Langella E, Esposito D, Monti SM, Supuran CT, De Simone G, Alterio V
A Combined in Silico and Structural Study Opens New Perspectives on Aliphatic Sulfonamides, a Still Poorly Investigated Class of CA Inhibitors
Biology (ISSN: 2079-7737linking), 2023 Feb 10; 12 (2 ): N/D-N/D.

Di Fiore A, De Luca V, Langella E, Nocentini A, Buonanno M, Monti SM, Supuran CT, Capasso C, De Simone G
Biochemical, structural, and computational studies of a γ-carbonic anhydrase from the pathogenic bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei
Comput Struct Biotechnol J (ISSN: 2001-0370linking), 2022 Jul 27; 20: 4185-4194.

Mosseri A, Sancho-albero M, Leone M, Nava D, Secundo F, Maggioni D, De Cola L, Romanelli A
Chiral Fibers Formation Upon Assembly of Tetraphenylalanine Peptide Conjugated to a PNA Dimer
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539linking, 1521-3765electronic), 2022 Jul 1; 28 (37 ): e202200693-N/D.

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.

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.

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.

Asha H, Green JA, Martinez-fernandez L, Esposito L, Improta R
Electronic Circular Dichroism Spectra of DNA Quadruple Helices Studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Excitonic Calculations including Charge Transfer States
Molecules (ISSN: 1420-3049linking, 1420-3049electronic), 2021 Aug 7; 26(16): N/D-N/D.

Fik-jaskółkaa MA, Mkrtchyand AF, Saghyand AS, Palumbo R, Belter A, Hayriyand LA, Simonyane H, Roviello V, Roviello GN
Biological macromolecule binding and anticancer activity of synthetic alkyne-containing L-phenylalanine derivatives
Amino Acids (ISSN: 0939-4451linking, 1438-2199electronic), 2020 May; 52(5): 755-769.

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.

Gimmelli R, Persico M, Imperatore C, Saccoccia F, Guidi A, Casertano M, Luciano P, Pietrantoni A, Bertuccini L, Paladino A, Papoff G, Menna M, Fattorusso C, Ruberti G
Thiazinoquinones as New Promising Multistage Schistosomicidal Compounds Impacting Schistosoma mansoni and Egg Viability
Acs Infect Dis (ISSN: 2373-8227linking), 2020 Jan 10; 6 (1 ): 124-137.

Langella E, Alterio V, D'Ambrosio K, Cadoni R, Winum JY, Supuran CT, Monti SM, De Simone G, Di Fiore A
Exploring benzoxaborole derivatives as carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: a structural and computational analysis reveals their conformational variability as a tool to increase enzyme selectivity
J Enzym Inhib Med Ch (ISSN: 1475-6366linking, 1475-6374electronic), 2019 Dec; 34(1): 1498-1505.

Avitabile C, Diaferia C, Roviello V, Altamura D, Giannini C, Vitagliano L, Accardo A, Romanelli A
Fluorescence and Morphology of Self-Assembled Nucleobases and Their Diphenylalanine Hybrid Aggregates
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539linking, 1521-3765electronic), 2019 Nov 22; 25(65): 14850-14857.

Schmid M, Martinez-fernandez L, Markovitsi D, Santoro F, Hache F, Improta R, Changenet P
Unveiling Excited-State Chirality of Binaphthols by Femtosecond Circular Dichroism and Quantum Chemical Calculations
J Phys Chem Lett (ISSN: 1948-7185linking, 1948-7185electronic), 2019 Jul 18; 10(14): 4089-4094.

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.

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.

Diaferia C, Balasco N, Altamura D, Sibillano T, Gallo E, Roviello V, Giannini C, Morelli G, Vitagliano L, Accardo A
Assembly modes of hexaphenylalanine variants as function of the charge states of their terminal ends
Soft Matter (ISSN: 1744-683xlinking), 2018 Oct 17; 14 (40 ): 8219-8230.

Roviello GN
Novel insights into nucleoamino acids: biomolecular recognition and aggregation studies of a thymine-conjugated L-phenyl alanine
Amino Acids (ISSN: 1438-2199electronic, 0939-4451linking), 2018 May 15; DOI10.1007/s00726-01: 933-941.

Martinez-fernandez L, Improta R
Photoactivated proton coupled electron transfer in DNA: Insights from quantum mechanical calculations
Faraday Discuss (ISSN: 1359-6640, 1359-6640print), 2018; 207: 199-216.

