (2018). Root bacterial endophytes confer drought resistance and enhance expression and activity of a vacuolar H+-pumping pyrophosphatase in pepper plants. Environmental Microbiology, 23(10): 874-882. [URL] 

2017             ▲

Alifano, P., Maffei, M.E. (2017) Gut bacteria oversee the special relationship between the green mint leaf beetle and watermint. BMC Series blogs. March 2nd, 2017. [URL]

Díaz-Tielas C., Graña E., Maffei M.E., Reigosa M.J., Sánchez-Moreiras A.M. (2017) Plasma membrane depolarization precedes photosynthesis damage and long-term leaf bleaching in (E)-chalcone-treated Arabidopsisshoots. Journal of Plant Physiology, 218: 56-65. [URL]

Gallucci, S., Maffei, M.E. (2017) DNA sensing across the tree of life. Trends in Immunology, 38(10): 719-732. [URL]

Germano, A., Occhipinti, A., Barbero, F., Maffei, M.E. (2017) Bioactive constituents and analgesic effects of MyrLiq®, a Commiphora myrrha extract with a high furanodiene content. BioMed Research International, Volume 2017, Article ID 3804356, 11 pages. [URL]

Maffei, M.E. (2017) BosLiq®-AKBA e BosLiq®-BA. Estratti di Boswellia sacrae e Boswellia serrata con un alto contenuto di acidi boswellici e diterpeni. L’integratore Nutrizionale, 20: 56-58.

Marengo A., Maxia A., Sanna, C., Bertea C.M., Bicchi C., Ballero M., Cagliero C., Rubiolo P. (2017) Characterization of four wild edible species from the Mediterranean region via phytochemical and biomolecular analyses. Food Research International 100P1: 822-831.  [URL]

Matteucci, E., Occhippinti, A., Piervittori, R., Maffei, M.E., Favero-Longo, S.E. (2017) Morphological, secondary metabolite and ITS (rDNA) variability within usnic acid-containing lichen thalli of Xanthoparmelia explored at the local scale of rock outcrop in W-Alps. Chemistry and Biodiversity, 14, e1600483. [URL]

Perin, G., Simionato, D., Bellan, A., Carone, M., Occhipinti, A., Maffei, M.E. Morosinotto, T. (2017) Cultivation in industrially relevant conditions has a strong influence on biological properties and performances ofNannochloropsis gaditana genetically modified strains. Algal Research, 28: 88-99. [URL]

Pizzolante, G., Cordero, C., Tredici, S.M., Vergara, D., Pontieri, P., Del Giudice, L., Capuzzo, A., Rubiolo, P.,  Kanchiswamy, C.N., Zebelo, S.A., Bicchi, C., Maffei, M.E., Alifano, P. (2017) Cultivable gut bacteria provide a pathway for adaptation of Chrysolina herbacea to Mentha aquatica volatiles. BMC Plant Biology, 17: 30 [URL]

Terlizzi, M.E., Gribaudo, G., Maffei, M.E. (2017) UroPathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) Infections: Virulence Factors, Bladder Responses, Antibiotic and Non-Antibiotic Antimicrobial Strategies. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8: e1566. [URL] 

2016             ▲

Arimura, G.I., Maffei M.E. (2016) Introduction to plant specialized metabolism. In: Plant Specialized Metabolism: Genomics, Biochemistry and Biological Functions. Arimura, G-I and Maffei, M.E. (Eds), CRC Press.ISBN 9781498726283, pp. 1-7. [URL]

Arimura, G.I., Maffei, M.E. (2016) Plant Specialized Metabolism: Genomics, Biochemistry and Biological Functions. CRC Press. ISBN 9781498726283. [URL]

Babova, O., Occhipinti, A., Capuzzo, A., Maffei, M.E. (2016) Extraction of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) antioxidants using supercritical/subcritical CO2 and ethanol as co-solvent. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids. 107: 358-363. [URL]

Babova, O., Occhipinti, A., Maffei, M.E. (2016) Chemical partitioning and antioxidant capacity of green coffee (Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora) of different geographical origin. Phytochemistry, 123: 33-39. [URL]

Barbero, F., Maffei, M.E. (2016) Biodiversity and chemotaxonomic significance of specialized metabolites. In: Plant Specialized Metabolism: Genomics, Biochemistry and Biological Functions. Arimura, G-I and Maffei, M.E. (Eds), CRC Press. ISBN 9781498726283, pp.24-63.

Barbero, F., Guglielmotto, M., Capuzzo, A., Maffei, M.E. (2016) Extracellular Self-DNA (esDNA), but not heterologous plant or insect  DNA (etDNA), induces plasma membrane depolarization and calcium signaling in Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) and maize (Zea mays). International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 17: 1659. [URL]

Capuzzo, A., Maffei, M.E. (2016) Molecular fingerprinting of peppermint (Mentha x piperita) and some Mentha hybrids by sequencing and RFLP analysis of the 5S rRNA Non-Transcribed Spacer (NTS) region. Plant Biosystems, 150 (2): 236-243. [URL]

Contartese V., Garabello C., Occhipinti A., Barbero F., Bertea C.M. (2016) Effects of a new biostimulant on gene expression and metabolic responses of tomato plants. Acta Horticulturae, 1148: 35-42.  [URL]

Kanchiswamy, C.N., Maffei, M.E., Malnoy, M., Velasco, R., Kim, J.-S. (2016) Fine-tuning next-generation genome editing tools. Trends in Biotechnology, 34(7): 562-574 [URL]

Maffei M.E. (2016) Site of synthesis of specialized metabolites. In: Plant Specialized Metabolism: Genomics, Biochemistry and Biological Functions. Arimura, G-I and Maffei, M.E. (Eds), CRC Press. ISBN 9781498726283, pp. 9-22. [URL]

Maffei, M.E. (2016) Vaccinium macrocarpon. Caratterizzazione e quantificazione delle proantocianidine negli estratti di cranberry. Natural1, 16(154): 26-32 [URL]

Maffei, M.E. (2016) Oximacro®, a natural cranberry extract with a very high content of proanthocyanidin A. Prevention of urinary tract infections and antiviral activity. NutraFoods, 15:93-96. [URL]

Mannino, G., Occhipinti, A., Maffei, M.E. (2016) Quantitative determination of 3-O-Acetyl-11-Keto-β-Boswellic Acid (AKBA) and other boswellic acids in Boswellia sacra Flueck (syn. Birdw) and B. carteriBoswellia serrata Roxb. Molecules, 21:1329 [URL]

Mithöfer A., Maffei M.E. (2016) General Mechanisms of Plant Defense and Plant Toxins. In: Plant Toxins. Gopalakrishnakone, P., Carlini, C.R., Ligabue-Braun, R. (Eds.) Springer. pp. 1-22. ISBN 978-94-007-6463-7 [URL] [URL]

Occhipinti, A., Germano, A., Maffei, M.E. (2016) Prevention of urinary tract infection with Oximacro®, a cranberry extract with a high content of A-type Proanthocyanidins (PAC-A). A pre-clinical double-blind controlled study. Urology Journal, 13: 2640-2649 [URL]

Terlizzi, M.E., Occhipinti, A., Luganini, A., Maffei, M.E., Gribaudo, G. (2016). Inhibition of Herpes Simplex Type 1 and Type 2 infections by Oximacro®, a cranberry extract with a high content of A-type Proanthocyanidins (PACs-A). Antiviral Research, 132: 154-164 [URL]

