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José Neptuno Rodríguez-López

José Neptuno Rodríguez-López

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Chemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
10478
World Ranking
11695
National Ranking
431

Overview

José Neptuno Rodríguez-López is affiliated with the University of Murcia in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant number of contributions to medicine. The scientist's work explores various subfields including molecular biology, cell biology, immunology, nutrition and dietetics, and biochemistry.

Their research topics cover a range of specialized areas such as melanin and skin pigmentation, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, immunotherapy and immune responses, phytochemicals and antioxidant activities, tea polyphenols and effects, epigenetics and DNA methylation, as well as olfactory and sensory function studies.

José Neptuno Rodríguez-López has published several notable papers, including:

  • Rigid π-Extended Boron Difluoride Complex with Mega-Stokes Shift for Bioimaging, 2020, Organic Letters
  • PRMT1-dependent methylation of BRCA1 contributes to the epigenetic defense of breast cancer cells against ionizing radiation, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Acriflavine, a Potent Inhibitor of HIF-1α, Disturbs Glucose Metabolism and Suppresses ATF4-Protective Pathways in Melanoma under Non-Hypoxic Conditions, 2020, Cancers
  • Persister state-directed transitioning and vulnerability in melanoma, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Considerations about the kinetic mechanism of tyrosinase in its action on monophenols: A review, 2022, Molecular Catalysis

Their frequent coauthors include María F. Montenegro, Francisco García-Molina, Francisco García-Cánovas, José A. Teruel, and José Muñoz-Muñoz, each collaborating extensively in various research efforts.

José Neptuno Rodríguez-López has contributed regularly to scientific journals such as Molecules, Food Chemistry, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Organic Letters, and Scientific Reports.

Best Publications

  • Tyrosinase: a comprehensive review of its mechanism.

    Álvaro Sánchez-Ferrer;José Neptuno Rodríguez-López;Francisco García-Cánovas;Francisco García-Carmona

  • Mechanism of Reaction of Hydrogen Peroxide with Horseradish Peroxidase: Identification of Intermediates in the Catalytic Cycle

    Jose Neptuno Rodriguez-Lopez;David J. Lowe;Josefa Hernandez-Ruiz;Alexander N. P. Hiner

  • Molecular properties and prebiotic effect of inulin obtained from artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.).

    Dorotea López-Molina;María Dolores Navarro-Martínez;Francisco Rojas Melgarejo;Alexander N P Hiner

  • Analysis of a kinetic model for melanin biosynthesis pathway.

    J N Rodríguez-López;J Tudela;R Varón;F García-Carmona

  • Role of Arginine 38 in Horseradish Peroxidase A CRITICAL RESIDUE FOR SUBSTRATE BINDING AND CATALYSIS

    Jose Neptuno Rodriguez-Lopez;Andrew T. Smith;Roger N.F. Thorneley

  • Mechanisms of compound I formation in heme peroxidases.

    Alexander N.P. Hiner;Emma L. Raven;Roger N.F. Thorneley;Francisco Garcı́a-Cánovas

  • The antifolate activity of tea catechins.

    Enma Navarro-Perán;Juan Cabezas-Herrera;Francisco García-Cánovas;Marcus C. Durrant

  • Effect of L-ascorbic acid on the monophenolase activity of tyrosinase

    J R Ros;J N Rodríguez-López;F García-Cánovas

  • Analysis and interpretation of the action mechanism of mushroom tyrosinase on monophenols and diphenols generating highly unstable o-quinones.

    Lorena G. Fenoll;José Neptuno Rodrı́guez-López;Francisco Garcı́a-Sevilla;Pedro Antonio Garcı́a-Ruiz

  • Characterization of the milk-clotting properties of extracts from artichoke (Cynara scolymus, L.) flowers

    Soledad Chazarra;Lara Sidrach;Dorotea López-Molina;José Neptuno Rodríguez-López

  • A Review on Spectrophotometric Methods for Measuring the Monophenolase and Diphenolase Activities of Tyrosinase

    F. García-Molina;J. L. Muñoz;R. Varón;J. N. Rodríguez-López

  • Reactivity of horseradish peroxidase compound II toward substrates: kinetic evidence for a two-step mechanism.

    José Neptuno Rodríguez-López;María Angeles Gilabert;José Tudela;Roger N. F. Thorneley

  • A Continuous Spectrophotometric Method for the Determination of Monophenolase Activity of Tyrosinase Using 3-Methyl-2-benzothiazolinone Hydrazone

    J.N. Rodriguezlopez;J. Escribano;F. Garciacanovas

  • Tyrosinase kinetics: discrimination between two models to explain the oxidation mechanism of monophenol and diphenol substrates

    L.G. Fenoll;M.J. Peñalver;J.N. Rodrı́guez-López;R. Varón

  • Enzyme inactivation analysis for industrial blanching applications: comparison of microwave, conventional, and combination heat treatments on mushroom polyphenoloxidase activity.

    C. Devece;J. N. Rodriguez-Lopez;L. G. Fenoll;J. Tudela

  • Mutation of distal residues of horseradish peroxidase: influence on substrate binding and cavity properties.

    Barry D. Howes;§ Jose Neptuno Rodriguez-Lopez;and Andrew T. Smith;Giulietta Smulevich

  • Stopped-Flow and Steady-State Study of the Diphenolase Activity of Mushroom Tyrosinase†

    José Neptuno Rodríguez-López;Lorena G. Fenoll;Pedro Antonio García-Ruiz;Ramón Varón

  • Kinetic study of the inactivation of ascorbate peroxidase by hydrogen peroxide.

    Alexander N. P. Hiner;José Neptuno Rodríguez-López;Marino B. Arnao;Emma Lloyd Raven

  • Directed Phenotype Switching as an Effective Antimelanoma Strategy

    Magalí Sáez-Ayala;María F. Montenegro;Luis Sánchez-del-Campo;María Piedad Fernández-Pérez

  • Antifolate Activity of Epigallocatechin Gallate against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

    María Dolores Navarro-Martínez;Enma Navarro-Perán;Juan Cabezas-Herrera;Joaquín Ruiz-Gómez

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco García-Cánovas
Francisco García-Cánovas University of Murcia
Roger N. F. Thorneley
Roger N. F. Thorneley John Innes Centre
Alberto Tárraga
Alberto Tárraga University of Murcia
Marino B. Arnao
Marino B. Arnao University of Murcia
Giulietta Smulevich
Giulietta Smulevich University of Florence
Colin R. Goding
Colin R. Goding University of Oxford
Emma Lloyd Raven
Emma Lloyd Raven University of Bristol
Vicente Martínez
Vicente Martínez Spanish National Research Council
Juan Carlos Espín
Juan Carlos Espín Spanish National Research Council
Jürgen C. Becker
Jürgen C. Becker University of Duisburg-Essen

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