Tony Molinaro
@molinarotony.bsky.social
Full professor of Organic Chemistry @Unina and @OsakaUni. Sugars/NMR.
Addicted fan of D10S and Led Zeppelin. Opinions are definitely mine and often wrong.
Addicted fan of D10S and Led Zeppelin. Opinions are definitely mine and often wrong.
The power of sugars. #ERCAdG
I am particularly happy to announce that Ive been assigned an ERC AdG (PE5) to crack the LPS code. thanks to my group!!! @erc.europa.eu
I am particularly happy to announce that Ive been assigned an ERC AdG (PE5) to crack the LPS code. thanks to my group!!! @erc.europa.eu
June 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The power of sugars. #ERCAdG
I am particularly happy to announce that Ive been assigned an ERC AdG (PE5) to crack the LPS code. thanks to my group!!! @erc.europa.eu
I am particularly happy to announce that Ive been assigned an ERC AdG (PE5) to crack the LPS code. thanks to my group!!! @erc.europa.eu
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👇 #Siglec-7 NMR assignment and binding studies with #gangliosides, impact of ligand flexibility #nmr #3D #glycan #glycotime #GD3 #structuralbiology #biophysics @robertamarchetti.bsky.social @molinarotony.bsky.social
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Insights into Siglec‐7 Binding to Gangliosides: NMR Protein Assignment and the Impact of Ligand Flexibility
The molecular recognition of the sugar moiety of GD3 and Gb3 (globotriaosylceramide) derivatives by Siglec-7 has been thoroughly studied offering insights for cancer diagnostics and therapies. A comb....
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
👇 #Siglec-7 NMR assignment and binding studies with #gangliosides, impact of ligand flexibility #nmr #3D #glycan #glycotime #GD3 #structuralbiology #biophysics @robertamarchetti.bsky.social @molinarotony.bsky.social
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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👇🏾Free #NMR School "The new frontiers of NMR: Advanced Applications", May 26th to 29th (Dept. of Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II) open to PhD students and Postdoc. To apply
please email your CV to simone.potenti@unina.it by April 21st
please email your CV to simone.potenti@unina.it by April 21st
April 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
👇🏾Free #NMR School "The new frontiers of NMR: Advanced Applications", May 26th to 29th (Dept. of Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II) open to PhD students and Postdoc. To apply
please email your CV to simone.potenti@unina.it by April 21st
please email your CV to simone.potenti@unina.it by April 21st
Friends will be friends
April 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Friends will be friends
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✨✨ It's #glycotime for #HIV Env ✨✨
N-linked glycans modulate flexibility & MPER epitope exposure #glycotime
Huge effort by @shehata92.bsky.social @lcasalino88.bsky.social with cryoET of Env in VLPs by @thevillalab.bsky.social & team 💪
Would love feedback!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
N-linked glycans modulate flexibility & MPER epitope exposure #glycotime
Huge effort by @shehata92.bsky.social @lcasalino88.bsky.social with cryoET of Env in VLPs by @thevillalab.bsky.social & team 💪
Would love feedback!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
March 28, 2025 at 4:23 AM
✨✨ It's #glycotime for #HIV Env ✨✨
N-linked glycans modulate flexibility & MPER epitope exposure #glycotime
Huge effort by @shehata92.bsky.social @lcasalino88.bsky.social with cryoET of Env in VLPs by @thevillalab.bsky.social & team 💪
Would love feedback!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
N-linked glycans modulate flexibility & MPER epitope exposure #glycotime
Huge effort by @shehata92.bsky.social @lcasalino88.bsky.social with cryoET of Env in VLPs by @thevillalab.bsky.social & team 💪
Would love feedback!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Thanks #ACSCarb division for awarding me with the ACS 2025 Melville L Wolfrom award acscarb.org/awards/wolfrom… Truly honoured to have received this recognition and celebrate with friends and colleagues
March 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Thanks #ACSCarb division for awarding me with the ACS 2025 Melville L Wolfrom award acscarb.org/awards/wolfrom… Truly honoured to have received this recognition and celebrate with friends and colleagues
PhDs at work! Glycofriends Glycoscience at Barga
March 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
PhDs at work! Glycofriends Glycoscience at Barga
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Registration is open for the 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Carbohydrates and the associated Gordon Research Seminar! 🧪 We have a exciting line-up of confirmed speakers and more to be added!
www.grc.org/carbohydrate...
