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.

Akgül Ö, Lucarini E, Mannelli LDC, Ghelardini C, D'Xambrosio K, Buonanno M, Monti SM, De Simone G, Angeli A, Supuran CT, Carta F
Sultam based Carbonic Anhydrase VII inhibitors for the management of neuropathic pain
Eur J Med Chem (ISSN: 0223-5234linking, 1768-3254, 1768-3254electronic), 2022 Jan 5; 227: 113956-113956.

Diaferia C, Avitabile C, Leone M, Gallo E, Saviano M, Accardo A, Romanelli A
Diphenylalanine Motif Drives Self-Assembling in Hybrid PNA-Peptide Conjugates
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539linking, 1521-3765electronic), 2021 Oct 13; 27(57): 14307-14316.

La Manna S, Lopez-sanz L, Bernal S, Fortuna S, Mercurio FA, Leone M, Gomez-guerrero C, Marasco D
Cyclic mimetics of kinase-inhibitory region of Suppressors of Cytokine Signaling 1: Progress toward novel anti-inflammatory therapeutics
Eur J Med Chem (ISSN: 0223-5234linking, 1768-3254, 1768-3254electronic), 2021 Oct 5; 221: 113547-113547.

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.

Russo L, Mascanzoni F, Farina B, Dolga AM, Monti A, Caporale A, Culmsee C, Fattorusso R, Ruvo M, Doti N
Design, Optimization, and Structural Characterization of an Apoptosis-Inducing Factor Peptide Targeting Human Cyclophilin A to Inhibit Apoptosis Inducing Factor-Mediated Cell Death
J Med Chem (ISSN: 0022-2623linking, 0022-2623print), 2021 Aug 12; 64 (15 ): 11445-11459.

Green JA, Yaghoubi Jouybari M, Asha H, Santoro F, Improta R
Fragment Diabatization Linear Vibronic Coupling Model for Quantum Dynamics of Multichromophoric Systems: Population of the Charge-Transfer State in the Photoexcited Guanine-Cytosine Pair
J Chem Theory Comput (ISSN: 1549-9618linking, 1549-9626electronic), 2021 Aug 10; 17(8): 4660-4674.

Wang X, Martínez-fernández L, Zhang Y, Zhang K, Improta R, Kohler B, Xu J, Chen J
Solvent-Dependent Stabilization of a Charge Transfer State is the Key to Ultrafast Triplet State Formation in an Epigenetic DNA Nucleoside
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539linking, 1521-3765electronic), 2021 Jul 26; 27(42): 10932-10940.

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.

Carrera C, Cavallari E, Digilio G, Bondar O, Aime S, Reineri F
ParaHydrogen Polarized Ethyl-[1-(13) C]pyruvate in Water, a Key Substrate for Fostering the PHIP-SAH Approach to Metabolic Imaging
Chemphyschem (ISSN: 1439-4235linking, 1439-7641), 2021 Mar 15; 22(11): 1042-1048.

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.

De Simone G, Di Fiore A, Truppo E, Langella E, Vullo D, Supuran CT, Monti SM
Exploration of the residues modulating the catalytic features of human carbonic anhydrase XIII by a site-specific mutagenesis approach
J Enzym Inhib Med Ch (ISSN: 1475-6366linking, 1475-6374electronic), 2019 Dec; 34(1): 1506-1510.

Granato L, Longo D, Boutry S, Vander Elst L, Henoumont C, Aime S, Muller RN, Laurent S
Synthesis and Relaxometric Characterization of New Poly[N, N-bis(3-aminopropyl)glycine] (PAPGly) Dendrons Gd-Based Contrast Agents and Their in Vivo Study by Using the Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI Technique at Low Field (1 T)
Chem Biodivers (ISSN: 1612-1872linking), 2019 Nov; 16(11): e1900322-e1900322.

Wang L, Coric P, Broussy S, Di Stasi R, Zhou L, D'Andrea LD, Ji L, Vidal M, Bouaziz S, Liu WQ
Structural studies of the binding of an antagonistic cyclic peptide to the VEGFR1 domain "2"
Eur J Med Chem (ISSN: 0223-5234linking, 1768-3254, 1768-3254electronic), 2019 May 1; 169: 65-75.

Imperatore C, Persico M, Senese M, Aiello A, Casertano M, Luciano P, Basilico N, Parapini S, Paladino A, Fattorusso C, Menna M
Exploring the antimalarial potential of the methoxy-thiazinoquinone scaffold: Identification of a new lead candidate
Bioorg Chem (ISSN: 0045-2068linking), 2019 Apr; 85: 240-252.

Buemi MR, Di Fiore A, De Luca L, Angeli A, Mancuso F, Ferro S, Monti SM, Buonanno M, Russo E, De Sarro G, De Simone G, Supuran CT, Gitto R
Exploring structural properties of potent human carbonic anhydrase inhibitors bearing a 4-(cycloalkylamino-1-carbonyl)benzenesulfonamide moiety
Eur J Med Chem (ISSN: 1768-3254electronic, 0223-5234linking), 2019 Feb 1; 163: 443-452.

Vincenzi M, Mercurio FA, Leone M
About TFE: Old and New Findings
Curr Protein Pept Sci (ISSN: 1389-2037linking), 2019; 20 (5 ): 425-451.

Alterio V, Esposito D, Monti SM, Supuran CT, De Simone G
Crystal structure of the human carbonic anhydrase II adduct with 1-(4-sulfamoylphenyl-ethyl)-2, 4, 6-triphenylpyridinium perchlorate, a membrane-impermeant, isoform selective inhibitor
J Enzym Inhib Med Ch (ISSN: 1475-6374electronic, 1475-6366linking), 2018 Dec; 33(1): 151-157.

Monti SM, Meccariello A, Ceruso M, Szafranski K, Slawinski J, Supuran CT
Inhibition studies of Brucella suis beta-carbonic anhydrases with a series of 4-substituted pyridine-3-sulphonamides
J Enzym Inhib Med Ch (ISSN: 1475-6374electronic, 1475-6366linking), 2018 Dec; 33(1): 255-259.

Balasco N, Smaldone G, Ruggiero A, De Simone A, Vitagliano L
Local structural motifs in proteins: Detection and characterization of fragments inserted in helices
Int J Biol Macromol (ISSN: 0141-8130linking, 1879-0003electronic), 2018 Oct 15; 118(PtB): 1924-1930.

Martinez-fernandez L, Banyasz A, Markovitsi D, Improta R
Topology Controls the Electronic Absorption and Delocalization of Electron Holes in Guanine Quadruplexes
Chemistry (ISSN: 1521-3765electronic, 0947-6539linking), 2018 Oct 12; 24(57): 15185-15189.

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.

Calce E, Digilio G, Menchise V, Saviano M, De Luca S
Chemoselective Glycosylation of Peptides through S-Alkylation Reaction
Chemistry (ISSN: 1521-3765electronic, 0947-6539linking), 2018 Apr 20; 24(23): 6231-6238.

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.

Venuta A, Moret F, Dal Poggetto G, Esposito  D, Fraix A, Avitabile C, Ungaro F, Malinconico M, Sortino S, Romanelli A, Laurienzo P, Reddi E, Quaglia F
Shedding light on surface exposition of poly(ethylene glycol) and folate targeting units on nanoparticles of poly(ε-caprolactone) diblock copolymers: Beyond a paradigm
Eur J Pharm Sci (ISSN: 0928-0987, 0928-0987linking), 2018 Jan 1; 111: 177-185.

Calvanese L, Foca A, Sandomenico A, Foca G, Caporale A, Doti N, Iaccarino E, Leonardi A, D'Auria G, Ruvo M, Falcigno L
Structural insights into the interaction of a monoclonal antibody and Nodal peptides by STD-NMR spectroscopy
Bioorg Med Chem (ISSN: 0968-0896, 1464-3391, 0968-0896linking), 2017 Dec 15; 25(24): 6589-6596.

