Influence of nonthermal extraction technique and allergenicity characteristics of tropomyosin from fish (Larimichthys crocea) in comparison with shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and clam (Ruditapes philippinarum)

2019 / Food Chemistry

Recent reports showed that patients could be sensitized to fish tropomyosin (TM), who exhibited clinical symptoms. However, little information is… Continue reading Influence of nonthermal extraction technique and allergenicity characteristics of tropomyosin from fish (Larimichthys crocea) in comparison with shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and clam (Ruditapes philippinarum)

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Synergistic effect of hen egg white lysozyme and lysosomotropic surfactants on cell viability and membrane permeability

2020 / Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces

The interactions between two types of quaternary ammonium surfactants (N,N,N-trimethyl-2-(dodecanoyloxy)ethaneammonium bromide (DMM-11) and N,N,N-trimethyl-2-(dodecanoyloxy)propaneammonium bromide (DMPM-11)) and hen egg white lysozyme… Continue reading Synergistic effect of hen egg white lysozyme and lysosomotropic surfactants on cell viability and membrane permeability

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Study on the molecular interactions of hydroxylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with catalase using multi-spectral methods combined with molecular docking

2019 / Food Chemistry

To reveal the potential effects of hydroxylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (OH-PAHs) on catalase (CAT), the interactions of 1-hydroxynaphthalene (1-OHNap), 9-hydroxyphenanthrene… Continue reading Study on the molecular interactions of hydroxylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with catalase using multi-spectral methods combined with molecular docking

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Characterizing the interactions of the antipsychotic drug trifluoperazine with bovine serum albumin: Probing the drug-protein and drug-drug interactions using multi-spectroscopic approaches

2020 / Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

Trifluoperazine is a potent antipsychotic drug used in the treatment of neurological disorders. The usage of trifluoperazine is often found… Continue reading Characterizing the interactions of the antipsychotic drug trifluoperazine with bovine serum albumin: Probing the drug-protein and drug-drug interactions using multi-spectroscopic approaches

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Calorimetric approach to understand pH and salt influence on the adsorption mechanism of lysozyme to a traditional cation exchanger

2020 / Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces

Built upon our interest in illustrating the complexity of protein adsorption onto chromatographic supports and to understand the rule of… Continue reading Calorimetric approach to understand pH and salt influence on the adsorption mechanism of lysozyme to a traditional cation exchanger

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Facile and efficient encapsulation of antimicrobial peptides via crosslinked DNA nanostructures and their application in wound therapy

2019 / Journal of Controlled Release

There is growing interest in the development of nucleic acid nanostructures as smart functional materials for applications in drug delivery.… Continue reading Facile and efficient encapsulation of antimicrobial peptides via crosslinked DNA nanostructures and their application in wound therapy

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Glutamic acid at position 152 and Serine at position 191 are the key residues required for the metallo-beta-lactamase activity of NDM-7

2019 / International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

New Delhi Metallo beta-lactamase (NDM) is of significant public health concern due to its enormous potential to hydrolyse all the… Continue reading Glutamic acid at position 152 and Serine at position 191 are the key residues required for the metallo-beta-lactamase activity of NDM-7

Leah Pandiscia, PhD