Zebelo S.A., Maffei M.E. (2016). Plant Electrophysiology: Early Stages of the Plant Response to Chemical Signals. In: Deciphering Chemical Language of Plant Communication, Part of the series Signaling and Communication in Plants, Springer, pp 285-303. ISBN 978-3-319-33498-1 [URL] 

2015             ▲

Bertea, C.M., Narayana, R., Agliassa, C., Rodgers, C.T., Maffei, M.E. (2015) Geomagnetic field (GMF) and plant evolution: investigating the effects of GMF reversal on development and gene expression. Arabidopsis thalianaJournal of Visualized Experiments. (105), e53286. [URL]

Boggia, L., Sgorbini, B., Bertea, C.M., Cagliero, C., Bicchi, C., Maffei, M.E., Rubiolo, P. (2015) Direct Contact–Sorptive Tape Extraction coupled with Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry to reveal volatile topographical dynamics of lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) upon herbivory bySpodoptera littoralis Boisd. BMC Plant Biology, 15: 102. [URL]

Cascone, P., Iodice, L., Maffei, M.E., Bossi, S., Arimura, G.I., Guerrieri E. (2015) Tobacco overexpressing β-ocimene induces direct and indirect responses against aphids in receiver tomato plants. Journal of Plant Physiology, 173: 28-32. [URL]

Kanchiswamy, C.N., Malnoy, M., Maffei, M.E. (2015) Bioprospecting bacterial and fungal volatiles for sustainable agriculture. Trends in Plant Science, 20: 206-211. [URL]

Kanchiswamy, C.N., Maffei, M.E. (2015) Calcium signaling preceding the emission of plant volatiles in plant–insect interactions. Journal of the Indian Institute of Science, 95:15-23. [URL]

Kanchiswamy, C.N., Malnoy, M., Maffei, M.E. (2015) Chemical diversity of microbial volatiles and their potential for plant growth and productivity. Frontiers in Plant Sciences, 6: article 151. [URL]

Kanchiswamy, C.N., Sargent, D.J., Velasco, R., Maffei, M.E., Malnoy, M. (2015) Looking forward to genetically edited fruit crops. Trends in Biotechnology, 33: 62-64. [URL]

Maffei, M. (2015) Molecole bioattive delle piante. Gruppo editoriale l’Espresso. Prima edizione. (ISBN: 978-88-9109-724-8). [URL, URL, URL]

Patricelli, D., Barbero, F., Occhipinti, A., Bertea, C.M., Bonelli, S., Casacci, L.P., Zebelo, S.A., Crocoll, C., Gershenzon, J., Maffei, M.E., Thomas, J.A., Balletto, E. (2015) Plant defenses against ants provide a pathway to social parasitism in butterflies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 282: 20151111. [URL]

Zebelo S.A., Maffei, M.E. (2015) The role of early signaling events in plant-insect interactions. Journal of Experimental Botany, 66:435–448 [URL]

2014             ▲

Bona, F., Capuzzo, A., Franchino, M., Maffei, M.E. (2014) Semicontinuous Nitrogen limitation as convenient operation strategy to maximize fatty acid production in Neochloris oleoabundans. Algal Research, 5: 1-6. [URL]

Capuzzo, A., Maffei, M.E. (2014) Molecular fingerprinting of some Menthaspecies by sequencing and RFLP analysis of the 5S-rRNA non-transcribed spacer region. Plant Biosystems,148(4): 683-690. [URL]

Capuzzo, A., Occhipinti, A., Maffei, M.E. (2014) Antioxidant and radical scavenging activities of chamazulene. Natural Product Research, 28(24): 2321-2323. [URL]

Crisan, M.E., Bourosh, P., Maffei, M.E., Forni, A., Pieraccini, S., Sironi, M., Chumakov, Y.M. (2014) Synthesis, crystal structure and biological activity of 2-Hydroxyethylammonium salt of p-Aminobenzoic Acid. PLoS ONE 9(7): e101892. [URL]

Ignea, C.,  Pontini, M., Maffei, M.E., Makris, A.M., Kampranis, S.C. (2014) Engineering monoterpene production in yeast using a synthetic dominant negative geranyl diphosphate synthase. ACS Synthetic Biology, 3(5): 298-306. [URL]

Kanchiswamy, C.N., Malnoy, M., Occhipinti, A., Maffei, M.E. (2014) Calcium imaging perspectives in plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences15: 3842-3859. [URL]

Maffei, M.E. (2014) Magnetic field effects on plant growth, development and evolution. Frontiers in Plant Sciences, 5: 445. [URL]

Maffei, M.E. (2014) Supplement Safety. International Innovation,  142:71-73. [URL] 

Occhipinti, A., De Santis, A., Maffei, M.E. (2014) Magnetoreception: an unavoidable step for plant evolution? Trends in Plant Sciences 19(1): 1-4. [URL]

Occhipinti, A., Capuzzo, A., Arceusz, A., Maffei, M.E. (2014) Comparative analysis of α- and β-thujone in the essential oil and supercritical CO2extract of sage (Salvia officinalis L.). Journal of Essential Oil Research 26(2): 85-90. [URL]

Verrillo, F., Occhipinti, A., Kanchiswamy, C.N., Maffei, M.E. (2014) Quantitative analysis of herbivore-induced cytosolic calcium by using a Cameleon (YC 3.6) calcium sensor in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Plant Physiology 171(2): 136-139. [URL]

2013             ▲

Arceusz, A., Occhipinti, A., Capuzzo, A., Maffei, M. (2013). Comparison of different extraction methods for the determination of α- and β-thujone in sage (Salvia officinalis L.) herbal tea. Journal of Separation Science 36(18): 3130-3134. [URL] 

Battaglia, D., Bossi, S., Cascone, P., Digilio, M.C., Prieto, J.D., Fanti, P., Guerrieri, E., Iodice, L., Lingua, G., Lorito, M., Maffei, M., Massa, N., Ruocco, M., Sasso, R., Trotta, V. (2013). Tomato belowground-aboveground interactions: Trichoderma longibrachiatum affects the performance of Macrosiphum euphorbiae and its natural antagonists. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 26(10): 1249-1256. [URL] 

Bricchi, I., Occhipinti, A., Bertea, C.M., Zebelo, S.A., Brillada, C., Verrillo, F., De Castro, C., Molinaro, A., Faulkner, C., Maule, A.J., Maffei, M. (2013). Separation of early and late responses to herbivory in Arabidopsis by changing plasmodesmal function. The Plant Journal 73: 14-25. [URL] 

Brillada, C., Nishihara, M., Shimoda, T., Garms, S., Boland, W., Maffei, M.E. and Arimura G.I. (2013) Metabolic engineering of the C16 homoterpene TMTT in Lotus japonicus through overexpression of (E,E)-geranyllinalool synthase attracts generalist and specialist predators in different manners. New Phytologist 200: 1200-1211. [URL] 

Capuzzo, A., Maffei, M., Occhipinti, A. (2013). Supercritical fluid extraction of plant flavors and fragrances. Molecules 18: 7194-7238. [URL] 

Catucci, G., Occhipinti, A., Maffei, M., Gilardi, G., Sadeghi, S.J. (2013). Effect of human flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 polymorphism on the metabolism of aurora kinase inhibitors. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 14: 2707-2716. [URL]

Kanchiswamy, C.N., Mohanta, T.K., Capuzzo, A., Occhipinti, A., Verrillo, F., Maffei, M.E., Malnoy, M. (2013) Role of Ca2+ and CDPKs in resistant and susceptible cultivars of apple (Malus x domestica) in response to the pathogen Erwinia amylovora and mechanical wounding. BMC Genomics14: 760. [URL] 

