Fedotov DA, Paul AC, Koch H, Santoro F, Coriani S, Improta R
Excited state absorption of DNA bases in the gas phase and in chloroform solution: a comparative quantum mechanical study
Phys Chem Chem Phys (ISSN: 1463-9076linking, 1463-9084electronic), 2022 Feb 23; 24(8): 4987-5000.

Lizondo-aranda P, Martínez-fernández L, Miranda MA, Improta R, Gustavsson T, Lhiaubet-vallet V
The Excited State Dynamics of a Mutagenic Cytidine Etheno Adduct Investigated by Combining Time-Resolved Spectroscopy and Quantum Mechanical Calculations
J Phys Chem Lett (ISSN: 1948-7185linking, 1948-7185electronic), 2022 Jan 13; 13(1): 251-257.

Platella C, Gaglione R, Napolitano E, Arciello A, Pirota V, Doria F, Musumeci D, Montesarchio D
DNA Binding Mode Analysis of a Core-Extended Naphthalene Diimide as a Conformation-Sensitive Fluorescent Probe of G-Quadruplex Structures
Int J Mol Sc (ISSN: 1422-0067linking, 1422-0067electronic), 2021 Sep 30; 22 (19 ): N/D-N/D.

Balanikas E, Martinez-fernandez L, Improta R, Podbevšek P, Baldacchino G, Markovitsi D
The Structural Duality of Nucleobases in Guanine Quadruplexes Controls Their Low-Energy Photoionization
J Phys Chem Lett (ISSN: 1948-7185linking, 1948-7185electronic), 2021 Sep 2; 12(34): 8309-8313.

Mulliri S, Laaksonen A, Spanu P, Farris R, Farci M, Mingoia F, Roviello GN, Mocci F
Spectroscopic and In Silico Studies on the Interaction of Substituted Pyrazolo[1, 2-a]benzo[1, 2, 3, 4]tetrazine-3-one Derivatives with c-Myc G4-DNA
Int J Mol Sc (ISSN: 1422-0067linking, 1422-0067electronic, 1661-6596), 2021 Jun 2; 22(11): 6028-6028.

Platella C, Napolitano E, Riccardi C, Musumeci D, Montesarchio D
Disentangling the Structure-Activity Relationships of Naphthalene Diimides as Anticancer G-Quadruplex-Targeting Drugs
J Med Chem (ISSN: 0022-2623linking, 0022-2623print, 1520-4804), 2021 Apr 8; 64(7): 3578-3603.

Green JA, Jouybari MY, Aranda D, Improta R, Santoro F
Nonadiabatic Absorption Spectra and Ultrafast Dynamics of DNA and RNA Photoexcited Nucleobases
Molecules (ISSN: 1420-3049linking, 1420-3049electronic), 2021 Mar 20; 26(6): N/D-N/D.

Green JA, Asha H, Santoro F, Improta R
Excitonic Model for Strongly Coupled Multichromophoric Systems: The Electronic Circular Dichroism Spectra of Guanine Quadruplexes as Test Cases
J Chem Theory Comput (ISSN: 1549-9618linking, 1549-9626electronic), 2021 Jan 12; 17(1): 405-415.

Martínez-fernández L, Esposito L, Improta R
Studying the excited electronic states of guanine rich DNA quadruplexes by quantum mechanical methods: main achievements and perspectives
Photochem Photobiol Sci (ISSN: 1474-905xlinking), 2020 Apr 15; 19(4): 436-444.

Fik-jaskółka MA, Mkrtchyan AF, Saghyan AS, Palumbo R, Belter A, Hayriyan LA, Simonyan H, Roviello V, Roviello GN
Spectroscopic and SEM evidences for G4-DNA binding by a synthetic alkyne-containing amino acid with anticancer activity
Spectrochim Acta A (ISSN: 1386-1425linking), 2020 Mar 15; 229: 117884-117884.

Pelliccia S, Amato J, Capasso D, Di Gaetano S, Massarotti A, Piccolo M, Irace C, Tron GC, Pagano B, Randazzo A, Novellino E, Giustiniano M
Bio-Inspired Dual-Selective BCL-2/c-MYC G-Quadruplex Binders: Design, Synthesis, and Anticancer Activity of Drug-like Imidazo[2, 1-i]purine Derivatives
J Med Chem (ISSN: 0022-2623linking, 0022-2623print, 1520-4804), 2020 Mar 12; 63(5): 2035-2050.

Martinez-fernandez L, Gustavsson T, Diederichsen U, Improta R
Excited State Dynamics of 8-Vinyldeoxyguanosine In Aqueous Solution Studied by Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Quantum Mechanical Calculations
Molecules (ISSN: 1420-3049linking, 1420-3049electronic), 2020 Feb 13; 25(4): N/D-N/D.

Riccardi C, Capasso D, Rozza GM, Platella C, Montesarchio D, Di Gaetano S, Marzo T, Pratesi A, Messori L, Roviello GN, Musumeci D
Synthesis, DNA binding studies, and antiproliferative activity of novel Pt(II)- complexes with an L-alanyl-based ligand
J Chem Res (ISSN: 0162-0134linking, 0162-0134print, 1873-3344), 2020 Feb; 203: 110868-110868.

Martinez-fernandez L, Changenet P, Banyasz A, Gustavsson T, Markovitsi D, Improta R
Comprehensive Study of Guanine Excited State Relaxation and Photoreactivity in G-quadruplexes
J Phys Chem Lett (ISSN: 1948-7185linking, 1948-7185electronic), 2019 Nov 7; 10(21): 6873-6877.

