M Fontana

University of Genoa — Italy

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

5h-index117citations6works0.02yr avg

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Research Topics

Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms(3), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry(2), Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology(2), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment(1), Endometriosis Research and Treatment(1)

Publications6 total

The Remarkable Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Potential of the Extracts of the Brown Alga Cystoseira amentacea var. stricta

38 cited

Marine Drugs·2020· 38 citedOpen Access

[Effects of regrazing on grapevine [Vitis vinifera L. - Italy]]

Informatore Agrario (Italy)·2000

DNA binding properties of FCE24517, an electrophilic distamycin analogue.

14 cited

PubMed·1992· 14 cited

Inhibition of human DNA ligase by anthracyclines and distamycins.

6 cited

PubMed·1991· 6 cited

Correlation between anthracycline structure and human DNA ligase inhibition

26 cited

Biochemical Journal·1991· 26 citedOpen Access

Specific inhibition of human DNA ligase adenylation by a distamycin derivative possessing antitumor activity

33 cited

Nucleic Acids Research·1991· 33 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Alessandra Montecucco(4), Giovanni Ciarrocchi(4), Marta Lestingi(3), Silvio Spadari(3), Gina De La Fuente(1), Valentina Asnaghi(1), Mariachiara Chiantore(1), Serena Mirata(1), Annalisa Salis(1), Gianluca Damonte(1), Sonia Scarfı̀(1), Federico Focher(1), Chiara Mondello(1), A. Braghetti(1), M. Bovio(1), L. Corino(1), Andrea Mario Lavezzi(1), Paolo Storchi(1), L. Valenti(1), Francesco Ferrini(1)