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Biology and Biochemistry
Spain
2023

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Chemistry

D-Index
82
Citations
23784
World Ranking
3094
National Ranking
78

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
86
Citations
25442
World Ranking
2986
National Ranking
31

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Ernest Giralt is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has a considerable body of research contributions across several scientific disciplines. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Materials Science, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to scientific inquiry.

The scientist's research focus includes several subfields such as Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Oncology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Biomaterials. This variety aligns with the diverse nature of their recent publications and research interests.

The main topics addressed in their work are:

  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research

Ernest Giralt has collaborated frequently with several researchers, reflecting a networked and cooperative research environment. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Macarena Sánchez-Navarro (14 joint works)
  • Salvador Guardiola (10 joint works)
  • Pau Gorostiza (7 joint works)
  • Marcelo J. Kogan (6 joint works)
  • Mónica Varese (6 joint works)

Their recent publications illustrate a focus on drug delivery systems, nanotechnology, and chemical modulation, with notable works such as:

  • "Adrenergic Modulation With Photochromic Ligands," 2020, published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Peptide Shuttles for Blood-Brain Barrier Drug Delivery," 2022, published in Pharmaceutics
  • "Amphiphilic Polymeric Nanoparticles Modified with a Retro-Enantio Peptide Shuttle Target the Brain of Mice," 2020, published in Chemistry of Materials
  • "In vivo micro computed tomography detection and decrease in amyloid load by using multifunctionalized gold nanorods: a neurotheranostic platform for Alzheimer's disease," 2021, published in Biomaterials Science
  • "Amphiphilic Polymeric Nanoparticles Modified with a Protease-Resistant Peptide Shuttle for the Delivery of SN-38 in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma," 2021, published in ACS Applied Nano Materials

Their frequent publication venues include Chemical Science, Chemistry - A European Journal, Pharmaceutics, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, and Biomaterials Science.

Best Publications

  • Mechanism of action of and resistance to quinolones

    Anna Fàbrega;Sergi Madurga;Ernest Giralt;Jordi Vila

  • Perspectives on NMR in drug discovery: a technique comes of age

    Maurizio Pellecchia;Ivano Bertini;David Cowburn;Claudio Dalvit

  • Chemical Approaches to the Synthesis of Peptides and Proteins

    Paul Lloyd-Williams;Fernando Albericio;Ernest Giralt

  • Blood–brain barrier shuttle peptides: an emerging paradigm for brain delivery

    Benjamí Oller-Salvia;Macarena Sánchez-Navarro;Ernest Giralt;Meritxell Teixidó

  • Atropisomerism, biphenyls and the Suzuki coupling: peptide antibiotics

    Paul Lloyd-Williams;Ernest Giralt

  • Molecular recycling within amyloid fibrils.

    Natàlia Carulla;Gemma L. Caddy;Damien R. Hall;Jesús Zurdo

  • Nanoparticle-mediated local and remote manipulation of protein aggregation

    Marcelo J. Kogan;Neus G. Bastus;Roger Amigo;Dolors Grillo-Bosch

  • Peptide and amide bond-containing dendrimers.

    Laia Crespo;Glòria Sanclimens;Miquel Pons;Ernest Giralt

  • Three Valuable Peptides from Bee and Wasp Venoms for Therapeutic and Biotechnological Use: Melittin, Apamin and Mastoparan

    Miguel Moreno;Ernest Giralt

  • Modulating protein–protein interactions: the potential of peptides

    Laura Nevola;Ernest Giralt

  • Delivery of gold nanoparticles to the brain by conjugation with a peptide that recognizes the transferrin receptor

    Roger Prades;Simón Guerrero;Eyleen Araya;Claudia Molina

  • Association between double mutation in gyrA gene of ciprofloxacin-resistant clinical isolates of Escherichia coli and MICs.

    J Vila;J Ruiz;F Marco;A Barcelo

  • Prodigiosin from the supernatant of Serratia marcescens induces apoptosis in haematopoietic cancer cell lines

    Beatriz Montaner;Sira Navarro;Maria Piqué;Marta Vilaseca

  • A large-scale evaluation of peptide vaccines against foot-and-mouth disease: lack of solid protection in cattle and isolation of escape mutants.

    O Taboga;C Tami;E Carrillo;J I Núñez

  • Cell-Penetrating Peptides: Design Strategies beyond Primary Structure and Amphipathicity.

    Daniela Kalafatovic;Ernest Giralt

  • Convergent solid-phase peptide synthesis

    Paul Lloyd-Williams;Fernando Albericio;Ernest Giralt

  • Proline-rich, amphipathic cell-penetrating peptides

    Sílvia Pujals;Ernest Giralt

  • Piperidine: Structure, Preparation, Reactivity, and Synthetic Applications of Piperidine and its Derivatives

    Mario Rubiralta;Ernest Giralt;Anna Diez

  • Mechanistic aspects of CPP-mediated intracellular drug delivery: Relevance of CPP self-assembly

    Sílvia Pujals;Jimena Fernández-Carneado;Carmen López-Iglesias;Marcelo J. Kogan

  • A single amino acid substitution affects multiple overlapping epitopes in the major antigenic site of foot-and-mouth disease virus of serotype C.

    M. G. Mateu;M. A. Martínez;L. Capucci;D. Andreu

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando Albericio
Fernando Albericio University of KwaZulu-Natal
David Andreu
David Andreu Pompeu Fabra University
Miquel Pons
Miquel Pons University of Barcelona
Esteban Domingo
Esteban Domingo Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa
Ramon Eritja
Ramon Eritja Spanish National Research Council
Mauricio G. Mateu
Mauricio G. Mateu Spanish National Research Council
Jordi Vila
Jordi Vila University of Barcelona
Julio A. Camarero
Julio A. Camarero University of Southern California
Claude Granier
Claude Granier Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Javier de Mendoza
Javier de Mendoza Autonomous University of Madrid

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