Marzano M, Falanga AP, D'Errico S, Pinto B, Roviello GN, Piccialli G, Oliviero G, Borbone N
New G-quadruplex-forming oligodeoxynucleotides incorporating a bifunctional Double-Ended Linker (DEL): effects of DEL size and ODNs orientation on the topology, stability and molecularity of DEL-G-quadruplexes
Molecules (ISSN: 1420-3049linking, 1420-3049electronic), 2019 Feb 12; 24(3): 654-654.

Banyasz A, Martinez-fernandez L, Improta R, Ketola TM, Balty C, Markovitsi D
Radicals generated in alternating guanine-cytosine duplexes by direct absorption of low-energy UV radiation
Phys Chem Chem Phys (ISSN: 1463-9084electronic, 1463-9076linking), 2018 Aug 22; 20(33): 21381-21389.

Martinez-fernandez L, Improta R
Sequence dependence on DNA photochemistry: a computational study of photodimerization pathways in TpdC and dCpT dinucleotides
Photochemical & (ISSN: 1474-9092electronic, 1474-905xlinking), 2018 May 16; 17(5): 586-591.

Chawla M, Autiero I, Oliva R, Cavallo L
Energetics and dynamics of the non-natural fluorescent 4AP: DAP base pair
Phys Chem Chem Phys (ISSN: 1463-9076linking), 2018 Jan 31; 20 (5 ): 3699-3709.

Deiana M, Mettra B, Martinez-fernandez L, Mazur LM, Pawlik K, Andraud C, Samoc M, Improta R, Monnereau C, Matczyszyn K
Specific Recognition of G-Quadruplexes Over Duplex-DNA by a Macromolecular NIR Two-Photon Fluorescent Probe
J Phys Chem Lett (ISSN: 1948-7185, 1948-7185electronic, 1948-7185linking), 2017 Dec 7; 8(23): 5915-5920.

Baglivo I, Pirone L, Pedone E, Pitzer JE, Muscariello L, Marino MM, Malgieri G, Freschi A, Chambery A, Roop Ii RM, Pedone PV
Ml proteins from Mesorhizobium loti and MucR from Brucella abortus: an AT-rich core DNA-target site and oligomerization ability
Sci Rep (ISSN: 2045-2322, 2045-2322electronic, 2045-2322linking), 2017 Nov 17; 7(1): 15805-15805.

Conti I, Martinez-fernandez L, Esposito L, Hofinger S, Nenov A, Garavelli M, Improta R
Multiple Electronic and Structural Factors Control Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimer and 6-4 Thymine-Thymine Photodimerization in a DNA Duplex
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539, 1521-3765, 1521-3765electronic), 2017 Oct 26; 23(60): 15177-15188.

Meccariello A, Monti SM, Romanelli A, Colonna R, Primo P, Inghilterra MG, Del Corsano G, Ramaglia A, Iazzetti G, Chiarore A, Patti F, Heinze SD, Salvemini M, Lindsay H, Chiavacci E, Burger A, Robinson MD, Mosimann C, Bopp D, Saccone G
Highly efficient DNA-free gene disruption in the agricultural pest Ceratitis capitata by CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complexes
Sci Rep (ISSN: 2045-2322, 2045-2322electronic, 2045-2322linking), 2017 Aug 30; 7(1): 10061-10061.

Deplano A, Morgillo CM, Demurtas M, Bjorklund E, Cipriano M, Svensson M, Hashemian S, Smaldone G, Pedone E, Luque FJ, Cabiddu MG, Novellino E, Fowler CJ, Catalanotti B, Onnis V
Novel propanamides as fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitors
Eur J Med Chem (ISSN: 0223-5234, 1768-3254, 0223-5234linking), 2017 Aug 18; 136: 523-542.

Banyasz A, Martinez-fernandez L, Balty C, Perron M, Douki T, Improta R, Markovitsi D
Absorption of Low-Energy UV Radiation by Human Telomere G-Quadruplexes Generates Long-Lived Guanine Radical Cations
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 0002-7863print), 2017 Aug 2; 139(30): 10561-10568.

Platella C, Guida S, Bonmassar L, Aquino A, Bonmassar E, Ravagnan G, Montesarchio D, Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Fuggetta MP
Antitumour activity of resveratrol on human melanoma cells: a possible mechanism related to its interaction with malignant cell telomerase
Bba-Gen Subjects (ISSN: 0005-2728, 0006-3002print, 1570-9639print), 2017 Aug 02; 1861(11PtA): 2843-2851.

Magrì A, Tabbì G, Breglia R, De Gioia L, Fantucci P, Bruschi M, Bonomo RP, La Mendola D
Copper ion interaction with the RNase catalytic site fragment of the angiogenin protein: an experimental and theoretical investigation
Dalton T (ISSN: 1477-9226, 1477-9234, 1477-9226linking), 2017 Jul 04; 46(26): 8524-8538.

Martinez-fernandez L, Improta R
Novel adenine/thymine photodimerization channels mapped by PCM/TD-DFT calculations on dApT and TpdA dinucleotides
Photoch Photobio Sci (ISSN: 1474-905x), 2017 Jun 22; 16(8): 1277-1283.

Martinez-fernandez L, Pepino AJ, Segarra-marti J, Jovaisaite J, Vaya I, Nenov A, Markovitsi D, Gustavsson T, Banyasz A, Garavelli M, Improta R
Photophysics of Deoxycytidine and 5-Methyldeoxycytidine in Solution: A Comprehensive Picture by Quantum Mechanical Calculations and Femtosecond Fluorescence Spectroscopy
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 0002-7863print), 2017 Jun 14; 139(23): 7780-7791.

Platella C, Riccardi C, Montesarchio D, Roviello GN, Musumeci D
G-quadruplex-based aptamers against protein targets in therapy and diagnostics
Bba-Gen Subjects (ISSN: 0304-4165, 0006-3002, 1872-8006electronic), 2017 May; 1861(5PtB): 1429-1447.