Marchiori MF, Riul TB, Oliveira Bortot L, Andrade P, Junqueira GG, Foca G, Doti N, Ruvo M, Dias-baruffi M, Carvalho I, Campo VL
Binding of triazole-linked galactosyl arylsulfonamides to galectin-3 affects Trypanosoma cruzi cell invasion
Bioorg Med Chem (ISSN: 0968-0896, 1464-3391, 0968-0896linking), 2017 Nov 1; 25(21): 6049-6059.

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.

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.

Grasso GI, Bellia F, Arena G, Satriano C, Vecchio G, Rizzarelli E
Multitarget trehalose-carnosine conjugates inhibit Aβ aggregation, tune copper(II) activity and decrease acrolein toxicity
Eur J Med Chem (ISSN: 0223-5234, 1768-3254, 0223-5234linking), 2017 Jul 28; 135: 447-457.

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.

Tomasello MF, Nardon C, Lanza V, Di Natale G, Pettenuzzo N, Salmaso S, Milardi D, Caliceti P, Pappalardo G, Fregona D
New comprehensive studies of a gold(III) Dithiocarbamate complex with proven anticancer properties: Aqueous dissolution with cyclodextrins, pharmacokinetics and upstream inhibition of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway
Eur J Med Chem (ISSN: 0223-5234, 1768-3254, 0223-5234linking), 2017 Jun 19; 138: 115-127.

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.

Altug C, Gunes H, Nocentini A, Monti SM, Buonanno M, Supuran CT
Synthesis of isoxazole-containing sulfonamides with potent carbonic anhydrase II and VII inhibitory properties
Bioorg Med Chem (ISSN: 0968-0896, 1464-3391, 0968-0896linking), 2017 Feb 15; 25(4): 1456-1464.

Sacchi S, Cappelletti P, Pirone L, Smaldone G, Pedone E, Pollegioni L
Elucidating the role of the pLG72 R30K substitution in schizophrenia susceptibility
Febs Lett (ISSN: 1873-3468, 0014-5793, 0014-5793print), 2017 Feb; 591(4): 646-655.

Angapelly S, Ramya PV, Angeli A, Monti SM, Buonanno M, Alvala M, Supuran CT, Arifuddin M
Discovery of 4-sulfamoyl-phenyl-beta-lactams as a new class of potent carbonic anhydrase isoforms I, II, IV and VII inhibitors: The first example of subnanomolar CA IV inhibitors
Bioorg Med Chem (ISSN: 0968-0896, 1464-3391, 0968-0896linking), 2017 Jan 15; pii:S0968-0896(16): 539-544.

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.

Angapelly S, Ramya PVS, Angeli A, Monti SM, Buonanno M, Alvala M, Supuran CT, Arifuddin M
Discovery of 4-sulfamoyl-phenyl-β-lactams as a new class of potent carbonic anhydrase isoforms I, II, IV and VII inhibitors: The first example of subnanomolar CA IV inhibitors
Bioorg Med Chem (ISSN: 0968-0896, 1464-3391, 0968-0896linking), 2017; 25(2): 539-544.

Balasco N, Esposito L, Thind AS, Guarracino MR, Vitagliano L
Dissection of Factors Affecting the Variability of the Peptide Bond Geometry and Planarity
Biomed Res Int (ISSN: 2314-6133, 2314-6141), 2017; 2017: 2617629-2617629.

Celentano V, Diana D, Di Salvo C, De Rosa L, Romanelli A, Fattorusso R, D'Andrea LD
1, 2, 3-Triazole Bridge as Conformational Constrain in beta-Hairpin Peptides: Analysis of Hydrogen-Bonded Positions
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539, 1521-3765, 1521-3765electronic), 2016 Apr 11; 22(16): 5534-5537.

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.

Diana D, De Rosa L, Palmieri M, Russomanno A, Russo L, La Rosa C, Milardi D, Colombo G, D'Andrea LD, Fattorusso R
Long range Trp-Trp interaction initiates the folding pathway of a pro-angiogenic beta-hairpin peptide
Sci Rep (ISSN: 2045-2322, 2045-2322electronic, 2045-2322linking), 2015 Nov 25; 5: 16651-16651.

Improta R, Vitagliano L, Esposito L
The determinants of bond angle variability in protein/peptide backbones: A comprehensive statistical/quantum mechanics analysis
Proteins (ISSN: 0887-3585, 1097-0134), 2015 Nov; 83(11): 1973-1986.

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.

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.

Merlo S, Basile L, Giuffrida ML, Sortino MA, Guccione S, Copani A
Identification of 5-Methoxyflavone as a Novel DNA Polymerase-Beta Inhibitor and Neuroprotective Agent against Beta-Amyloid Toxicity
J Nat Prod (ISSN: 0163-3864), 2015; 78(11): 2704-2711.

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.

Comegna D, de Paola I, Saviano M, Del Gatto A, Zaccaro L
Straightforward entry to s-glycosylated fmoc-amino acids and their application to solid phase synthesis of glycopeptides and glycopeptidomimetics
Org Lett (ISSN: 1523-7060, 1523-7052, 1523-7052electronic), 2015; 17(3): 640-643.

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.

Longo DL, Sun PZ, Consolino L, Michelotti FC, Uggeri F, Aime S
A general MRI-CEST ratiometric approach for pH imaging: demonstration of in vivo pH mapping with iobitridol
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 0002-7863print), 2014 Oct 15; 136(41): 14333-14336.

Vitale RM, Zaccaro L, Di Blasio B, Fattorusso R, Isernia C, Amodeo P, Pedone C, Saviano M
Conformational features of human melanin-concentrating hormone: an NMR and computational analysis
Chembiochem (ISSN: 1439-4227, 1439-7633, 1439-4227linking), 2014 Sep 17; 4(1): 73-81.

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.

Graziano G, Merlino A
Molecular bases of protein halotolerance
Bba-Gen Subjects (ISSN: 0925-4439, 0006-3002, 1570-9639), 2014 Apr; 1844(4): 850-858.

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.

GrassoG, Magrì A, Bellia F, Pietropaolo A, La Mendola D, Rizzarelli E
The Copper (ii) And Zinc (ii) Coordination Mode Of Hexxh And Hxxeh Motif In Small Peptides: The Role Of Carboxylate Location And Hydrogen Bonding Network
J Chem Res (ISSN: 0162-0134, 1873-3344, 0162-0134print), 2014 Jan; 130(1): 92-102.

Forte G, Travaglia A, Magrì A, Satriano C, La Mendola D
Adsorption of NGF and BDNF derived peptides on gold surfaces
Phys Chem Chem Phys (ISSN: 1463-9076, 1463-3907, 1463-9084electronic), 2014; 16(4): 1536-1544.

Bellia F, Oliveri V, Rizzarelli E, Vecchio G
New derivative of carnosine for nanoparticle assemblies
Eur J Med Chem (ISSN: 1768-3254, 0223-5234, 1768-3254electronic), 2013 Dec; 70: 225-232.

Rami M, Dubois L, Parvathaneni NK, Alterio V, van Kuijk SJ, Monti SM, Lambin P, De Simone G, Supuran CT, Winum JY
Hypoxia-targeting carbonic anhydrase IX inhibitors by a new series of nitroimidazole-sulfonamides/sulfamides/sulfamates
J Med Chem (ISSN: 0022-2623, 1520-4804, 0022-2623print), 2013 Nov 14; 56(21): 8512-8520.

Autiero I, Langella E, Saviano M
Insights Into The Mechanism Of Interaction Between Trehalose-Conjugated Beta-Sheet Breaker Peptides And Aβ(1-42) Fibrils By Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Mol Biosyst (ISSN: 1742-206x, 1742-2206, 1742-2051linking), 2013 Nov; 9(11): 2835-2841.

Vergara A, Russo Krauss I, Montesarchio D, Paduano L, Merlino A
Investigating the Ruthenium Metalation of Proteins: X-ray Structure and Raman Microspectroscopy of the Complex between RNase A and AziRu
Inorg Chem (ISSN: 0020-1669, 1520-510x, 1520-510xelectronic), 2013 Oct 7; 52(19): 10714-10716.

