1979: Degree in Biological Sciences, University of Pisa
1981: Accademia dei Lincei Grant: Research activity at University College of London
1982: CNR Grant: Research activity at Queen Elizabeth College, London
1990: PhD in Agronomic Biology
1991-1992: Post Doctoral Grant University of Ancona
1994: University of Siena: Assistant Professor (Researcher)
2012: Cohoperation with IBAA (Istituto Biologia e Biotecnologie Agrarie) CNR Pisa
1) Identification of precocious markers of seed deterioration during long term storage
2) Analysis of seed reserves mobilization by optical and electronic microscopy and SDS-PAGE electrophoresis
3) Effects of heavy metals on seed germination and reserve mobilization
4) Genotoxycity induced by heavy metals and by long term storage on seeds
5) Determination of enzymatic and non enzymatic antioxidants in plant materials
Plant Physiology (degree in Biological Sciences)
Lorenza M. Bellani, Stefania Giglioni, Simonetta Muccifora. Protein Characterization of Protein Bodies from Cotyledons of Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. Plant Foods Hum. Nutr. 68, 47-51 (2013).
Simonetta Muccifora, Lorenza M. Bellani. Effects of copper on germination and reserve mobilization in Vicia sativa L. seeds. Environ. Poll. 179, 68-74 (2013).
Lorenza Bellani, Laura Salvini, Antonio Dell’Aquila, Anna Scialabba. Reactive oxygen species release, vitamin E, fatty acid and phytosterol contents of artificially aged radish (Raphanus sativus L.) seeds during germination. Acta Physiol. Plant. 34, 1789-1799 (2012).
Simonetta Muccifora, Lorenza M. Bellani. Antheridial dehiscence in ferns. Plant Syst. Evol. 297, 51-56 (2011).
Anna Scialabba, Laura Salvini, Ali S. Faqi, Lorenza Bellani. Tocopherol, fatty acid and phytosterol content in seeds of nine wild taxa of Sicilian Brassica (Cruciferae). Plant Biosyist. 144, 626-633 (2010).
Simonetta Muccifora, Roberto Guerranti, Chiara Muzzi, Nnadozies S. Hope-Onyekwere, Roberto Pagani, Roberto Leoncini, Lorenza M. Bellani. Ultrastructural and biochemical investigations of protein mobilization of Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. Cotyledons and embryo axis. Protoplasma 239, 15-21 (2010).
Lorenza M. Bellani, Laura Salvini, Anna Scialabba. Characterization of Brassica fruticulosa seeds. Bocconea 23, 451-457 (2009).
Simonetta Muccifora, Lorenza Bellani, Paolo Gori. Ultrastructure, viability, and in vitro germination of the tricellular Sambucus nigra L. pollen. Int. J. Plant Sci. 164, 855-860 (2003).
Anna Scialabba, Lorenza M. Bellani, Antonio Dell’Aquila. Effects of ageing on peroxidase activity and localization in radish (Raphanus sativus L.) seeds. Eur. J. Histochem. 46, 351-358 (2002).
Lorenza M. Bellani, Massimo Guarnieri, Anna Scialabba. Differences in the activity and distribution of peroxidases from three different portions of germinating Brassica oleracea seeds. Physiol. Plant. 114, 102-108 (2002).