Maffei, M. (a cura di) (2013). Elementi di fisiologia vegetale di Lincoln Taiz e Eduardo Zeiger: Riduzione della quinta edizione di lingua inglese. Piccin, Padova. ISBN: 9788829923229. [URL] 

Occhipinti, A. (2013). Plant co-evolution: Evidences and new challenges. Journal of Plant Interactions 8(3): 188-196. [URL] 

Occhipinti, A., Capuzzo, A., Bossi, S., Milanesi, C., Maffei, M. (2013). Comparative analysis of supercritical CO2 extracts and essential oils from an Ocimum basilicum chemotype particularly rich in T-cadinol. Journal of Essential Oil Research 25: 272-277. [URL] 

Occhipinti, A., De Santis, A., Maffei, M.E. (2013) Magnetoreception: an unavoidable step for plant evolution? Trends in Plant Sciences 19(1): 1-4. [URL] 

Occhipinti, A., Maffei, M. (2013). Chlorophyll and its degradation products in the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae: observations using epifluorescence and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Experimental and Applied Acarology 61(2): 213-219. [URL] 

Witek, M., Casacci, L.P., Barbero, F., Patricelli, D., Sala, M., Bossi, S., Maffei, M., Woyciechowski, M., Balletto, E., Bonelli, S. (2013). Interspecific relationships in co-occurring populations of social parasites and their host ants. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 109: 699-709. [URL] 

2012             ▲

Atsbaha Zebelo, S., Maffei, M. (2012). Signal transduction in plant-insect interactions: from membrane potential variations to metabolomics. In: Volkov, A.G. (ed.), Plant Electrophysiology: Signaling and Responses. Springer, Berlin 143-172. ISBN: 9783642291098. [URL] 

Atsbaha Zebelo, S., Maffei, M. (2012). The Ventral Eversible Gland (VEG) ofSpodoptera littoralis triggers early responses to herbivory in Arabidopsis thaliana. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 6: 543-551. [URL]

Atsbaha Zebelo, S., Matsui, K., Ozawa, R., Maffei, M. (2012). Plasma membrane potential depolarization and cytosolic calcium flux are early events involved in tomato (Solanum lycopersicon) plant-to-plant communication. Plant Science 196: 93-100. [URL]

Bertea, C.M., Gnavi, G. (2012). Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) of the 5S-rRNA-NTS region: a rapid and precise method for plant identification. In: Suchez, N.J., Hennell, J.R., Carles, M.C. (eds.), Plant DNA Fingerprinting and Barcoding: Methods and Protocols. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ 89-101 (Methods in Molecular Biology, 862). ISBN: 9781617796081. [URL]

Bertoldo, C., Spadaro, D., Gnavi, G., Maffei, M., Garibaldi, A., Gullino, M.L. (2012). Produzione di composti organici volatili da parte dei ceppi MSA35 wild type e cured di Fusarium oxysporum. Protezione delle Colture 5: 34. [URL]

Bicchi, C., Maffei, M. (2012). The plant volatilome: methods of analysis. In: Normanly, J. (ed.), High throughput phenotyping in plants: Methods and protocols. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ 289-310 (Methods in Molecular Biology, 918). ISBN: 9781617799945. [URL]

Bricchi, I., Bertea, C.M., Occhipinti, A., Paponov, I.A., Maffei, M. (2012). Dynamics of membrane potential variation and gene expression induced by Spodoptera littoralis, Myzus persicae, and Pseudomonas syringae in Arabidopsis. PLoS One 7: e46673 (20pp). [URL]

Cordero, C., Atsbaha Zebelo, S., Gnavi, G., Griglione, A., Bicchi, C., Maffei, M., Rubiolo, P. (2012). Erratum to: HS-SPME-GCxGC-qMS volatile metabolite profiling of Chrysolina herbacea frass and Mentha spp. leaves (Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5600-4). Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 402: 3017-3018. [URL]

Cordero, C., Atsbaha Zebelo, S., Gnavi, G., Griglione, A., Bicchi, C., Maffei, M., Rubiolo, P. (2012). HS-SPME-GCxGC-qMS volatile metabolite profiling of Chrysolina herbacea frass and Mentha spp. leaves. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 402: 1941-1952. [URL]

Giberti, S., Bertea, C.M., Narayana, R., Maffei, M., Forlani, G. (2012). Two phenylalanine ammonia lyase isoforms are involved in the elicitor-induced response of rice to the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae. Journal of Plant Physiology 169: 249-254. [URL]

Maffei, M. (2012). Monoterpenoid plant-plant interactions upon herbivory. Current Bioactive Compounds 8: 65-70. [URL]

Maffei, M., Arimura, G.I., Mithöfer, A. (2012). Natural elicitors, effectors and modulators of plant responses. Natural Product Reports 29: 1288-1303. [URL]

Mohanta, T.K., Occhipinti, A., Atsbaha Zebelo, S., Foti, M., Fliegmann, J., Bossi, S., Maffei, M., Bertea, C.M. (2012). Ginkgo biloba responds to herbivory by activating early signaling and direct defenses. PLoS One 7: e32822 (14pp). [URL]

Nishimura, O., Brillada, C., Yazawa, S., Maffei, M., Arimura, G.I. (2012). Transcriptome pyrosequencing of the parasitoid wasp Cotesia vestalis: genes involved in the antennal odorant-sensory system. PLoS One 7: e50664 (7pp). [URL]

2011             ▲

Arimura, G.I., Ozawa, R., Maffei, M. (2011). Recent advances in plant early signaling in response to herbivory. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 12: 3723-3739. [URL]

Arpaia, S., De Cristofaro, A., Guerrieri, E., Bossi, S., Cellini, F., Di Leo, G.M., Germinara, G.S., Iodice, L., Maffei, M., Petrozza, A., Sasso, R., Vitagliano, S. (2011). Foraging activity of bumblebees (Bombus terrestris L.) on Bt-expressing eggplants. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 5: 255-261. [URL]

Atsbaha Zebelo, S., Bertea, C.M., Bossi, S., Occhipinti, A., Gnavi, G., Maffei, M. (2011). Chrysolina herbacea modulates terpenoid biosynthesis ofMentha aquatica L. PLoS One 6: e17195 (10pp). [URL]

Forlani, G., Occhipinti, A., Bossi, S., Bertea, C.M., Varese, G.C., Maffei, M. (2011). Magnaporthe oryzae cell wall hydrolysate induces ROS and fungistatic VOCs in rice cell cultures. Journal of Plant Physiology 168: 2041-2047. [URL]

Maffei, M. (2011). Editorial. Special issue on Ecological interaction networks that promote biodiversity. Journal of Plant Interactions 6: 69-70. [URL]

Maffei, M. (2011). Essay 13.7: The Plant Volatilome. Plant Physiology, Fifth Edition Online. A companion website to Plant Physiology, Fifth Edition by L. Taiz and E. Zeiger. Sinauer, Sunderland, MA ISBN: 9780878935079. [URL]

Maffei, M., Gertsch, J., Appendino, G. (2011). Plant volatiles: Production, function and pharmacology. Natural Product Reports 28: 1359-1380. [URL]

Minerdi, D., Bossi, S., Maffei, M., Gullino, M.L., Garibaldi, A. (2011).Fusarium oxysporum and its bacterial consortium promote lettuce growth and expansin A5 gene expression through microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) emission. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 76: 342-351. [URL]

Mucciarelli, M., Maffei, M. (2011). Piante foraggere alimentari e medicinali: Atlante iconografico. 2a ed. Levrotto & Bella, Torino ISBN: 9788882181536. 

