Maurizio Leone: Selected Publications 

 

 

YEAR 2012

 

1)      Ricca M, Foderà V, Vetri V, Buscarino G, Montalbano M and Leone M

"Oxidation Processes in Sicilian Olive Oils Investigated by a Combination of Optical and EPR Spectroscopy"

J Food Sci (2012) 77: C1084-C1089.

 

2)      D’Amico M, Di Carlo MG, Groenning M, Militello V, Vetri V and Leone M

Thioflavin T Promotes Aß(1-40) Amyloid Fibrils Formation.

J Phys Chem Letters (2012) 3: 1596–1601.

 

3)      Schirò G, Vetri V, Frick B, Militello V, Leone M, Cupane A

Neutron Scattering Reveals Enhanced Protein Dynamics in Concanavalin A Amyloid Fibrils.

J Phys Chem Letters (2012) 3: 992–996.

 

YEAR 2011

 

4)      Agnello S, Cannas M, Vaccaro L, Vaccaro G, Gelardi FM, Leone M, Militello V, Boscaino R

Near-Infrared Emission of O2 Embedded in Amorphous SiO2 Nanoparticles.

J Phys Chem C (2011) 115: 12831–12835.

 

5)      Carrotta R, Vetri V, Martorana V, Leone M, Librizzi F, Militello V

Amyloid Fibrils Formation of Concanavalin A at Basic pH.

J Phys Chem B (2011) 115: 2691-2698.

 

6)      Vetri V, D'Amico M, Foderà V, Leone M, Ponzoni A, Sberveglieri G, Militello V

Bovine Serum Albumin protofibril-like aggregates formation: Solo but not simple mechanism.

Archives of Biochem and Biophys  (2011) 508: 13-24.

 

7)      Vetri V, Ossato G, Militello V, Digman MA, Leone M and Gratton E

Fluctuation Methods To Study Protein Aggregation in Live Cells: Concanavalin A Oligomers Formation.

Biophys J (2011) 100: 774-783.

 

8)      Foderà V, Librizzi F, Militello V, Navarra G, Vetri V and Leone M

Nucleation Mechanisms and Morphologies in Insulin Amyloid Fibril Formation.

in Protein Aggregation (2011), Ed. D. A. Stein, Series: Protein Science and Engineering Microbiology Research Advances, Nova Science Publishers.

 

9)      Navarra G, Cannas M, D'Amico M, Giacomazza D, Militello V, Vaccaro L and Leone M

   Thermal oxidative process in extra virgin olive oils studied by FTIR, rheology and time-resolved luminescence.

Food Chem (2011) 126:1226–1231.

 

 

YEAR 2010

 

10)       Ricca M, Foderà V, Giacomazza D, Leone M, Spadaro G, Dispenza C

Probing the internal environment of PVP networks generated by irradiation with different sources

Colloid Polym Sci (2010) 288: 969-980.

 

11)   Rondeau P, Navarra G, Cacciabaudo F, Leone M, Bourdon E and Militello V

Thermal aggregation of glycated Bovine Serum Albumin.

B B Acta (2010) 1804: 789-798.

 

 

YEAR 2009

 

12)   Navarra G, Tinti A, Leone M, Militello V, Torreggiani A

Influence of metal ions on thermal aggregation of Bovine Serum Albumin: aggregation kinetics and structural changes.

J Inorg Biochem (2009) 103: 1729-1738.

 

13)   Navarra G, Giacomazza D, Leone M, Librizzi F, Militello V, San Biagio PL

Thermal aggregation and ion-induced cold-gelation of Bovine Serum Albumin.

Eur Biophys J (2009) 38: 437- 446.

 

14)   Foderà V, Cataldo S, Librizzi F, Pignataro B, Spiccia P and Leone M

Self-organization pathways and spatial heterogeneity in Insulin amyloid fibril formation.

J Phys Chem B (2009) 113: 10830-10837.

 

15)   D’Amico M, Messina F, Cannas M, Leone M and Boscaino R

Photoluminescence spectral dispersion as a probe of structural inhomogeneity in silica.

J Phys C (2009) 21: 115803_1-7.

 

16)   D’Amico M, Messina F, Cannas M, Leone M and Boscaino R

Inhomogeneous width of oxygen deficient centers induced by electrons irradiation in silica.

Phys Rev B (2009) 79: 064203_1-8.