The conference will be held June 15 - 20 in Holderness, NH.
www.grc.org/carbohydrate...
The conference will be held June 15 - 20 in Holderness, NH.
March 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Registration is open for the 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Carbohydrates and the associated Gordon Research Seminar! 🧪 We have a exciting line-up of confirmed speakers and more to be added!
www.grc.org/carbohydrate...
The conference will be held June 15 - 20 in Holderness, NH.
www.grc.org/carbohydrate...
The conference will be held June 15 - 20 in Holderness, NH.
Young PhDs beyond their poster communication GRC Barga Glycofriends
March 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Young PhDs beyond their poster communication GRC Barga Glycofriends
Extraordinary opportunity to join as PhD a super network!!!!
March 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Extraordinary opportunity to join as PhD a super network!!!!
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Thanks to Ratmir Derdra, our #glycotime answer to "The risk of mirror life" appears now under the article in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
With @glycoexpasy.bsky.social @laurakiessling.bsky.social @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social @molinarotony.bsky.social @dbojar.bsky.social
and many
With @glycoexpasy.bsky.social @laurakiessling.bsky.social @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social @molinarotony.bsky.social @dbojar.bsky.social
and many
Confronting risks of mirror life
Broad discussion is needed to chart a path forward
www.science.org
March 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Thanks to Ratmir Derdra, our #glycotime answer to "The risk of mirror life" appears now under the article in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
With @glycoexpasy.bsky.social @laurakiessling.bsky.social @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social @molinarotony.bsky.social @dbojar.bsky.social
and many
With @glycoexpasy.bsky.social @laurakiessling.bsky.social @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social @molinarotony.bsky.social @dbojar.bsky.social
and many
Napoli at 7AM today. Spring air around
March 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Napoli at 7AM today. Spring air around
Napoli, springtime. Organic chemistry II. Starting lesson.
March 6, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Napoli, springtime. Organic chemistry II. Starting lesson.
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Picture this: your fav protein-protein interaction is *entirely* dependent on,
1) glycans 💥
2) the type of glycans 🤯💜
Check out this doi.org/10.1016/j.jb... 🔝 #glycotime fresh off the press in JBC led by Nicki Packer and Len Harrison 🇦🇺 + us 🇮🇪🇬🇧 + @ethangbaus.bsky.social 🇦🇺
🧵1/5
1) glycans 💥
2) the type of glycans 🤯💜
Check out this doi.org/10.1016/j.jb... 🔝 #glycotime fresh off the press in JBC led by Nicki Packer and Len Harrison 🇦🇺 + us 🇮🇪🇬🇧 + @ethangbaus.bsky.social 🇦🇺
🧵1/5
February 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Picture this: your fav protein-protein interaction is *entirely* dependent on,
1) glycans 💥
2) the type of glycans 🤯💜
Check out this doi.org/10.1016/j.jb... 🔝 #glycotime fresh off the press in JBC led by Nicki Packer and Len Harrison 🇦🇺 + us 🇮🇪🇬🇧 + @ethangbaus.bsky.social 🇦🇺
🧵1/5
1) glycans 💥
2) the type of glycans 🤯💜
Check out this doi.org/10.1016/j.jb... 🔝 #glycotime fresh off the press in JBC led by Nicki Packer and Len Harrison 🇦🇺 + us 🇮🇪🇬🇧 + @ethangbaus.bsky.social 🇦🇺
🧵1/5
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Thanks to Ratmir Derda we have an articulate reply to:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
putting glycans back into the picture! @laurakiessling.bsky.social @anneimb.bsky.social @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social @molinarotony.bsky.social @dbojar.bsky.social @siglecdude.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
putting glycans back into the picture! @laurakiessling.bsky.social @anneimb.bsky.social @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social @molinarotony.bsky.social @dbojar.bsky.social @siglecdude.bsky.social
Confronting risks of mirror life
Broad discussion is needed to chart a path forward
www.science.org
February 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Thanks to Ratmir Derda we have an articulate reply to:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
putting glycans back into the picture! @laurakiessling.bsky.social @anneimb.bsky.social @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social @molinarotony.bsky.social @dbojar.bsky.social @siglecdude.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
putting glycans back into the picture! @laurakiessling.bsky.social @anneimb.bsky.social @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social @molinarotony.bsky.social @dbojar.bsky.social @siglecdude.bsky.social
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Excited to be back in Naples to deliver a CINMPIS lecture on photoresponsive G4 ligands @BristolChem - such a wonderful meeting on synthesis methodology and innovation … and such a beautiful place.
