Annalisa Masi

Alpha-peptide/beta-sulfonamidopeptide hybrids: analogs of the chemotactic agent for-Met-Leu-Phe-OMe.

Synthesis and activity of fibrillogenesis peptide inhibitors related to the 17-21 beta-amyloid sequence.

Synthesis and activity of endomorphin-2 and morphiceptin analogues with proline surrogates in position 2.

Affinity of the anthracycline antitumor drugs Doxorubicin and Sabarubicin for human telomeric G-quadruplex structures.

A cationic Zn(II) porphyrazine induces a stable parallel G-quadruplex conformation in human telomeric DNA.

Complexes of the antitumoral drugs Doxorubicin and Sabarubicin with telomeric G-quadruplex in basket conformation: ground and excited state properties.

Tetra-2,3-pyrazinoporphyrazines with externally appended pyridine rings. 10. A water-soluble bimetallic (Zn(II)/Pt(II)) porphyrazine hexacation as potential plurimodal agent for cancer therapy: exploring the behavior as ligand of telomeric DNA G-quadruplex structures.

Inhibition of amyloid peptide fragment Aβ25-35 fibrillogenesis and toxicity by N-terminal β-amino acid-containing esapeptides: is taurine moiety essential for in vivo effects?

Biomimetic models of radical stress and related biomarkers.

Pyrazinoporphyrazines with externally appended pyridine rings. 13. Structure, UV-visible spectral features, and noncovalent interaction with DNA of a positively charged binuclear (Zn(II)/Pt(II)) macrocycle with multimodal anticancer potentialities.