Martínez-fernández L, Granucci G, Pollum M, Crespo-hernández CE, Persico M, Corral I
Decoding the Molecular Basis for the Population Mechanism of the Triplet Phototoxic Precursors in UVA Light-Activated Pyrimidine Anticancer Drugs
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539, 1521-3765, 1521-3765electronic), 2017; 23(11): 2619-2627.

Zhang Y, De La Harpe K, Beckstead AA, Martínez-fernández L, Improta R, Kohler B
Excited-State Dynamics of DNA Duplexes with Different H-Bonding Motifs
J Phys Chem Lett (ISSN: 1948-7185, 1948-7185electronic, 1948-7185linking), 2016; 7(6): 950-954.

Improta R, Santoro F, Blancafort L
Quantum Mechanical Studies on the Photophysics and the Photochemistry of Nucleic Acids and Nucleobases
Chem Rev (ISSN: 0009-2665), 2016; 116(6): 3540-3593.

Zhang Y, de La Harpe K, Beckstead AA, Improta R, Kohler B
UV-Induced Proton Transfer between DNA Strands
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 0002-7863print), 2015 Jun 10; 137(22): 7059-7062.

Autiero I, Saviano M, Langella E
Conformational studies of chiral D-Lys-PNA and achiral PNA system in binding with DNA or RNA through a molecular dynamics approach
Eur J Med Chem (ISSN: 0223-5234, 1768-3254, 0223-5234linking), 2015 Feb 16; 91: 109-117.

Petrone A, Cerezo J, Ferrer FJA, Donati G, Improta R, Rega N, Santoro F
Absorption and emission spectral shapes of a prototype dye in water by combining classical/dynamical and quantum/static approaches
J Phys Chem A (ISSN: 1089-5639, 1520-5215electronic, 1089-5639linking), 2015; 119(21): 5426-5438.

Musumeci D, Rozza L, Merlino A, Paduano L, Marzo T, Massai L, Messori L, Montesarchio D
Interaction of anticancer Ru(III) complexes with single stranded and duplex DNA model systems
Dalton T (ISSN: 1477-9226, 1477-9234, 1477-9226linking), 2015; 44(31): 13914-13925.

Huix-Rotllant M, Brazard J, Improta R, Burghardt I, Markovitsi D
Stabilization of mixed frenkel-charge transfer excitons extended across both strands of guanine-cytosine DNA duplexes
J Phys Chem Lett (ISSN: 1948-7185, 1948-7185electronic, 1948-7185linking), 2015; 6(12): 2247-2251.

Changenet-Barret P, Gustavsson T, Improta R, Markovitsi D
Ultrafast Excited-State Deactivation of 8-Hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine Studied by Femtosecond Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Quantum-Chemical Calculations
J Phys Chem A (ISSN: 1089-5639, 1520-5215electronic, 1089-5639linking), 2015; 119(23): 6131-6139.

Zhang Y, Dood J, Beckstead AA, Li X-B, Nguyen KV, Burrows CJ, Improta R, Kohler B
Efficient UV-induced charge separation and recombination in an 8-oxoguanine-containing dinucleotide
P Natl Acad Sci Usa (ISSN: 0027-8424, 1091-6490, 0027-8424print), 2014 Sep 12; 111(32): 11612-11617.

Improta R
Quantum mechanical calculations unveil the structure and properties of the absorbing and emitting excited electronic states of guanine quadruplex
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539, 1521-3765, 1521-3765electronic), 2014 Jun 23; 20(26): 8106-8115.

Scognamiglio PL, Di Natale C, Leone M, Poletto M, Vitagliano L, Tell G, Marasco D
G-quadruplex DNA recognition by nucleophosmin: new insights from protein dissection
Bba-Gen Subjects (ISSN: 0005-2728, 0006-3002print, 1570-9639print), 2014 Jun; 1840(6): 2050-2059.

Antoniali G, Lirussi L, D'Ambrosio C, Dal Piaz F, Vascotto C, Casarano E, Marasco D, Scaloni A, Fogolari F, Tell G
SIRT1 gene expression upon genotoxic damage is regulated by APE1 through nCaRE-promoter elements
Mol Biol Cell (ISSN: 1059-1524), 2014 Feb 15; 25(4): 532-547.

Zhang Y, Improta R, Kohler B
Mode-specific vibrational relaxation of photoexcited guanosine 5'-monophosphate and its acid form: a femtosecond broadband mid-IR transient absorption and theoretical study
Phys Chem Chem Phys (ISSN: 1463-9076, 1463-3907, 1463-9084electronic), 2014 Jan 28; 16(4): 1487-1499.

Contursi P, Farina B, Pirone L, Fusco S, Russo L, Bartolucci S, Fattorusso R, Pedone E
Structural and functional studies of Stf76 from the Sulfolobus islandicus plasmid-virus pSSVx: a novel peculiar member of the winged helix-turn-helix transcription factor family
Nucleic Acids Res (ISSN: 0305-1048, 1362-4962), 2014; 42(9): 5993-6011.

Russo Krauss I, Pica A, Merlino A, Mazzarella L, Sica F
Duplex-quadruplex motifs in a peculiar structural organization cooperatively contribute to thrombin binding of a DNA aptamer
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr (ISSN: 0907-4449, 0907-4449linking), 2013 Dec; 69(12): 2403-2411.

Travaglia A, La Mendola D, Magrì A, Pietropaolo A, Nicoletti VG, Grasso G, Malgieri G, Fattorusso R, Isernia C, Rizzarelli E
Zinc(II) interactions with brain-derived neurotrophic factor N-terminal peptide fragments: inorganic features and biological perspectives
Inorg Chem (ISSN: 1520-510x, 0020-1669, 1520-510xelectronic), 2013 Oct 7; 52(19): 11075-11083.

