Ciaco S, Gavvala K, Greiner V, Mazzoleni V, Didier P, Ruff M, Martinez-fernandez L, Improta R, Mély Y
Thienoguanosine brightness in DNA duplexes is governed by the localization of itsππ* excitation in the lowest energy absorption band
Methods Appl Fluoresc (ISSN: 2050-6120linking), 2022 May 5; 10(3): N/D-N/D.

Marchesani F, Gianquinto E, Autiero I, Michielon A, Campanini B, Faggiano S, Bettati S, Mozzarelli A, Spyrakis F, Bruno S
The allosteric interplay between S-nitrosylation and glycine binding controls the activity of human serine racemase
Febs J (ISSN: 1742-464xlinking), 2021 May; 288(9): 3034-3054.

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.

Caporale A, Monti A, Selis F, Sandomenico A, Tonon G, Ruvo M, Doti N
A comparative analysis of catalytic activity and stability of microbial transglutaminase in controlled denaturing conditions
J Biotechnol (ISSN: 0168-1656linking), 2019 Aug 20; 302: 48-57.

Martinez-fernandez L, Gavvala K, Sharma R, Didier P, Richert L, Segarra Marti J, Mori M, Mely Y, Improta R
Excited-State Dynamics of Thienoguanosine, an Isomorphic Highly Fluorescent Analogue of Guanosine
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539linking, 1521-3765electronic), 2019 May 28; 25(30): 7375-7386.

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.

Pepino AJ, Segarra-marti J, Nenov A, Improta R, Garavelli M
Resolving Ultrafast Photoinduced Deactivations in Water-Solvated Pyrimidine Nucleosides
J Phys Chem Lett (ISSN: 1948-7185, 1948-7185electronic, 1948-7185linking), 2017 Apr 20; 8(8): 1777-1783.

Calce E, Monfregola L, Saviano M, De Luca S
HER2-mediated anticancer drug delivery: strategies to prepare targeting ligands highly specific for the receptor
Curr Med Chem (ISSN: 0929-8673, 1875-533x, 1875-533xelectronic), 2015 May 20; 22(21): 2525-2538.

Nardon C, Boscutti G, Dalla Via L, Ringhieri P, Di Noto V, Morelli G, Accardo A, Fregona D
CCK8 peptide-labeled Pluronic® F127 micelles as a targeted vehicle of gold-based anticancer chemotherapeutics
Medchemcomm (ISSN: 2040-2503), 2015; 6(1): 155-163.

Cohen SS, Riven I, Cortajarena AL, De Rosa L, D'Andrea LD, Regan L, Haran G
Probing the molecular origin of native-state flexibility in repeat proteins
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 0002-7863print), 2015; 137(32): 10367-10373.

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.

Improta R, Ferrer FJ, Stendardo E, Santoro F
Quantum-classical calculation of the absorption and emission spectral shapes of oligothiophenes at low and room temperature by first-principle calculations
Chemphyschem (ISSN: 1439-4235, 1439-7641, 1439-4235linking), 2014 Oct 20; 15(15): 3320-3333.

Chi M-C, Lo Y-H, Chen Y-Y, Lin L-L, Merlino A
γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase architecture: Effect of extra sequence deletion on autoprocessing, structure and stability of the protein from Bacillus licheniformis
Bba-Gen Subjects (ISSN: 0925-4439, 0006-3002, 1570-9639), 2014; 1844(12): 2290-2297.

Cantisani M, Falanga A, Incoronato N, Russo L, De Simone A, Morelli G, Berisio R, Galdiero M, Galdiero S
Conformational modifications of gB from herpes simplex virus type 1 analyzed by synthetic peptides
J Med Chem (ISSN: 0022-2623, 1520-4804, 0022-2623print), 2013 Nov 14; 56(21): 8366-8376.

Galdiero S, Falanga A, Cantisani M, Vitiello M, Morelli G, Galdiero M
Peptide-Lipid Interactions: Experiments and Applications
Int J Mol Sc (ISSN: 1422-0067, 1661-6596, 1422-0067electronic), 2013 Sep; 14(9): 18758-18789.

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.

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.

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.

Travaglia A, Satriano C, Giuffrida ML, La Mendola D, Rampazzo E, Prodi L, Rizzarelli E
Electrostatically driven interaction of silica-supported lipid bilayer nanoplatforms and a nerve growth factor-mimicking peptide
Soft Matter (ISSN: 1744-683x), 2013; 9(18): 4648-4654.

