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Demetres D. Leonidas

Professor
Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology
Univerisy of Thessaly
Greece

Professor Molecular Biology
Biography

Demetres D. Leonidas completed B.Sc Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Ph.D. in Structural Biochemistry, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Postdoc. Department of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Bath, U.K. Senior Researcher, Inst. of Organic & Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece.

Research Intrest

Τhe general theme that underlies our work is macromolecular structural biochemistry in which structures are used as the starting point for further studies on the mechanisms of catalysis, mechanisms of inhibition, regulation, molecular recognition, and structure-based drug design.

List of Publications
A Stravodimos G, A Chetter B, Kyriakis E, L Kantsadi A, SM Chatzileontiadou D, T Skamnaki V, Kato A, M Hayes J, D Leonidas D. Phytogenic polyphenols as glycogen phosphorylase inhibitors: the potential of triterpenes and flavonoids for glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes. Current medicinal chemistry. 2017 Feb 1;24(4):384-403.
Spanidis Y, Priftis A, Stagos D, Stravodimos GA, Leonidas DD, Spandidos DA, Tsatsakis AM, Kouretas D. Oxidation of human serum albumin exhibits inter-individual variability after an ultra-marathon mountain race. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 2017 May 1;13(5):2382-90.
Stravodimos GA, Kantsadi AL, Apostolou A, Kyriakis E, Kafaski-Kanelli VN, Solovou TG, Gatzona P, Liggri PC, Theofanous S, Gorgogietas VA, Kissa A. Affinity crystallography reveals the bioactive compounds of industrial juicing byproducts of Punica granatum for glycogen phosphorylase. Current drug discovery technologies. 2017 Jun 18.
Chatzileontiadou DS, Samiotaki M, Alexopoulou AN, Cotsiki M, Panayotou G, Stamatiadi M, Balatsos NA, Leonidas DD, Kontou M. Proteomic analysis of human Angiogenin interactions reveals cytoplasmic PCNA as a putative binding partner. Journal of Proteome Research. 2017 Aug 4.
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