 

17)   Navarra G, Vella E, Grandi S, Leone M and Boscaino R

Temperature effects on the IR absorption bands of hydroxyl and deuteroxyl groups in silica glass.
J Non-Cryst Solids (2009) 335: 1028–1033.

 

 

YEAR 2008

 

18)   Militello V, Navarra G, Foderà V, Librizzi F, Vetri V and Leone M

Thermal aggregation of proteins in presence of metal ions.

Invited Review on Biophysical Inquiry into Protein Aggregation and Amyloid Diseases (2008): 181-232.

 

19)   D’Amico M, Messina F, Cannas M, Leone M and Boscaino R

Isoelectronic series of oxygen deficient centers in silica: experimental estimation of homogeneous and inhomogeneous spectral widths

J Phys Chem A (2008) 112: 12104-12108.

 

20)   Foderà V, Groenning M, Vetri V, Librizzi F, Spagnolo S, Cornett C, Lars O, van de Weert M and Leone M

Thioflavin T hydroxylation at basic pH and its effect on amyloid fibril detection.

      J Phys Chem B (2008) 112: 15174-15181.

 

21)   Cannizzo A, Leone M, Gawelda W, Portuondo-Campa E, Callegari A, van Mourik F, Chergui M

Relaxation Processes in Point Defects in Vitreous Silica from Femtosecond to Nanoseconds.

Appl Phys Lett (2008) 93: 102901_1-3.

 

22)   D’Amico M, Messina F, Cannas M, Leone M and Boscaino R

Homogeneous and inhomogeneous contributions to the luminescence linewidth of point defects in amorphous solids: Quantitative assessment based on time-resolved emission spectroscopy.

Phys Rev B (2008) 78: 014203_1-8.

 

23)   Foderà V, Librizzi F, Groenning M, van de Weert M and Leone M

Secondary nucleation and accessible surface in insulin amyloid fibril formation.

J Phys Chem B (2008) 112: 3853-3858.

 

24)   D’Amico M and Leone M

Conformational heterogeneity of the point defects in silica: the lifetime of the phosphorescence band at 2.7 eV.

J Non-Cryst Solids (2008) 354: 239-243.

 

 

YEAR 2007

 

25)   Navarra G, Leone M and Militello V

Thermal aggregation of β-lactoglobulin in presence of metal ions.

Biophys Chem (2007) 131: 52-61.

 

26)   Vetri V, Librizzi F, Leone M and Militello V

Thermal aggregation of Bovine Serum Albumin at different pH: comparison with Human Serum Albumin.

Eur Biophys J (2007) 36: 717-725.

 

27)   Librizzi F, Foderà V, Vetri V, Lo Presti C and Leone M

Effects of confinement on insulin amyloid fibrils formation.

Eur Biophys J (2007) 36: 711-715.

 

28)   Vetri V, Librizzi F, Militello V and Leone M

Effects of succinylation on thermal induced amyloid formation in Concanavalin A.

Eur Biophys J (2007) 36: 733-741.

 

29)   Dispensa C, Leone M, Lo Presti C, Librizzi F, Vetri V, Spadaro G

Smart hydrogels for novel optical functions.

Macromulecular Symposia (2007) 247: 303-310.

 

30)   Navarra G, Boscaino R, Leone M, Boizot B

Irradiation effects on the OH-related infrared absorption band in synthetic wet silica.

J Non-Cryst Solids (2007) 353: 555-558.

 

31)   Vetri V, Canale C, Relini A, Librizzi F, Militello V, Gliozzi A and Leone M

Amyloid fibrils formation and amorphous aggregation in Concanavalin A

Biophys Chem (2007) 125: 184-190.

 

 

YEARS 2006 - 1977

 

32)   Caponetti E, Chillura Martino D, Leone M, Pedone L, Saladino ML, Vetri V

Microwave-assisted synthesis of anhydrous CdS nanoparticles in a water-oil microemulsion

J Colloid Interface Sci (2006) 304: 413-418.

 

33)   Dispensa C, Leone M, Lo Presti C, Librizzi F, Spadaro G, Vetri V

Optical properties of biocompatible polyaniline nanocomposites

J Non-Cryst Solids (2006) 352: 3835-3840.

 

34)   Cannizzo A, Leone M, Boscaino R, Paleari A, Chiodini N, Grandi S, Mustarelli P

Luminescence and absorption spectroscopy of Sn-related impurity centers in silica.

J Non-Cryst Solids (2006) 352: 1805-1809.

