Glycation is a general spontaneous process in proteins which has significant impact on their
physical and functional properties. These changes in protein properties could be related to …

Introduction: Human serum albumin (HSA) is a multifaceted protein with vital physiological
functions. It is the most abundant plasma protein with inherent capability to bind to diverse …

Gallic acid (GA) is a naturally occurring plant phenolic acid with moderate affinity for BSA,
but its presence in different concentrations may change the thermal stability of the protein …

The effect of quercetin (QUER) binding on bovine serum albumin (BSA) thermal
denaturation was systematically investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry …

Background: Due to its prevalence and negative impacts on both the economy and society,
the diabetes mellitus (DM) has emerged as a worldwide concern. In light of this, the label …

The extent of glycation and conformational changes of horse myoglobin (Mb) upon glycation
with N-acetyl-glucosamine (GlcNAc), glucose (Glc) and glucosamine (GlcN) were …

Abundant autologous proteins, like serum albumin, should be immunologically inert.
However, individuals with no apparent predisposition to autoimmune disease can develop …

The toxicity of chemicals greatly depends on their interaction with macromolecular targets.
The main goal of this study was to develop an approach for predicting protein targets for …

An overview of the biophysics activity at the Department of Physics and Chemistry Emilio
Segrè of the University of Palermo is given. For forty years, the focus of the research has …

The effect of lead (heavy metal) cations on the fluorescence characteristics and
photophysical parameters (fluorescence intensity and anisotropy, absorption cross section …