Giorgio De Luca

Dr. Giorgio De Luca

Institute on Membrane Technology, ITM-CNR, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 17/C, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy
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Academic Career Length

23Years (2004-Present)

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

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30 March 2009 in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
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Giorgio De Luca
Annarosa GugliuzzaAnnarosa Gugliuzza
Annarosa Gugliuzza
Enrico DrioliEnrico Drioli
Enrico Drioli

22 August 2018 in Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
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Stefano  CurcioStefano Curcio
Stefano Curcio
FPFrancesco Petrosino
Francesco Petrosino
MMMatilde Morrone
Matilde Morrone
GLGiorgio De Luca
Giorgio De Luca

1 February 2006 in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
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Giorgio De Luca
Enrico DrioliEnrico Drioli
Enrico Drioli

28 September 2019 in Computation
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FPFrancesco Petrosino
Francesco Petrosino
Stefano  CurcioStefano Curcio
Stefano Curcio
Sudip ChakrabortySudip Chakraborty
Sudip Chakraborty
GLGiorgio De Luca
Giorgio De Luca
Adsorption of the phosphotriesterase on a polysulfone membrane surface was investigated in this paper through a double-scale computational approach. Surface charges of the enzyme, as well as membrane, were calculated at sub and nanoscale while protein adsorption was simulated at larger scale. Adsorption energies were calculated as a function of the enzyme–surface distance, and for each distance, several protein rotations were tested to find the most stable orientations of the macromolecule. The results of this model were useful in obtaining information about the adhesion of the enzyme and to give indications on the orientations of its binding site. Adsorption energies agreed with the literature data. Furthermore, the binding site of the immobilized phosphotriesterase was less accessible with respect to native enzymes due to the steric hindrance of the polymer surface; thus, a reduction of its efficiency is expected. The proposed methodology made use of fundamental quantities, calculated without resorting to adjustable or empirical parameters, providing basic outputs useful for ascertaining enzymatic catalysis rate.

13 July 2011 in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
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GLGiorgio De Luca
Giorgio De Luca
Laura DonatoLaura Donato
Laura Donato
SBS. García Del Blanco
S. García Del Blanco
FTF. Tasselli
F. Tasselli
Enrico DrioliEnrico Drioli
Enrico Drioli

9 December 2022 in Journal of Membrane Science
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ESEnrico Sireci
Enrico Sireci
GLGiorgio De Luca
Giorgio De Luca
Javier Luque Di SalvoJavier Luque Di Salvo
Javier Luque Di Salvo
ACAndrea Cipollina
Andrea Cipollina
GMGiorgio Micale
Giorgio Micale