February 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Excited to be back in Naples to deliver a CINMPIS lecture on photoresponsive G4 ligands @BristolChem - such a wonderful meeting on synthesis methodology and innovation … and such a beautiful place.
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We're back!!!
First preprint of the year (3 more on the way).
Here, we used microalgae to produce a 3D printable resin:
Squeeze the oil from the microalgae, a couple of simple reactions (#chemsky), mixy mixy and there you have a strong bioresin.
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
First preprint of the year (3 more on the way).
Here, we used microalgae to produce a 3D printable resin:
Squeeze the oil from the microalgae, a couple of simple reactions (#chemsky), mixy mixy and there you have a strong bioresin.
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
February 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
We're back!!!
First preprint of the year (3 more on the way).
Here, we used microalgae to produce a 3D printable resin:
Squeeze the oil from the microalgae, a couple of simple reactions (#chemsky), mixy mixy and there you have a strong bioresin.
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
First preprint of the year (3 more on the way).
Here, we used microalgae to produce a 3D printable resin:
Squeeze the oil from the microalgae, a couple of simple reactions (#chemsky), mixy mixy and there you have a strong bioresin.
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
Reposted by Tony Molinaro
Discovery of a new Cu-dependent cellulose degrading enzyme for biomass conversion #glycotime (trying to overlook the extraneous proton, see if you can find it)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A metagenomic ‘dark matter’ enzyme catalyses oxidative cellulose conversion - Nature
A metalloenzyme capable of oxidatively cleaving cellulose, found in a microbial community specialized in lignocellulose degradation, could enable sustainable biofuel production.
www.nature.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Discovery of a new Cu-dependent cellulose degrading enzyme for biomass conversion #glycotime (trying to overlook the extraneous proton, see if you can find it)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Winter in Napoli
January 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Winter in Napoli
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Absolutely love this new ChemBioChem cover by the Akira Wada lab. Also, it is the journal's 25th anniversary this year in case you noticed the little logo on the cover (more to come soon!).
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14397633...
@chemistryeurope.bsky.social
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14397633...
@chemistryeurope.bsky.social
January 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Absolutely love this new ChemBioChem cover by the Akira Wada lab. Also, it is the journal's 25th anniversary this year in case you noticed the little logo on the cover (more to come soon!).
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14397633...
@chemistryeurope.bsky.social
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14397633...
@chemistryeurope.bsky.social
First run in 2025
January 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
First run in 2025
Running down from the hill. Not a bad day to run
December 28, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Running down from the hill. Not a bad day to run
Neapolitan group meeting ending up with some wine. Season greetings to all of you out in the Bluesky ❤️❤️❤️
December 19, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Neapolitan group meeting ending up with some wine. Season greetings to all of you out in the Bluesky ❤️❤️❤️
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Christmas arrived early for me🎄🎁 just got a hard copy of the Nature Methods Nov 2024 issue with our GlycoShape article in it ❤️❤️ it smells sooo nice!!! 🤩🤣
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
December 11, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Christmas arrived early for me🎄🎁 just got a hard copy of the Nature Methods Nov 2024 issue with our GlycoShape article in it ❤️❤️ it smells sooo nice!!! 🤩🤣
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...