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.

Roviello GN, Musumeci D, D'Alessandro C, Pedone C
Synthesis of a thymine-functionalized nucleoamino acid for the solid phase assembly of cationic nucleopeptides
Amino Acids (ISSN: 1438-2199, 0939-4451, 1438-2199electronic), 2013 Oct; 45(4): 779-784.

Roviello GN, Roviello V, Musumeci D, Pedone C
Synthesis of a novel benzodifuran derivative and its molecular recognition of poly rA RNA
Biol Chem Biological Chemistry (ISSN: 1437-4315, 1431-6730), 2013 Sep; 394(9): 1235-1239.

Satriano C, Sfrazzetto GT, Amato ME, Ballistreri FP, Copani A, Giuffrida ML, Grasso G, Pappalardo A, Rizzarelli E, Tomaselli GA, Toscano RM
A ratiometric naphthalimide sensor for live cell imaging of copper(i)
Chem Commun (ISSN: 1359-7345, 1364-548x, 1364-548xelectronic), 2013 Jun 21; 49(49): 5565-5567.

De Simonea A, Stanzione F, Marasco D, Vitagliano L, Esposito L
The Intrinsic Stability Of The Human Prion Beta-Sheet Region Investigated By Molecular Dynamics
Journal Of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics, 2013 May 1; 31(5): 441-452.

Hunger K, Buschhaus L, Biemann L, Braun M, Kovalenko S, Improta R, Kleinermanns K
UV-light-induced hydrogen transfer in guanosine-guanosine aggregates
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539, 1521-3765, 1521-3765electronic), 2013 Apr; 19(17): 5425-5431.

Attanasio F, Convertino M, Magno A, Caflisch A, Corazza A, Haridas H, Esposito G, Cataldo S, Pignataro B, Milardi D, Rizzarelli E
Carnosine Inhibits Abeta(42) Aggregation By Perturbing The H-Bond Network In And Around The Central Hydrophobic Cluster
Chembiochem (ISSN: 1439-4227, 1439-7633, 1439-7633electronic), 2013 Mar 18; 14(5): 583-592.

Calce E, Monfregola L, Sandomenico A, Saviano M, De Luca S
Fluorescence study for selecting specific ligands toward HER2 receptor: An example of receptor fragment approach
Eur J Med Chem (ISSN: 0223-5234, 1768-3254, 1768-3254electronic), 2013 Mar; 61: 116-121.

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.

Ruggiero A, Marchant J, Squeglia F, Makarov V, De Simone A, Berisio R
Molecular determinants of inactivation of the resuscitation promoting factor B from Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J Biomol Struct Dyn (ISSN: 0739-1102, 1538-0254electronic, 0739-1102linking), 2013 Feb 1; 31(2): 195-205.

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.

Calce E, Leone M, Monfregola L, De Luca S
Chemical Modifications Of Peptide Sequences Via S-Alkylation Reaction
Org Lett (ISSN: 1523-7060, 1523-7052, 1523-7052electronic), 2013; 15(20): 5354-5357.

Esposito L, Balasco N, De Simone A, Berisio R, Vitagliano L
Interplay between peptide bond geometrical parameters in nonglobular structural contexts
Biomed Res Int (ISSN: 2314-6133, 2314-6141, 2314-6141electronic), 2013; 2013: N/D-N/D.

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.

Messori L, Scaletti F, Massai L, Cinellu MA, Gabbiani C, Vergara A, Merlino A
The mode of action of anticancer gold-based drugs: a structural perspective
Chem Commun (ISSN: 1359-7345, 1364-548x, 1364-548xelectronic), 2013; 49(86): 10100-10102.

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.

Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Bucci EM, Pedone C
Synthesis of a diaminopropanoic acid-based nucleoamino acid and assembly of cationic nucleopeptides for biomedical applications
Amino Acids (ISSN: 0939-4451, 1438-2199, 1438-2199electronic), 2012 Dec; 43(6): 2537-2543.

Roviello GN, Roviello G, Musumeci D, Bucci EM, Pedone C
Dakin-West reaction on 1-thyminyl acetic acid for the synthesis of 1, 3-bis(1-thyminyl)-2-propanone, a heteroaromatic compound with nucleopeptide-binding properties
Amino Acids (ISSN: 1438-2199, 0939-4451, 1438-2199electronic), 2012 Oct; 43(4): 1615-1623.

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.

La Mendola D, Magrì A, Santoro AM, Nicoletti VG, Rizzarelli E
Copper(II) interaction with peptide fragments of histidine-proline-rich glycoprotein: Speciation, stability and binding details
J Chem Res (ISSN: 1873-3344, 0162-0134, 0162-0134print), 2012 Jun; 111: 59-69.

Monfregola L, Leone M, Calce E,  de Luca S
Postsynthetic modification of peptides via chemoselective N-alkylation of their side chains
Org Lett (ISSN: 1523-7060, 1523-7052, 1523-7052electronic), 2012 Apr 6; 14(7): 1664-1667.

Esposito L, Ruggiero A, Masullo M, Ruocco MR, Lamberti A, Arcari P, Zagari A, Vitagliano L
Crystallographic and spectroscopic characterizations of Sulfolobus solfataricus TrxA1 provide insights into the determinants of thioredoxin fold stability
J Struct Biol (ISSN: 1047-8477, 1047-8477linking), 2012 Feb; 177(2): 506-512.

Monti SM, Maresca A, Viparelli F, Carta F, De Simone G, Muehlschlegel FA, Scozzafava A, Supuran CT
Dithiocarbamates are strong inhibitors of the beta-class fungal carbonic anhydrases from Cryptococcus neoformans, Candida albicans and Candida glabrata
Bioorg Med Chem Lett (ISSN: 0960-894x), 2012 Jan 15; 22(2): 859-862.

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.

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.

Grasso GI, Arena G, Bellia F, Maccarrone G, Parrinello M, Pietropaolo A, Vecchio G, Rizzarelli E
Intramolecular weak interactions in the thermodynamic stereoselectivity of copper(II) complexes with carnosine-trehalose conjugates
Chemistry (ISSN: 1521-3765, 0947-6539, 1521-3765electronic), 2011 Sep 16; 17(34): 9448-9455.

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.

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.

Zaccaro L, Garcia-lopez Mt Gonzalez-muniz RG
TRPV1 modulators: Structure-activity relationships using a rational combinatorial approach
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters (ISSN: 0960-894x), 2011 Jun 15; 21(12): 3541-3545.

Ruvo M, Sandomenico A, Tudisco L, De Falco S
Branched peptides for the modulation of protein-protein interactions: More arms are better than one?
Curr Med Chem (ISSN: 0929-8673, 1875-533x, 1875-533xelectronic), 2011 Jun; 18(16): 2429-2437.

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.

Roviello GN, Ricci A, Bucci EM, Pedone C
Synthesis, biological evaluation and supramolecular assembly of novel analogues of peptidyl nucleosides
Mol Biosyst (ISSN: 1742-206x, 1742-2051, 1742-2051electronic), 2011 May; 7(5): 1773-1778.

Terreno E, Boffa C, Menchise V, Fedeli F, Carrera C, Castelli DD, Digilio G, Aime S
Gadolinium-doped LipoCEST agents: A potential novel class of dual 1H-MRI probes
Chem Commun (ISSN: 1359-7345, 1364-548x, 1364-548xelectronic), 2011 Apr 28; 47(16): 4667-4669.

Nastri F, Lista L, Ringhieri P, Vitale R, Faiella M, Andreozzi C, Travascio P, Maglio O, Lombardi A, Pavone V
A Heme-Peptide Metalloenzyme Mimetic with Natural Peroxidase-Like Activity
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539, 1521-3765, 1521-3765electronic), 2011 Apr; 17(16): 4444-4453.