Paladino A, Zangi R
Propensities for loop structures of RNA & DNA backbones
Biophys Chem (ISSN: 0301-4622linking), 2013 Oct; 180-181: 110-118.

Banyasz A, Gustavsson T, Onidas D, Changenet-Barret P, Markovitsi D, Improta R
Multi-pathway excited state relaxation of adenine oligomers in aqueous solution: A joint theoretical and experimental study
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539, 1521-3765, 1521-3765electronic), 2013 Mar; 19(11): 3762-3774.

Gustavsson T, Sarkar S, Vaya I, Jimenez MC, Markovitsi D, Improta R
A joint experimental/theoretical study of the ultrafast excited state deactivation of deoxyadenosine and 9-methyladenine in water and acetonitrile
Photochem Photobiol Sci (ISSN: 1474-905x), 2013; 12(8): 1375-1386.

Santoro F, Improta R, Avila Ferrer FJ, Segado M, Lami A
The interplay between neutral exciton and charge transfer states in single-strand polyadenine: A quantum dynamical investigation
Photochem Photobiol Sci (ISSN: 1474-905x), 2013; 12(8): 1527-1543.

Improta R
Photophysics and photochemistry of thymine deoxy-dinucleotide in water: A PCM/TD-DFT quantum mechanical study
J Phys Chem B (ISSN: 1520-6106, 1520-5207, 1520-5207electronic), 2012 Dec 13; 116(49): 14261-14274.

Banyasz A, Douki T, Improta R, Gustavsson T, Onidas D, Vaya I, Perron M, Markovitsi D
Electronic excited states responsible for dimer formation upon UV absorption directly by thymine strands: Joint experimental and theoretical study
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 1520-5126), 2012 Sep 12; 134(36): 14834-14845.

Caruso P, Causà M, Cimino P, Crescenzi O, D'Amore M, Improta R, Pavone M, Rega N
Effects of molecular dynamics and solvation on the electronic structure of molecular probes
Theor Chem Acc (ISSN: 1432-881x), 2012 Apr; 131(4): 1211-1212.

Avitabile C, Saviano M, D'Andrea LD, Bianchi N, Fabbri E, Brognara E, Gambari R, Romanelli A
Targeting pre-miRNA by peptide nucleic acids: a new strategy to interfere in the miRNA maturation
Artif Dna Pna Xnaartificial Dna Pna & Xna (ISSN: 1949-9096, 1949-0968, 1949-095x), 2012 Apr; 3(2): 88-96.

Musumeci D, Oliviero G, Roviello GN, Bucci EM, Piccialli G
G-quadruplex-forming oligonucleotide conjugated to magnetic nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization, and enzymatic stability assays
Bioconjug Chem (ISSN: 1043-1802, 1520-4812, 1520-4812electronic), 2012 Mar 21; 23(3): 382-391.

Weigel A, Pfaffe M, Sajadi M, Mahrwald R, Improta R, Barone V, Polli D, Cerullo G, Ernsting NP, Santoro F
Barrierless photoisomerisation of the "simplest cyanine": Joining computational and femtosecond optical spectroscopies to trace the full reaction path
Phys Chem Chem Phys (ISSN: 1463-9076, 1463-3907, 1463-9084electronic), 2012; 14(38): 13350-13364.

Dargiewicz M, Biczysko M, Improta R, Barone V
Solvent effects on electron-driven proton-transfer processes: Adenine-thymine base pairs
Phys Chem Chem Phys (ISSN: 1463-9076, 1463-3907, 1463-9084electronic), 2012; 14(25): 8981-8989.

Biemann L, Kovalenko SA, Kleinermanns K, Mahrwald R, Markert M, Improta R
Excited state proton transfer is not involved in the ultrafast deactivation of Guanine-cytosine pair in solution
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 1520-5126), 2011 Dec 14; 133(49): 19664-19667.

Improta R, Barone V
Interplay between "neutral" and "charge-transfer" excimers rules the excited state decay in adenine-rich polynucleotides
Angew Chem Int Ed (ISSN: 1433-7851, 1521-3773electronic, 1433-7851linking), 2011 Dec 9; 50(50): 12016-12019.

Malgieri G, Zaccaro L, Leone M, Bucci E, Esposito S, Baglivo I, Del Gatto A, Russo L, Scandurra R, Pedone PV, Fattorusso R, Isernia C
Zinc to Cadmium Replacement in the A. thaliana SUPERMAN Cys(2)His(2) Zinc Finger Induces Structural Rearrangements of Typical DNA Base Determinant Positions
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 2011 Nov; 95(11): 801-810.

Andreotti G, Citro V, De Crescenzo A, Orlando P, Cammisa M, Correra A, Cubellis MV
Therapy of Fabry disease with pharmacological chaperones: from in silico predictions to in vitro tests
Orphanet Journal Of Rare Diseases (ISSN: 1750-1172), 2011 Oct 17; 6: 66-66.

Kállay C, Dávid A, Timári S, Nagy EM, Sanna D, Garribba E, Micera G, De Bona P, Pappalardo G, Rizzarelli E, Sóvágó I
Copper(II) complexes of rat amylin fragments
Dalton T (ISSN: 1477-9234, 1477-9226, 1477-9234electronic), 2011 Oct 14; 40(38): 9711-9721.

Improta R, Vitagliano L, Esposito L
Peptide bond distortions from planarity: New insights from quantum mechanical calculations and peptide/protein crystal structures
Plosone (ISSN: 1932-6203, 1932-6203electronic, 1932-6203linking), 2011 Sep 16; 6(9): e24533-e24533.