Occhipinti, A., Atsbaha Zebelo, S., Capuzzo, A., Maffei, M., Gnavi, G. (2011). Chrysolina herbacea modulates jasmonic acid, cis-(+)-12-oxophytodienoic acid, (3R,7S)-jasmonoyl-l-isoleucine, and salicylic acid of local and systemic leaves in the host plant Mentha aquatica. Journal of Plant Interactions 6: 99-101. [URL]

Occhipinti, A., Atsbaha Zebelo, S., Capuzzo, A., Maule, A.J., Maffei, M. (2011). Indirect plant responses to herbivory: the involvement of plasmodesmata. FEBS Journal 278: 470-471. [URL]

Ozawa, R., Matsushima, R., Maffei, M., Takabayashi, J. (2011). Interaction between Phaseolus plants and two strains of Kanzawa spider mites.Journal of Plant Interactions 6: 125-128. [URL]

Pitino, M., Coleman, A.D., Maffei, M., Ridout, C.J., Hogenhout, S.A. (2011). Silencing of aphid genes by dsRNA feeding from plants. PLoS One 6: e25709 (8pp). [URL]

Ueda, H., Ozawa, R., Takabayashi, J., Maffei, M., Matsuda, K. (2011). Microorgans in herbivorous two-spotted spider mites regulate ecological interactions with lima bean plant. Journal of Plant Interactions 6: 161. [URL]

2010             ▲

Alifano, P., Del Giudice, L., Talà  , A., De Stefano, M., Maffei, M. (2010). Microbes at work in perfumery: the microbial community of Vetiver root and its involvement in essential oil biogenesis. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 25: 121-122. [URL]

Arimura, G.I., Maffei, M. (2010). Calcium and the secondary CPK signaling in plants in response to herbivore attack. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 400: 455-460. [URL]

Bos, J.I.B., Prince, D., Pitino, M., Maffei, M., Win, J., Hogenhout, S.A. (2010). A functional genomics approach identifies candidate effectors from the aphid species Myzus persicae (green peach aphid). PLoS Genetics6: e1001216 (13pp). [URL]

Bricchi, I., Leitner, M., Foti, M., Mithöfer, A., Boland, W., Maffei, M. (2010). Robotic mechanical wounding (MecWorm) versus herbivore-induced responses: early signaling and volatile emission in Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.). Planta 232: 719-729. [URL]

Camusso, W., Dondero, F., Bertea, C.M., Dho, S., Fusconi, A., Mucciarelli, M. (2010). Tossicità   dell'arsenico sulla linea cellulare BY-2 di tabacco: effetti sull'attività   mitotica e sull'espressione genica. In: 105° Congresso Nazionale della Società   Botanica Italiana: Milano, 25-28 agosto 2010. Riassunti delle comunicazioni e dei poster. Società   Botanica Italiana, Milano 61. 

Digilio, M.C., Corrado, G., Sasso, R., Coppola, V., Iodice, L., Pasquariello, M., Bossi, S., Maffei, M., Coppola, M., Pennacchio, F., Rao, R., Guerrieri, E. (2010). Molecular and chemical mechanisms involved in aphid resistance in cultivated tomato. New Phytologist 187: 1089-1101. [URL]

Dolzhenko, Y., Bertea, C.M., Occhipinti, A., Bossi, S., Maffei, M. (2010). UV-B modulates the interplay between terpenoids and flavonoids in peppermint (Mentha x piperita L.). Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B: Biology 100: 67-75. [URL]

Gnavi, G., Bertea, C.M., Maffei, M. (2010). PCR, sequencing and PCR-RFLP of the 5S-rRNA-NTS region as a tool for the DNA fingerprinting of medicinal and aromatic plants. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 25: 132-137. [URL]

Gnavi, G., Bertea, C.M., Usai, M., Maffei, M. (2010). Comparative characterization of Santolina insularis chemotypes by essential oil composition, 5S-rRNA-NTS sequencing and EcoRV RFLP-PCR. Phytochemistry 71: 930-936. [URL]

Kanchiswamy, C.N., Muroi, A., Maffei, M., Yoshioka, H., Sawasaki, T., Arimura, G.I. (2010). Ca2+-dependent protein kinases and their substrate HsfB2a are differently involved in the heat response signaling pathway in Arabidopsis. Plant Biotechnology 27: 469-473. [URL]

Kanchiswamy, C.N., Takahashi, H., Quadro, S., Maffei, M., Bossi, S., Bertea, C.M., Atsbaha Zebelo, S., Muroi, A., Ishihama, N., Yoshioka, H., Boland, W., Takabayashi, J., Endo, Y., Sawasaki, T., Arimura, G.I. (2010). Regulation of Arabidopsis defense responses against Spodoptera littoralis by CPK-mediated calcium signaling. BMC Plant Biology 10: 97. [URL]

Maffei, M. (2010). Sites of synthesis, biochemistry and functional role of plant volatiles. South African Journal of Botany 76: 612-631. [URL]

Maffei, M. (2010). Essay 13.4: Early Signaling Events in the Plant Wound Response. Plant Physiology, Fifth Edition Online. A companion website to Plant Physiology, Fifth Edition by L. Taiz and E. Zeiger. Sinauer, Sunderland, MA ISBN: 9780878935079. [URL]

Ozawa, R., Bertea, C.M., Foti, M., Narayana, R., Arimura, G.I., Muroi, A., Maffei, M., Takabayashi, J. (2010). Polyamines and jasmonic acid induce plasma membrane potential variations in Lima bean. Plant Signaling & Behavior 5: 308-310. [URL]

2009             ▲

Bertea, C.M., Maffei, M. (2009). The genus Cymbopogon: botany, including anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology. In: Akhila, A. (ed.), Essential Oil-Bearing Grasses: The genus Cymbopogon. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 1-24. ISBN: 9780849378577. [URL]

CriÅŸan, M., Grozav, M., Bertea, C.M. (2009). Arabidopsis thaliana seed germination and early seedling growth are inhibited by monoethanolamine salts of para-halogenated benzoic acids. Journal of Plant Interactions 4: 271-277. [URL]

Imbiscuso, G., Trotta, A., Maffei, M., Bossi, S. (2009). Herbivory induces a ROS burst and the release of volatile organic compounds in the fern Pteris vittata L. Journal of Plant Interactions 4: 15-22. [URL]

Minerdi, D., Bossi, S., Gullino, M.L., Garibaldi, A. (2009). Volatile organic compounds: a potential direct long-distance mechanism for antagonistic action of Fusarium oxysporum strain MSA 35. Environmental Microbiology11: 844-854. [URL]

Mithöfer, A., Boland, W., Maffei, M. (2009). Chemical ecology of plant-insect interactions. In: Parker, J. (ed.), Molecular Aspects of Plant Disease Resistance. Blackwell, Chichester 261-291. ISBN: 9781405175326. [URL]

Mithöfer, A., Mazars, C., Maffei, M. (2009). Probing spatio-temporal intracellular calcium variations in plants. In: Pfannschmidt, T. (ed.), Plant Signal Transduction: Methods and Protocols. Humana Press, Totowa, N.J.79-92 (Methods in Molecular Biology, 479). ISBN: 9781588299437. [URL]

Mombello, D., Li Pira, N., Belforte, L., Perlo, P., Innocenti, G., Bossi, S., Maffei, M. (2009). Porous anodic alumina for the adsorption of volatile organic compounds. Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical 137: 76-82. [URL]

