Search Results - "Caputi, Lorenzo"
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genome‐wide phylogenetic reconstruction of family 1 UDP‐glycosyltransferases revealed the expansion of the family during the adaptation of plants to life on land
Published in The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology (01-03-2012)“…For almost a decade, our knowledge on the organisation of the family 1 UDP‐glycosyltransferases (UGTs) has been limited to the model plant A. thaliana. The…”
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A Versatile Targeted Metabolomics Method for the Rapid Quantification of Multiple Classes of Phenolics in Fruits and Beverages
Published in Journal of agricultural and food chemistry (12-09-2012)“…Compelling evidence of the health benefits of phenolic compounds and their impact on food quality have stimulated the development of analytical methods for the…”
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Unraveling the Interactions between Lithium and Twisted Graphene
Published in Materials (01-05-2024)“…Graphene is undoubtedly the carbon allotrope that has attracted the attention of a myriad of researchers in the last decades more than any other. The…”
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The Advent of Indium Selenide: Synthesis, Electronic Properties, Ambient Stability and Applications
Published in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) (05-11-2017)“…Among the various two-dimensional semiconductors, indium selenide has recently triggered the interest of scientific community, due to its band gap matching the…”
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Removal of mercury(II) from aqueous solution by partially reduced graphene oxide
Published in Scientific reports (19-04-2022)“…Mercury (Hg(II)) has been classified as a pollutant and its removal from aqueous sources is considered a priority for public health as well as ecosystem…”
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The Adsorption of Methylene Blue on Eco-Friendly Reduced Graphene Oxide
Published in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) (04-04-2020)“…Recently, green-prepared oxidized graphenes have attracted huge interest in water purification and wastewater treatment. Herein, reduced graphene oxide (rGO)…”
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Gibberellin metabolism in Vitis vinifera L. during bloom and fruit-set: functional characterization and evolution of grapevine gibberellin oxidases
Published in Journal of experimental botany (01-11-2013)“…Gibberellins (GAs) are involved in the regulation of flowering and fruit-set in grapes (Vitis vinifera L.), but the molecular mechanisms behind this process…”
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Differences of skin carotenoids and adherence to the Mediterranean Diet pattern in adults from Southern Italy and Dominican Republic
Published in Journal of translational medicine (04-05-2024)“…The measurement of the skin carotenoids using the Veggie Meter® has emerged as a rapid objective method for assessing fruit and vegetable intake, highly…”
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Toward Large-Scale Production of Oxidized Graphene
Published in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) (06-02-2020)“…The oxidative exfoliation of graphite is a promising approach to the large-scale production of graphene. Conventional oxidation of graphite essentially…”
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Structural investigation of heteroyohimbine alkaloid synthesis reveals active site elements that control stereoselectivity
Published in Nature communications (15-07-2016)“…Plants produce an enormous array of biologically active metabolites, often with stereochemical variations on the same molecular scaffold. These changes in…”
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Improved virus-induced gene silencing allows discovery of a serpentine synthase gene in Catharanthus roseus
Published in Plant physiology (Bethesda) (05-10-2021)“…Specialized metabolites are chemically complex small molecules with a myriad of biological functions. To investigate plant-specialized metabolite biosynthesis…”
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Expansion of the Catalytic Repertoire of Alcohol Dehydrogenases in Plant Metabolism
Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (25-11-2022)“…Medium‐chain alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs) comprise a highly conserved enzyme family that catalyse the reversible reduction of aldehydes. However, recent…”
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Structural basis of cycloaddition in biosynthesis of iboga and aspidosperma alkaloids
Published in Nature chemical biology (01-04-2020)“…Cycloaddition reactions generate chemical complexity in a single step. Here we report the crystal structures of three homologous plant-derived cyclases…”
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Biosynthesis of an Anti-Addiction Agent from the Iboga Plant
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (21-08-2019)“…(−)-Ibogaine and (−)-voacangine are plant derived psychoactives that show promise as treatments for opioid addiction. However, these compounds are produced by…”
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Directed Biosynthesis of New to Nature Alkaloids in a Heterologous Nicotiana benthamiana Expression Host
Published in Frontiers in plant science (22-06-2022)“…Plants produce a wide variety of pharmacologically active molecules classified as natural products. Derivatization of these natural products can modulate or…”
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Relationship of Changes in Rotundone Content during Grape Ripening and Winemaking to Manipulation of the ‘Peppery’ Character of Wine
Published in Journal of agricultural and food chemistry (25-05-2011)“…Biosynthesis of the sesquiterpene rotundone in Vespolina grapes during berry ripening was investigated over two consecutive seasons, revealing that the…”
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DFT study on electronic properties of single‐ and double‐shell icosahedral fullerenes
Published in International journal of quantum chemistry (15-05-2019)“…Multi‐shell fullerenes are widely studied for their interesting properties although comparative studies on single‐ and multi‐shell structures remain scarce. In…”
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Discovery and Reconstitution of the Cycloclavine Biosynthetic Pathway-Enzymatic Formation of a Cyclopropyl Group
Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (20-04-2015)“…The ergot alkaloids, a class of fungal‐derived natural products with important biological activities, are derived from a common intermediate, chanoclavine‐I,…”
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Biocatalytic routes to stereo-divergent iridoids
Published in Nature communications (11-08-2022)“…Thousands of natural products are derived from the fused cyclopentane-pyran molecular scaffold nepetalactol. These natural products are used in an enormous…”
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Structural determinants of reductive terpene cyclization in iridoid biosynthesis
Published in Nature chemical biology (01-01-2016)“…The biosynthesis of iridoids, a class of bicyclic monoterpenes, features an atypical cyclization reaction catalyzed by iridoid synthase (ISY). Crystallographic…”
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