Editorial Board
Immacolata Castellano PhD in Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II); Biological Sciences (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II)
Professor of Biochemistry, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Campania · Italy
Editorial leadership for International Journal of Biochemistry Advances
Research interests
- Proteins
- Enzymes
- Antioxidants
- Reactive Oxygen Species
- Nitric Oxide
- Erk Signaling
- Superoxide Di
Biography
- Immacolata Castellano obtained her degree in Biology in 2001, and the PhD in Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology in 2007.
- She is currently engaged as Researcher in the field of Marine Biochemistry at Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples.
- She is Member of the Italian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology since 2008.
- Her research interests focus mainly on the study of molecular mechanisms regulating fundamental biological processes in marine organisms and their adaption to different environmental factors.
- In particular, she has focused her attention on the study of structure, function and evolution of enzymes involved in redox homeostasis and detoxification, and on redox sensitive signal transduction pathways thereof.
- Recently, her research interests have been focused also on the characterization of biological properties of bioactive molecules from marine organisms.
Selected publications
- Targeting gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase: A pleiotropic enzyme involved in glutathione metabolism and in the control of redox homeostasis 2023 cited 92×
- On ovothiol biosynthesis and biological roles: from life in the ocean to therapeutic potential 2018 cited 77×
- Natural Sulfur-Containing Compounds: An Alternative Therapeutic Strategy against Liver Fibrosis 2019 cited 61×
- Sulfur-containing histidine compounds inhibit γ-glutamyl transpeptidase activity in human cancer cells 2019 cited 45×
- Antifibrotic Effect of Marine Ovothiol in an In Vivo Model of Liver Fibrosis 2018 cited 32×
- Insights into the Light Response of Skeletonema marinoi: Involvement of Ovothiol 2020 cited 23×
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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This journal is guided by Immacolata Castellano (Professor of Biochemistry, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Campania) and a peer-review board of practising researchers. Open access, author-retained copyright (CC BY), and a clear editorial process.