Ricerc@Sapienza

Resveratrol, a natural product with well-known multiple beneficial effects, has been widely used as a bioactive principle for the development of anti-aging topical phytoproducts. These products are usually applied to skin that is often exposed to solar light for a long time, leading to potentially harmful resveratrol derivatives. In this study we investigated the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of 2,4,6-trihydroxyphenanthrene (THP), derived from trans-resveratrol photochemical isomerization and electrocyclization.

Multiple studies revealed the potential application of high quality saffron byproducts as cheap sources of bioactive compounds endowed with antioxidant activity. In the present study, we analyzed the total fatty acids of the anthers, and explored the pharmacological and toxicological potential of anthers, by evaluating genotoxic and protective effects in multiple cell lines, brine shrimps and isolated rat tissues. The phytochemical analyses showed that anthers are rich in long chain fatty acids most of which are unsaturated (80.51%).