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Francesco Ortuso

Francesco Ortuso

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Chemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
6275
World Ranking
16584
National Ranking
639

Overview

Francesco Ortuso is affiliated with Magna Graecia University in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research covers a range of topics with a particular emphasis on molecular biology and organic chemistry, alongside pharmacology and infectious diseases.

The scientist's main areas of study include:

  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Enzyme function and inhibition
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Ortuso's publication record features articles in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Molecules
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Francesco Ortuso include:

  • Structural genetics of circulating variants affecting the SARS-CoV-2 spike/human ACE2 complex, 2021, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
  • Structural Genetics of circulating variants affecting the SARS-CoV-2 Spike / human ACE2 complex, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Stefano Alcaro
  • Giosuè Costa
  • Roberta Rocca
  • Francesca Procopio
  • Fernanda Borges

Best Publications

  • Chalcones: a valid scaffold for monoamine oxidases inhibitors.

    Franco Chimenti;Rossella Fioravanti;Adriana Bolasco;Paola Chimenti

  • Synthesis, Molecular Modeling, and Selective Inhibitory Activity against Human Monoamine Oxidases of 3-Carboxamido-7-Substituted Coumarins†

    Franco Chimenti;Daniela Secci;Adriana Bolasco;Paola Chimenti

  • Synthesis and biological evaluation of N-substituted-3,5-diphenyl-2-pyrazoline derivatives as cyclooxygenase (COX-2) inhibitors

    Rossella Fioravanti;Adriana Bolasco;Fedele Manna;Francesca Rossi

  • Synthesis, molecular modeling studies, and selective inhibitory activity against monoamine oxidase of 1-thiocarbamoyl-3,5-diaryl-4,5-dihydro-(1H)- pyrazole derivatives.

    Franco Chimenti;Elias Maccioni;Daniela Secci;Adriana Bolasco

  • Quercetin as the active principle of Hypericum hircinum exerts a selective inhibitory activity against MAO-A: Extraction, biological analysis, and computational study

    Franco Chimenti;Filippo Cottiglia;Leonardo Bonsignore;Laura Casu

  • Chromone, a privileged scaffold for the development of monoamine oxidase inhibitors.

    Alexandra Gaspar;Tiago Silva;Matilde Yáñez;Dolores Vina

  • Inhibition of monoamine oxidases by coumarin-3-acyl derivatives: biological activity and computational study

    Franco Chimenti;Daniela Secci;Adriana Bolasco;Paola Chimenti

  • Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Molecular Modeling of Oleuropein and Its Semisynthetic Derivatives as Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors

    Antonio Procopio;Stefano Alcaro;Monica Nardi;Manuela Oliverio

  • A new series of flavones, thioflavones, and flavanones as selective monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors.

    Franco Chimenti;Rossella Fioravanti;Adriana Bolasco;Paola Chimenti

  • Selective inhibitory activity against MAO and molecular modeling studies of 2-thiazolylhydrazone derivatives.

    Franco Chimenti;Elias Maccioni;Daniela Secci;Adriana Bolasco

  • GBPM: GRID-based pharmacophore model: concept and application studies to protein--protein recognition

    Francesco Ortuso;Thierry Langer;Stefano Alcaro

  • Ligand binding to telomeric G-quadruplex DNA investigated by funnel-metadynamics simulations

    Federica Moraca;Jussara Amato;Francesco Ortuso;Anna Artese

  • Synthesis and selective human monoamine oxidase inhibition of 3-carbonyl, 3-acyl, and 3-carboxyhydrazido coumarin derivatives

    Daniela Secci;Simone Carradori;Adriana Bolasco;Paola Chimenti

  • Synthesis, stereochemical identification, and selective inhibitory activity against human monoamine oxidase-B of 2-methylcyclohexylidene-(4-arylthiazol-2-yl)hydrazones.

    Franco Chimenti;Elias Maccioni;Daniela Secci;Adriana Bolasco

  • Homoisoflavonoids: natural scaffolds with potent and selective monoamine oxidase-B inhibition properties.

    Nicoletta Desideri;Adriana Bolasco;Rossella Fioravanti;Luca Proietti Monaco

  • Modeling and biological evaluation of 3,3′-(1,2-ethanediyl)bis[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-thiazolidin-4-one], a new synthetic cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor

    Rosaria Ottaná;Emanuela Mazzon;Laura Dugo;Francesca Monforte

  • Investigations on the 2-thiazolylhydrazyne scaffold: Synthesis and molecular modeling of selective human monoamine oxidase inhibitors

    Franco Chimenti;Adriana Bolasco;Daniela Secci;Paola Chimenti

  • Discovery of New Chemical Entities for Old Targets: Insights on the Lead Optimization of Chromone-Based Monoamine Oxidase B (MAO-B) Inhibitors

    Joana Reis;Fernando Cagide;Daniel Chavarria;Tiago Silva

  • Monoamine Oxidase Isoform-Dependent Tautomeric Influence in the Recognition of 3,5-Diaryl Pyrazole Inhibitors

    Franco Chimenti;Rossella Fioravanti;Adriana Bolasco;Fedele Manna

  • Further studies on the interaction of the 5-hydroxytryptamine3 (5-HT3) receptor with arylpiperazine ligands. development of a new 5-HT3 receptor ligand showing potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitory properties.

    Andrea Cappelli;Andrea Gallelli;Monica Manini;Maurizio Anzini

  • SGK1, the New Player in the Game of Resistance: Chemo-Radio Molecular Target and Strategy for Inhibition

    Cristina Talarico;Vincenzo Dattilo;Lucia D'Antona;Miranda Menniti

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Alcaro
Stefano Alcaro Magna Graecia University
Daniela Secci
Daniela Secci Sapienza University of Rome
Simone Carradori
Simone Carradori University of Chieti-Pescara
Fernanda Borges
Fernanda Borges University of Porto
Ettore Novellino
Ettore Novellino University of Naples Federico II
Silvia Schenone
Silvia Schenone University of Genoa
Eugenio Uriarte
Eugenio Uriarte University of Santiago de Compostela
Claudiu T. Supuran
Claudiu T. Supuran University of Florence
Maurizio Botta
Maurizio Botta University of Siena
Carlo Federico Perno
Carlo Federico Perno University of Milan

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