De Simone G, Langella E, Esposito D, Supuran CT, Monti SM, Winum JY, Alterio V
Insights into the binding mode of sulphamates and sulphamides to hCA II: crystallographic studies and binding free energy calculations
J Enzym Inhib Med Ch (ISSN: 1475-6366, 1475-6374electronic, 1475-6366linking), 2017 Dec; 32(1): 1002-1011.

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.

Diaferia C, Sibillano T, Altamura D, Roviello V, Vitagliano L, Giannini C, Morelli G, Accardo A
Structural Characterization of PEGylated Hexaphenylalanine Nanostructures Exhibiting Green Photoluminescence Emission
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539, 1521-3765, 1521-3765electronic), 2017 Oct 09; 23(56): 14039-14048.

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.

Accardo A, Morelli G, Diaferia C, Vitagliano L, Giannini C, Sibillano T, Roviello V
Photoluminescent peptide based nanostructures as FRET donor for fluorophore dye
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539, 1521-3765, 1521-3765electronic), 2017 May 16; N/D: N/D-N/D.

Esposito R, Calvanese L, Cucciolito ME, D'Auria G, Falcigno L, Fiorini V, Pezzella P, Roviello G, Stagni S, Talarico G, Ruffo F
Oxidative coupling of imino, amide platinum(II) complexes yields highly conjugated blue dimers
Organometallics (ISSN: 0276-7333), 2017; 36(2): 384-390.

Troise AD, Buonanno M, Fiore A, Monti SM, Fogliano V
Evolution of protein bound Maillard reaction end-products and free Amadori compounds in low lactose milk in presence of fructosamine oxidase
Food Chem (ISSN: 0308-8146, 0308-8146print), 2016 Dec 1; 212: 722-729.

Diaferia C, Sibillano T, Balasco N, Giannini C, Roviello V, Vitagliano L, Morelli G, Accardo A
Hierarchical Analysis of Self-Assembled PEGylated Hexaphenylalanine Photoluminescent Nanostructures
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539, 1521-3765, 1521-3765electronic), 2016 Nov 7; 22(46): 16586-16597.

Sholokh M, Improta R, Mori M, Sharma R, Kenfack C, Shin D, Voltz K, Stote RH, Zaporozhets OA, Botta M, Tor Y, Mely Y
Tautomers of a Fluorescent G Surrogate and Their Distinct Photophysics Provide Additional Information Channels
Angew Chem Int Ed (ISSN: 1433-7851, 1521-3773electronic, 1433-7851linking), 2016 Jun 8; N/D: N/D-N/D.

Stendardo E, Ferrer F, Santoro F, Improta R
The absorption and emission spectra in solution of oligothiophene-based push–pull biomarkers: a PCM/TD-DFT vibronic study
Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, 2016 Jun; 135: 1-17.

Diaferia C, Mercurio FA, Giannini C, Sibillano T, Morelli G, Leone M, Accardo A
Self-assembly of PEGylated tetra-phenylalanine derivatives: structural insights from solution and solid state studies
Sci Rep (ISSN: 2045-2322, 2045-2322electronic, 2045-2322linking), 2016 May 25; 6: 26638-26638.

Langella E, D'Ambrosio K, D'Ascenzio M, Carradori S, Monti SM, Supuran CT, De Simone G
A Combined Crystallographic and Theoretical Study Explains the Capability of Carboxylic Acids to Adopt Multiple Binding Modes in the Active Site of Carbonic Anhydrases
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539, 1521-3765, 1521-3765electronic), 2016 Jan 4; 22(1): 97-100.

Troise AD, Fiore A, Roviello GN, Monti SM, Fogliano V
Simultaneous quantification of amino acids and Amadori products in foods through ion-pairing liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry
Amino Acids (ISSN: 0939-4451, 1438-2199, 1438-2199electronic), 2015 Jan; 47(1): 111-124.

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.

DeRosa A, Carducci C, Carducci C, Peluso S, Lieto M, Mazzella A, Saccà F, Brescia Morra V, Pappata S, Leuzzi V, De Michele G
Screening for dopa-responsive dystonia in patients with scans without evidence of dopaminergic deficiency (SWEDD)
J Neurol (ISSN: 0340-5354, 1432-1459, 0340-5354print), 2014 Nov; 261(11): 2204-2208.

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.

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.

