Nicola Zanda

Mr. Nicola Zanda

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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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17 July 2021 in Pharmaceuticals
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ARAlejandro Revuelto
Alejandro Revuelto
ILIsabel López-Martín
Isabel López-Martín
DEde Lucio Ortega Héctor Elessar
de Lucio Ortega Héctor Elessar
JGJuan Carlos García-Soriano
Juan Carlos García-Soriano
NZNicola Zanda
Nicola Zanda
MCMaría-Jose Camarasa
María-Jose Camarasa
Trypanothione disulfide reductase (TryR) is an essential homodimeric enzyme of trypanosomatid parasites that has been validated as a drug target to fight human infections. Using peptides and peptidomimetics, we previously obtained proof of concept that disrupting protein–protein interactions at the dimer interface of Leishmania infantum TryR (LiTryR) offered an innovative and so far unexploited opportunity for the development of novel antileishmanial agents. Now, we show that linking our previous peptide prototype TRL38 to selected hydrophobic moieties provides a novel series of small-molecule–peptide conjugates that behave as good inhibitors of both LiTryR activity and dimerization.

4 September 2026 in Helvetica Chimica Acta
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NZNicola Zanda
Nicola Zanda
BRBastien Raison
Bastien Raison
PGPascal Giorgi
Pascal Giorgi
RLRoman Lagoutte
Roman Lagoutte
AMAlec E. Morrison
Alec E. Morrison