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Marie-Isabel Aguilar

Marie-Isabel Aguilar

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Chemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
11309
World Ranking
8221
National Ranking
194

Overview

Marie-Isabel Aguilar is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has an extensive research portfolio focusing primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional work in medicine.

The main fields of study for Aguilar include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these broader fields, their research spans several subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomaterials
  • Microbiology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Organic Chemistry

Aguilar's work addresses a range of scientific topics, including:

  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Renin-Angiotensin System Studies
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery

Some of the recent papers published by Aguilar are:

  • "The intricate link between membrane lipid structure and composition and membrane structural properties in bacterial membranes" (2024), published in Chemical Science
  • "Exosome trapping and enrichment using a sound wave activated nano-sieve (SWANS)" (2020), published in Lab on a Chip
  • "An Active Site Inhibitor Induces Conformational Penalties for ACE2 Recognition by the Spike Protein of SARS-CoV-2" (2021), published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • "Enhancement of glioblastoma multiforme therapy through a novel Quercetin-Losartan hybrid" (2020), published in Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • "Multi-Omic Analysis to Characterize Metabolic Adaptation of the E. coli Lipidome in Response to Environmental Stress" (2022), published in Metabolites

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, including:

  • Australian Journal of Chemistry
  • Chemical Science
  • Nanoscale
  • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
  • Faraday Discussions

Aguilar has collaborated often with the following coauthors:

  • Ketav Kulkarni
  • Mark P. Del Borgo
  • Tzong-Hsien Lee
  • Robert E. Widdop
  • Mark Del Borgo

Best Publications

  • β-amino acids: Versatile peptidomimetics

    David Steer;Rebecca Lew;Patrick Perlmutter;Alexander Ian Smith

  • Relative affinity of angiotensin peptides and novel ligands at AT1 and AT2 receptors

    Sanja Bosnyak;Emma S. Jones;Arthur Christopoulos;Arthur Christopoulos;Marie-Isabel Aguilar

  • Lipid-induced conformation and lipid-binding properties of cytolytic and antimicrobial peptides: determination and biological specificity.

    Sylvie E. Blondelle;Karl Lohner;Marie-Isabel Aguilar

  • The β-amyloid protein of Alzheimer's disease increases neuronal CRMP-2 phosphorylation by a Rho-GTP mechanism

    Steven Petratos;Qiao-Xin Li;Amee J George;Xu Hou

  • Protein folding at emulsion oil/water interfaces

    Jiali Zhai;Jiali Zhai;Li Day;Marie Isabel Aguilar;Tim J Wooster

  • Transthyretin and familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy. Recent progress in understanding the molecular mechanism of neurodegeneration.

    Xu Hou;Marie Isabel Aguilar;David Henry Small

  • Analysis of antimicrobial peptide interactions with hybrid bilayer membrane systems using surface plasmon resonance.

    Henriette Mozsolits;Hans Jürgen Wirth;Jerome Werkmeister;Marie Isabel Aguilar

  • Physicochemical Basis of Amino Acid Hydrophobicity Scales: Evaluation of Four New Scales of Amino Acid Hydrophobicity Coefficients Derived from RP-HPLC of Peptides

    Mathew C.J. Wilce;Marie Isabel Aguilar;Milton T.W. Hearn

  • Studies on the membrane interactions of the cyclotides kalata B1 and kalata B6 on model membrane systems by surface plasmon resonance.

    Hiroshi Kamimori;Kristopher Norman Hall;David J Craik;Marie-Isabel Aguilar

  • Surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy: an emerging tool for the study of peptide-membrane interactions.

    Henriette Mozsolits;Marie Isabel Aguilar

  • β-Amino acid-containing hybrid peptides—new opportunities in peptidomimetics

    Marie-Isabel Aguilar;Anthony W. Purcell;Romila Devi;Rebecca Lew

  • Epitope discovery and their use in peptide based vaccines.

    Nadine L Dudek;Patrick Perlmutter;Marie Isabel Aguilar;Nathan Croft

  • Structural Rearrangement of β-Lactoglobulin at Different Oil–Water Interfaces and Its Effect on Emulsion Stability

    Jiali Zhai;Tim J. Wooster;Søren V. Hoffmann;Tzong-Hsien Lee

  • Crystal structure of the soluble form of the redox-regulated chloride ion channel protein CLIC4.

    Dene R. Littler;Nagi N. Assaad;Stephen J. Harrop;Louise J. Brown;Louise J. Brown

  • Cholesterol is necessary both for the toxic effect of Abeta peptides on vascular smooth muscle cells and for Abeta binding to vascular smooth muscle cell membranes

    Supundi Subasinghe;Sharon Unabia;Colin J Barrow;Su San Mok

  • High-resolution reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography of peptides and proteins.

    Marie Isabel Aguilar;Milton T.W. Hearn

  • High-performance liquid chromatography of amino acids, peptides and proteins : LXVI. Investigations on the effects of chromatographic dwell in the reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic separation of proteins

    Milton T.W. Hearn;A.N. Hodder;M.-I. Aguilar

  • Beta-amyloid protein oligomers induced by metal ions and acid pH are distinct from those generated by slow spontaneous ageing at neutral pH.

    Genevieve M J A Klug;Dusan Losic;Dusan Losic;Supundi S Subasinghe;Supundi S Subasinghe;Marie-Isabel Aguilar;Marie-Isabel Aguilar

  • Surface plasmon resonance biosensor for the detection of ochratoxin A in cereals and beverages.

    Jing Yuan;Dawei Deng;Denis R Lauren;Marie Isabel Aguilar

  • Sensitivity enhancement of SPR assay of progesterone based on mixed self-assembled monolayers using nanogold particles

    J. Yuan;R. Oliver;J. Li;J. Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Milton T.W. Hearn
Milton T.W. Hearn Monash University
David H. Small
David H. Small University of Tasmania
Anthony W. Purcell
Anthony W. Purcell Monash University
Walter G. Thomas
Walter G. Thomas University of Queensland
Dusan Losic
Dusan Losic University of Adelaide
Frances Separovic
Frances Separovic University of Melbourne
Matthew C. J. Wilce
Matthew C. J. Wilce Monash University
Andrew I. Webb
Andrew I. Webb Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
John S. Forsythe
John S. Forsythe Monash University
Jamie Rossjohn
Jamie Rossjohn Monash University

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