Avila Ferrer FJ, Cerezo J, Soto J, Improta R, Santoro F
First-principle computation of absorption and fluorescence spectra in solution accounting for vibronic structure, temperature effects and solvent inhomogenous broadening
Comput Theor Chem (ISSN: 2210-271x), 2014 Jul 15; 1040-1041: 328-337.

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.

Santoro F, Improta R, Fahleson T, Kauczor J, Norman P, Coriani S
Relative stability of the La and Lb excited states in adenine and guanine: Direct evidence from TD-DFT calculations of MCD spectra
J Phys Chem Lett (ISSN: 1948-7185, 1948-7185electronic, 1948-7185linking), 2014 Jun 5; 5(11): 1806-1811.

Improta R, Vitagliano L,  Esposito L
Correction: Peptide bond distortions from planarity: New insights from quantum mechanical calculations and peptide/protein crystal structures (PLoS ONE)
Plosone (ISSN: 1932-6203, 1932-6203electronic, 1932-6203linking), 2014; 9(1): N/D-N/D.

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.

Kaprelyants AS, Mukamolova GV, Ruggiero A, Makarov VA, Demina GR, Shleeva MO, Potapov VD, Shramko PA
Resuscitation-promoting Factors (Rpf): In Search of Inhibitors
Protein Pept Lett (ISSN: 0929-8665, 1875-5305), 2012 Oct; 19(10): 1026-1034.

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.

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.

Stendardo E, Avila FJA, Santoro F, Improta R
Vibrationally resolved absorption and emission spectra of dithiophene in the gas phase and in solution by first-principle quantum mechanical calculations
J Chem Theory Comput (ISSN: 1549-9618, 1549-9626electronic, 1549-9618linking), 2012; 8(11): 4483-4493.

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.

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.

Milardi D, Sciacca MFM, Pappalardo M, Grasso DM, La Rosa C
The Role Of Aromatic Side-Chains In Amyloid Growth And Membrane Interaction Of The Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Fragment Lanflvh
Eur Biophys J, 2011 Jan; 40(1): 1-12.

Gustavsson T, Banyasz A, Improta R, Markovitsi D
Femtosecond fluorescence studies of DNA/RNA constituents
J Phys Conf Ser (ISSN: 1742-6588), 2011; 261(1): 13-13.

Di Fiore A, Monti SM, Innocenti A, Winum J-Y, De Simone G, Supuran CT
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: Crystallographic and solution binding studies for the interaction of a boron-containing aromatic sulfamide with mammalian isoforms I-XV
Bioorg Med Chem Lett Bioorganic And Medicinal Chemistry Letters (ISSN: 0960-894x), 2010 Jun 15; 20(12): 3601-3605.

Abbate M, Casella G, Fiore T, Grasso G, Pellerito C, Scopelliti M, Spinella A, Pellerito L
Structural characterization of triorganotin(IV) complexes with sodium fusidate and DFT calculations
J Organomet Chem (ISSN: 0022-328x), 2010 May 1; 695(9): 1405-1413.

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.

Carriero MV, Longanesi-cattani I, Bifulco K, Maglio O, Lista L, Barbieri A, Votta G, Masucci MT, Arra C, Franco R, De Rosa M, Stoppelli MP, Pavone V
Structure-based design of an urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor-derived peptide inhibiting cell migration and lung metastasis
Mol Cancer Ther (ISSN: 1535-7163, 1538-8514electronic, 1535-7163linking), 2009 Sep; 8(9): 2708-2717.

Daniele A, Scala I, Cardillo G, Pennino C, Ungaro C, Sibilio M, Parenti G, Esposito L, Zagari A, Andria G, Salvatore F
Functional and structural characterization of novel mutations and genotype-phenotype correlation in 51 phenylalanine hydroxylase deficient families from Southern Italy
Febs Journal (ISSN: 1742-464x), 2009 Apr; 276(7): 2048-2059.

Kaczmarek K, Farina B, Zubrzak P, Jankowski S, Zimecki M, Suder P, Benedetti E, Fattorusso R, Saviano M, Zabrocki J
Synthesis, conformational analysis and immunological activity of β3Phe-substituted Cyclolinopeptide A analogues
J Pept Sci (ISSN: 1075-2617, 1099-1387, 1075-2617print), 2009 Mar; 15(3): 166-174.

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.

Lauceri R, Fasciglione G, D'Urso A, Marini S, Purrello R, Coletta M
Kinetic investigation of porphyrin interaction with chiral templates reveals unexpected features of the induction and self-propagation mechanism of chiral memory
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 1520-5126), 2008 Sep 13; 130(32): 10476-10477.