Travaglia A, Arena G, Fattorusso R, Isernia C, La Mendola D, Malgieri G, Nicoletti VG, Rizzarelli E
The inorganic perspective of nerve growth factor: interactions of Cu2+ and Zn2+ with the N-terminus fragment of nerve growth factor encompassing the recognition domain of the TrkA receptor
Chemistry (ISSN: 1521-3765, 0947-6539, 1521-3765electronic), 2011 Mar 21; 17(13): 3726-3738.

Accardo A, Morisco A, Palladino P, Palumbo R, Tesauro D, Morelli G
Amphiphilic CCK peptides assembled in supramolecular aggregates: Structural investigations and in vitro studies
Mol Biosyst (ISSN: 1742-206x), 2011 Mar; 7(3): 862-870.

Cucinotta V, Giuffrida A, Grasso G, MacCarrone G, Mazzaglia A, Messina M, Vecchio G
Diaminotrehalose-capped β-cyclodextrin, a new member of hemispherodextrins: Synthesis, thermodynamic and spectroscopic characterization and its exploitation in chiral electrokinetic chromatography
J Sep Sci (ISSN: 1615-9306), 2011 Jan; 34(1): 70-76.

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.

Calvanese L, Marasco D, Doti N, Saporito A, D'Auria G, Paolillo L, Ruvo M, Falcigno L
Structural Investigations on the Nodal-Cripto Binding: A Theoretical and Experimental Approach
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 2010 Nov; 93(11): 1011-1021.

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.

Stanzione F, Esposito L, Paladino A, Pedone C, Morelli G, Vitagliano L
Role of the conformational versatility of the neurotrophin N-terminal regions in their recognition by Trk receptors
Biophys J (ISSN: 1542-0086, 0006-3495, 0006-3495linking), 2010 Oct 6; 99(7): 2273-2278.

Józsa E, Osz K, Kállay C, de Bona P, Damante CA, Pappalardo G, Rizzarelli E, Sóvágó I
Nickel(ii) and mixed metal complexes of amyloid-β N-terminus
Dalton T (ISSN: 1477-9226, 1477-9234, 1477-9234electronic), 2010 Sep 14; 39(30): 7046-7053.

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.

Alterio V, Aurilia V, Romanelli A, Parracino A, Saviano M, D'Auria S, De Simone G
Crystal structure of an S-formylglutathione hydrolase from pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis TAC125
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 2010 Sep; 93(8): 669-677.

Roviello GN, Crescenzo C, Capasso D, Di Gaetano S, Franco S, Bucci EM, Pedone C
Synthesis of a novel Fmoc-protected nucleoaminoacid for the solid phase assembly of 4-piperidyl glycine/L-arginine-containing nucleopeptides and preliminary RNA interaction studies
Amino Acids (ISSN: 0939-4451, 1438-2199, 1438-2199electronic), 2010 Sep; 39(3): 795-800.

Diana D, Ziaco B, Scarabelli G, Pedone C, Colombo G, D'Andrea LD, Fattorusso R
Structural analysis of a helical peptide unfolding pathway
Chemistry (ISSN: 1521-3765, 0947-6539, 1521-3765electronic), 2010 May 10; 16(18): 5400-5407.

Accardo A, Mansi R, Morisco A, Mangiapia G, Paduano L, Tesauro D, Radulescu A, Aurilio M, Aloj L, Arra C, Morelli G
Peptide modified nanocarriers for selective targeting of bombesin receptors
Mol Biosyst (ISSN: 1742-206x), 2010 May; 6(5): 878-887.

Pensato S, Renda M, Leccia F, Saviano M, D'Andrea LD, Pedone C, Pedone PV, Romanelli A
PNA zipper as a dimerization tool: development of a bZip mimic
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 2010 May; 93(5): 434-441.

Chambery A, Severino V, Di Maro A, D'Aniello A, Ruvo M, Parente A
Quantification of thyrotropin-releasing hormone by liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry
Amino Acids (ISSN: 0939-4451, 1438-2199, 1438-2199electronic), 2010 Apr; 38(4): 1031-1041.

Mazzaglia A, Micali N, Scolaro LM, Attanasio F, Magrí A, Pappalardo G, Villari V
Aggregation properties of the peptide fragments derived from the 17-29 region of the human and rat IAPP: A comparative study with two PEG-conjugated variants of the human sequence
J Phys Chem B (ISSN: 1520-6106, 1520-5207, 1520-5207electronic), 2010 Jan 21; 114(2): 705-713.

Roviello GN, Musumeci D, De Cristofaro A, Capasso D, Di Gaetano S, Bucci EM, Pedone C
Alternate dab-aegPNAs: synthesis, nucleic acid binding studies and biological activity
Mol Biosyst (ISSN: 1742-2051, 1742-206x, 1742-2051electronic), 2010 Jan; 6(1): 199-205.

Orsi S, De Capua A, Guarnieri D, Marasco D, Netti PA
Cell recruitment and transfection in gene activated collagen matrix
Biomaterials (ISSN: 0142-9612, 1878-5905electronic, 0142-9612linking), 2010 Jan; 31(3): 570-576.

Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Pedone C, Bucci EM
Synthesis, Characterization And Hybridization Studies Of An Alternate Nucleo-Epsilon/Gamma-Peptide: Complexes Formation With Natural Nucleic Acids
Amino Acids (ISSN: 0939-4451, 1438-2199, 1438-2199electronic), 2010 Jan; 38(1): 103-111.

Jozsa E, Hosz K, Kallay C, De Bona P, Damante CA, Pappalardo G, Rizzarelli E, Sovago I
Nickel (ii) And Mixed Metal Complexes Of Amyloid-B N-Terminus. Results Of Potentiometric And Spectroscopic Studies On The Binary Nickel (ii) And Mixed Metal Nickel (ii)-Copper (ii) And Nickel (ii)-Copper (ii)-Zinc (ii) Complexes Of Peptide Fragments
Dalton T (ISSN: 1477-9226, 1477-9234, 1477-9234electronic), 2010; 39(30): 7046-7053.

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.

Giuffrida ML, Caraci F, De Bona P, Pappalardo G, Nicoletti F, Rizzarelli E, Copani A
The monomer state of beta-amyloid: where the Alzheimer's disease protein meets physiology
Rev Neurosci (ISSN: 0334-1763), 2010; 21(2): 83-93.

Milardi D, Pappalardo M, Grasso DM, La Rosa C
Unveiling the unfolding pathway of FALS associated G37R SOD1 mutant: A computational study
Mol Biosyst (ISSN: 1742-206x), 2010; 6(6): 1032-1039.

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.

Puglisi A, Rizzarelli E, Vecchio G, Iacovino R, Benedetti E, Pedone C, Saviano M
Crystal And Molecular Structure Of Beta-Cyclodextrins Functionalized With The Anti-Inflammatory Drug Etodolac
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 2009 Dec; 91(12): 1227-1235.

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.

Accardo A, Tesauro D, Morisco A, Mangiapia G, Vaccaro M, Gianolio E, Heenan RK, Paduano L, Morelli G
Micelles obtained by aggregation of gemini surfactants containing the CCK8 peptide and a gadolinium complex
J Biol Inorg Chem (ISSN: 0949-8257, 1432-1327electronic, 0949-8257linking), 2009 May; 14(4): 587-599.

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.

Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Moccia M, Castiglione M, Cesarani A, Bucci EM, Saviano M, Pedone C, Benedetti E
Evidences Of Complex Formation Between Daba-Based Nucleo-Gamma-Peptides With Alternate Configuration Backbone
J Pept Sci (ISSN: 1075-2617, 1099-1387, 1075-2617print), 2009 Mar; 15(3): 147-154.

Morisco A, Accardo A, Gianolio E, Tesauro D, Benedetti E, Morelli G
Micelles derivatized with octreotide as potential target-selective contrast agents in MRI
J Pept Sci (ISSN: 1075-2617, 1099-1387, 1075-2617print), 2009 Mar; 15(3): 242-250.

Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Castiglione M, Bucci EM, Pedone C, Benedetti E
Solid Phase Synthesis And Rna-Binding Studies Of A Serum-Resistant Nucleo-Epsilon-Peptide
J Pept Sci (ISSN: 1075-2617, 1099-1387, 1075-2617print), 2009 Mar; 15(3): 155-160.

Digilio G, Catanzaro V, Fedeli F, Gianolio E, Menchise V, Napolitano R, Gringeri C, Aime S
Targeting exofacial protein thiols with Gd-III complexes. An efficient procedure for MRI cell labelling
Chem Commun (ISSN: 1359-7345, 1364-548x, 1364-548xelectronic), 2009 Feb 28; (8): 893-895.

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.

Bonomo RP, Pappalardo G, Rizzarelli E, Tabbì G, Vagliasindi LI
Studies of nitric oxide interaction with mono- and dinuclear copper(II) complexes of prion protein bis-octarepeat fragments
Dalton T (ISSN: 1477-9226, 1477-9234, 1477-9234electronic), 2008 Sep 7; (29): 3805-3816.

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.

Viparelli F, Cassese A, Doti N, Paturzo F, Marasco D, Dathan NA, Monti SM, Basile G, Ungaro P, Sabatella M, Miele C, Teperino R, Consiglio E, Pedone C, Beguinot F, Formisano P, Ruvo M
Targeting of PED/PEA-15 molecular interaction with phospholipase D1 enhances insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscle cells
Jbc Papers (ISSN: 0021-9258, 1083-351x, 0021-9258linking), 2008 Sep 1; 283(31): 21769-21778.

Accardo A, Tesauro D, Del Pozzo L, Mangiapia G, Paduano L, Morelli G
Micelles by self-assembling peptide-conjugate amphiphile: Synthesis and structural characterization
J Pept Sci (ISSN: 1075-2617, 1099-1387, 1075-2617print), 2008 Sep; 14(8): 903-910.

Santoro F, Lami A, Improta R, Bloino J, Barone V
Effective method for the computation of optical spectra of large molecules at finite temperature including the Duschinsky and Herzberg-Teller effect: The Qx band of porphyrin as a case study
J Chem Phys (ISSN: 0021-9606, 0897-690online), 2008 Jun 14; 128(22): 17-17.

Mandrich L, Menchise V, Alterio V, De Simone G, Pedone C, Rossi M, Manco G
Functional and structural features of the oxyanion hole in a thermophilic esterase from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius
Proteins (ISSN: 0887-3585, 1097-0134, 1097-0134electronic), 2008 Jun; 71(4): 1721-1731.

Ziaco B, Pensato S, D'Andrea LD, Benedetti E, Romanelli A
Semisynthesis of dimeric proteins by expressed protein ligation
Org Lett (ISSN: 1523-7060, 1523-7052, 1523-7052electronic), 2008 May 15; 10(10): 1955-1958.

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.

Di Fiore A, Pedone C, Antel J, Waldeck H, Witte A, Wurl M, Scozzafava A, Supuran CT, De Simone G
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: the X-ray crystal structure of ethoxzolamide complexed to human isoform II reveals the importance of thr200 and gln92 for obtaining tight-binding inhibitors
Bioorg Med Chem Lett (ISSN: 1464-3405, 0960-894x, 1464-3405electronic), 2008 Apr 15; 18(8): 2669-2674.

Merlino A, Ercole C, Picone D, Pizzo E, Mazzarella L, Sica F
The buried diversity of bovine seminal ribonuclease: Shape and cytotoxicity of the swapped non-covalent form of the enzyme
J Mol Biol (ISSN: 0022-2836, 1089-8638, 1089-8638electronic), 2008 Feb 15; 376(2): 427-437.

Staiano M, Saviano M, Herman P, Grycznyski Z, Fini C, Varriale A, Parracino A, Kold AB, Rossi M, D'Auria S
Time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations point out the effects of pressure on the stability and dynamics of the porcine odorant-binding protein
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 2008; 89(4): 284-291.

Vaccaro M, Mangiapia G, Paduano L, Gianolio E, Accardo A, Tesauro D, Morelli G
Structural and relaxometric characterization of peptide aggregates containing gadolinium complexes as potential selective contrast agents in MRI
Chemphyschem (ISSN: 1439-4235, 1439-7641, 1439-7641electronic), 2007 Dec 3; 8(17): 2526-2538.

Improta R, Scalmani G, Frisch MJ, Barone V
Toward effective and reliable fluorescence energies in solution by a new state specific polarizable continuum model time dependent density functional theory approach
J Chem Phys (ISSN: 0021-9606, 0897-690online), 2007 Sep 21; 127(7): N/D-N/D.

Alterio V, De Simone G, Monti SM, Scozzafava A, Supuran CT
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: Inhibition of human, bacterial, and archaeal isozymes with benzene-1, 3-disulfonamides-Solution and crystallographic studies
Bioorg Med Chem Lett Bioorganic And Medicinal Chemistry Letters (ISSN: 0960-894x), 2007 Sep 1; 17(15): 4201-4207.

De Luca S, De Capua A, Saviano M, Della Moglie R, Aloj L, Tarallo L, Pedone C, Morelli G
Synthesis and biological evaluation of cyclic and branched peptide analogues as ligands for cholecystokinin type 1 receptor
Bioorg Med Chem (ISSN: 0968-0896, 1464-3391, 1464-3391electronic), 2007 Sep 1; 15(17): 5845-5853.

Amorini AM, Bellia F, Di Pietro V, Giardina B, La Mendola D, Lazzarino G, Sortino S, Tavazzi B, Rizzarelli E, Vecchio G
Synthesis And Antioxidant Activity Of New Homocarnosine Beta-Cyclodextrin Conjugates
Eur J Med Chem (ISSN: 0223-5234, 1768-3254, 1768-3254electronic), 2007 Jul; 42(7): 910-920.

Papa S, Monti SM, Vitale RM, Bubici C, Jayawardena S, Alvarez K, De Smaele E, Dathan N, Pedone C, Ruvo M, Franzoso G
Insights Into The Structural Basis Of The Gadd45beta-Mediated Inactivation Of The Jnk Kinase, Mkk7/Jnkk2
Jbc Papers (ISSN: 0021-9258, 1083-351x, 0021-9258linking), 2007 Jun 29; 282(26): 19029-19041.

Tesauro D, Accardo A, Gianolio E, Paduano L, Teixeira J, Schillén K, Aime S, Morelli G
Peptide derivatized lamellar aggregates as target-specific MRI contrast agents
Chembiochem (ISSN: 1439-4227, 1439-7633, 1439-7633electronic), 2007 May 25; 8(8): 950-955.

Gustavsson T, Sarkar N, Banyasz A, Markovitsi D, Improta R
Solvent effects on the steady-state absorption and fluorescence spectra of uracil, thymine and 5-fluorouracil
Photochem Photobiol (ISSN: 0031-8655), 2007 May; 83(3): 595-599.

Di Fiore A, Scozzafava A, Winum JY, Montero JL, Pedone C, Supuran CT, De Simone G
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: binding of an antiglaucoma glycosyl-sulfanilamide derivative to human isoform II and its consequences for the drug design of enzyme inhibitors incorporating sugar moieties
Bioorg Med Chem Lett Bioorganic And Medicinal Chemistry Letters (ISSN: 0960-894x), 2007 Mar 15; 17(6): 1726-1731.

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.

Matassa R, Carbone M, Lauceri R, Purrello R, Caminiti R
Supramolecular structure of extrinsically chiral porphyrin hetero-assemblies and achiral analogues
Adv Mater (ISSN: 0935-9648), 2007; 19(22): 3961-3967.

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.

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.

De Simone G, Vitale RM, Di Fiore A, Pedone C, Scozzafava A, Montero JL, Winum JY, Supuran CT
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: Hypoxia-activatable sulfonamides incorporating disulfide bonds that target the tumor-associated isoform IX
J Med Chem (ISSN: 0022-2623, 1520-4804, 0022-2623print), 2006 Sep 7; 49(18): 5544-5551.