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.

Hua Y, Changenet-Barret P, Improta R, Vaya I, Gustavsson T, Kotlyar AB, Zikich D, Sket P, Plavec J, Markovitsi D
Cation effect on the electronic excited states of guanine nanostructures studied by time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy
J Phys Chem C (ISSN: 1932-7447), 2012 Jul 12; 116(27): 14682-14689.

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.

Merlino A, Vitiello G, Grimaldi M, Sica F, Busi E, Basosi R, D’Ursi A, Fragneto G, Paduano L, D’Errico G
Destabilization of Lipid Membranes by a Peptide Derived from Glycoprotein gp36 of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus: A Combined Molecular Dynamics/Experimental Study
J Phys Chem B (ISSN: 1520-6106, 1520-5207, 1520-5207electronic), 2012 Jan 12; 116(1): 401-412.

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.

Gustavsson T, Improta R, Markovitsi D
DNA/RNA: Building blocks of life under UV irradiation
J Phys Chem Lett (ISSN: 1948-7185, 1948-7185electronic, 1948-7185linking), 2010 Jul 1; 1(13): 2025-2030.

Tosco A, Monti MC, Fontanella B, Montefusco S, D'Andrea LD, Ziaco B, Baldantoni D, Rio MC, Marzullo L
Copper binds the carboxy-terminus of trefoil protein 1 (TFF1), favoring its homodimerization and motogenic activity
Cell Mol Life Sci (ISSN: 1420-9071electronic, 1420-682xlinking), 2010 Jun; 67(11): 1943-1955.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Milardi D, Pappalardo M, Pannuzzo M, Grasso DM, Rosa CL
The role of the Cys2-Cys7 disulfide bridge in the early steps of Islet amyloid polypeptide aggregation: A molecular dynamics study
Chem Phys Lett (ISSN: 0009-2614), 2008 Oct 1; 463(4-6): 396-399.

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.

Improta R, Berisio R, Vitagliano L
Contribution of dipole-dipole interactions to the stability of the collagen triple helix
Protein Sci (ISSN: 0961-8368, 1469-896xelectronic), 2008 May; 17(5): 955-961.

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.

Chambery A, Pisante M, Di Maro A, Di Zazzo E, Ruvo M, Costantini S, Colonna G, Parente A
Invariant Ser211 is involved in the catalysis of PD-L4, type I RIP from Phytolacca dioica leaves
Proteins (ISSN: 0887-3585, 1097-0134, 1097-0134electronic), 2007 Apr 1; 67(1): 209-218.

Ronga L, Langella E, Palladino P, Marasco D, Tizzano B, Saviano M, Pedone C, Improta R, Ruvo M
Does Tetracycline Bind Helix 2 Of Prion? An Integrated Spectroscopical And Computational Study Of The Interaction Between The Antibiotic And Alpha Helix 2 Human Prion Protein Fragments
Proteins (ISSN: 0887-3585, 1097-0134, 1097-0134electronic), 2007 Feb 15; 66(3): 707-715.

Puglisi A, Purrello R, Rizzarelli E, Sortino S, Vecchio G
Spectroscopic and self-association behavior of a porphyrin-β- cyclodextrin conjugate
New J Chem (ISSN: 1144-0546), 2007; 31(8): 1499-1506.

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.

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.

De Luca S, Sanseverino M, Zocchi I, Pedone C, Morelli G, Ragone R
Receptor fragment approach to the binding between CCK8 peptide and cholecystokinin receptors: A fluorescence study on type B receptor fragment CCKB-R (352-379)
Biopolymers (ISSN: 0006-3525, 0006-6352, 0006-3525print), 2005 Mar; 77(4): 205-211.

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.

Berisio R, Granata V, Vitagliano L, Zagari A
Imino acids and collagen triple helix stability: Characterization of collagen-like polypeptides containing Hyp-Hyp-Gly sequence repeats
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 1520-5126), 2004 Sep 22; 126(37): 11402-11403.

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.

De Luca S, Ragone R, Bracco C, Digilio G, Tesauro D, Saviano M, Pedone C, Morelli G
The role of segment 32-47 of cholecystokinin receptor type A in CCK8 binding: Synthesis, nuclear magnetic resonance, circular dichroism and fluorescence studies
J Pept Sci (ISSN: 1075-2617, 1099-1387, 1075-2617print), 2003 Mar; 9(3): 156-169.

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.