Ancuța Cristina Raclariu-Manolică and Carmen Socaciu. 2023. In Search of Authenticity Biomarkers in Food Supplements Containing Sea Buckthorn: A Metabolomics Approach. Foods, 12(24), 4493; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12244493
Ancuța Cristina Raclariu-Manolică, Quentin Mauvisseau, Renato Paranaiba, Hugo J. de Boer, Carmen Socaciu. 2023. Authentication of milk thistle commercial products using UHPLC-QTOF-ESI + MS metabolomics and DNA metabarcoding. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies 23, 257. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-023-04091-9
Ancuța Cristina Raclariu-Manolică, Quentin Mauvisseau, Hugo J. de Boer. 2023. Horizon scan of DNA-based methods for quality control and monitoring of herbal preparations, Frontiers in Pharmacology, 14, 1-10, doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1179099
Ancuța Cristina Raclariu-Manolică, and Carmen Socaciu. 2023. "Detecting and Profiling of Milk Thistle Metabolites in Food Supplements: A Safety-Oriented Approach by Advanced Analytics" Metabolites 13, 3: 440. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13030440
Ancuța Cristina Raclariu-Manolică, Jarl Andreas Anmarkrud, Marcin Kierczak, Nima Rafati, Lisbeth Thorbek, Audun Schrøder-Nielsen, Hugo J De Boer. 2021. DNA metabarcoding for quality control of basil, oregano and paprika. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.665618
Ancuța Cristina Raclariu-Manolică, Hugo J. de Boer, Chapter 8 - DNA barcoding and metabarcoding for quality control of botanicals and derived herbal products, Editor(s): Pulok K. Mukherjee, Evidence-Based Validation of Herbal Medicine (Second Edition), Elsevier, 2022, Pages 223-238, ISBN 9780323855426, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85542-6.00004-4.
As part of the PlantCheck activities proposed for the dissemination and communication of project activities and results, as well as for career development, the project leader attended the following events:
22nd International Congress of International Society for Ethnopharmacology (ISE) & the 10th International Congress of the Society for Ethnopharmacology (SFE), India (ISE-SFEC 2023) (Imphal, India, February 24-26, 2023, Imphal, Manipur, India).
Dr. Manolica gave an invited talk on "DNA BARCODING AND METABARCODING OF HERBAL MEDICINES".
For further information click here: https://isesfec2023.in/
70th International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA), (Thessaloniki, Greece, August 28-31, 2022)
For further information click here: https://ga2022.web.auth.gr/
"RARA Conference focused on how research results can support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the European Green Deal. The conference centred on the importance of investing in research and innovation for a safe transition towards sustainable food systems, defining One Health research needs, and aligning research efforts" (For further information click here: : https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/risk-assessment-research-assembly-rara-2022-berlin-7-december#documents
2022 Parma Summer School, organised by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the University of Parma, the School of Advanced Studies on Food and Nutrition, and the Catholic University Sacro Cuore of Piacenza.
The Summer School topics addressed three different areas: • Risk assessment/Risk management of regulated products in the EU • Risk assessment approaches of regulated products at EFSA and • Risk assessment at the crossroads of consumer safety and innovation in food production
PlantCheck results on the authentication of milk thistle were presented at the 69th International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA)
The meeting was organized on behalf of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA) and brought together scientists interested in Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research.
*abstracts will be soon published in a special issue of Planta Medica
For further information click here: https://ga-online.org/events/past-events/
REMAT Research Management Training for Early Career Researchers, organized by TUTECH INNOVATION GMBH, a subsidiary of Hamburg University of Technology. The training took place online between 4-5 May 2022.
The modules of the workshop covered topics such as: exploitation of knowledge and entrepreneurship, the acquisition of grants, intellectual property rights, and the management of interdisciplinary projects.
International Conference on DNA Barcoding and Biodiversity (ICDBB), organized by the Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, as part of the BULCode project, in Sofia, Bulgaria & online, from 25th to 27th of May 2022
RAFA 2021 - Recent advances in food analysis This year the event was organised online, on November 3-4 2021
For further information click here:: https://www.rafa2021.eu/
The project leader was invited by ScienceOngoing team to give a talk on her research work. The presentation was on ZOOM and had the title: "Adulterarea suplimentelor alimentare: ce poate spune ADN-ul despre autenticitate si frauda?”
Scientific eSymposium - Milk thistle- Phytochemical, pharmacological and clinical evidence (19.11.2021)
For further information click here: https://www.hmppa.at/milk-thistle-esymposium/
Part A of the eSeminars series organized by the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research on Regulation of Natural Products – a Global Challenge:
Concepts of quality control for multi-component mixtures, November 26th, 2021
Raw material quality, efficacy and safety proof, October 29th, 2021
Supply chain management and relevant quality management requirements, September 24th, 2021
Market channels and regulatory pathways for HMPs, Medical Devices and Botanicals in key markets (EU and US), September 10th, 2021
For further information click here: https://ga-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-RA-Seminars-Program.pdf
Part B of the eSeminars series organized by the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research on Regulation of Natural Products – a Global Challenge: