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  1. New Dual-Action Azoles: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Cytocompatible Candidates for Topical Wound Therapy

    Article • Processes, January 2026, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  2. Integrating green synthesis and liquid–liquid extraction of lidocaine in deep eutectic solvents

    Article • RSC Medicinal Chemistry, January 2026, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  3. Innovative Analytical Approaches for Food Pesticide Residue Detection: Towards One Health-Oriented Risk Monitoring

    Article • Journal of Xenobiotics, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  4. Neurotoxic Effects of Pesticides: Implications for Neurodegenerative and Neurobehavioral Disorders

    Article • Journal of Xenobiotics, June 2025, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  5. Emerging Trends in Green Extraction Techniques, Chemical Modifications, and Drug Delivery Systems for Resveratrol

    Article • Antioxidants, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia, PhD Francesca F Aiello

  6. Balancing Health and Sustainability: Assessing the Benefits of Plant-Based Diets and the Risk of Pesticide Residues

    Article • Nutrients, February 2025, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  7. Eutectogel-Based Drug Delivery: An Innovative Approach for Atenolol Administration

    Article • Pharmaceutics, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  8. Sustainable Synthesis of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Atenolol in Deep Eutectic Solvents

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, June 2024, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  9. Reactive Deep Eutectic Solvent for an Eco-Friendly Synthesis of Cellulose Carbamate

    Article • Polymers, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  10. Reactive deep eutectic solvents for EDC-mediated amide synthesis

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  11. Effects of deep eutectic solvents on the activity and stability of enzymes

    Article • Journal of Molecular Liquids, May 2023, Elsevier

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  12. A Brønsted Acidic Deep Eutectic Solvent for N-Boc Deprotection

    Article • Catalysts, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  13. Deep Eutectic Solvents for Improving the Solubilization and Delivery of Dapsone

    Article • Pharmaceutics, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  14. Multifunctional Membranes Based on β-Glucans and Chitosan Useful in Wound Treatment

    Article • Membranes, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  15. Novel Nanoparticles Based on N,O-Carboxymethyl Chitosan-Dopamine Amide Conjugate for Nose-to-Brain Delivery

    Article • Pharmaceutics, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  16. An Overview of the Latest Advances in the Catalytic Synthesis of Glycerol Carbonate

    Article • Catalysts, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  17. Green solvents for the formation of amide linkages

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  18. Gel-Based Materials for Ophthalmic Drug Delivery

    Article • Gels, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  19. Valorization of Tomato Waste as a Source of Carotenoids

    Article • Molecules, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  20. Natural Deep Eutectic Solvent as Extraction Media for the Main Phenolic Compounds from Olive Oil Processing Wastes

    Article • Antioxidants, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  21. Synthesis, Biological and In Silico Evaluation of Pure Nucleobase-Containing Spiro (Indane-Isoxazolidine) Derivatives as Potential Inhibitors of MDM2–p53 Interaction

    Article • Molecules, August 2019, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia, Professor Pedro Merino

  22. Green Synthesis of Privileged Benzimidazole Scaffolds Using Active Deep Eutectic Solvent

    Article • Molecules, August 2019, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  23. Green Synthesis of Privileged Benzimidazole Scaffolds using Active Deep Eutectic Solvent

    Article • July 2019, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  24. In vitro anti-proliferative and anti-bacterial properties of new C7 benzoate derivatives of pinocembrin

    Article • Natural Product Research, July 2019, Taylor & Francis

    PhD Francesca F Aiello , Maria Luisa Di Gioia, Vincenzo Pezzi

  25. Montmorillonite K10-Catalyzed Solvent-Free Conversion of Furfural into Cyclopentenones

    Article • Catalysts, March 2019, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  26. Montmorillonite K10-Catalyzed Solvent-Free Conversion of Furfural into Cyclopentenones

    Article • February 2019, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  27. Efficient Erbium-Catalyzed [3+2] Cycloaddition: Regioselective Synthesis of 1,5-Disubstituted 1,2,3-Triazoles