Vaccaro M, Accardo A, Tesauro D, Mangiapia G, Loef D, Schillen K, Soederman O, Morelli G, Paduan L
Supramolecular aggregates of amphiphilic gadolinium complexes as blood pool MRI/MRA contrast agents: Physicochemical characterization
Langmuir (ISSN: 0743-7463), 2006 Jul 18; 22(15): 6635-6643.

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.

Del Gatto A, Zaccaro L, Grieco P, Novellino E, Zannetti A, Del Vecchio S, Iommelli F, Salvatore M, Pedone C, Saviano M
Novel And Selective Alpha (v) Beta3 Receptor Peptide Antagonist: Design, Synthesis, And Biological Behavior
J Med Chem (ISSN: 0022-2623, 1520-4804, 0022-2623print), 2006 Jun 1; 49(11): 3416-3420.

De Luca S, Saviano M, Lassiani L, Yannakopoulou K, Stefanidou P, Aloj L, Morelli G, Varnavas A
Anthranilic acid based CCK1 receptor antagonists and CCK-8 have a common step in their "receptor desmodynamic processes"
J Med Chem (ISSN: 0022-2623, 1520-4804, 0022-2623print), 2006 Apr 20; 49(8): 2456-2462.

D'Agata R, Grasso G, Iacono G, Spoto G, Vecchio G
Lectin recognition of a new SOD mimic bioconjugate studied with surface plasmon resonance imaging
Org Biomol Chem (ISSN: 1477-0520, 1477-0539, 1477-0539electronic), 2006 Feb 21; 4(4): 610-612.

De Capua A, Goodman M, Amino Y, Saviano M, Benedetti E
Conformation analysis of aspartame-based sweeteners by NMR spectroscopy, molecular dynamics simulations, and X-ray diffraction studies
Chembiochem (ISSN: 1439-4227, 1439-7633, 1439-7633electronic), 2006 Feb; 7(2): 377-387.

Di Fiore A, Pedone C, D'Ambrosio K, Scozzafava A, De Simone G, Supuran CT
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: Valdecoxib binds to a different active site region of the human isoform II as compared to the structurally related cyclooxygenase II 'selective' inhibitor celecoxib
Bioorg Med Chem Lett Bioorganic And Medicinal Chemistry Letters (ISSN: 0960-894x), 2006 Jan 15; 16(2): 437-442.

Santelli E, Leone M, Li C, Fukushima T, Preece NE, Olson AJ, Ely KR, Reed JC, Pellecchia M, Liddington RC, Matsuzawa S-I
Structural analysis of Siah1-Siah-interacting protein interactions and insights into the assembly of an E3 ligase multiprotein complex
Jbc Papers (ISSN: 0021-9258, 1083-351x, 0021-9258linking), 2005 Oct 7; 280(40): 34278-34287.

Roscigno P, D'Auria G, Falcigno L, D'Errico G, Paduano L
Effect of the addition of a nonionic surfactant on the complex poly(asparagine)-cationic surfactant
Langmuir (ISSN: 0743-7463), 2005 Sep 30; 21(18): 8123-8130.

Menchise V, De Simone G, Alterio V, Di Fiore A, Pedone C, Scozzafava A, Supuran CT
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: Stacking with Phe131 determines active site binding region of inhibitors as exemplified by the X-ray crystal structure of a membrane-impermeant antitumor sulfonamide complexed with isozyme II
J Med Chem (ISSN: 0022-2623, 1520-4804, 0022-2623print), 2005 Sep 8; 48(18): 5721-5727.

Angela M, Massimo De N, Rosaria L, Roberto P
Induction and memory of chirality in porphyrin hetero-aggregates: The role of the central metal ion
Bioorg Med Chem (ISSN: 0968-0896, 1464-3391, 1464-3391electronic), 2005 Sep 1; 13(17): 5159-5163.

La Mendola D, Bonomo RP, Impellizzeri G, Maccarrone G, Pappalardo G, Pietropaolo A, Rizzarelli E, Zito V
Copper(II) complexes with chicken prion repeats: Influence of proline and tyrosine residues on the coordination features
J Biol Inorg Chem (ISSN: 0949-8257, 1432-1327electronic, 0949-8257print), 2005 Sep; 10(5): 463-475.

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.

Vacatello M, D'Auria G, Falcigno L, Dettin M, Gambaretto R, Di Bello C, Paolillo L
Conformational Analysis Of Novel Heparin Binding Peptides
Biomaterials (ISSN: 0142-9612, 1878-5905electronic, 0142-9612linking), 2005 Jun; 26(16): 3207-3214.

Di Fiore A, De Simone G, Menchise V, Pedone C, Casini A, Scozzafava A, Supuran CT
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: X-ray crystal structure of a benzenesulfonamide strong CA II and CA IX inhibitor bearing a pentafluorophenylaminothioureido tail in complex with isozyme II
Bioorg Med Chem Lett Bioorganic And Medicinal Chemistry Letters (ISSN: 0960-894x), 2005 Apr 1; 15(7): 1937-1942.

Esposito L, De Simone A, Zagari A, Vitagliano L
Correlation Between Omega And Psi Dihedral Angles In Protein Structures
J Mol Biol (ISSN: 0022-2836, 1089-8638, 1089-8638electronic), 2005 Apr 1; 347(3): 483-487.

Improta R, Antonello S, Formaggio F, Maran F, Rega N, Barone V
Understanding Electron Transfer across Negatively-Charged Aib Oligopeptides
J Phys Chem B (ISSN: 1520-6106, 1520-5207, 1520-5207electronic), 2005 Jan 20; 109(2): 1023-1033.

Bonomo RP, Cucinotta V, Giuffrida A, Impellizzeri G, Magrì A, Pappalardo G, Rizzarelli E, Santoro AM, Tabbì G, Vagliasindi LI
A re-investigation of copper coordination in the octa-repeats region of the prion protein
Dalton T (ISSN: 1477-9226, 1477-9234, 1477-9234electronic), 2005 Jan 7; (1): 150-158.

Zubrzak P, Banas A, Kaczmarek K, Leplawy MT, Sochacki M, Kowalski ML, Szkudlinska B, Zabrocki J, Di Lello P, Isernia C, Saviano M, Pedone C, Benedetti E
Analogues of cyclolinopeptide A containing alpha-hydroxymethyl amino acid residues
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 2005; 80(2-3): 347-356.

Calhoun JR, Nastri F, Maglio O, Pavone V, Lombardi A, Degrado WF
Artificial diiron proteins: From structure to function
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 2005; 80(2-3): 264-278.

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.

Vitale RM, Pedone C, De Benedetti PG, Fanelli F
Structural features of the inactive and active states of the melanin-concentrating hormone receptors: Insights from molecular simulations
Proteins (ISSN: 0887-3585, 1097-0134, 1097-0134electronic), 2004 Sep 15; 56(3): 430-448.

De Luca S, Morelli G
Synthesis and characterization of a sulfated and a non-sulfated cyclic CCK8 analogue functionalized with a chelating group for metal labelling
J Pept Sci (ISSN: 1075-2617, 1099-1387, 1075-2617print), 2004 May; 10(5): 265-273.

Berisio R, Granata V, Vitagliano L, Zagari A
Characterization of Collagen-Like Heterotrimers: Implications for Triple-Helix Stability
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 2004 Apr 15; 73(6): 682-688.

Merlino A, Vitagliano L, Sica F, Zagari A, Mazzarella L
Population shift vs induced fit: The case of bovine seminal ribonuclease swapping dimer
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 2004 Apr 15; 73(6): 689-695.

Saviano M, Improta R, Benedetti E, Carrozzini B, Cascarano GL, Didierjean C, Toniolo C, Crisma M
Benzophenone photophore flexibility and proximity: Molecular and crystal-state structure of a Bpa-containing trichogin dodecapeptide analogue
Chembiochem (ISSN: 1439-4227, 1439-7633, 1439-7633electronic), 2004 Apr 2; 5(4): 541-544.