 

35)   Navarra G, Iliopoulos I, Militello V, Rotolo S and Leone M

OH-related infrared absorption bands in oxide glasses.

J Non-Cryst Solids (2005) 351: 1796-1800.

 

36)   Cannizzo A, Agnello S, Grandi S, Leone M, Magistris A, Radzig VA

Luminescence activity of surface and bulk Ge-oxygen deficient centers in silica.

J Non-Cryst Solids (2005) 351: 1805-1809.

 

37)   Cannizzo A, Agnello S, Cannas M, Chiodini N, Leone M, Paleari A

Temperature dependence of luminescence decay in Sn-doped silica.

J Non-Cryst Solids (2005) 351: 1937-1940.

 

38)   Cupane A, Cammarata M, Cordone L, Leone M, Vitrano E, Engler N and Parak F
Spectral broadening of the Soret band in myoglobin: an interpretation by the full spectrum of low frequency modes from a normal modes analysis.

Eur Biophys J (2005) 34: 881-889.

 

39)   Pedone L, Caponetti E, Leone M, Militello V, Pantò V, Polizzi S, Saladino ML

      Synthesis and characterisation of CdS nanoparticles embedded in a polymethylmethacrilate matrix

      J Colloid Interface Sci (2005) 284: 495-500.

 

40)   Militello V, Casarino C, Emanuele A, Giostra A, Pullara F and Leone M

Aggregation kinetics of Bovine Serum Albumin studied by FTIR spectroscopy and light scattering.

      Biophys Chem (2004) 107: 175-187.

 

41)   Cannizzo A and Leone M

      Conformational disorder and optical properties of point defects in vitreous silica.

      Philosophical Magazine (2004) 84: 1651-1657.

 

42)   Agnello S, Boscaino R, Cannas M, Cannizzo A, Gelardi FM, Grandi S and Leone M

      Spectral Heterogeneity of oxygen deficient centers in Ge-doped silica.

      Radiation Measurements (2004) 38: 645-648.

 

43)   Militello V, Vetri V and Leone M

      Conformational changes involved in thermal aggregation processes of Bovine Serum Albumin.

      Biophys Chem (2003) 105: 133-141.

 

44)   Cupane A, Militello V and Leone M

      Conformational substates and dynamic properties of carbonmonoxy hemoglobin

      Biophys Chem (2003) 104: 335-344.

 

45)   Cannizzo A, Agnello S, Boscaino R, Cannas M, Gelardi FM, Grandi S and Leone M

      Role of vitreous matrix on the optical activity of Ge-doped silica.

      J Chem Phys Solids (2003) 64: 2437-2443

 

46)   Agnello S, Boscaino R, Cannas M, Cannizzo A, Gelardi FM, Grandi S and Leone M

      Temperature and excitation energy dependence of photoluminescence decay processes of Ge-doped silica.

      Phys Rev B (2003) 68: 165201-165205.

 

47)   Agnello S, Boscaino R, Cannas M, Gelardi FM, Leone M, B. Boizot

      Competitive relaxation processes of oxygen deficient centers in silica

      Phys Rev B (2003) 67:  33202-33204.

 

48)   Agnello S, Boscaino R, Cannas M, Gelardi FM and Leone M

      Luminescence of oxygen-deficient centers in silica under vacuum-ultraviolet excitation

      In: Progress in Condensed Matter Physics, Festschrift in Honour of Vincenzo Grasso, G. Mondio and L. Silipigni Eds., (2003): 59-68.

 

49)   Militello V, Leone M, Cupane A, Santucci R, Desideri A
Local dynamic properties of the heme pocket in native and solvent-induced molten-globule-like states of cytochrome c.
Biophys Chem (2002) 97: 121-128.

 

50)   Agnello S, Boscaino R, Cannas M, Gelardi FM and Leone M
Paramagnetic defects in amorphous silica.
Invited review on Recent Research Developments in Non-Crystalline Solids (2002) 2: 1-43.

 

51)   Agnello S, Boscaino R, Cannas M, Gelardi FM and Leone M

      UV and vacuum-UV properties of Ge related centers in gamma irradiated silica

      Radiation Effects & Defects in Solids (2002) 157:  615-619.

 

52)   Cannas M, Agnello S, Boscaino R, Gelardi FM, Leone M, B. Boizot

      Optical properties of oxygen-deficiency related centers in amorphous SiO2 investigated by synchrotron radiation

      Radiation Effects & Defects in Solids (2002) 157:  1045-1049.

