Design, characterization, and evaluation of antibacterial gels, Boc-D-Phe-γ4-L-Phe-PEA/chitosan and Boc-L-Phe-γ4-L-Phe-PEA/chitosan, for biomaterial-related infections

2020 / Materials Science and Engineering: C

Self-assembled peptide gels have generated interest as antibacterial materials to prevent biomaterial-related infections but these peptides are often associated with… Continue reading Design, characterization, and evaluation of antibacterial gels, Boc-D-Phe-γ4-L-Phe-PEA/chitosan and Boc-L-Phe-γ4-L-Phe-PEA/chitosan, for biomaterial-related infections

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Structure activity relationship analysis of antiproliferative cyclic C5-curcuminoids without DNA binding: Design, synthesis, lipophilicity and biological activity

2020 / Journal of Molecular Structure

The chemical susceptibility of the β-diketone linker between the two aromatic rings in the structure of curcumin to hydrolysis and… Continue reading Structure activity relationship analysis of antiproliferative cyclic C5-curcuminoids without DNA binding: Design, synthesis, lipophilicity and biological activity

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Spectroscopic characterisation of a series of Salmonella Typhi Vi-diphtheria toxoid glycoconjugate antigens differing in polysaccharide-protein ratio

2020 / Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Glycoconjugate vaccines consisting of the Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) Vi capsular polysaccharide (PS) covalently attached to a suitable carrier protein have… Continue reading Spectroscopic characterisation of a series of Salmonella Typhi Vi-diphtheria toxoid glycoconjugate antigens differing in polysaccharide-protein ratio

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Four New Chromone Derivatives from Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

2020 / Chemistry & Biodiversity

Four previously unreported chromones, 5‐hydroxy‐2‐(hydroxymethyl)‐8‐methoxy‐4H‐chromen‐4‐one (1), (5R,7S)‐5,7‐dihydroxy‐2‐propyl‐5,6,7,8‐tetrahydro‐4H‐chromen‐4‐one (2), (5R,7S)‐5,7‐dihydroxy‐2‐methyl‐5,6,7,8‐tetrahydro‐4H‐chromen‐4‐one (3), and (5R,7S)‐5,7‐dihydroxy‐2‐[(E)‐prop‐1‐en‐1‐yl]‐5,6,7,8‐tetrahydro‐4H‐chromen‐4‐one (4), as well as one known analogue 5‐hydroxy‐2‐methyl‐4H‐chromen‐4‐one… Continue reading Four New Chromone Derivatives from Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

High-intensity ultrasonication treatment improved physicochemical and functional properties of mussel sarcoplasmic proteins and enhanced the stability of oil-in-water emulsion

2020 / Colloids and Surfaces A

This study investigated the effects of high-intensity ultrasonication (HIUS) treatment (0, 5, 10, 20, 30 min) on the physicochemical and functional… Continue reading High-intensity ultrasonication treatment improved physicochemical and functional properties of mussel sarcoplasmic proteins and enhanced the stability of oil-in-water emulsion

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Formation of molten globule state in horse heart cytochrome c under physiological conditions: Importance of soft interactions and spectroscopic approach in crowded milieu

2020 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

To understand protein folding problem under physiological condition, usually taken as dilute aqueous buffer at pH 7.0 and 25 °C, knowledge of… Continue reading Formation of molten globule state in horse heart cytochrome c under physiological conditions: Importance of soft interactions and spectroscopic approach in crowded milieu

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Herbalome of Chandraprabha vati, a polyherbal formulation of Ayurveda prevents fibrillation of lysozyme by stabilizing aggregation-prone intermediate state

2020 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Lysozyme amyloidosis (ALys) is caused by the deposition of amyloid-like fibrils of lysozyme in the tissues of the gastrointestinal tract,… Continue reading Herbalome of Chandraprabha vati, a polyherbal formulation of Ayurveda prevents fibrillation of lysozyme by stabilizing aggregation-prone intermediate state

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Thermoresponsive Micellar Assembly Constructed from a Hexameric Hemoprotein Modified with Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) toward an Artificial Light-Harvesting System

2020 / JACS

Artificial protein assemblies inspired by nature have significant potential in development of emergent functional materials. In order to construct an… Continue reading Thermoresponsive Micellar Assembly Constructed from a Hexameric Hemoprotein Modified with Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) toward an Artificial Light-Harvesting System

Leah Pandiscia, PhD