Improta R, Barone V
The excited states of adenine and thymine nucleoside and nucleotide in aqueous solution: A comparative study by time-dependent DFT calculations
Theor Chem Acc (ISSN: 1432-881x), 2008 Jul; 120(4-6): 491-497.

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.

Daniele A, Cardillo G, Pennino C, Carbone MT, Scognamiglio D, Esposito L, Correra A, Castaldo G, Zagari A, Salvatore F
Five human phenylalanine hydroxylase proteins identified in mild hyperphenylalaninemia patients are disease-causing variants
Bba-Gen Subjects (ISSN: 0925-4439, 0006-3002, 1570-9639), 2008 Jun; 1782(6): 378-384.

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.

De Simone A, Pedone C, Vitagliano L
Structure, dynamics, and stability of assemblies of the human prion fragment SNQNNF
Biochem Biophys Res Commun (ISSN: 1090-2104, 0006-291x, 1090-2104electronic), 2008 Feb 15; 366(3): 800-806.

De Rosa A, Carducci C, Antonozzi I, Giovanniello T, Xhoxhi E, Criscuolo C, Menchise V, Striano S, Filla A, De Michele G
A novel mutation in GCH-1 gene in a case of dopa-responsive dystonia [9]
J Neurol (ISSN: 0340-5354, 1432-1459, 1432-1459electronic), 2007 Sep; 254(8): 1133-1134.

Santoro F, Barone V, Benzi C, Improta R
Excited state properties of sizable molecules in solution: From structure to reactivity
Theor Chem Acc (ISSN: 1432-881x), 2007 May; 117(5-6): 1073-1084.

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.

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.

Cucinotta V, Giuffrida A, Grasso G, Maccarrone G, Messina M, Vecchio G
High selectivity in new chiral separations of dansyl amino acids by cyclodextrin derivatives in electrokinetic chromatography
J Chromatogr A (ISSN: 0021-9673, 0021-9673linking), 2007; 1155(2): 172-179.

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.

Menchise V, De Simone G, Di Fiore A, Scozzafava A, Supuran CT
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: X-ray crystallographic studies for the binding of 5-amino-1, 3, 4-thiadiazole-2-sulfonamide and 5-(4-amino-3-chloro-5-fluorophenylsulfonamido)1, 3, 4-thiadiazole-2-sulfon amide to human isoform II
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters (ISSN: 0960-894x), 2006 Dec 15; 16(24): 6204-6208.

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.

Nuernberger P, Vogt G, Gerber G, Improta R, Santoro F
Femtosecond study on the isomerization dynamics of NK88. I. Ground-state dynamics after photoexcitation
J Chem Phys (ISSN: 0021-9606, 0021-9606print, 0897-690online), 2006 Jul 28; 125(4): 44512-44544.

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.

Langella E, Improta R, Crescenzi O, Barone V
Assessing the acid-base and conformational properties of histidine residues in human prion protein (125-228) by means of pKα calculations and molecular dynamics simulations
Proteins (ISSN: 0887-3585, 1097-0134, 1097-0134electronic), 2006 Jul 1; 64(1): 167-177.

Alterio V, Vitale RM, Monti SM, Pedone C, Scozzafava A, Cecchi A, De Simone G, Supuran CT
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: X-ray and molecular modeling study for the interaction of a fluorescent antitumor sulfonamide with isozyme II and IX
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 1520-5126), 2006 Jun 28; 128(25): 8329-8335.

Improta R, Barone V, Newton MD
A Parameter Free Quantum Mechanical Approach To The Calculation Of Electron Transfer Rates For Large Systems In Solution
Chemphyschem (ISSN: 1439-4235, 1439-7641, 1439-7641electronic), 2006 Jun 12; 7(6): 1211-1215.

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.

Improta R, Barone V, Scalmani G, Frisch MJ
A State-Specific Pcm Td-Dft Method For Equilibrium And Non-Equilibrium Excited State Calculations In Solution
J Chem Phys (ISSN: 0897-690online, 0021-9606printed), 2006; 125(5): 54103-54103.

Fiory F, Alberobello AT, Miele C, Oriente F, Esposito I, Corbo V, Ruvo M, Tizzano B, Rasmussen TE, Gammeltoft S, Formisano P, Beguinot F
Tyrosine phosphorylation of phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 by the insulin receptor is necessary for insulin metabolic signaling
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