 

53)   Lipski RJ, Unger E, Dreybrodt W, Militello V, Leone M, Schweitzer-Stenner R
Vibrational analysys of Ni(II)- and Cu(II)-octamethylchlorin by polarized resonance Raman and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.
J Raman Spectroscopy (2001) 32: 521-541.

 

54)   Piro WC, Militello V, Leone M, Gryczynski Z, Smith SV, Brinigar WS, Cupane A, Friedman FK and Fronticelli C
Heme pocket disorder in myoglobin: reversal by acid-induced soft refolding.
Biochemistry (2001) 40: 11841-11850.

 

55)   Militello V, Leone M, Fronticelli C, Cupane A
Heme pocket dynamics in hemoglobin.
Invited review on Recent Research Developments in Biophys Chem (2001) 2: 167-184.

 

56)   Leone M, Agnello S, Boscaino R, Cannas M, Gelardi FM
Optical absorption, luminescence and ESR spectral properties of point defects in silica
Invited review on Silicon Based Materials and Devices (2001) Vol. 2, HS Nalwa Ed., Ac. Press San Diego, p. 1-48.

 

57)   Cannas M and Leone M
Photoluminescence at 1.9 eV in synthetic wet silica.
J Non-Cryst Solids (2001) 280: 183-187.

 

58)   Schweitzer-Stenner R, Cupane A, Leone M, Lemke C, Schott J, Dreybrodt W
Anharmonic protein motions and heme deformation in myoglobin cyanide probed by absorption and resonance Raman spectroscopy.
J Phys Chem B (2000) 104: 4754-4764.

 

59)   Sanfratello V, Boffi A, Cupane A, Leone M
Heme symmetry, vibronic structure and dynamics in hemeproteins. The case of ferrous nicotinate horse myoglobin and soybean leghemoglobin.
Biopolymers (Biospectroscopy) (2000) 57: 291-305.

 

60)   Agnello S, Boscaino R, Cannas M, Gelardi FM , Leone M
Gamma rays induced bleaching in silica: conversion from optical to paramagnetic defects
Phys Rev B (2000) 61: 1946-1951.

 

61)   Agnello S, Boscaino R, Cannas M, Gelardi FM , Leone M
Bleaching and thermal recover of PL emissions in natural silica.
Nuclear Instrum and Methods in Physics (2000) 166-167: 495-499.

 

62)   Agnello S, Boscaino R, Cannas M, Gelardi FM , Leone M
Generation of 7.4 mT ESR doublet induced by g -rays in amorphous Si-O2.
Nuclear Instrum and Methods in Physics (2000) 166-167: 465-469.

 

63)   Leone M, Agnello S., Boscaino R, Cannas M, Gelardi FM 
Conformational disorder in vitreous systems probed by photoluminescence activity in Si-O2.
Phys Rev B (1999) 60: 11475-11481.

 

64)   Leone M, Boscaino R, Cannas M, Gelardi FM
The landscape of the excitation profiles of the aE and b emission bands in silica.
J Non-Cryst Solids (1999) 245: 196-202.

 

65)   Boscaino R, Cannas M, Gelardi FM, Leone M
Experimental evidence of different contributions to the photoluminescence at 4.4 eV in synthetic silica.
J Phys C (1999) 11: 721-731.

 

66)   Cupane A, Leone M, Militello V, Fronticelli C  
Effect of the covalent Fe-protein linkage on the iron-porphyrin dynamics.
In: Biological Physics , Frauenfelder H, Hummer G and Garcia R (eds), America Institute of Physics (1999): 139-146.

 

67)   Falconi M, Desideri A, Cupane A, Leone M, Ciccotti G, Peterson ES, Friedman JM, Gambacurta A, Ascoli F
Sructural and dynamic properties of the homodimeric hemoglobin from scapharca inaequivalvis Thr - Ile mutant: molecular dynamics simulation, low temperature visible absorption spectroscopy and resonance Raman spectroscopy studies.
Biophys J (1998) 75: 2489-2503.

 

68)   Leone M, Cupane A, Militello V, Stroppolo ME, Desideri A 
Fourier transform infrared analysis of the interaction of azide with the active site of oxidized and reduced Cu, Zn superoxide dismutase.
Biochemistry (1998) 37: 4459-4464.

