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Anna Bernardi

Anna Bernardi

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Chemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
7968
World Ranking
14120
National Ranking
483

Overview

Anna Bernardi is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy. Their research encompasses several intersecting disciplines, primarily biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and chemistry. These broad fields reflect a multidisciplinary approach evident in their publication record and research topics.

The main areas of study in Bernardi's work include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine
  • Chemistry

Within these primary fields, they focus on specific subfields such as molecular biology, organic chemistry, infectious diseases, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and immunology.

Bernardi's research topics cover a range of themes related to glycobiology and immune response mechanisms, notably:

  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Click Chemistry and Applications

The scientist has published multiple papers in several established venues, frequently contributing to:

  • European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • Molecules
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Recent papers highlight research on viral mechanisms, glycomimetic antagonists, and receptor interactions, including:

  • "DC/L-SIGN recognition of spike glycoprotein promotes SARS-CoV-2 trans-infection and can be inhibited by a glycomimetic antagonist" (2021, PLoS Pathogens)
  • "DC/L-SIGN recognition of spike glycoprotein promotes SARS-CoV-2 trans-infection and can be inhibited by a glycomimetic antagonist" (2020, bioRxiv - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Development of C-type lectin-oriented surfaces for high avidity glycoconjugates: towards mimicking multivalent interactions on the cell surface" (2020, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry)
  • "Powerful Avidity with a Limited Valency for Virus-Attachment Blockers on DC-SIGN: Combining Chelation and Statistical Rebinding with Structural Plasticity of the Receptor" (2023, ACS Central Science)
  • "Glycomimetic ligands block the interaction of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein with C-type lectin co-receptors" (2022, Chemical Communications)

Throughout their career, Anna Bernardi has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Franck Fieschi
  • Michel Thépaut
  • Laura Belvisi
  • Sarah Mazzotta
  • Annabelle Varrot

This profile reflects a research portfolio that integrates organic chemistry and molecular biology with immunology and viral research, addressing critical topics related to infectious diseases and therapeutic development.

Best Publications

  • Multivalent glycoconjugates as anti-pathogenic agents

    Anna Bernardi;Jesus Jimenez-Barbero;Alessandro Casnati;Christina De Castro

  • DC/L-SIGN recognition of spike glycoprotein promotes SARS-CoV-2 trans-infection and can be inhibited by a glycomimetic antagonist.

    Michel Thépaut;Joanna Luczkowiak;Corinne Vivès;Nuria Labiod

  • A comparison and chemometric analysis of several molecular mechanics force fields and parameter sets applied to carbohydrates

    Serge Pérez;Anne Imberty;Soren B Engelsen;Jan Gruza

  • Traceless Staudinger ligation of glycosyl azides with triaryl phosphines: stereoselective synthesis of glycosyl amides.

    Aldo Bianchi;Anna Bernardi

  • Highly selective binding of simple peptides by a C3 macrotricyclic receptor

    Jong In Hong;Sung Keon Namgoong;Anna Bernardi;W. Clark Still

  • Targeting Mannose-Binding Lectin Confers Long-Lasting Protection With a Surprisingly Wide Therapeutic Window in Cerebral Ischemia

    Franca Orsini;Pia Villa;Sara Parrella;Rosalia Zangari

  • Inhibition of DC-SIGN-Mediated HIV Infection by a Linear Trimannoside Mimic in a Tetravalent Presentation

    Sara Sattin;Anna Daghetti;Michel Thépaut;Angela Berzi

  • A multivalent inhibitor of the DC-SIGN dependent uptake of HIV-1 and Dengue virus

    Norbert Varga;Ieva Sutkeviciute;Renato Ribeiro-Viana;Angela Berzi

  • Lewis acid mediated aldol condensations using thioester silyl ketene acetals

    Cesare Gennari;M. Grazia Beretta;Anna Bernardi;Giorgio Moro

  • Design and synthesis of glycomimetics: Recent advances

    Alice Tamburrini;Cinzia Colombo;Anna Bernardi

  • A Simple Model System for the Study of Carbohydrate−Aromatic Interactions

    Giancarlo Terraneo;Donatella Potenza;Angeles Canales;Jesus Jiménez-Barbero

  • Potent Integrin Antagonists from a Small Library of RGD-Including Cyclic Pseudopeptides

    Laura Belvisi;Anna Bernardi;Anna Checchia;Leonardo Manzoni

  • Pseudosaccharide functionalized dendrimers as potent inhibitors of DC-SIGN dependent Ebola Pseudotyped viral infection

    Joanna Luczkowiak;Sara Sattin;Ieva Sutkevičiūtė;Ieva Sutkevičiūtė;José Juan Reina

  • A Synthetic Divalent Cholera Toxin Glycocalix[4]arene Ligand Having Higher Affinity than Natural GM1 Oligosaccharide

    Daniela Arosio;Marco Fontanella;Laura Baldini;Laura Mauri

  • Enantioselective mukaiyama-michael reactions of 2-carbomethoxy cyclopentenone catalyzed by chiral bis(Oxazoline)-Cu(II) complexes

    Anna Bernardi;Giorgio Colombo;Carlo Scolastico

  • Stereoselective synthesis of statin analogues.

    Anna Bernardi;Fabrizio Micheli;Donatella Potenza;Carlo Scolastico

  • Synthesis and cholera toxin binding properties of multivalent GM1 mimics

    Daniela Arosio;Ioannis Vrasidas;Paola Valentini;Rob M. J. Liskamp

  • 1,2‐Mannobioside Mimic: Synthesis, DC‐SIGN Interaction by NMR and Docking, and Antiviral Activity

    José J. Reina;Sara Sattin;Donatella Invernizzi;Silvia Mari

  • Enantioselective synthesis of anti-.alpha.-methyl-.beta.-hydroxy esters through titanium tetrachloride-mediated aldol condensation

    Cesare Gennari;Anna Bernardi;Lino Colombo;Carlo Scolastico

  • TRANSITION-STATE MODELING OF THE ALDOL REACTION OF BORON ENOLATES - A FORCE-FIELD APPROACH

    Anna Bernardi;Anna M. Capelli;Cesare Gennari;Jonathan M. Goodman

  • The rational design and systematic analysis of asymmetric aldol reactions using enol borinates: Applications of transition state computer modelling

    Anna Bernardi;Cesare Gennari;Jonathan M. Goodman;Ian Paterson

Frequent Co-Authors

Franck Fieschi
Franck Fieschi Grenoble Alpes University
Cesare Gennari
Cesare Gennari University of Milan
Roberto Edoardo Villa
Roberto Edoardo Villa University of Milan
Jonathan M. Goodman
Jonathan M. Goodman University of Cambridge
Ian Paterson
Ian Paterson University of Cambridge
Mario Clerici
Mario Clerici University of Milan
Sandro Sonnino
Sandro Sonnino University of Milan
David A. Agard
David A. Agard University of California, San Francisco
Angiolina Comotti
Angiolina Comotti University of Milano-Bicocca

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