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Alessandro Tossi

Alessandro Tossi

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
13156
World Ranking
12483
National Ranking
376

Overview

Alessandro Tossi is affiliated with the University of Trieste in Italy and has conducted research primarily in the fields of immunology and microbiology, with additional contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work is focused on antimicrobial peptides and activities, biochemical and structural characterization, parasite biology and host interactions, chemical synthesis and analysis, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, reproductive tract infections research, and aquaculture disease management and microbiota.

The scientist has published extensively, contributing to multiple papers in notable scientific venues. Recent publications include:

  • Silver Nanoparticles Functionalized With Antimicrobial Polypeptides: Benefits and Possible Pitfalls of a Novel Anti-infective Tool, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Anisaxins, helical antimicrobial peptides from marine parasites, kill resistant bacteria by lipid extraction and membrane disruption, 2022, Acta Biomaterialia
  • Natural and Synthetic Halogenated Amino Acids-Structural and Bioactive Features in Antimicrobial Peptides and Peptidomimetics, 2021, Molecules
  • Characterization of Cetacean Proline-Rich Antimicrobial Peptides Displaying Activity against ESKAPE Pathogens, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Caprine Bactenecins as Promising Tools for Developing New Antimicrobial and Antitumor Drugs, 2020, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Alessandro Tossi include:

  • Mario Mardirossian
  • Tomislav Rončević
  • Marco Gerdol
  • Marco Scocchi
  • Sabrina Pacor

Their research is often published in several prominent scientific journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • Molecules
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Main fields of study covered by Tossi's research are:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields connected to their work include:

  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Immunology
  • Toxicology

The key scientific topics in Alessandro Tossi's research profile are:

  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Bacteriophages and Microbial Interactions
  • Reproductive Tract Infections Research
  • Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota

Best Publications

  • Amphipathic, α‐helical antimicrobial peptides

    Alessandro Tossi;Luca Sandri;Anna Giangaspero

  • A study of the interactions of some polypyridylruthenium (II) complexes with DNA using fluorescence spectroscopy, topoisomerisation and thermal denaturation.

    John M. Kelly;Alessandro B. Tossi;David J. McConnell;Colm OhUigin

  • Amphipathic alpha helical antimicrobial peptides.

    Anna Giangaspero;Luca Sandri;Alessandro Tossi

  • Amphipathic alpha helical antimicrobial peptides: A systematic study of the effects of structural and physical properties on biological activity.

    Anna Giangaspero;Luca Sandri;Alessandro Tossi

  • Alpha-helical antimicrobial peptides--using a sequence template to guide structure-activity relationship studies.

    Igor Zelezetsky;Alessandro Tossi

  • The human cathelicidin LL-37--A pore-forming antibacterial peptide and host-cell modulator.

    Daniela Xhindoli;Sabrina Pacor;Monica Benincasa;Marco Scocchi

  • Human β-Defensin 3 Inhibits Cell Wall Biosynthesis in Staphylococci

    Vera Sass;Tanja Schneider;Miriam Wilmes;Christian Körner

  • Proline-rich antimicrobial peptides: converging to a non-lytic mechanism of action

    Marco Scocchi;Alessandro Tossi;Renato Gennaro

  • Mammalian defensins: structures and mechanism of antibiotic activity

    Hans-Georg Sahl;Ulrike Pag;Sonja Bonness;Sandra Wagner

  • A study of some polypyridylruthenium(II) complexes as DNA binders and photocleavage reagents.

    Alessandro B. Tossi;John M. Kelly

  • In vitro assembly of a complete, pentaglycine interpeptide bridge containing cell wall precursor (lipid II‐Gly5) of Staphylococcus aureus

    Tanja Schneider;Maria Magdalena Senn;Brigitte Berger-Bächi;Alessandro Tossi

  • DADP: the database of anuran defense peptides

    Mario Novković;Juraj Simunić;Viktor Bojović;Alessandro Tossi

  • Molecular diversity in gene-encoded, cationic antimicrobial polypeptides.

    Alessandro Tossi;Luca Sandri

  • Design of Synthetic Antimicrobial Peptides Based on Sequence Analogy and Amphipathicity

    Alessandro Tossi;Chiara Tarantino;Domenico Romeo

  • The Human Cathelicidin LL-37 Modulates the Activities of the P2X7 Receptor in a Structure-dependent Manner

    Linda Tomasinsig;Cinzia Pizzirani;Barbara Skerlavaj;Patrizia Pellegatti

  • Fungicidal activity of five cathelicidin peptides against clinically isolated yeasts

    Monica Benincasa;Marco Scocchi;Sabrina Pacor;Alessandro Tossi

  • Human β-Defensin 2 Induces a Vigorous Cytokine Response in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

    Michele Boniotto;William J. Jordan;Joyce Eskdale;Alessandro Tossi

  • Overview on Plant Antimicrobial Peptides

    Ana Maria Benko-Iseppon;Suely Lins Galdino;Tercilio Calsa;Ederson Akio Kido

  • Photo-induced electron transfer from nucleotides to ruthenium-tris-1,4,5,8-tetraazaphenanthrene: model for photosensitized DNA oxidation

    Jean-Paul Lecomte;Andrée Kirsch-De Mesmaeker;John M Kelly;Alessandro Tossi

  • Evolution of the Primate Cathelicidin CORRELATION BETWEEN STRUCTURAL VARIATIONS AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY

    Igor Zelezetsky;Alessandra Pontillo;Luca Puzzi;Nikolinka Antcheva

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Scocchi
Marco Scocchi University of Trieste
Renato Gennaro
Renato Gennaro University of Trieste
Sergio Crovella
Sergio Crovella Qatar University
Margherita Zanetti
Margherita Zanetti University of Udine
Hans-Georg Sahl
Hans-Georg Sahl University of Bonn
John Kelly
John Kelly University College London
Helmut Görner
Helmut Görner Max Planck Society
Daniel N. Wilson
Daniel N. Wilson Universität Hamburg
Yechiel Shai
Yechiel Shai Weizmann Institute of Science
Sándor Pongor
Sándor Pongor Pázmány Péter Catholic University

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