 

69)   Leone M, Cannas M, Gelardi FM 
Local dynamic properties of vitreous silica probed by photoluminescence spectroscopy in the temperature range 300-4.5 K.
J Non-Cryst Solids (1998) 234: 514-519.

 

70)   Karavitis M, Fronticelli C, Brinigar WS, Vasquez GB, Militello V, Leone M, Cupane A

      Properties of human hemoglobins with increased polarity in the alfa or beta heme pocket. Carbonmonoxy derivatives.
J Biol Chem (1998) 273: 23740-23749.

 

71)   Cupane A, Leone M, Unger H, Lemke C, Beck M, Dreybrodt W, Schweitzer-Stenner R

      Dynamics of various metal-octaethylporphyrins in solution studied by resonance Raman and low-temperature optical absorption spectroscopies. Role of the central metal.
J Phys Chem (1998) 102: 6612-6620.

 

72)   Noto R, Leone M, La Manna G, Brugè F, Fornili SL
Ab initio MO calculations and FTIR spectroscopy on phenylendiamine isomers
J Mol Struct: THEOCHEM (1998) 422: 35-48.

 

73)   Cupane A, Leone M, Militello V, Friedman FK, Koley AP, Vasquez GB, Brinigar WS, Fronticelli C
Modification of alfa-chain or beta-chain heme pocket polarity by Val(E11) - Thr substitution has different effects on the steric, dynamic and functional properties of human recombinant hemoglobin. I: Deoxy derivatives.
J Biol Chem (1997) 272: 26271-26278.

 

74)   Cordone L, Cupane A, Leone M, Militello V, Vitrano E
Local dynamic properties of hemeproteins studied through optical absorption spectroscopy in the Soret region.
Biochimica in Italia  (1997) 6: 10-17

 

75)   Leone M, Boscaino R, Cannas M, Gelardi FM
Low temperature photoluminescence spectroscopy: relationship between 3.1 and 4.2 eV bands on vitreous silica
J Non-Cryst. Solids  (1997) 216: 105-110.

 

76)   Cannas M, Boscaino R, Gelardi FM, Leone M
Stationary and time dependent PL emission of v-SiO2 in the uv range
J Non-Cryst. Solids  (1997) 216: 99-104.

 

77)   Barbera M, Collura A, Dara A, Leone M, Powell FR, Serio S, Varisco S, Zombeck MV
Effects of interference and oxidation on the Uv/Visible rejection properties of filters for soft X-ray detectors.
Experimental Astronomy  (1997) 7: 51-63.

 

78)   Melchers B, Knapp EW, Parak F, Cordone L, Cupane A, Leone M
Structural fluctuations of myoglobin from normal-modes, Mossbauer, Raman and absorption spectroscopy.
Biophys J (1996) 70: 2092-2099.

 

79)   Leone M, Cupane A, Cordone L
Low temperature optical spectroscopy of low-spin ferric hemeproteins.
Eur Biophys J (1996) 24: 117-124.

 

80)   Huang J, Leone M, Boffi A, Rousseau DL, Friedman JM, Chiancone E
Near-infrared spectra of Scapharca homodimeric hemoglobin. Characterization of the deoxy and photodissociated derivatives.
Biophys J (1996) 70: 2924-2929.

 

81)   Cupane A, Leone M, Cordone L, Gilch H, Dreybrodt W, Unge H, Schweitzer-Stenner R Structural heterogeneity in NI(II)-octaethylporphyrin in organic solvents II. A low temperature optical absorption spectroscopy study.

      J Phys Chem (1996) 100: 14192-14197.

 

82)   Gilch H, Schweitzer-Stenner R, Dreybrodt W, Leone M, Cupane A, Cordone L
Conformational substates of the Fe2+-His F8 linkage in deoxymyoglobin and hemoglobin probed in parallel by the Raman line of the Fe-His stretching vibration and the near infrared absorption of band III.
Int J Quantum Chem (1996) 59: 301-313.

 

83)   Boscaino R, Cannas M, Gelardi FM, Leone M
Photoluminescence band at 4.4 eV in oxygen-deficient silica: temperature effects.
J Phys C (1996) 8, L545-L549.

 

84)   Anedda A, Boscaino R, Cannas M, Corpino R, Gelardi FM, Leone M
Experimental evidence of the composite nature of the 3.1 eV luminescence in natural silica.
Nucl Instr and Meth B (1996) 116: 360-363.

 

85)   Boscaino R, Cannas M, Gelardi FM, Leone M
ESR and PL centres induced by gamma rays in silica.
Nucl Instr and Meth B (1996) 116: 373-377.