    Article • November 2018, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  28. Synthesis of 1,5-Functionalized 1,2,3-Triazoles Using Ionic Liquid/Iron(III) Chloride as an Efficient and Reusable Homogeneous Catalyst

    Article • Catalysts, August 2018, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia, Professor Pedro Merino

  29. Biorenewable Deep Eutectic Solvent for Selective and Scalable Conversion of Furfural into Cyclopentenone Derivatives

    Article • Molecules, July 2018, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  30. Erbium Salts as Non-Toxic Catalysts Compatible with Alternative Reaction Media

    Article • Sustainability, March 2018, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  31. Antiproliferative activity of novel isatinyl/indanyl nitrones (INs) as potential spin trapping agents of free radical intermediates

    Article • MedChemComm, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  32. Efficient synthesis of organic thioacetates in water

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  33. Selective Acetylation of Small Biomolecules and Their Derivatives Catalyzed by Er(OTf)3

    Article • Catalysts, September 2017, MDPI AG

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  34. Simple and efficient Fmoc removal in ionic liquid

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  35. Nitrones and nucleobase-containing spiro-isoxazolidines derived from isatin and indanone: solvent-free microwave-assisted stereoselective synthesis and theoretical calculations

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia, Professor Pedro Merino

  36. Water excellent solvent for the synthesis of bifunctionalized cyclopentenones from furfural

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  37. A simple synthesis of anilines by LiAlH4/TiCl4 reduction of aromatic nitro compounds

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, September 2015, Elsevier

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  38. A unified strategy for the synthesis of three conicol marine natural products

    Article • Tetrahedron, May 2015, Elsevier

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  39. Lewis acid catalysed methylation ofN-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methanesulfonyl (Fms) protected lipophilicα-amino acid methyl esters

    Article • Journal of Peptide Science, April 2015, Wiley

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  40. Reduction of amide carbonyl group and formation of modified amino acids and dipeptides

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, April 2015, Elsevier

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  41. N-Urethane protection of amines and amino acids in an ionic liquid

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  42. Silver acetate-assisted formation of amides from acyl chlorides

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, January 2015, Elsevier

    Professor ANGELO LIGUORI, Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  43. Synthesis of d-erythro-Sphinganine through Serine-Derived α-Amino Epoxides

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, May 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  44. Stereoselective Synthesis of Dithia[3.3]cyclophaneS,S′-Dioxides with Planar and Central Chirality

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, February 2014, Wiley

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  45. Ionic liquid for protection of amino acids and peptides

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  46. Synthesis of enantiopure sugar-decorated six-armed triptycene derivatives

    Article • Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, November 2013, Beilstein Institut

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  47. Intramolecular Displacement of Phenylselenone by a Hydroxy Group: Stereoselective Synthesis of 2-Substituted Tetrahydrofurans

    Article • Organic Letters, July 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  48. Quantitative determination of fatty acid chain composition in pork meat products by high resolution 1H NMR spectroscopy

    Article • Food Chemistry, January 2013, Elsevier

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  49. Dry Fermented Sausages of Southern Italy: A Comparison of Free Amino Acids and Biogenic Amines between Industrial and Homemade Products

    Article • Journal of Food Science, April 2012, Wiley

    Professor ANGELO LIGUORI, Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  50. N-Alkylation of N-arylsulfonyl-α-amino acid methyl esters by trialkyloxonium tetrafluoroborates

    Article • Tetrahedron, December 2011, Elsevier

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  51. N-(4-Nitrophenylsulfonyl)- and N-(Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl)-N-ethyl Amino Acid Methyl Esters - A Practical Approach

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, June 2010, Wiley

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  52. Deprotection ofN-Nosyl-α-amino Acids by Using Solid-Supported Mercaptoacetic Acid

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, August 2009, Wiley

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  53. A new non-natural arginine-like amino acid derivative with a sulfamoyl group in the side-chain

    Article • Amino Acids, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  54. A preparation of N-Fmoc-N-methyl-α-amino acids and N-nosyl-N-methyl-α-amino acids

