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Simona Maria Monti is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy. Their research work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Within these areas, their focus includes Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology, Plant Science, and Insect Science.

The scientist's research encompasses several main topics, such as:

  • Enzyme function and inhibition
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms
  • Phenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and Activities

Monti has published multiple papers in a variety of scientific journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors Targeting Metabolism and Tumor Microenvironment," published in 2020 in Metabolites
  • "Multiple Binding Modes of Inhibitors to Human Carbonic Anhydrases: An Update on the Design of Isoform-Specific Modulators of Activity," published in 2024 in Chemical Reviews
  • "Phenyl(thio)phosphon(amid)ate Benzenesulfonamides as Potent and Selective Inhibitors of Human Carbonic Anhydrases II and VII Counteract Allodynia in a Mouse Model of Oxaliplatin-Induced Neuropathy," published in 2020 in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • "Catechols: a new class of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors," published in 2020 in Chemical Communications
  • "Biochemical and structural characterisation of a protozoan beta-carbonic anhydrase from Trichomonas vaginalis," published in 2020 in Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry

Their publications appear frequently in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Chemical Communications, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, and Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal.

Monti's frequent collaborators include Giuseppina De Simone, Martina Buonanno, Claudiu T. Supuran, Emma Langella, and Vincenzo Alterio.

Best Publications

  • Crystal structure of the catalytic domain of the tumor-associated human carbonic anhydrase IX

    Vincenzo Alterio;Mika Hilvo;Anna Di Fiore;Claudiu T. Supuran

  • Biochemical characterization of CA IX, one of the most active carbonic anhydrase isozymes.

    Mika Hilvo;Lina Baranauskiene;Anna Maria Salzano;Andrea Scaloni

  • Anticancer carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: a patent review (2008 – 2013)

    Simona Maria Monti;Claudiu T Supuran;Giuseppina De Simone

  • Inhibition of carbonic anhydrase IX targets primary tumors, metastases, and cancer stem cells: Three for the price of one.

    Claudiu T. Supuran;Vincenzo Alterio;Anna Di Fiore;Katia D’ Ambrosio

  • Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: X-ray and molecular modeling study for the interaction of a fluorescent antitumor sulfonamide with isozyme II and IX.

    Vincenzo Alterio;Rosa Maria Vitale;Simona Maria Monti;Carlo Pedone

  • Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors Targeting Metabolism and Tumor Microenvironment.

    Andrea Angeli;Fabrizio Carta;Alessio Nocentini;Jean-Yves Winum

  • Occurrence of fusaproliferin, fumonisin B1, and beauvericin in maize from Italy

    Alberto Ritieni;Antonio Moretti;Antonio Logrieco;Antonio Bottalico

  • X‐ray structure of the first `extremo‐α‐carbonic anhydrase', a dimeric enzyme from the thermophilic bacterium Sulfurihydrogenibium yellowstonense YO3AOP1

    Anna Di Fiore;Clemente Capasso;Viviana De Luca;Simona Maria Monti

  • Out of the active site binding pocket for carbonic anhydrase inhibitors

    Katia D'Ambrosio;Simone Carradori;Simona M. Monti;Martina Buonanno

  • Crystal structure of human carbonic anhydrase XIII and its complex with the inhibitor acetazolamide.

    Anna Di Fiore;Simona Maria Monti;Mika Hilvo;Seppo Parkkila

  • Dithiocarbamates are strong inhibitors of the beta-class fungal carbonic anhydrases from Cryptococcus neoformans, Candida albicans and Candida glabrata

    Simona Maria Monti;Alfonso Maresca;Francesca Viparelli;Fabrizio Carta

  • Structural and inhibition insights into carbonic anhydrase CDCA1 from the marine diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii

    Vincenzo Alterio;Emma Langella;Francesca Viparelli;Daniela Vullo

  • Identification of a β-lactoglobulin lactosylation site

    Vincenzo Fogliano;Simona M. Monti;Attilio Visconti;Giacomino Randazzo

  • Characterization of Phenolic Compounds in Virgin Olive Oil and Their Effect on the Formation of Carcinogenic/Mutagenic Heterocyclic Amines in a Model System

    Simona M. Monti;Alberto Ritieni;Raffaele Sacchi;Kerstin Skog

  • Formation of coloured Maillard reaction products in a gluten- glucose model system

    Vincenzo Fogliano;Simona Maria Monti;Teresa Musella;Giacomino Randazzo

  • Hypoxia-targeting carbonic anhydrase IX inhibitors by a new series of nitroimidazole-sulfonamides/sulfamides/sulfamates

    Marouan Rami;Ludwig Dubois;Nanda-Kumar Parvathaneni;Nanda-Kumar Parvathaneni;Vincenzo Alterio

  • Crystal structure of the C183S/C217S mutant of human CA VII in complex with acetazolamide

    Anna Di Fiore;Emanuela Truppo;Claudiu T. Supuran;Vincenzo Alterio

  • Thermostable Carbonic Anhydrases in Biotechnological Applications

    Anna Di Fiore;Vincenzo Alterio;Simona M. Monti;Giuseppina De Simone

  • Teratogenic effects of fusaproliferin on chicken embryos.

    Alberto Ritieni;Simona Maria Monti;Giacomino Randazzo;Antonio Logrieco

  • Insights into the Structural Basis of the GADD45β-mediated Inactivation of the JNK Kinase, MKK7/JNKK2

    Salvatore Papa;Simona M. Monti;Rosa Maria Vitale;Concetta Bubici

  • Recent Advances in Research on the Most Novel Carbonic Anhydrases,CA XIII and XV

    S. Parkkila;C. T. Supuran;A. Innocenti;S. M. Monti

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppina De Simone
Giuseppina De Simone National Research Council (CNR)
Claudiu T. Supuran
Claudiu T. Supuran University of Florence
Vincenzo Fogliano
Vincenzo Fogliano Wageningen University & Research
Carlo Pedone
Carlo Pedone University of Naples Federico II
Daniela Vullo
Daniela Vullo University of Florence
Alberto Ritieni
Alberto Ritieni University of Naples Federico II
Jean-Yves Winum
Jean-Yves Winum University of Montpellier
Andrea Scozzafava
Andrea Scozzafava University of Florence
Seppo Parkkila
Seppo Parkkila Tampere University
Guido Franzoso
Guido Franzoso Imperial College London

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