Research activity at the CNR since 1986, in the area of the preparation and use of enzymes in organic synthesis and for other biotechnological purposes (treatment of biofilms, biosensors). Role of the formulation on the conformation of enzymes and on the catalytic activity.
-Analysis of proteins, lipids or antibiotics in food using different analytical techniques.
PROJECTS
2021- Title: "Citrus waste recycling for added value products -CIRCLE–" Rif. 2020-1070, in the contest of the call ''Economia Circolare – 2020'' Financed by Fondazione Cariplo, Milano, Italy. (Group coordinator)
2021- Title: "Construction of magnetic microbial platforms for sulfate removal from agar of red algae”. Bilateral research project between Italy SCITEC-CNR and the Ocean University of CHINA. Research project financed by CNR (Italy) and MOST (CHINA). Bilateral research project between Italy SCITEC-CNR. (Scientific coordinator)
2018-2021 Title: “Proteolytic Enzymes from Locally Isolated Microorganisms and Their Potential Applications in Textile, Detergent, and Degradation of Proteinaceous Waste Fields”. Bilateral research project between Italy SCITEC-CNR and Preparation and Finishing of Cellulosic Fibers, National Research Center of Egypt. Research project financed by CNR (Italy) and (NRC) Egypt. (Scientific coordinator)
2015-2017 Scientific Coordiantor of Bilateral project between Italy and Russia (Faculty of Chemistry, M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University) Entitled: "Ionic liquids as reaction media and enzymatic stabilizers of formate dehydrogensases catalyzed reactions for biocatalytic purposes and CO2 fixation". Financed by CNR and Russian Foundation for Basic Research.
2018-2020 VIPCAT (participant)
CURRICULUM VITAE
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Biotransformations, protein conformation, enzymatic technologies
SCIENTIFIC SKILLS
Enzymology, Circular Dichroism, FT-IR, fluorescence spectroscopy, biocatalysis