 

86)   Boscaino R, Cannas M, Gelardi FM, Leone M
Spectral and kinetics properties of the 4.4 eV photoluminescence band in a-SiO2: effects of gamma-irradiation.
Phys Rev B (1996) 54: 6194-6199.

 

87)   Cupane A, Leone M, Militello V, Stroppolo ME, Polticelli F, Desideri A
Low temperature optical spectroscopy of cobalt-substituted superoxide dismutase. A structural dynamic study of the internal metal site.
Biochemistry (1995) 34: 16313-16319.

 

88)   Militello V, Cupane A, Leone M, Lu AL, Brinigar WS, Fronticelli C
Dynamic properties of some b chains mutant hemoglobins.
Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics (1995) 22: 12-19.

 

89)   Cupane A, Leone M, Vitrano E, Cordone L
Optical absorption spectroscopy: an approach to the study of stereodynamic properties of hemeproteins (Invited Review).
Eur Biophys J (1995) 23: 385-398.

 

90)   Cupane A, Leone M, Militello V, Stroppolo ME, Polticelli F, Desideri A
Low temperature optical spectroscopy of native and azide-reacted Cu,Zn bovine superoxide dismutase. A structural dynamics study.
Biochemistry (1994) 33: 15103-15109.

 

91)   Leone M, Cupane A, Militello V, Cordone L
Thermal broadening of Soret band in heme complexes and in heme-proteins: role of the iron dynamics.
Eur Biophys J (1994) 23: 349-352.

 

92)   Boffi A, Verzili D, Chiancone E, Leone M, Cupane A, Militello V, Vitrano E, Cordone L, Yu W, Di Iorio EE
Ligand binding kinetics and optical absorption spectra in the cooperative homodimeric scapharca inaequivalvis hemoglobin. Effect of protein fluctuations.
Biophys J (1994) 67: 1713-1723.

 

93)   Cupane A, Leone M, Vitrano E, Cordone L, Hiltpold UR, Winterhalter KH, Yu W, Di Iorio EE
Structure-dynamics-function relathionships in Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) myoglobin. An optical spectroscopy and flash-photolysis study on functionally important motions.
Biophys J (1994) 65: 2461-2472.

 

94)   Militello V, Cupane A, Leone M, Vitrano E
Dynamic and functional properties of beta- crosslinked derivative of human hemoglobin.
Physica Medica (1993) 9: 43-46.

 

95)   Vitrano E, Cupane A, Leone M, Militello V, Cordone L, Salvato B, Beltramini M, Bubacco L, Rocco P
Low temperature optical spectroscopy of cobalt-substituted hemocyanin from Carcinus maenas.
Eur Biophys J (1993) 22: 157-167.

 

96)   Cupane A, Leone M, Vitrano E
Protein dynamics: conformational disorder, vibrational coupling and anharmonicity in deoxy hemoglobin and myoglobin.
Eur Biophys J (1993) 21: 385-391.

 

97)   Cordone L, Cupane A, Leone M, Militello V, Vitrano E
Oxygenation of partially oxidized human hemoglobin.
Biophys J (1992) 63: 1678-1680.

 

98)   Di Pace A, Cupane A, Leone M, Vitrano E,Cordone L
Protein dynamics: vibrational coupling, spectral broadening mechanisms and anharmonicity effects in carbonmonoxy heme proteins studied by the temperature dependence of the Soret band lineshape.
Biophys J (1992) 63: 475-484.

 

99)   Leone M, Cupane A, Vitrano E, Cordone L
Strong vibronic coupling in heme proteins.
Biophys Chem (1992) 42: 111-115.

 

100)   DiIorio EE, Hitpold UR, Filipovic D, Winterhalter KH, Gratton E, Vitrano E, Cupane A, Leone M, Cordone L
Protein dynamics. A comparative investigation on heme-proteins with different physiological roles.
Biophys J (1991) 59: 742-753.

 

101)   Vitrano E, Cupane A, Leone M, Militello V, Cordone L, Salvato B, Beltramini M, Bubacco L, Rocco P
Low temperature optical spectroscopy of cobalt-substituted hemocyanin from Carcinus maenas.
In: Spectroscopy of Biological Molecules. Hester RE, Girling RB (eds) Royal Society of Chemistry (1991): 449-450.