Mucciarelli, M., Bertea, C.M., Camusso, W. (2009). Sugar metabolism ofVetiveria zizanioides cells cultured with Amberlite XAD-4: uptake of radiolabelled sugars, cell wall invertase activity and gene expression. Journal of Plant Interactions 4: 23-31. [URL]

Ozawa, R., Bertea, C.M., Foti, M., Narayana, R., Arimura, G.I., Muroi, A., Horiuchi, J.I., Nishioka, T., Maffei, M., Takabayashi, J. (2009). Exogenous polyamines elicit herbivore-induced volatiles in Lima bean leaves: involvement of calcium, H2O2 and jasmonic acid. Plant and Cell Physiology50: 2183-2199. [URL]

Rubiolo, P., Matteodo, M., Bicchi, C., Appendino, G., Gnavi, G., Bertea, C.M., Maffei, M. (2009). Chemical and biomolecular characterization ofArtemisia umbelliformis Lam., an important ingredient of the alpine liqueur "Genepì". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 57: 3436-3443. [URL]

2008             ▲

Appendino, G., Giana, A., Gibbons, S., Maffei, M., Gnavi, G., Grassi, G., Sterner, O. (2008). A polar cannabinoid from Cannabis sativa var. Carma. Natural Product Communications 3: 1977-1980. 

Arimura, G.I, Garms, S., Maffei, M., Bossi, S., Schulze, B., Leitner, M., Mithöfer, A., Boland, W. (2008). Herbivore-induced terpenoid emission inMedicago truncatula: concerted action of jasmonate, ethylene and calcium signaling. Planta 227: 453-464. [URL]

Arimura, G.I., Köpke, S., Kunert, M., Volpe, V., David, A., Brand, P., Dabrowska, P., Maffei, M., Boland, W. (2008). Effects of feedingSpodoptera littoralis on lima bean leaves. IV. Diurnal and nocturnal damage differentially initiate plant volatile emission. Plant Physiology 146: 965-973. [URL]

Del Giudice, L., Massardo, D.R., Pontieri, P., Bertea, C.M., Mombello, D., Carata, E., Tredici, S.M., Talà  , A., Mucciarelli, M., Groudeva, V.I., De Stefano, M., Vigliotta, G., Maffei, M., Alifano, P. (2008). The microbial community of Vetiver root and its involvement into essential oil biogenesis. Environmental Microbiology 10: 2824-2841. [URL]

Kanchiswamy, C.N., Maffei, M. (2008). Callus induction and shoot regeneration of Phaseolus lunatus L. cv. Wonder Bush and cv. Pole Sieva.Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 92: 239-242. [URL]

Lobascio, C., Lamantea, M., Cotronei, V., Negri, B., De Pascale, S., Maggio, A., Maffei, M., Foti, M., Palumberi, S. (2008). CAB: the bioregenerative life support system. A feasibility study on the survivability of humans in a long-duration space missions. Acta Horticulturae 801: 465-472. [URL]

Maffei, M. (2008). Editorial. Journal of Plant Interactions 3: 73. [URL]

Rubiolo, P., Matteodo, M., Montesuelli, S., Bicchi, C., Pollastro, F., Appendino, G., Gnavi, G., Bertea, C.M., Maffei, M. (2008). Variabilità   chemo-genotipica di Artemisia umbelliformis Lam. In: Fitomed 2008 - III Congresso intersocietà   sulle piante medicinali: Salerno, 25-27 giugno 2008. Abstacts. GV Edizioni, Milano 25. [URL]

2007             ▲

Arimura, G.I., Volpe, V., Kunert, M., Maffei, M., Boland, W. (2007). Terpenoid biosynthesis and signaling in legume plants in response to herbivorous damage. In: Ramina, A., Chang, C., Giovannoni, J., Klee, H., Perata, P., Woltering, E. (eds.), Advances in Plant Ethylene Research: Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on the Plant Hormone Ethylene. Springer, Berlin 353-358. ISBN: 9781402060137. [URL]

Camusso, W., Sacco, S., Maffei, M., Bertea, C.M. (2007). Effect of benzoic acid hydroxyl- and methoxy-ring substituents on cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) root membrane potential. Journal of Plant Interactions 2: 185-193. [URL]

Crisan, M., Grozav, M., Kurunczi, L., Ilia, G., Bertea, C.M. (2007). Inhibitory effects of some synthetic monoethanolamine salts of para-substituted benzoic acids and corresponding benzoic acids on cucumber seed germination. Journal of Plant Interactions 2: 53-61. [URL]

De Lucia, M., Mainieri, F., Verotta, V., Maffei, M., Panzella, L., Crescenzi, O., Napolitano, A., Barone, V., Appendino, G., D'Ischia, M. (2007). Nitration versus nitrosation chemistry of menthofuran: Remarkable fragmentation and dimerization pathways and expeditious entry into dehydromenthofurolactone. Journal of Organic Chemistry 72: 10123-10129. [URL]

Lobascio, C., Lamantea, M., Rampini, R., Cotronei, V., Negri, B., De Pascale, S., Maggio, A., Maffei, M., Palumberi, S. (2007). The new Italian bioregenerative life support program CAB. SAE Transactions. Section 1: Journal of Aerospace 116 paper no. 2007-01-3090. [URL]

Luciano, P., Bertea, C.M., Temporale, G., Maffei, M. (2007). DNA internal standard for the quantitative determination of hallucinogenic plants in plant mixtures. Forensic Science International: Genetics 1: 262-266. [URL]

Maffei, M., Bertea, C.M. (2007). Monoterpeni: aspetti biochimici, molecolari ed ecologici. In: Pardossi, A., Tognoni, F., Mensuali, A. (a cura di), Colture artificiali di piante medicinali: Produzione di metaboliti secondari nelle piante medicinali in coltura artificiale. Aracne, Roma 85-96. ISBN: 9788854812451. 

Maffei, M., Bertea, C.M., Mucciarelli, M. (2007). Anatomy, physiology, biosynthesis, molecular biology, tissue culture, and biotechnology of mint essential oil production. In: Lawrence, B.M. (ed.), Mint: The Genus Mentha. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 41-86. ISBN: 9780849307799. 

Maffei, M., Mithöfer, A., Boland, W. (2007). Before gene expression: early events in plant-insect interactions. Trends in Plant Science 12: 310-316. [URL]

Maffei, M., Mithöfer, A., Boland, W. (2007). Insects feeding on plants: rapid signals and responses preceding the induction of phytochemical release. Phytochemistry 68: 2946-2959. [URL]

Mucciarelli, M., Camusso, W., Maffei, M., Panicco, P., Bicchi, C. (2007). Volatile terpenoids of endophyte-free and infected peppermint (Mentha piperita L.): chemical partitioning of a symbiosis. Microbial Ecology 54: 685-696. [URL]

Splivallo, R., Bossi, S., Maffei, M., Bonfante, P. (2007). Discrimination of truffle fruiting body versus mycelian aromas by stir bar sorptive extraction. Phytochemistry 68: 2584-2598. [URL]

Splivallo, R., Novero, M., Bertea, C.M., Bossi, S., Bonfante, P. (2007). Truffle volatiles inhibit growth and induce an oxidative burst in Arabidopsis thaliana. New Phytologist 175: 417-424. [URL]