Haider SM, Autiero I, Neidle S
Surface area accessibility and the preferred topology of telomeric DNA quadruplex-ligand complexes
Biochimie (ISSN: 0300-9084linking), 2011 Aug; 93 (8 ): 1275-1279.

Picconi D, Barone V, Lami A, Santoro F, Improta R
The Interplay between ππ*/nπ* excited states in gas-phase thymine: A quantum dynamical study
Chemphyschem (ISSN: 1439-4235, 1439-7641, 1439-7641electronic), 2011 Jul 11; 12(10): 1957-1968.

Musumeci D, Bucci EM, Roviello GN, Sapio R, Valente M, Moccia M, Bianchi ME, Pedone C
DNA-based strategies for blocking HMGB1 cytokine activity: Design, synthesis and preliminary in vitro/in vivo assays of DNA and DNA-like duplexes
Mol Biosyst (ISSN: 1742-206x, 1742-2051, 1742-2051electronic), 2011 May; 7(5): 1742-1752.

Correale S, Pirone L, Di Marcotullio L, De Smaele E, Greco A, Mazzà D, Moretti M, Alterio V, Vitagliano L, Di Gaetano S, Gulino A, Pedone E
Molecular organization of the cullin E3 ligase adaptor KCTD11
Biochimie (ISSN: 0300-9084, 1638-6183, 1638-6183electronic), 2011 Apr; 93(4): 715-724.

Santoro L, Breedveld GJ, Manganelli F, Iodice R, Pisciotta C, Nolano M, Punzo F, Quarantelli M, Pappata S, Di Fonzo A, Oostra BA, Bonifati V
Novel ATP13A2 (PARK9) homozygous mutation in a family with marked phenotype variability
Neurogenetics (ISSN: 1364-6745, 1364-6753, 1364-6753electronic), 2011 Feb; 12(1): 33-39.

Avila FF, Improta R, Santoro F, Barone V
Computing the inhomogeneous broadening of electronic transitions in solution: A first-principle quantum mechanical approach
Phys Chem Chem Phys (ISSN: 1463-9076, 1463-3907, 1463-9084electronic), 2011; 13(38): 17007-17012.

Esposito G, Imperato MR, Ieno L, Sorvillo R, Benigno V, Parenti G, Parini R, Vitagliano L, Zagari A, Salvatore F
Hereditary Fructose Intolerance: Functional Study of Two Novel ALDOB Natural Variants and Characterization of a Partial Gene Deletion
Hum Mutat (ISSN: 1059-7794, 1098-1004, 1098-1004electronic), 2010 Dec; 31(12): 1294-1303.

Spina-Purrello V, Giliberto S, Barresi V, Nicoletti VG, Giuffrida Stella AM, Rizzarelli E
Modulation of PARP-1 and PARP-2 expression by L-carnosine and trehalose after LPS and INFγ-induced oxidative stress
Neurochemical Research (ISSN: 0364-3190, 1573-6903), 2010 Dec; 35(12): 2144-2153.

Banyasz A, Karpati S, Mercier Y, Reguero M, Gustavsson T, Markovitsi D, Improta R
The peculiar spectral properties of amino-substituted uracils: A combined theoretical and experimental study
J Phys Chem B (ISSN: 1520-6106, 1520-5207, 1520-5207electronic), 2010 Oct 7; 114(39): 12708-12719.

Doti N, Cassese A, Marasco D, Paturzo F, Sabatella M, Viparelli F, Dathan N, Monti SM, Miele C, Formisano P, Beguinot F, Ruvo M
Residues 762-801 of PLD1 mediate the interaction with PED/PEA15
Mol Biosyst (ISSN: 1742-206x), 2010 Oct; 6(10): 2039-2048.

Changenet-Barret P, Emanuele E, Gustavsson T, Improta R, Kotlyar AB, Markovitsi D, Vaya I, Zakrzewska K, Zikich D
Optical properties of guanine nanowires: Experimental and theoretical study
J Phys Chem C (ISSN: 1932-7447), 2010 Sep 2; 114(34): 14339-14346.

Russo Krauss I, Merlino A, Randazzo A, Mazzarella L, Sica F
Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of the complex of human alpha-thrombin with a modified thrombin-binding aptamer
Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids (ISSN: 1744-3091, 1744-4309, 1532-2335electronic), 2010 Aug 1; 66(Pt8): 961-963.

D'Agata R, Corradini R, Ferretti C, Zanoli L, Gatti M, Marchelli R, Spoto G
Ultrasensitive detection of non-amplified genomic DNA
Lect Notes Electr Eng, 2010 May 15; 91LNEE: 485-488.

D'Agata R, Corradini R, Ferretti C, Zanoli L, Gatti M, Marchelli R, Spoto G
Ultrasensitive detection of non-amplified genomic DNA by nanoparticle-enhanced surface plasmon resonance imaging
Biosens Bioelectron (ISSN: 0956-5663, 1873-4235electronic), 2010 May 15; 25(9): 2095-2100.

Castellano I, Merlino A, Rossi M, La Cara F
Biochemical and structural properties of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase from Geobacillus thermodenitrificans: An enzyme specialized in hydrolase activity
Biochimie (ISSN: 0300-9084, 1638-6183, 1638-6183electronic), 2010 May; 92(5): 464-474.

Roviello GN, Di Gaetano S, Capasso D, Cesarani A, Bucci EM, Pedone C
Synthesis, spectroscopic studies and biological activity of a novel nucleopeptide with Moloney murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase inhibitory activity
Amino Acids (ISSN: 0939-4451, 1438-2199, 1438-2199electronic), 2010 May; 38(5): 1489-1496.