Merlino A, Vitagliano L, Ceruso MA, Mazzarella L
Dynamic properties of the N-terminal swapped dimer of ribonuclease
Biophysical Journal (ISSN: 0006-3495, 1542-0086), 2004 Apr; 86(4): 2383-2391.

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.

Rossi F, Zanotti G, Saviano M, Iacovino R, Palladino P, Saviano G, Amodeo P, Tancredi T, Laccetti P, Corbier C, Benedetti E
New antitumour cyclic astin analogues: Synthesis, conformation and bioactivity
J Pept Sci (ISSN: 1075-2617, 1099-1387, 1075-2617print), 2004 Feb; 10(2): 92-102.

De Capua A, Del Gatto A, Zaccaro L, Saviano G, Carlucci A, Livigni A, Gedressi C, Tancredi T, Pedone C, Saviano M
A synthetic peptide reproducing the mitochondrial targeting motif of AKAP121: A conformational study
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 2004; 76(6): 459-466.

Improta R, Barone V
Assesing the reliability of density functional methods in the conformational study of polypeptides: The treatment of intraresidue nonbonding interactions
J Comput Chem (ISSN: 0192-8651, 1096-987xelectronic), 2004; 25(11): 1333-1341.

Musumeci D, Roviello  GN, Valente M, Sapio R, Pedone C, Bucci EM
New synthesis of PNA-3′DNA linker monomers, useful building blocks to obtain PNA/DNA chimeras
Biopolymers, 2004; 76(6): 535-542.

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.

D'Andrea LD, Regan L
TPR proteins: the versatile helix
Trends Biochem Sci Trends In Biochemical Sciences (ISSN: 0968-0004), 2003 Dec; 28(12): 655-662.

De Luca S, Ragone R, Bracco C, Digilio G, Aloj L, Tesauro D, Saviano M, Pedone C, Morelli G
A cyclic CCK8 analogue selective for the cholecystokinin type A receptor: design, synthesis, NMR structure and binding measurements
Chembiochem (ISSN: 1439-7633, 1439-4227, 1439-7633electronic), 2003 Nov 7; 4(11): 1176-1187.

Berisio R, Sica F, De Lorenzo C, Di Fiore A, Piccoli R, Zagari A, Mazzarella L
Crystal Structure Of The Dimeric Un-Swapped Form Of Bovine Seminal Ribonuclease
Febs Lett (ISSN: 0014-5793, 0014-5793print, 1873-3468electronic), 2003 Nov 6; 554(1-2): 105-110.

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.

Merlino A, Vitagliano L, Ceruso MA, Mazzarella L
Subtle functional collective motions in pancreatic-like ribonucleases: From ribonuclease A to angiogenin
Proteins (ISSN: 0887-3585, 1097-0134, 1097-0134electronic), 2003 Oct 1; 53(1): 101-110.

De Simone G, Menchise V, Omaggio S, Pedone C, Scozzafava A, Supuran CT
Design of weakly basic thrombin inhibitors incorporating novel P1 binding functions: Molecular and X-ray crystallographic studies
Biochemistry (ISSN: 0006-2960, 1520-4995, 1520-4995electronic), 2003 Sep 5; 42(30): 9013-9021.

Pedone E, Bartolucci S, Rossi M, Pierfederici FM, Scire A, Cacciamani T, Tanfani F
Structural and thermal stability analysis of Escherichia coli and Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius thioredoxin revealed a molten globule-like state in thermal denaturation pathway of the proteins: an infrared spectroscopic study
Biochem J (ISSN: 0264-6021, 1470-8728electronic, 0264-6021linking), 2003 Sep 1; 373: 875-883.

Isernia C, Bucci E, Leone M, Zaccaro L, Di Lello P, Digilio G, Esposito S, Saviano M, Di Blasio B, Pedone C, Pedone PV, Fattorusso R
NMR structure of the single QALGGH zinc finger domain from the Arabidopsis thaliana SUPERMAN protein
Chembiochem (ISSN: 1439-4227, 1439-7633, 1439-7633electronic), 2003 Mar 3; 4(2-3): 171-180.

Bashan A, Agmon I, Zarivach R, Schluenzen F, Harms J, Berisio R, Bartels H, Franceschi F, Auerbach T, Hansen HAS, Kossoy E, Kessler M, Yonath A
Structural basis of the ribosomal machinery for peptide bond formation, translocation, and nascent chain progression
Mol Cell (ISSN: 1097-2765, 1097-4164), 2003 Jan; 11(1): 91-102.

Menziani MC, De Benedetti PG, Langella E, Barone V
Seeking for binding determinants of the prion protein to human plasminogen
Mol Phys (ISSN: 0026-8976), 2003; 101(17): 2763-2773.

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.

Morelli G, De Luca S, Tesauro D, Saviano M, Pedone C, Dolmella A, Visentin R, Mazzi U
CCK8 peptide derivatized with diphenylphosphine for rhenium labelling: Synthesis and molecular mechanics calculations
J Pept Sci (ISSN: 1075-2617, 1099-1387, 1075-2617print), 2002 Jul; 8(7): 373-381.

Berisio R, Vitagliano L, Mazzarella L, Zagari A
Crystal structure of the collagen triple helix model [(Pro-Pro-Gly)10]3
Protein Sci (ISSN: 0961-8368, 1469-896xelectronic), 2002 Feb; 11(2): 262-270.

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.

Improta R, Kudin KN, Scuseria GE, Barone V
Structure and magnetic properties of nitroxide molecular crystals by density functional calculations employing periodic boundary conditions
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 1520-5126), 2002 Jan 9; 124(1): 113-120.

Formaggio F, Bonchio M, Crisma M, Peggion C, Mezzato S, Polese A, Barazza A, Antonello S, Maran F, Broxterman QB, Kaptein B, Kamphuis J, Vitale RM, Saviano M, Benedetti E, Toniolo C
Nitroxyl peptides as catalysts of enantioselective oxidations
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539, 1521-3765, 1521-3765electronic), 2002; 8(1): [d]84-93.

De Simone G, Menchise V, Manco G, Mandrich L, Sorrentino N, Lang D, Rossi M, Pedone C
The crystal structure of a hyper-thermophilic carboxylesterase from the archaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus
J Mol Biol (ISSN: 0022-2836, 1089-8638, 1089-8638electronic), 2001 Nov 30; 314(3): 507-518.

Berisio R, Viguera A, Serrano L, Wilmanns M
Atomic resolution structure of a mutant of the spectrin SH3 domain
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr (ISSN: 0907-4449, 0907-4449linking), 2001 Feb; 57(2): 337-340.

Romanelli A, Garella I, Menchise V, Iacovino R, Saviano M, Montesarchio D, Didierjean C, Lello PD, Rossi F, Benedetti E
Crystal-state conformation of Cα, α-dialkylated peptides containing chiral β-homo-residues
J Pept Sci (ISSN: 1075-2617, 1099-1387, 1075-2617print), 2001; 7(1): 15-26.

Orru S, Vitagliano L, Esposito L, Mazzarella L, Marino G, Ruoppolo M
Effect of deamidation on folding of ribonuclease
Protein Sci (ISSN: 0961-8368, 1469-896xelectronic), 2000 Dec; 9(12): 2577-2582.

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.

Esposito L, Vitagliano L, Sica F, Sorrentino G, Zagari A, Mazzarella L
The ultrahigh resolution crystal structure of ribonuclease A containing an isoaspartyl residue: Hydration and sterochemical analysis
J Mol Biol (ISSN: 0022-2836, 1089-8638, 1089-8638electronic), 2000 Mar 31; 297(3): 713-732.

Vitagliano L, Adinolfi S, Sica F, Merlino A, Zagari A, Mazzarella L
A potential allosteric subsite generated by domain swapping in bovine seminal ribonuclease
J Mol Biol (ISSN: 0022-2836, 1089-8638, 1089-8638electronic), 1999 Oct 29; 293(3): 569-577.

