Area of research
Nutrition and Dietetics · Microbiology
Research interest
Research focused on Zinc and Antimicrobial, with related work in Histidine, Candida albicans, Chelation. Notable publications include 'Deferoxamine B: A Natural, Excellent and Versatile Metal Chelator', 'Binding and Reactivity of Copper to R 1 and R 3 Fragments of tau Protein', and 'Lights and Shadows on the Therapeutic Use of Antimicrobial Peptides'.
Metal-Induced Amide Deprotonation and Binding Typical for Cu(II), Not Possible for Zn(II) and Fe(II)
Exploiting SpyTag/SpyCatcher Technology to Design New Artificial Catalytic Copper Proteins
A multi-technique approach to enlighten the role of metal coordination in calcitermin antiviral properties
Corrigendum to “Positively charged residues play a significant role in enhancing the antibacterial activity of calcitermin” [Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 262 (2025), 112761]
Front Cover: Exploiting SpyTag/SpyCatcher Technology to Design New Artificial Catalytic Copper Proteins (ChemBioChem 14/2025)
Positively charged residues play a significant role in enhancing the antibacterial activity of calcitermin
Metal coordination governs the antimicrobial efficacy of calcitermin derivatives
Bifunctional octadentate pseudopeptides as Zirconium-89 chelators for immuno-PET applications
Polyimidazole ligands: Copper(II) complexes and antiproliferative activity in cancer cells
Impact of C- and N-terminal protection on the stability, metal chelation and antimicrobial properties of calcitermin
Calcitermin-Loaded Smart Gels Activity against Candida albicans: A Preliminary In Vitro Study
Metal coordination to solute binding proteins – exciting chemistry with potential biological meaning
CH vs. HC—Promiscuous Metal Sponges in Antimicrobial Peptides and Metallophores
Investigation of metal interactions with YrpE protein of Bacillus subtilis by a polyhistidine peptide model
Metal–protein solution interactions investigated using model systems: Thermodynamic and spectroscopic methods
Lights and Shadows on the Therapeutic Use of Antimicrobial Peptides
Zn2+ and Cu2+ Binding to the Extramembrane Loop of Zrt2, a Zinc Transporter of Candida albicans
Quick and Easy Covalent Grafting of Sulfonated Dyes to CMC: From Synthesis to Colorimetric Sensing Applications
Correction: Novel insights into the metal binding ability of ZinT periplasmic protein from <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Salmonella enterica</i>
Deferoxamine B: A Natural, Excellent and Versatile Metal Chelator
How Zinc-Binding Systems, Expressed by Human Pathogens, Acquire Zinc from the Colonized Host Environment: A Critical Review on Zincophores
Novel insights into the metal binding ability of ZinT periplasmic protein from <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Salmonella enterica</i>
Cu(II) coordination to His-containing linear peptides and related branched ones: Equalities and diversities
The N-terminal domain of Helicobacter pylori's Hpn protein: The role of multiple histidine residues
Binding and Reactivity of Copper to R<sub>1</sub> and R<sub>3</sub> Fragments of tau Protein
Bioinorganic chemistry of calcitermin – the picklock of its antimicrobial activity
Thermodynamic and spectroscopic study of Cu(<scp>ii</scp>) and Zn(<scp>ii</scp>) complexes with the (148–156) peptide fragment of C4YJH2, a putative metal transporter of<i>Candida albicans</i>
Investigation on the metal binding sites of a putative Zn(<scp>ii</scp>) transporter in opportunistic yeast species <i>Candida albicans</i>