2006             ▲

Bertea, C.M., Luciano, P., Bossi, S., Leoni, F., Baiocchi, C., Medana, C., Azzolin, C.M.M., Temporale, G., Lombardozzi, M.A., Maffei, M. (2006). PCR and PCR-RFLP of the 5S-rRNA-NTS region and salvinorin A analyses for the rapid and unequivocal determination of Salvia divinorum. Phytochemistry 67: 371-378. [URL]

Bertea, C.M., Voster, A., Verstappen, F.W.A., Maffei, M., Beekwilder, J., Bouwmeester, H.J. (2006). Isoprenoid biosynthesis in Artemisia annua: cloning and heterologous expression of a germacrene A synthase from a glandular trichome cDNA library. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics448: 3-12. [URL]

Bouwmeester, H., Bertea, C.M., Kraker, J.-W. de, Verstappen, F., Franssen, M. (2006). Research to improve artemisinin production for use in the preparation of anti-malarial drugs. In: Bogers, R.J., Craker, L.E., Lange, D. (eds.), Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Agricultural, Commercial, Ecological, Legal, Pharmacological and Social Aspects. Springer, Dordrecht 275-290. ISBN: 9781402054471. [URL]

Luciano, P., Maffei, M., Castaldo, D. (2006). Indagini preliminari sull'effetto della radiazione UV-B sull'espressione di alcuni geni coinvolti nella biosintesi di monoterpeni in Mentha x piperita L. Essenze Derivati Agrumari 76: 5-9. 

Maffei, M., Bossi, S. (2006). Electrophysiology and plant responses to biotic stress. In: Volkov, A.G. (ed.), Plant Electrophysiology: Theory and Methods. Springer, Berlin 461-481. ISBN: 9783540327172. [URL]

Maffei, M., Mithöfer, A., Arimura, G.I., Uchtenhagen, H., Bossi, S., Bertea, C.M., Cucuzza, L.S., Novero, M., Volpe, V., Quadro, S., Boland, W. (2006). Effects of feeding Spodoptera littoralis on lima bean leaves. III. Membrane depolarization and involvement of hydrogen peroxide. Plant Physiology 140: 1022-1035. [URL]

Volpe, V., Kunert, M., Quadro, S., David, A., Maffei, M., Boland, W., Arimura, G.I. (2006). Terpenoid formation in Lima bean in response to real and mechanical caterpillars. In: Metzlaff, K., Dudits, D. (eds.), 3rd EPSO Conference. Plant Dynamics: from Molecules to Ecosystems, Visegrad, Hungary, 28 May-1 June 2006. EPSO, Visegrad 168. [URL]

2005             ▲

Baratto, C., Faglia, G., Pardo, M., Vezzoli, M., Boarino, L., Maffei, M., Bossi, S., Sberveglieri, G. (2005). Monitoring plants health in greenhouse for space missions. Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical 108: 278-284. [URL]

Bertea, C.M., Azzolin, C.M.M., Bossi, S., Doglia, G., Maffei, M. (2005). Identification of an EcoRI restriction site for a rapid and precise determination of β-asarone-free Acorus calamus cytotypes.Phytochemistry 66: 507-514. [URL]

Bertea, C.M., Freije, J.R., Van Der Woude, H., Verstappen, F.W.A., Perk, L., Marquez, V., Kraker, J.-W. de, Posthumus, M.A., Jansen, B.J.M., De Groot, Ae, Franssen, M.C.R., Bouwmeester, H.J. (2005). Identification of intermediates and enzymes involved in the early steps of artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua. Planta Medica 71: 40-47. [URL]

Camusso, W., Scannerini, S., Fusconi, A., Bertea, C.M., Maffei, M., Mucciarelli, M. (2005). Endofiti di menta piperita: aspetti morfo-funzionali dell'interazione pianta-fungo e analisi della sequenza genica rDNA 18S-ITS1-5,8S-26S. Informatore Botanico Italiano 37: 954-955. 

Cantarello, C., Volpe, V., Azzolin, C., Bertea, C.M. (2005). Modulation of enzyme activities and expression of genes related to primary and secondary metabolism in response to UV-B stress in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Journal of Plant Interactions 1: 151-161. [URL]

Maffei, M. (2005). Editorial. Journal of Plant Interactions 1 1. [URL]

Maffei, M. (2005-2006). Commemorazione del prof. Silvano Scannerini.Annali dell'Accademia di Agricoltura di Torino 148: 231-233. 

Mucciarelli, M., Camusso, W., Carasso, V., Gallino, B., Scannerini, S., Maffei, M., Calcagno, C., Rodda, M. (2005). Biotecnologie per la conservazione ex situ del germoplasma vegetale. Dalle piante esotiche alle specie spontanee della flora italiana. Informatore Botanico Italiano 37: 150-151.

2004             ▲

Aharoni, A., Giri, A.P., Verstappen, F.W.A., Bertea, C.M., Sevenier, R., Sun, Z., Jongsma, M.A., Schwab, W., Bouwmeester, H.J. (2004). Gain and loss of fruit flavor compounds produced by wild and cultivated strawberry species. Plant Cell 16: 3110-3131. [URL]

Maffei, M., Badino, S., Bossi, S. (2004). Chemotaxonomic significance of leaf wax n-alkanes in the Pinales (Coniferales). Journal of Biological Research 1: 3-19. [URL]

Maffei, M., Bossi, S., Spiteller, D., Mithöfer, A., Boland, W. (2004). Effects of feeding Spodoptera littoralis on Lima bean leaves. I. Membrane potentials, intracellular calcium variations, oral secretions, and regurgitate components. Plant Physiology 134: 1752-1762. [URL]

2003             ▲

Bertea, C.M., Schalk, M., Mau, C.J.D., Karp, F., Wildung, M.R., Croteau, R. (2003). Molecular evaluation of a spearmint mutant altered in the expression of limonene hydroxylases that direct essential oil monoterpene biosynthesis. Phytochemistry 64: 1203-1211. [URL]

Bertea, C.M., Tesio, M., D'Agostino, G., Buffa, G., Camusso, W., Bossi, S., Mucciarelli, M., Scannerini, S., Maffei, M. (2003). The C4 biochemical pathway, and the anatomy of lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf.) cultivated in temperate climates. Plant Biosystems 137: 175-184. [URL]

Maffei, M. (2003). Biochemistry, physiology and bioengineering of bioactive compounds from plants used as dietary supplements. In: Maffei, M. (ed.), Dietary Supplements of Plant Origin: A Nutrition and Health Approach. Taylor & Francis, London 105-170. ISBN: 9780415308359. [URL]

Maffei, M. (2003). Appendix. Dietary supplements of plant origin: Plants, diet and cancer prevention. In: Maffei, M. (ed.), Dietary Supplements of Plant Origin: A Nutrition and Health Approach. Taylor & Francis, London203-242. ISBN: 9780415308359. [URL]

Maffei, M., Bonfante, P., Montacchini, F., Filipello Marchisio, V. (2003-2004). Biosensori vegetali e microbici per la qualità   dell'ambiente: il Centro di Eccellenza CEBIOVEM di Torino. Annali dell'Accademia di Agricoltura di Torino 146: 37-52. 

Maffei, M., Mucciarelli, M. (2003). Essential oil yield in peppermint/soybean strip intercropping. Field Crops Research 84: 229-240. [URL]

Mucciarelli, M., Scannerini, S., Bertea, C.M., Maffei, M. (2003). In vitro and in vivo peppermint (Mentha piperita) growth promotion by nonmycorrhizal fungal colonization. New Phytologist 158: 579-591. [URL]

2002             ▲

Bertea, C.M., Camusso, W. (2002). Anatomy, biochemistry and physiology.In: Maffei, M. (ed.), Vetiveria: The Genus Vetiveria. Taylor & Francis, London 19-43. ISBN: 9780415275866. 

