http://publicationslist.org/data/f.deleo/atom.xmlFrancesca De Leo's Publications List Francesca De Leohttp://publicationslist.org/f.deleo$basepathfavicon.icoRecent additions to Francesca De Leo's PublicationsList.org pagehttp://publicationslist.org/publications.png2009-02-21T14:52:24Z http://publicationslist.org/f.deleo/refid1 2009-02-21T14:49:02Z Identification and characterization of protease inhibitors in Diplotaxis species. PCR analysis of the genomes of two wild Brassicaceae plants, Diplotaxis muralis and Diplotaxis tenuifolia, demonstrated the presence of several genes coding for potential protease inhibitors, classifiable within the mustard inhibitor family (MSI). This is a small family of plant protease inhibitors named after the mustard trypsin inhibitor MTI-2, the first protease inhibitor characterized in Brass...<br/><br/>Mariateresa Volpicella, Francesca De Leo, Marta Sciancalepore, Gabriella Sonnante, Domenico Pignone, Raffaele Gallerani, Luigi R Ceci (2009) <i>Plant Physiol Biochem</i> <i></i> <i></i> 47: 3 175-180<br/> http://publicationslist.org/f.deleo/refid2 2009-02-21T14:49:02Z Soluble proteome investigation of cobalt effect on the carotenoidless mutant of Rhodobacter sphaeroides. AIMS: To investigate the surviving capability of Rhodobacter sphaeroides under phototrophic conditions in the presence of high cobalt concentration and its influence on the photosynthetic apparatus biosynthesis. METHODS AND RESULTS: Cells from R. sphaeroides strain R26.1 were grown anaerobically in a medium containing 5.0 mmol l(-1) cobalt ions and in a control medium. Metal toxicity was investiga...<br/><br/>F Pisani, F Italiano, F de Leo, R Gallerani, S Rinalducci, L Zolla, A Agostiano, L R Ceci, M Trotta (2009) <i>J Appl Microbiol</i> <i></i> <i></i> 106: 1 338-349<br/> http://publicationslist.org/f.deleo/refid3 2009-02-21T14:49:02Z Production of active angiotensin-I converting enzyme inhibitory peptides derived from bovine beta-casein by recombinant DNA technologies. A wide range of anti-hypertensive peptides potentially able to lower blood pressure through the inhibition of vasoactive enzymes such as angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE) are known. Currently, ACE-inhibitory peptides can be produced from precursor proteins via enzymatic hydrolysis by proteolytic enzymes, or food fermentation with proteolytic starter cultures. These approaches are neither selec...<br/><br/>Maurizio Losacco, Raffaele Gallerani, Marco Gobbetti, Fabio Minervini, Francesca De Leo (2007) <i>Biotechnol J</i> <i></i> <i></i> 2: 11 1425-1434<br/> http://publicationslist.org/f.deleo/refid4 2009-02-21T14:49:02Z One of the three proteinase inhibitor genes newly identified in the Brassica napus genome codes for an inhibitor of glutamyl endopeptidase. Three proteinase inhibitor genes have been identified in the rapeseed (Brassica napus) genome. They are highly homologous to other genes of the mustard inhibitor (MSI) family of proteinase inhibitors characteristic of Cruciferae. In germinating seeds, only the transcript of one gene, coding for a trypsin inhibitor, is detectable by Northern analysis. The other two genes are transcribed at basal le...<br/><br/>Francesca De Leo, Mariateresa Volpicella, Marta Sciancalepore, Raffaele Gallerani, Luigi R Ceci (2006) <i>FEBS Lett</i> <i></i> <i></i> 580: 3 948-954<br/> http://publicationslist.org/f.deleo/refid5 2009-02-21T14:49:02Z The mustard trypsin inhibitor 2 affects the fertility of Spodoptera littoralis larvae fed on transgenic plants. The effects of mustard trypsin inhibitor MTI-2 expressed at different levels in transgenic tobacco lines have been evaluated by feeding the lepidopteran Spodoptera littoralis throughout its larval life. Specific conditions were selected to study the long-term effects of feeding larvae on transgenic plants expressing the inhibitor at various levels. The data obtained led to the establishment of thr...<br/><br/>F De Leo, R Gallerani (2002) <i>Insect Biochem Mol Biol</i> <i></i> <i></i> 32: 5 489-496<br/>