Water-soluble isoindolo [2, 1-a] quinoxalin-6-imines: In vitro antiproliferative activity and molecular mechanism (s) of action

…, P Diana, C Sissi, M Palumbo, O Pinato… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Water-soluble isoindoloquinoxalin (IIQ) imines and the corresponding acetates were
conveniently prepared from the key intermediates 2-(2′-aminophenyl)-2H-isoindole-1-…

Platinum-based drugs and proteins: reactivity and relevance to DNA adduct formation

O Pinato, C Musetti, NP Farrell, C Sissi - Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
The mechanism of action of clinically used Pt-based drugs is through the formation of stable
DNA adducts occurring at the nitrogen in position 7 of guanine (N7) and involving one or …

α-Lactalbumin forms with oleic acid a high molecular weight complex displaying cytotoxic activity

B Spolaore, O Pinato, M Canton, M Zambonin… - Biochemistry, 2010 - ACS Publications
α-Lactalbumin (LA) forms with oleic acid (OA) a complex which has been reported to induce
the selective death of tumor cells. However, the mechanism by which this complex kills a …

Quinolino [3, 4-b] quinoxalines and pyridazino [4, 3-c] quinoline derivatives: Synthesis, inhibition of topoisomerase IIα, G-quadruplex binding and cytotoxic properties

F Palluotto, A Sosic, O Pinato, G Zoidis, M Catto… - European Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The quinoline motif fused with other heterocyclic systems plays an important role in the field
of anticancer drug development. An extensive series of tetracyclic quinolino[3,4-b]…

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of linear forms of the circular enterocin AS-48 obtained by limited proteolysis

M Montalbán-López, B Spolaore, O Pinato… - FEBS letters, 2008 - Elsevier
AS-48 is a 70-residue circular peptide from Enterococcus faecalis with a broad antibacterial
activity. Here, we produced by limited proteolysis a protein species carrying a single nicking …

Exploring the chemical space of G-quadruplex binders: discovery of a novel chemotype targeting the human telomeric sequence

…, J Amato, E Salvati, C Sissi, O Pinato… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Recent findings have unambiguously demonstrated that DNA G-rich sequences can adopt
a G-quadruplex folding in living cells, thus further validating them as crucial targets for …

Hit Identification of a Novel Dual Binder for h‐telo/c‐myc G‐Quadruplex by a Combination of Pharmacophore Structure‐Based Virtual Screening and Docking …

…, L Parrotta, F Ortuso, E Maccioni, O Pinato… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
It is well known that G‐quadruplexes are targets of great interest for their roles in crucial
biological processes, such as aging and cancer. Hence, a promising strategy for anticancer drug …

Low Abundant N-linked Glycosylation in Hen Egg White Lysozyme Is Localized at Nonconsensus Sites

…, K Marx, C Albers, L Molin, O Pinato - Journal of Proteome …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Although wild-type hen egg white lysozyme (HEL) is lacking the consensus sequence motif
NX(S/T), in 1995 Trudel et al. (Biochem. Cell Biol. 1995, 73, 307–309) proposed the …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated DEM–FEM approach to study breakage in packing of glass cartridges on a conveyor belt

…, T Braga, S Ravasini, T Škrbić, A Puglisi, O Pinato… - Granular Matter, 2020 - Springer
The use of glass for pharmaceutical new applications such as high-technology drugs,
requires the strictest container inertness. A common theme of paramount importance in glass …

[HTML][HTML] Container Closure Integrity of a Glass Prefillable Syringe in Deep Frozen Storage Conditions

J Baseggio, A Zverev, O Pinato, A Vico… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of novel pharmaceutical drug modalities has created a need for frozen
storage and transportation. Accurate and easy assessment of container closure integrity (…