Maffei, M. (2002). Introduction to the genus Vetiveria. In: Maffei, M. (ed.), Vetiveria: The Genus Vetiveria. Taylor & Francis, London 1-18. ISBN: 9780415275866. 

Mucciarelli, M., Maffei, M. (2002). Introduction to the Genus. In: Wright, C.W. (ed.), Artemisia. Taylor & Francis, London 1-50. ISBN: 9780415272124. 

Mucciarelli, M., Scannerini, S., Bertea, C.M., Maffei, M. (2002). An ascomycetous endophyte isolated from Mentha piperita L.: Biological features and molecular studies. Mycologia 94: 28-39. [URL]

Perino, M.A., Lobascio, C., Pastor, S., Maffei, M. (2002). Greenhouse: a strategic element to support humans in space. In: Rycroft, M. (ed.), Beyond the International Space Station: The Future of Human Spaceflight. Proceedings of an International Symposium, 4-7 June 2002, Strasbourg, France. Kluwer, Dordrecht 119-126. ISBN: 9781402009624. [URL]

2001             ▲

Bertea, C.M., Scannerini, S., D'Agostino, G., Mucciarelli, M., Camusso, W., Bossi, S., Buffa, G., Maffei, M. (2001). Evidence for a C4 NADP-ME photosynthetic pathway in Vetiveria zizanioides Stapf. Plant Biosystems 135: 249-262. [URL]

Bertea, C.M., Schalk, M., Karp, F., Maffei, M., Croteau, R. (2001). Demonstration that menthofuran synthase of mint (Mentha) is a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase: Cloning, functional expression, and characterization of the responsible gene. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 390: 279-286. [URL]

Bossi, S., Bertea, C.M., Camusso, W., Mucciarelli, M., Maffei, M. (2001). Effect of the herbicide paraquat on menthofuran biosynthesis in Mentha.Rivista Italiana EPPOS 32: 17-25. 

Caramiello, R., Maffei, M., Miaja, M.L., Me, G. (2001). Pollen surface alkane composition of Corylus avellana x Corylus maxima hybrids. Acta Horticulturae 556: 545-552. [URL]

Maffei, M., Camusso, W., Caramellino, D. (2001). Fructose is the most uptaken sugar for (-)-carvone biosynthesis in Mentha spicata L. Journal of Plant Physiology 158: 811-813. [URL]

Maffei, M., Camusso, W., Sacco, S. (2001). Effect of Mentha x piperitaessential oil and monoterpenes on cucumber root membrane potential. Phytochemistry 58: 703-707. [URL]

Mucciarelli, M., Camusso, W., Bertea, C.M., Bossi, S., Maffei, M. (2001). Effect of (+)-pulegone and other oil components of Mentha x piperita on cucumber respiration. Phytochemistry 57: 91-98. [URL]

2000             ▲

Maffei, M., Scannerini, S. (2000). UV-B effect on photomorphogenesis and essential oil composition in peppermint (Mentha piperita L.). Journal of Essential Oil Research 12: 523-529. [URL]

Mucciarelli, M., Sacco, S., Gallino, M., Maffei, M. (2000). Effects of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid on root membrane potential in micropropagated tobacco plants. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 62: 3-10. [URL]

Mucciarelli, M., Scannerini, S., Gallino, M., Maffei, M. (2000). Effects of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid on tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) cultured in vitro. Growth regulation in callus and organ cultures. Plant Biosystems 134: 185-192. [URL]

1999             ▲

Maffei, M. (1999). Sustainable methods for a sustainable production of peppermint (Mentha x piperita L.) essential oil. Journal of Essential Oil Research 11: 267-282. [URL]

Maffei, M., Bertea, C.M., Garneri, F., Scannerini, S. (1999). Effect of benzoic acid hydroxy- and methoxy- ring substituents during cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) germination. I. Isocitrate lyase and catalase activity.Plant Science 141: 139-147. [URL]

Maffei, M., Canova, D., Bertea, C.M., Scannerini, S. (1999). UV-A effects on photomorphogenesis and essential-oil composition in Mentha piperita. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B: Biology 52: 105-110. [URL]

Maffei, M., Scannerini, S. (1999). Photomorphogenic and chemical responses to Blue light in Mentha piperita. Journal of Essential Oil Research 11: 730-738. [URL]

Mucciarelli, M., Maffei, M. (1999). Piante foraggere alimentari e medicinali: Atlante iconografico. Levrotto & Bella, Torino ISBN: 8882180328. 

Sacco, T., Mucciarelli, M., Maffei, M. (1999). Mentha viridis lavanduliodoraSacco essential oils: State of the art. Perfumer & Flavorist 24: 33-39.

1998             ▲

Mucciarelli, M., Bertea, C.M., Cozzo, M., Scannerini, S., Gallino, M. (1998). Vetiveria zizanioides as a tool for environmental engineering. In: Scannerini, S., Baker, A., Charlwood, B.V., Damiano, C., Franz, C. (eds.), Symposium on Plant Biotechnology as a Tool for the Exploitation of Mountain Lands: Torino, Italy, May 25-27, 1997. Acta Horticulturae 457 261-270. ISBN: 9789066057609. [URL] 

1997             ▲

Maffei, M., Meregalli, M., Scannerini, S. (1997). Chemotaxonomic significance of surface wax n-alkanes in the Cactaceae. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 25: 241-253. [URL]

Piervittori, R., Usai, L., Alessio, F., Maffei, M. (1997). The effect of simulated acid rain on surface morphology and n-alkane composition of Pseudevernia furfuracea. Lichenologist 29: 191-198. [URL]

Sacco, S., Maffei, M. (1997). The effect of isosakuranetin (5,7-dihydroxy 4-methoxy flavanone) on potassium uptake in wheat root segments. Phytochemistry 46: 245-248. [URL]

1996             ▲

Kustrak, D., Kuftinec, J., Blazevic, N., Maffei, M. (1996). Comparison of the essential oil composition of two subspecies of Satureja montana. Journal of Essential Oil Research 8: 7-13. [URL]

Maffei, M. (1996). Chemotaxonomic significance of leaf wax alkanes in theGramineae. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 24: 53-64. [URL]

Maffei, M. (1996). Chemotaxonomic significance of leaf wax n-Alkanes in the Umbelliferae, Cruciferae and Leguminosae (subf. papilionoideae). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 24: 531-545. [URL]

Piervittori, R., Usai, L., Alessio, F., Maffei, M. (1996). Surface n-alkane variability in Xanthoria parietina. Lichenologist 28: 79-87. [URL]

1995              ▲

Bassi, P., Basile, A., Stefanini, A., Vosa, C.G., Maffei, M., Giordano, S., Castaldo-Cobianchi, R. (1995). Effects of lead on the nuclear repetitive DNA of the moss Funaria hygrometrica (Bryophyta). Protoplasma 188: 104-108. [URL]

Caramiello, R., Bocco, A., Buffa, G., Maffei, M. (1995). Chemotaxonomy ofJuniperus communis, J. sibirica and J. intermedia. Journal of Essential Oil Research 7: 133-145. [URL]

Maffei, M., Scannerini, S., Berta, G., Mucciarelli, M. (1995). Photosynthetic enzyme activities in Vetiveria zizanioides cultivated in temperate climates. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 23: 27-32. [URL]

Mucciarelli, M., Caramiello, R., Maffei, M., Chialva, F. (1995). Essential oils from some Artemisia species growing spontaneously in North-West Italy. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 10: 25-32. [URL]

Mucciarelli, M., Sacco, T., Bricarello, M., Scannerini, S., Maffei, M. (1995). Oli essenziali di Mentha x piperita micropropagata in vitro. Rivista Italiana EPPOS 17: 19-30. 

