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Benedetta Saccomanno

Research Scientist, NIAB
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Elucidation of cladofulvin biosynthesis reveals a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase required for anthraquinone dimerization

…, CH Mesarich, B Saccomanno… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Anthraquinones are a large family of secondary metabolites (SMs) that are extensively studied
for their diverse biological activities. These activities are determined by functional group …

Predictors of effectiveness of anakinra in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

B Saccomanno, J Tibaldi, F Minoia… - The Journal of …, 2019 - jrheum.org
Objective. To seek predictors of therapeutic response to the interleukin (IL)-1 inhibitor anakinra
in children with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA). Methods. The clinical …

A carbohydrate-binding protein, B-GRANULE CONTENT 1, influences starch granule size distribution in a dose-dependent manner in polyploid wheat

…, R Ramirez-Gonzalez, B Saccomanno… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
In Triticeae endosperm (eg wheat and barley), starch granules have a bimodal size distribution
(with A- and B-type granules) whereas in other grasses the endosperm contains starch …

[HTML][HTML] DNA barcode gap analysis for multiple marker genes for phytoplankton species biodiversity in Mediterranean aquatic ecosystems

E Tzafesta, B Saccomanno, F Zangaro, MR Vadrucci… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Environmental DNA metabarcoding (eDNA) has strong potential in the
assessment of biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems. The incompleteness of DNA barcode …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of ecological indicators of fish to evaluate the anthropogenic pressures in aquatic ecosystems: from traditional to innovative DNA-based …

M Pinna, F Zangaro, B Saccomanno, C Scalone… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
In order to halt the loss of global biodiversity and considering the United Nations Decade for
Ocean Conservation Agenda, increasing efforts to improve biomonitoring programs and …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic investigation of FLOWERING LOCUS T-like Poaceae gene families identifies the short-day expressed flowering pathway gene, TaFT3 in wheat …

…, R Kowalczyk, ML Pagano, B Saccomanno… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
To date, a small number of major flowering time loci have been identified in the related
Triticeae crops, bread wheat (Triticum aestivum), durum wheat (T. durum), and barley (Hordeum …

Growth strategy, phylogeny and stoichiometry determine the allelopathic potential of native and non‐native plants

BMC Grutters, B Saccomanno, EM Gross… - Oikos, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Secondary compounds can contribute to the success of non‐native plant species if they
reduce damage by native herbivores or inhibit the growth of native plant competitors. However, …

Transfer of a starch phenotype from wild wheat to bread wheat by deletion of a locus controlling B-type starch granule content

T Chia, NM Adamski, B Saccomanno… - Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Our previous genetic analysis of a tetraploid wild wheat species, Aegilops peregrina, predicted
that a single gene per haploid genome, Bgc-1, controls B-type starch granule content in …

[HTML][HTML] Assignment of a dubious gene cluster to melanin biosynthesis in the tomato fungal pathogen Cladosporium fulvum

…, RJ Cox, EJR Overdijk, CH Mesarich, B Saccomanno… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Pigments and phytotoxins are crucial for the survival and spread of plant pathogenic fungi.
The genome of the tomato biotrophic fungal pathogen Cladosporium fulvum contains a …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of wheat lacking B-type starch granules

B Saccomanno, P Berbezy, K Findlay… - Journal of Cereal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The physicochemical and agronomic properties of a new form of bread wheat lacking B-type
starch granules (BlessT) were assessed. Three BlessT mutant lines made by combining …