 

102)   Leone M, Cupane A, Vitrano E, Cordone L
Near infrared spectra of low spin ferric hemoglobin and myoglobin at cryogenic temperatures: an example of strong vibronic coupling in hemeproteins.
In: Spectroscopy of Biological Molecules. Hester RE, Girling RB (eds) Royal Society of Chemistry (1991): 441-442.

 

103)   Cupane A, Leone M, Vitrano E, Cordone L
Optical absorption spectra of azurin and stellacyanin in glycerol/water and ethylene glycol/water solutions in the temperature range 290-20 K.
Biophys Chem (1990) 38: 213-224.

 

104)   Cordone L, Cupane A, Leone M, Militello V, Vitrano E
Oxygen binding to partially oxidized hemoglobin: analysis in terms of an allosteric model.
Biophys Chem (1990) 37: 171-181.

 

105)   Cupane A, Leone M, Vitrano E, Cordone L
Dynamic properties of the active site of azurin studied by the temperature dependence of the optical spectrum.
Biol Metals (1990) 3: 77-79.

 

106)   Cordone L, Cupane A, Leone M, Vitrano E
Thermal behaviour of the 760 nm absorption band in photodissociated spermwhale carbonmonoxymyoglobin at criogenic temperature: dependence on external medium.
Biopolymers (1990) 29: 639-643.

 

107)   Di Pace A, Bulone D, Cordone L, Cupane A, Leone M, Vitrano E
Slaved spin transition in Hb3+-H2O at low temperature detected by optical absorption and EPR spectroscopy.
In: Spectroscopy of Biological Molecules - State of the Art. Bertoluzza A, Fagnano C, Monti P (eds), Esculapio (1989): 129-130.

 

108)   Cordone L, Cupane A, Leone M, Vitrano E, Bulone D
Interaction between external medium and haem pocket in myoglobin probed by low temperature optical spectroscopy.
J Mol Biol (1988) 199: 213-218.

 

109)   Cupane A, Leone M, Vitrano E, Cordone L
Structural and dynamic properties of the heme pocket in myoglobin probed by optical spectroscopy.
Biopolymers (1988) 27: 1977-1997.

 

110)   Cupane A, Leone M, Vitrano E, Cordone L
Temperature dependence of Soret band of oxy- and carbonmonoxy-myoglobin in the range 300-20 K.
In: Spectroscopy of Biological Molecules - New Advances. Schimd ED, Schneider FW, Siebert F (eds) John Wiley & Sons (1988): 137-140.

 

111)   Leone M, Cupane A, Vitrano E, Cordone L
Dynamic properties of oxy- and carbonmonoxyhemoglobin probed by optical spectroscopy in the temperature range of 300-20 K.
Biopolymers (1987) 26: 1769-1779.

 

112)   Leone M, Sciortino F, Migliore M, Fornili SL, Palma Vittorelli MB
Order parameters of gels and gelation kinetics of aqueous agarose systems: relation to the spinodal decomposition of the sol.
Biopolymers (1987) 26: 743-761.

 

113)   Cordone L, Cupane A, Leone M, Vitrano E
Optical absorption spectra of deoxy and oxyhemoglobin in the temperature range 300-20 K: relation with protein dynamics.
Biophys Chem (1986) 24: 259-275.

 

114)   Leone M, Fornili SL, Palma Vittorelli MB
Two distinct orders in agarose biostructural gels: transition kinetics and the role of temperature and isotopic substitution.
In: Water and Ions in Biological Systems, Pullman A, Vasilescu V, Packer L (eds) Plenum Press, New York (1985): 677-684.

 

115)   Andaloro G, Leone M
Structural properties of aqueous electrolyte solutions from ir absorption spectra.
Nuovo Cimento D (1985) 5: 133-146.

 

116)   Fornili SL, Leone M, Madonia F, Migliore M, Palma Vittorelli MB, Palma MU, San Biagio PL
Biomolecular-solvent stereodynamic coupling probed by deuteration.
J Biomol Struct Dynamics (1983) 1: 473-486.

 

117)   Andaloro G, Leone M, Palma Vittorelli MB
Near ir absorption of H2O and D2O in the liquid and supercooled range.
Nuovo Cimento D (1983) 2: 1239-1253.

 

118)   Andaloro G, Chiricò P, Guzzio G, Leone M, Palma Vittorelli MB
Thermal behaviour of near ir absorption of H2O and NaClO4 aqueous solutions.
J Chem Phys (1977) 66: 335-341.