Development of a subunit vaccine for prevention of Clostridium difficile associated diseases: biophysical characterization of toxoids A and B

2017 / Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports

Inactivation of bacterial toxins for use in human vaccines traditionally is achieved by treatment with formaldehyde. In contrast, the bivalent… Continue reading Development of a subunit vaccine for prevention of Clostridium difficile associated diseases: biophysical characterization of toxoids A and B

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Symmetric fluorescent probes for the selective recognition of Ag-ion via restricted Cdouble bond; length as m-dashN isomerization and on-site visual sensing applications

2017 / Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Naphthalene based salen type fluorescent chemosensors have been designed and synthesized for the highly selective detection of silver ions by… Continue reading Symmetric fluorescent probes for the selective recognition of Ag-ion via restricted Cdouble bond; length as m-dashN isomerization and on-site visual sensing applications

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Photoswitchable dual-color fluorescent particles from seeded emulsion polymerization and role of some affecting parameters on FRET process

2017 / European Polymer Journal

Here, azocarbazole ethyl acrylate (AzoCzEA) and spiropyran ethyl acrylate (SPEA) chromophores were copolymerized with methyl methacrylate through seeded emulsion polymerization… Continue reading Photoswitchable dual-color fluorescent particles from seeded emulsion polymerization and role of some affecting parameters on FRET process

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

A luminescent europium complex for the selective detection of trace amounts of aldicarb sulfoxide and prometryne

2017 / Journal of Molecular Structure

The interaction between luminescent Eu(TAN)2(Phen) ternary complex (where TAN = 4,4,4-Trifluoro-1-(2-naphthyl)-1,3-butanedione and Phen = 1,10 phenanthroline) with prometryne and aldicarb sulfoxide was studied by… Continue reading A luminescent europium complex for the selective detection of trace amounts of aldicarb sulfoxide and prometryne

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Recognition of D-Penicillamine Using Schiff Base Centered Fluorescent Organic Nanoparticles and Application to Medicine Analysis

2017 / Journal of Fluorescence

Schiff base centered fluorescent organic compound 1,1′-[(1E,2E)-hydrazine-1,2-diylidenedi(E) methylylidene]- dinaphthalen-2-ol (HN) was synthesized followed by spectral characterization viz., NMR, IR and… Continue reading Recognition of D-Penicillamine Using Schiff Base Centered Fluorescent Organic Nanoparticles and Application to Medicine Analysis

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Aggregation-Enhanced Photocatalytic H2 Evolution Activity of Photosensitizing Cadmium Selenide Quantum Dots and Platinum Colloidal Catalysts

2016 / Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

We have synthesized CdSe (cadmium selenide) quantum dots (QDs) with three different surface-passivating ligands: 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA), 4-mercaptobenzoic acid (MBA),… Continue reading Aggregation-Enhanced Photocatalytic H2 Evolution Activity of Photosensitizing Cadmium Selenide Quantum Dots and Platinum Colloidal Catalysts

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Biochemical and Structural Analysis of a Novel Esterase from Caulobacter crescentus related to Penicillin-Binding Protein (PBP)

2016 / Scientific Reports

Considering that the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria is largely increasing, a thorough understanding of penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) is of… Continue reading Biochemical and Structural Analysis of a Novel Esterase from Caulobacter crescentus related to Penicillin-Binding Protein (PBP)

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Investigating appearance and regulation of the MXR phenotype in early embryo stages of the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)

2016 / Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology

Multixenobiotic resistance (MXR) efflux transporters constitute a broad-spectrum physiological defense system allowing marine bivalves to cope with environmental challenges. There… Continue reading Investigating appearance and regulation of the MXR phenotype in early embryo stages of the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Binding studies and biological evaluation of β-carotene as a potential inhibitor of human calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV

2016 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Human calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CAMKIV), a member of Ser/Thr kinase family, is associated with cancer, cerebral hypoxia and neurodegenerative… Continue reading Binding studies and biological evaluation of β-carotene as a potential inhibitor of human calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Polymorphs of a diarylethene that exhibits strong emission and direct visualization of polymorphic phase transition process by fluorescence color change

2016 / Dyes and Pigments

Luminescent solid-state materials with high fluorescence quantum yield have attracted much attention in application to organic optoelectronics. In the course… Continue reading Polymorphs of a diarylethene that exhibits strong emission and direct visualization of polymorphic phase transition process by fluorescence color change

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Microwave assisted synthesis of a series of charge-transfer photosensitizers having quinoxaline-2(1H)-one as anchoring group onto TiO2 surface

2016 / Journal of Molecular Structure

In this work, we present the synthesis of novel donor-acceptor compounds based on 3-methylquinoxaline-2(1H)one which follow an easy synthetic route,… Continue reading Microwave assisted synthesis of a series of charge-transfer photosensitizers having quinoxaline-2(1H)-one as anchoring group onto TiO2 surface

Leah Pandiscia, PhD