    Article • Amino Acids, December 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  55. Extraction of Quinolizidine Alkaloids in Non Aqueous Basic Conditions: The Case of Spartium junceum Flowers

    Article • Chromatographia, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  56. Comparison of the Volatile Constituents in Cold-Pressed Bergamot Oil and a Volatile Oil Isolated by Vacuum Distillation

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, September 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  57. N-Nosyl-α-amino acids in solution phase peptide synthesis

    Article • Tetrahedron, August 2007, Elsevier

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  58. N-Methyl-N-nosyl-β3-amino Acids

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, June 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  59. Solid-Phase Synthesis ofN-Nosyl- andN-Fmoc-N-Methyl-α-amino Acids

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, May 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  60. Reduction of N-Methoxy-N-Methylamides to the Corresponding Amines with AlCl3/LiAlH4

    Article • Letters in Organic Chemistry, June 2006, Bentham Science Publishers

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  61. Occurrence of Organic Compounds in the Thermal Sulfurous Waters of Calabria, Italy

    Article • Chromatographia, May 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  62. Steroidal seven-membered A-ring epoxy lactones by oxidation of the corresponding Δ4-3-ketosteroids

    Article • Steroids, February 2006, Elsevier

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  63. Optically Pure N-Hydroxy-O-triisopropylsilyl-α-l-amino Acid Methyl Esters from AlCl3-Assisted Ring Opening of Chiral Oxaziridines by Nitrogen Containing Nucleophiles

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, November 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  64. A Convenient Method for the Stereoselective Conversion of Aryl Peptidyl Ketones into the Corresponding Aryl Aminomethin Derivatives, A Novel Class of Modified Peptides

    Article • Protein and Peptide Letters, May 2005, Bentham Science Publishers

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  65. N-Methylation of Peptides on Selected Positions during the Elongation of the Peptide Chain in Solution Phase

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, May 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  66. Determination by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry of p-phenylenediamine in hair dyes after conversion to an imine derivative

    Article • Journal of Chromatography A, February 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Anna Napoli, Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  67. Alternative and Chemoselective Deprotection of the ?-Amino and Carboxy Functions ofN-Fmoc-Amino Acid andN-Fmoc-Dipeptide Methyl Esters by Modulation of the Molar Ratio in the AlCl3/N,N-Dimethylaniline Reagent System

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, November 2004, Wiley

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  68. SPE?GC?MS Analysis of Chloroform in Drinking Water

    Article • Chromatographia, August 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Anna Napoli, Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  69. An efficient and highly selective deprotection of N-Fmoc-alpha-amino acid and lipophilic N-Fmoc-dipeptide methyl esters with aluminium trichloride and N,N-dimethylaniline

    Article • Journal of Peptide Research, April 2004, Wiley

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  70. Quantitative analysis of human salivary glucose by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

    Article • Journal of Chromatography B, March 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Anna Napoli, Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  71. Synthesis of Chiral Nitrones fromN‐Fmoc Amino Acids andN‐Fmoc Dipeptides

    Article • Synthetic Communications, January 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Anna Napoli, Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  72. A straightforward chemical synthesis of 17-ketosteroids by cleavage of the C-17-dihydroxy acetone side chain in corticosteroids

    Article • Steroids, February 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Anna Napoli, Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  73. The Food Contaminants Bisphenol A and 4-Nonylphenol Act as Agonists for Estrogen Receptor α in MCF7 Breast Cancer Cells

    Article • Endocrine, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maria Luisa Di Gioia, Vittoria Rago

  74. Facile Approach to Enantiomerically Pure α-Amino Ketones by Friedel−Crafts Aminoacylation and Their Conversion into Peptidyl Ketones

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, October 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Anna Napoli, Maria Luisa Di Gioia

  75. A facile approach to steroidal 20-hydroxy-17(20)-en-21-aldehydes: important intermediates in the biological 17-dehydroxylation of C-17 dihydroxyacetone steroids

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, October 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Anna Napoli, Maria Luisa Di Gioia