Improta R, Lami A, Barone V SF
Time-Dependent and Time-Independent Approaches for the Computation of Absorption Spectra of Uracil Derivatives in Solution
International Journal Of Quantum Chemistry (ISSN: 0020-7608), 2010 Mar 5; 110(3): 624-636.

Capaccio D, Ciccodicola A, Sabatino L, Casamassimi A, Pancione M, Fucci A, Febbraro, Merlino A, Graziano G, Colantuoni V
A novel germline mutation in Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ gene associated with large intestine polyp formation and dyslipidemia
Bba-Gen Subjects (ISSN: 0925-4439, 0006-3002, 1570-9639), 2010; 1802(6): 572-581.

Santoro F, Barone V, Lami A, Improta R
The excited electronic states of adenine-guanine stacked dimers in aqueous solution: A PCM/TD-DFT study
Phys Chem Chem Phys (ISSN: 1463-9076, 1463-3907, 1463-9084electronic), 2010; 12(19): 4934-4948.

Improta R, Santoro F, Barone V, Lami A
Vibronic model for the quantum dynamical study of the competition between bright and charge-transfer excited states in single-strand polynucleotides: the adenine dimer case
J Phys Chem A (ISSN: 1089-5639, 1520-5215electronic, 1089-5639linking), 2009 Dec 31; 113(52): 15346-15354.

Improta R, Barone V, Lami A, Santoro F
Quantum dynamics of the ultrafast ππ*/nπ* population transfer in uracil and 5-fluoro-uracil in water and acetonitrile
J Phys Chem B (ISSN: 1520-6106, 1520-5207, 1520-5207electronic), 2009 Oct 29; 113(43): 14491-14503.

Angeli C, Improta R, Santoro F
On the controversial nature of the 1 B-1(u) and 2 B-1(u) states of trans-stilbene: The n-electron valence state perturbation theory approach
J Chem Phys (ISSN: 0021-9606, 0897-690online, 0021-9606printed), 2009 May 7; 130(17): N/D-N/D.

Bonomo RP, Di Natale G, Rizzarelli E, Tabbì G, Vagliasindi LI
Copper(II) complexes of prion protein PEG11-tetraoctarepeat fragment: spectroscopic and voltammetric studies
Dalton T (ISSN: 1477-9226, 1477-7922, 1477-9234), 2009 Apr 14; (14): 2637-2646.

Karunakaran V, Kleinermanns K, Improta R, Kovalenko SA
Photoinduced dynamics of guanosine monophosphate in water from broad-band transient absorption spectroscopy and quantum-chemical calculations
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 1520-5126), 2009; 131(16): 5839-5850.

Improta R, Ferrante C, Bozio R, Barone V
The polarizability in solution of tetra-phenyl-porphyrin derivatives in their excited electronic states: A PCM/TD-DFT study
Phys Chem Chem Phys (ISSN: 1463-9076, 1463-3907, 1463-9084electronic), 2009; 11(22): 4664-4673.

Mercier Y, Santoro F, Reguero M, Improta R
The decay from the dark nπ* excited state in uracil: An integrated CASPT2/CASSCF and PCM/TD-DFT study in the gas phase and in water
J Phys Chem B (ISSN: 1520-6106, 1520-5207, 1520-5207electronic), 2008 Sep 4; 112(35): 10769-10772.

D'Agata R, Corradini R, Grasso G, Marchelli R, Spoto G
Ultrasensitive detection of DNA by PNA and nanoparticle-enhanced surface plasmon resonance imaging
Chembiochem (ISSN: 1439-4227, 1439-7633, 1439-7633electronic), 2008 Sep 1; 9(13): 2067-2070.

Santoro F, Barone V, Improta R
Can TD-DFT calculations accurately describe the excited states behavior of stacked nucleobases? The cytosine dimer as a test case
J Comput Chem (ISSN: 0192-8651, 1096-987xelectronic, 0192-8651linking), 2008 Apr 30; 29(6): 957-964.

Prato S, Vitale RM, Contursi P, Lipps G, Saviano M, Rossi M, Bartolucci S
Molecular modeling and functional characterization of the monomeric primase-polymerase domain from the Sulfolobus solfataricus plasmid pIT3
Febs J (ISSN: 1742-464x), 2008; 275(17): 4389-4402.

Mammana A, D'Urso A, Lauceri R, Purrello R
Switching off and on the supramolecular chiral memory in porphyrin assemblies
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 1520-5126), 2007 Jul 4; 129(26): 8062-8063.

Santoro F, Lami A, Improta R, Barone V
Effective method to compute vibrationally resolved optical spectra of large molecules at finite temperature in the gas phase and in solution
J Chem Phys (ISSN: 0021-9606, 0897-690online), 2007 May 14; 126(18): 184102-184102.

De Pinto V, Tomasello F, Messina A, Guarino F, Benz R, La Mendola D, Magrì A, Milardi D, Pappalardo G
Determination of the conformation of the human VDAC1 N-terminal peptide, a protein moiety essential for the functional properties of the pore
Chembiochem (ISSN: 1439-4227, 1439-7633, 1439-7633electronic), 2007 May 7; 8(7): 744-756.

Santoro F, Improta R, Lami A, Bloino J, Barone V
Effective method to compute Franck-Condon integrals for optical spectra of large molecules in solution
J Chem Phys (ISSN: 0021-9606, 0897-690online), 2007 Feb 28; 126(8): 084509-084509.

Messere A, Fabbri E, Borgatti M, Gambari R, Di Blasio B, Pedone C, Romanelli A
Antiproliferative activity of Pt(II) and Pd(II) phosphine complexes with thymine and thymidine
J Chem Res (ISSN: 0162-0134, 1873-3344, 0162-0134print), 2007 Feb; 101(2): 254-260.