Piervittori, R., Alessio, F., Usai, L., Maffei, M. (1995). Seasonal variations in lipids of Xanthoria parietina growing at high elevations. Phytochemistry40: 717-723. [URL]

1994             ▲

Dellacassa, E., Mahler, G., Szwedzki, D., Moyna, P., Alonso, E., Maffei, M. (1994). New chemotypes of Origanum x applii (Domin) Boros from Uruguay. Journal of Essential Oil Research 6: 389-393. [URL]

Maffei, M. (1994). Discriminant analysis of leaf wax alkanes in theLamiaceae and four other plant families. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 22: 711-728. [URL]

Maffei, M., Mucciarelli, M., Scannerini, S. (1994). Essential oils from Achillea species of different geographic origin. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 22: 679-687. [URL]

Maffei, M., Mucciarelli, M., Scannerini, S. (1994). Are leaf area index (LAI) and flowering related to oil productivity in peppermint?. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 9: 119-124. [URL]

Peracino, V., Caramiello, R., Maffei, M. (1994). Essential oils from some lavandula hybrids growing spontaneously in North West Italy. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 9: 11-17. [URL]

Piervittori, R., Alessio, F., Maffei, M. (1994). Fatty acid variations in the lichen, Xanthoria parietina. Phytochemistry 36: 853-856. [URL]

1993             ▲

Berta, G., Dela Pierre, M., Maffei, M. (1993). Nuclear morphology and DNA content in the glandular trichomes of peppermint (Mentha x piperita L.). Protoplasma 175: 85-92. [URL]

Maffei, M., Germano, F., Doglia, G., Chialva, F. (1993). Essential oils, chromosome numbers and karyotypes from Italian Achillea species. Part II. Journal of Essential Oil Research 5: 61-70. [URL]

Maffei, M., Mucciarelli, M., Scannerini, S. (1993). Environmental factors affecting the lipid metabolism in Rosmarinus officinalis L. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 21: 765-784. [URL]

Maffei, M., Peracino, V. (1993). Fatty acids from some Lavandula hybrids growing spontaneously in North West Italy. Phytochemistry 33: 373-376. [URL]

Maffei, M., Scannerini, S. (1993). Fatty acid variability from non-polar lipids in some Lamiaceae. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 21: 475-486. [URL]

Maffei, M., Scannerini, S., Mucciarelli, M. (1993). Paraquat on Carvone Biosynthesis in Mentha. Journal of Essential Oil Research 5: 651-657. [URL]

Mucciarelli, M., Gallino, M., Scannerini, S., Maffei, M. (1993). Callus induction and plant regeneration in Vetiveria zizanioides. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 35: 267-271. [URL]

Mucciarelli, M., Maffei, M., Sacco, T. (1993). Oli essenziali e tricomi ghiandolari di Perovskia atriplicifolia Benth. e P. scrophulariaefolia Bunge. Rivista Italiana EPPOS 9: 3-7.

1992             ▲

Maffei, M., Scannerini, S. (1992). Seasonal variations in fatty acids from non-polar lipids of developing peppermint leaves. Phytochemistry 31: 479-484. [URL]

Maffei, M., Scannerini, S. (1992). Fatty acid variability in some Mentha species. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 20: 573-582. [URL]

Sacco, T., Peracino, V., Maffei, M. (1992). Phenotypic plasticity in Mentha viridis lavanduliodora. Journal of Essential Oil Research 4: 491-496. [URL]

1991             ▲

Maffei, M., Scannerini, S., Codignola, A. (1991). Fatty acid variability in some Mentha hybrids. Phytochemistry 30: 2285-2287. [URL] 

1990             ▲

Codignola, A., Fieschi, M., Maffei, M., Fusconi, A. (1990). Leaf anatomy and photosynthetic characteristics of succulent alpine plants growing at high elevations. Nordic Journal of Botany 10: 49-56. [URL]

Maffei, M. (1990). Plasticity and genotypic variation in some Mentha x verticillata hybrids. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 18: 493-502. [URL]

Maffei, M. (1990). F1 and F2 hybrids from Mentha x verticillata clone 7303 x Mentha spicata L. A chemogenetic study. Flavour and Fragrance Journal5: 211-217. [URL]

Maffei, M. (1990). Mentha x verticillata: a potential new source of menthol. Journal of Essential Oil Research 2: 243-245. [URL]

Maffei, M., Chialva, F. (1990). Essential oils from Schinus molle L. berries and leaves. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 5: 49-52. [URL]

Maffei, M., Codignola, A. (1990). Photosynthesis, photorespiration and herbicide effect on terpene production in peppermint (Mentha piperitaL.). Journal of Essential Oil Research 2: 275-286. [URL]

1989             ▲

Codignola, A., Verotta, L., Spanu, P., Maffei, M., Scannerini, S., Bonfante, P. (1989). Cell wall bound-phenols in roots of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal plants. New Phytologist 112: 221-228. [URL]

Gershenzon, J., Maffei, M., Croteau, R. (1989). Biochemical and histochemical localization of monoterpene biosynthesis in the glandular trichomes of spearmint (Mentha spicata). Plant Physiology 89: 1351-1357. [URL]

Maffei, M., Chialva, F., Codignola, A. (1989). Essential oils and chromosome numbers from Italian Achillea species. Journal of Essential Oil Research 1: 57-64. [URL]

Maffei, M., Chialva, F., Sacco, T. (1989). Glandular trichomes and essential oils in developing peppermint leaves. I. Variation of peltate trichome number and terpene distribution within leaves. New Phytologist 111: 707-716. [URL]

1988             ▲

Codignola, A., Maffei, M., Fieschi, M. (1988). Phenols and bud dormancy I. Variations in total phenols and phenylalanine ammonia lyase activity in dormant buds of Fagus sylvatica L. New Phytologist 108: 83-89. [URL]

Codignola, A., Maffei, M., Fieschi, M. (1988). Phenols and bud dormancy II. Qualitative variations in endogenous phenols in dormant buds of Fagus sylvatica L. New Phytologist 110: 473-477. [URL]

Maffei, M. (1988). A chemotype of Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson particularly rich in piperitenone oxide. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 3: 23-26. [URL]

Maffei, M. (1988). Environmental factors affecting the oil composition of some Mentha species grown in North West Italy. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 3: 79-84. [URL]

Maffei, M., Codignola, A., Fieschi, M. (1988). Photosynthetic enzyme activities in lemongrass cultivated in temperate climates. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 16: 263-264. [URL]

1987             ▲

Maffei, M., Sacco, T. (1987). Chemical and morphometrical comparison between two peppermint notomorphs. Planta Medica 53: 214-216. [URL]

Sacco, T., Maffei, M. (1987). Essential oil from Chiliadenus lopadusanus growing spontaneously in Lampedusa island (Italy). Planta Medica 53: 582. [URL]

1986             ▲

Maffei, M., Codignola, A., Fieschi, M. (1986). Essential oil from Mentha spicata L. (spearmint) cultivated in Italy. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 1: 105-109. [URL]

Maffei, M., Gallino, M., Sacco, T. (1986). Glandular trichomes and essential oils of developing leaves in Mentha viridis lavanduliodora. Planta Medica52: 187-193. [URL]

1985             ▲