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Maria Laura Bolognesi

Maria Laura Bolognesi

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Chemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
12857
World Ranking
10559
National Ranking
320

Overview

Maria Laura Bolognesi is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular focus on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Physiology.

Their scientific work engages extensively with topics related to neurodegenerative diseases and drug discovery. Notable themes in their research include Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Computational Drug Discovery Methods, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding, Trypanosoma species research and implications, Click Chemistry and Applications, and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Maria Laura Bolognesi are:

  • Sustainable production of pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and bioactive compounds from biomass and waste (2021, Chemical Society Reviews)
  • From combinations to multitarget-directed ligands: A continuum in Alzheimer's disease polypharmacology (2020, Medicinal Research Reviews)
  • Sustainable Drug Discovery of Multi-Target-Directed Ligands for Alzheimer's Disease (2021, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry)
  • Histone deacetylases as targets for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders: Challenges and future opportunities (2020, Medicinal Research Reviews)
  • Stereocontrolled transformations of cyclohexadienone derivatives to access stereochemically rich and natural product-inspired architectures (2020, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry)

Maria Laura Bolognesi has collaborated frequently with the following co-authors:

  • Elisa Uliassi (22 publications)
  • Manuela Bartolini (11 publications)
  • Barbara Monti (11 publications)
  • Luiz Antônio Soares Romeiro (8 publications)
  • Alessandra Salerno (7 publications)

Their work has been published in multiple academic venues, with the most frequent publication outlets including:

  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (11 publications)
  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (5 publications)
  • Chemical Biology & Drug Design (5 publications)
  • ACS Chemical Neuroscience (4 publications)
  • Molecules (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Multi-Target-Directed Ligands To Combat Neurodegenerative Diseases

    Andrea Cavalli;Maria Laura Bolognesi;Anna Minarini;Michela Rosini

  • A perspective on multi-target drug discovery and design for complex diseases

    Rona R. Ramsay;Marija R. Popovic-Nikolic;Katarina Nikolic;Elisa Uliassi

  • Insight Into the Kinetic of Amyloid β (1–42) Peptide Self-Aggregation: Elucidation of Inhibitors’ Mechanism of Action

    Manuela Bartolini;Carlo Bertucci;Maria Laura Bolognesi;Andrea Cavalli

  • Molecular Hybridization as a Tool for Designing Multitarget Drug Candidates for Complex Diseases

    Viktoriya Ivasiv;Claudia Albertini;Ana E Gonçalves;Michele Rossi

  • Multi-target-directed drug design strategy: from a dual binding site acetylcholinesterase inhibitor to a trifunctional compound against Alzheimer's disease.

    Maria Laura Bolognesi;Andrea Cavalli;Luca Valgimigli;Manuela Bartolini

  • Rational approach to discover multipotent anti-Alzheimer drugs.

    Michela Rosini;Vincenza Andrisano;Manuela Bartolini;Maria L. Bolognesi

  • Neglected tropical diseases: multi-target-directed ligands in the search for novel lead candidates against Trypanosoma and Leishmania.

    Andrea Cavalli;Maria Laura Bolognesi

  • Tacrine derivatives and Alzheimer's disease.

    Vincenzo Tumiatti;Anna Minarini;Maria Laura Bolognesi;Andrea Milelli

  • Polypharmacology in a single drug: multitarget drugs.

    Maria Laura Bolognesi

  • Multitarget Drug Discovery and Polypharmacology.

    Maria Laura Bolognesi;Andrea Cavalli;Andrea Cavalli

  • Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, beta-amyloid aggregation, and NMDA receptors in Alzheimer's disease: a promising direction for the multi-target-directed ligands gold rush.

    Michela Rosini;Elena Simoni;Manuela Bartolini;Andrea Cavalli

  • A small molecule targeting the multifactorial nature of Alzheimer's disease.

    Andrea Cavalli;Maria Laura Bolognesi;Simona Capsoni;Vincenza Andrisano

  • Imaging of β-amyloid plaques by near infrared fluorescent tracers: a new frontier for chemical neuroscience.

    Matteo Staderini;María Antonia Martín;Maria Laura Bolognesi;J. Carlos Menéndez

  • The Hippo Pathway and YAP/TAZ–TEAD Protein–Protein Interaction as Targets for Regenerative Medicine and Cancer Treatment

    Matteo Santucci;Tatiana Vignudelli;Stefania Ferrari;Marco Mor

  • Sustainable production of pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and bioactive compounds from biomass and waste.

    Claudia Espro;Emilia Paone;Emilia Paone;Francesco Mauriello;Roberto Gotti

  • Multitarget Drug Design Strategy: Quinone–Tacrine Hybrids Designed To Block Amyloid-β Aggregation and To Exert Anticholinesterase and Antioxidant Effects

    Eugenie Nepovimova;Elisa Uliassi;Jan Korabecny;Luis Emiliano Peña-Altamira

  • Novel Class of Quinone-Bearing Polyamines as Multi-Target-Directed Ligands To Combat Alzheimer's Disease

    Maria Laura Bolognesi;Rita Banzi;Manuela Bartolini;Andrea Cavalli

  • Memoquin: A Multi-Target–Directed Ligand as an Innovative Therapeutic Opportunity for Alzheimer's Disease

    Maria Laura Bolognesi;Andrea Cavalli;Carlo Melchiorre

  • Alzheimer's disease: new approaches to drug discovery.

    Maria L Bolognesi;Riccardo Matera;Anna Minarini;Michela Rosini

  • Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of conformationally restricted rivastigmine analogues.

    Maria Laura Bolognesi;Manuela Bartolini;Andrea Cavalli;Vincenza Andrisano

  • Propidium-Based Polyamine Ligands as Potent Inhibitors of Acetylcholinesterase and Acetylcholinesterase-Induced Amyloid-β Aggregation

    Maria Laura Bolognesi;Vincenza Andrisano;Manuela Bartolini;Rita Banzi

  • Multitarget Drug Discovery for Alzheimer's Disease: Triazinones as BACE-1 and GSK-3β Inhibitors

    Federica Prati;Angela De Simone;Angela De Simone;Paola Bisignano;Andrea Armirotti

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Cavalli
Andrea Cavalli Italian Institute of Technology
Manuela Bartolini
Manuela Bartolini University of Bologna
Vincenza Andrisano
Vincenza Andrisano University of Bologna
Maurizio Recanatini
Maurizio Recanatini University of Bologna
Giuseppe Legname
Giuseppe Legname International School for Advanced Studies
Paolo Carloni
Paolo Carloni Forschungszentrum Jülich
Romana Fato
Romana Fato University of Bologna
J. Carlos Menéndez
J. Carlos Menéndez Complutense University of Madrid
Reto Brun
Reto Brun University of Basel
Patrizia Hrelia
Patrizia Hrelia University of Bologna

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