Improta R, Barone V, Santoro F
Ab initio calculations of absorption spectra of large molecules in solution: Coumarin C153
Angew Chem Int Ed (ISSN: 1433-7851, 1521-3773electronic, 1433-7851linking), 2007; 46(3): 405-408.

Santoro F, Barone V, Improta R
Influence of base stacking on excited-state behavior of polyadenine in water, based on time-dependent density functional calculations
P Natl Acad Sci Usa (ISSN: 0027-8424, 1091-6490, 0027-8424print), 2007; 104(24): 9931-9936.

Moccia M, Musumeci D, Valente M, Roviello GN, Sapio R, Pedone C, Bucci EM
Thermodynamic studies on PNA and PNA/DNA dendrimer formation
Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids (ISSN: 1525-7770), 2007; 26(8-9): 1173-1176.

Santoro F, Barone V, Gustavsson T, Improta R
Solvent effect on the singlet excited-state lifetimes of nucleic acid bases: A computational study of 5-fluorouracil and uracil in acetonitrile and water
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 1520-5126), 2006 Dec 20; 128(50): 16312-16322.

Roviello GN, Moccia M, Sapio R, Valente M, Bucci EM, Castiglione M, Pedone C, Perretta G, Benedetti E, Musumeci D
Synthesis, Characterization And Hybridization Studies Of New Nucleo-Gamma-Peptides Based On Diaminobutyric Acid
J Pept Sci (ISSN: 1075-2617, 1099-1387, 1075-2617print), 2006 Dec; 12(12): 829-835.

Dalla Bona A, Formaggio F, Peggion C, Kaptein B, Broxterman Quirinus B, Galdiero S, Galdiero M, Vitiello M, Benedetti E, Toniolo C
Synthesis, conformation, and bioactivity of novel analogues of the antiviral lipopeptide halovir
J Pept Sci (ISSN: 1075-2617, 1099-1387, 1075-2617print), 2006 Dec; 12(12): 748-757.

Improta R, Barone V, Scalmani G, Frisch MJ
A state-specific polarizable continuum model time dependent density functional theory method for excited state calculations in solution
J Chem Phys (ISSN: 0021-9606, 0897-690online), 2006 Sep 7; 125(5): N/D-N/D.

Vogt G, Nuernberger P, Gerber G, Improta R, Santoro F, Nuernberger P, Vogt G, Gerber G, Improta R, Santoro F
Femtosecond study on the isomerization dynamics of NK88. II. Excited-state dynamics
J Chem Phys (ISSN: 0021-9606, 0897-690online), 2006 Jul 28; 125(4): 44512-44512.

Gustavsson T, Sarkar N, Lazzarotto E, Markovitsi D, Barone V, Improta R
Solvent effect on the singlet excited-state dynamics of 5-fluorouracil in acetonitrile as compared with water
J Phys Chem B (ISSN: 1520-6106, 1520-5207, 1520-5207electronic), 2006 Jul 6; 110(26): 12843-12847.

Limauro D, Pedone E, Pirone L, Bartolucci S
Identification and characterization of 1-Cys peroxiredoxin from Sulfolobus solfataricus and its involvement in the response to oxidative stress
Febs Journal (ISSN: 1742-464x), 2006 Feb; 273(4): 721-731.

Di Pietro C, Piro S, Tabbì G, Ragusa M, Di Pietro V, Zimmitti V, Cuda F, Anello M, Consoli U, Salinaro ET, Caruso M, Vancheri C, Crimi N, Sabini MG, Cirrone GA, Raffaele L, Privitera G, Pulvirenti A, Giugno R, Ferro A, Cuttone G, Lo Nigro S, Purrello R, Purrello F, Purrello M
Cellular and molecular effects of protons: Apoptosis induction and potential implications for cancer therapy
Apoptosis (ISSN: 1360-8185), 2006 Jan; 11(1): 57-66.

Amit M, Berisio R, Baram D, Harms J, Bashan A, Yonath A
A crevice adjoining the ribosome tunnel: Hints for cotranslational folding
Febs Lett (ISSN: 0014-5793, 0014-5793print, 1873-3468electronic), 2005 Jun 13; 579(15): 3207-3213.

Calabrese V, Colombrita C, Guagliano E, Sapienza M, Ravagna A, Cardile V, Scapagnini G, Santoro AM, Mangiameli A, Butterfield DA, Giuffrida Stella AM, Rizzarelli E
Protective effect of carnosine during nitrosative stress in astroglial cell cultures
Neurochemical Research (ISSN: 0364-3190, 1573-6903), 2005 Jun; 30(6-7): 797-807.

Herga S, Brutus A, Vitale RM, Miche H, Perrier J, Puigserver A, Scaloni A, Giardina T
Site-directed mutagenesis and molecular modelling studies show the role of Asp82 and cysteines in rat acylase 1, a member of the M20 family
Biochem Biophys Res Commun (ISSN: 0006-291xprint, 0006-291xlinking), 2005 May 6; 330(2): 540-546.

Improta R, Barone V
Absorption and fluorescence spectra of uracil in the gas phase and in aqueous solution: A TD-DFT quantum mechanical study
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 1520-5126), 2004 Nov 10; 126(44): 14320-14321.

Mischiati C, Sereni A, Finotti A, Breda L, Cortesi R, Nastruzzi C, Romanelli A, Saviano M, Bianchi N, Pedone C, Borgatti M, Gambari R
Complexation to cationic microspheres of double-stranded peptide nucleic acid-DNA chimeras exhibiting decoy activity
Journal Of Biomedical Science (ISSN: 1021-7770), 2004 Sep; 11(5): 697-704.

Improta R, Barone V
Interplay of electronic, environmental, and vibrational effects in determining the hyperfine coupling constants of organic free radicals
Chem Rev (ISSN: 0009-2665), 2004 Mar; 104(3): 1231-1253.