Berisio R, Lamzin VS, Sica F, Wilson KS, Zagari A, Mazzarella L
Protein titration in the crystal state
J Mol Biol (ISSN: 0022-2836, 1089-8638, 1089-8638electronic), 1999 Oct 1; 292(4): 845-854.

Lombardi A, De Simone G, Galdiero S, Staiano N, Nastri F, Pavone V
From natural to synthetic multisite thrombin inhibitors
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 1999; 51(1): 19-39.

Kramer RZ, Vitagliano L, Bella J, Berisio R, Mazzarella L, Brodsky B, Zagari A, Berman HM
X-ray crystallographic determination of a collagen-like peptide with the repeating sequence (Pro-Pro-Gly)
J Mol Biol (ISSN: 0022-2836, 1089-8638, 1089-8638electronic), 1998 Jul 24; 280(4): 623-638.

Lombardi A, D'Agostino B, Nastri F, D'Andrea LD, Filippelli A, Falciani M, Rossi F, Pavone V
A novel super-potent neurokinin A receptor antagonist containing dehydroalanine
Bioorg Med Chem Lett Bioorganic And Medicinal Chemistry Letters (ISSN: 0960-894xprint, 0960-894xlinking), 1998 May 19; 8(10): 1153-1156.

Nastri F, Lombardi A, D'Andrea LD, Sanseverino M, Maglio O, Pavone V
Miniaturized hemoproteins
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525print, 0006-3525linking, 1097-0282electronic), 1998; 47(1): 5-22.

Crisma M, Formaggio F, Valle G, Toniolo C, Saviano M, Iacovino R, Zaccaro L, Benedetti E
Experimental evidence at atomic resolution for intramolecular N- H···π (phenyl) interactions in a family of amino acid derivatives
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 1997; 42(1): 1-6.

Bonomo RP, Di Blasio B, Maccarrone G, Pavone V, Pedone C, Rizzarelli E, Saviano M, Vecchio G
Crystal and Molecular Structure of the [6-Deoxy-6-[(2-(4-imidazolyl)ethyl)amino]cyclomaltoheptaose]copper(II) Ternary Complex with L-Tryptophanate. Role of Weak Forces in the Chiral Recognition Process Assisted by a Metallocyclodextrin
Inorg Chem (ISSN: 0020-1669, 1520-510x, 1520-510xelectronic), 1996 Jul 17; 35(15): 4497-4504.

Lombardi A, Saviano M, Nastri F, Maglio O, Mazzeo M, Pedone C, Isernia C, Pavone V
Unusual conformational preferences of β-alanine containing cyclic peptides. VII
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 1996 Jun; 38(6): 683-691.

Veldman N, Spek AL, Tabbì G, Driessen WL, Reedijk J
A dinuclear nickel(II) compound: μ-{N, N, N′, N′-tetrakis[2-(3, 5-dimethyl-1-pyrazolyl)ethyl]-1, 2- ethylenediamine}-bis[aqua(nitrato-Ο, Ο + ′)nickel(II)] dinitrate dimethanol solvate
Acta Crystallogr Sect C Cryst Struct Commun (ISSN: 0108-2701), 1996; 52(11): 2698-2701.

Lombardi A, D'Auria G, Saviano M, Maglio O, Nastri F, Quartara L, Pedone C, Pavone V
Bicyclic Peptides As Type I/Type Ii Beta-Turn Scaffolds
Biopolym Pept Sci Sect, 1996; 40(5): 505-518.

Rossi F, Saviano M, Di Talia P, Di Blasio B, Pedone C, Zanotti G, Mosca M, Saviano G, Tancredi T, Ziegler K, Benedetti E
Solution and solid state structure of an aib-containing cyclodecapeptide inhibiting the cholate uptake in hepatocytes
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 1996; 40(5): 465-478.

Saviano M, Rossi F, Filizola M, Isernia C, Di Blasio B, Benedetti E, Pedone C, Siemion IZ, Pedyczak A
Bioactive peptides: conformational studies of [Tyr4] cyclolinopeptide
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525print, 0006-3525linking, 1097-0282electronic), 1995 Oct; 26(12): 453-460.

Mazzeo M, Isernia C, Rossi F, Saviano M, Pedone C, Paolillo L, Benedetti E, Pavone V
Conformational Behaviour of a Cyclolinopeptide A Analogue: Two-dimensional NMR study of cyclo(Pro(1)-Pro-Phe-Phe-Ac(6)c-Ile-ala-Val(8))
J Pept Sci (ISSN: 1075-2617, 1099-1387, 1075-2617print), 1995 Sep; 1(5): 330-340.

Bonomo RP, De Flora A, Rizzarelli E, Santoro AM, Tabbì G, Tonetti M
Copper(II) complexes encapsulated in human red blood cells
J Chem Res (ISSN: 0162-0134, 1873-3344, 0162-0134print), 1995 Sep; 59(4): 773-784.

SANTINI A, BENEDETTI E, PEDONE C, GIORDANO M, CALIENDO G, SANTAGADA V, GRIECO P, GRECO G
Molecular structure and conformation of the (Z) and (E) geometric isomers of 2-(2-phenylbenzylidene)-3 quinuclidinone
Tetrahedron (ISSN: 0040-4020), 1995 Feb 13; 51(7): 1995-2008.

Pavone V, Lombardi A, Saviano M, Di Blasio B, Nastri F, Fattorusso R, Zaccaro L, Maglio O, Yamada T, Omote Y
Mixed conformation in C(α, α)-disubstituted tripeptides: X-ray crystal structures of Z-Aib-Dph-Gly-OMe and Bz-Dph-Dph-Gly-OMe
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 1994 Dec; 34(12): 1595-1604.

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.

Zanotti G, Maione A, Rossi F, Saviano M, Pedone C, Tancredi T
BIOACTIVE PEPTIDES - CONFORMATIONAL STUDY OF A CYSTINYL CYCLOHEPTAPEPTIDE IN ITS FREE AND CALCIUM COMPLEXED FORMS
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 1993 Jul; 33(7): 1083-1091.

Di Blasio B, Lombardi A, D'Auria G, Saviano M, Isernia C, Maglio O, Paolillo L, Pedone C, Pavone V
Beta-Alanine Containing Peptides: Gamma-Turns In Cyclotetrapeptides
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 1993 Apr; 31(10): 621-631.

Pavone V, Di Blasio B, Lombardi A, Maglio O, Isernia C, Pedone C, Benedetti E, Altmann E, Mutter M
Non coded C alpha, alpha-disubstituted amino acids. X-ray diffraction analysis of a dipeptide containing (S)-alpha-methylserine
Int J Pept Protein Res (ISSN: 0367-8377, 0367-8377print, 0367-8377linking), 1993 Jan; 41(1): 15-20.

Saviano M, Rossi F, Pavone V, Di Blasio B, Pedone C
Molecular dynamics simulation in vacuo and in solution of [Aib5, 6-D- Ala8] Cyclolinopeptide A: A conformational and comparative study
J Biomol Struct Dyn (ISSN: 0739-1102, 1538-0254electronic, 0739-1102linking), 1992 Jun; 9(6): 1045-1060.

Pavone V, Lombardi A, D'Auria G, Saviano M, Nastri F, Paolillo L, Di Blasio B, Pedone C
β-Alanine containing peptides: A novel molecular tool for the design of γ-turns
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 1992 Feb; 32(2): 173-184.

Tancredi T, Benedetti E, Grimaldi M, Pedone C, Rossi F, Saviano M, Temussi PA, Zanotti G
Ion binding of cyclolinopeptide A: An NMR and CD conformational study
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 1991 May; 31(6): 761-767.

Grimaldi M, Rossi F, Saviano M, Benedetti E, Pavone V, Pedone C
Stereochemical behavior of acyclic peptide-cation complexes
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 1990; 30(1-2): 197-204.