The journal VITAE is the four-monthly official publication of the School of Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences, and its mission is the diffusion of the scientific and investigative knowledge in the various fields of pharmaceutical and food research, and their related industries. The Journal VITAE is an open-access journal that publishes original and unpublished manuscripts, which are selected by the Editorial Board and then peer-reviewed. The editorial pages express the opinion of the Faculty regarding the various topics of interest. The judgments, opinions, and points of view expressed in the published articles are the responsibility of their authors.