Cimino P, Improta R, Bifulco G, Riccio R, Gomez-paloma L, Barone V
Nucleophilic Cyclopropane Ring Opening in Duocarmycin SA Derivatives by Methanol under Acid Conditions: A Quantum Mechanical Study in the Gas-Phase and in Solution
J Org Chem (ISSN: 0022-3263, 0022-3263linking), 2004; 69(8): 2816-2824.

Arena G, Contino A, Longo E, Sgarlata C, Spoto G, Zito V
Self-assembling, patterning and SPR imaging of a 1, 3 alternate bis(dipyridyl)calix[4] arene derivative - Cu2+ complex immobilized on to Au(111) surfaces
Chem Commun (ISSN: 1359-7345, 1364-548x, 1364-548xelectronic), 2004; 10(16): 1812-1813.

Menchise V, De Simone G, Tedeschi T, Corradini R, Sforza S, Marchelli R, Capasso D, Saviano M, Pedone C
Insights into peptide nucleic acid (PNA) structural features: The crystal structure of a D-lysine-based chiral PNA-DNA duplex
P Natl Acad Sci Usa (ISSN: 0027-8424, 1091-6490, 0027-8424print), 2003 Oct 14; 100(21): 12021-12026.

Cardone L, de Cristofaro T, Affaitati A, Garbi C, Ginsberg MD, Saviano M, Varrone S, Rubin CS, Gottesman ME, Avvedimento EV, Feliciello A
A-kinase anchor protein 84/121 are targeted to mitochondria and mitotic spindles by overlapping amino-terminal motifs
J Mol Biol (ISSN: 0022-2836, 1089-8638, 1089-8638electronic), 2002 Jul 12; 320(3): 663-675.

Improta R, Mele F, Crescenzi O, Benzi C, Barone V
Understanding the role of stereoelectronic effects in determining collagen stability. 2. A quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical study of (Proline-Proline-Glycine)n polypeptides
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 1520-5126), 2002 Jul 3; 124(26): 7857-7865.

Benzi C, Improta R, Scalmani G, Barone V
Quantum mechanical study of the conformational behavior of proline and 4R-hydroxyproline dipeptide analogues in vacuum and in aqueous solution
J Comput Chem (ISSN: 0192-8651, 1096-987xelectronic), 2002 Feb; 23(3): 341-350.

Zell R, Sidigi K, Bucci E, Stelzner A, Goerlach M
Determinants of the recognition of enteroviral cloverleaf RNA by coxsackievirus B3 proteinase 3C
Rna (ISSN: 1355-8382), 2002; 8(2): 188-201.

De Falco S, Ruvoletto MG, Verdoliva A, Ruvo M, Raucci A, Marino M, Senatore S, Cassani G, Alberti A, Pontisso P, Fassina G
Cloning and Expression of a Novel Hepatitis B Virus-binding Protein from HepG2 Cells
Jbc Papers (ISSN: 0021-9258, 1083-351x, 0021-9258linking), 2001 Sep 28; 276(39): 36613-36623.

Lauceri R, Purrello R, Shetty SJ, Vicente MGH
Interactions of anionic carboranylated porphyrins with DNA [3]
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 1520-5126), 2001 Jun 20; 123(24): 5835-5836.

Saviano M, Romanelli A, Bucci E, Pedone C, Mischiati C, Bianchi N, Feriotto G, Borgatti M, Gambari R
Computational procedures to explain the different biological activity of DNA/DNA, DNA/PNA and PNA/PNA hybrid molecules mimicking NF-κB binding sites
J Biomol Struct Dyn (ISSN: 0739-1102, 1538-0254electronic, 0739-1102linking), 2000 Dec; 18(3): 353-362.

Bonomo RP, Imperllizzeri G, Pappalardo G, Rizzarelli E, Tabbì G
Copper(II) binding modes in the prion octapeptide PHGGGWGQ: A spectroscopic and voltammetric study
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539, 1521-3765, 1521-3765electronic), 2000 Nov 17; 6(22): 4195-4202.

Ragone R, De Luca S, Tesauro D, Pedone C, Morelli G
Fluorescence studies on the binding between 1-47 fragment of cholecystokinin receptor CCKA-R(1-47) and nonsulfated cholecystokinin octapeptide CCK8
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 2000; 56(1): 47-53.

Gallo P, Saviano M, Rossi F, Pavone V, Pedone C, Ragone R, Stiuso P, Colonna G
SPECIFIC INTERACTION BETWEEN CYCLOPHILIN AND CYCLIC-PEPTIDES
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 1995 Sep; 36(3): 273-281.

Bustamante C, Gurrieri S, Pasternack RF, Purrello R, Rizzarelli E
Interaction of water-soluble porphyrins with single- and double-stranded polyribonucleotides
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 1994 Sep; 34(8): 1099-1104.

Maglione D, Guerriero V, Viglietto G, Ferraro MG, Aprelikova O, Alitalo K, Del Vecchio S, Lei KJ, Chou JY, Persico MG
Two alternative mRNAs coding for the angiogenic factor, placenta growth factor (PlGF), are transcribed from a single gene of chromosome 14
Oncogene (ISSN: 0950-9232, 1476-5594), 1993; 8(4): 925-931.

Montanaro V, Casamassimi A, D'Urso M, Yoon JY, Freije W, Schlessinger D, Muenke M, Nussbaum RL, Saccone S, Maugeri S
In Situ Hybridization To Cytogenetic Bands Of Yeast Artificial Chromosomes Covering 50% Of Human Xq24-Xq28 Dna
Am J Hum Genet, 1991 Feb; 48(2): 183-194.