Sunithi Gunasekera
Researcher at Institutionen för farmaceutisk biovetenskap; Forskning; Farmakognosi
- E-mail:
- sunithi.gunasekera@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- BMC, Husargatan 3
75124 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Box 591
75124 Uppsala
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Publications
Selection of publications
- Making Ends Meet (2013)
- Fmoc-SPPS based synthesis of bioactive cyclic peptides via N-acylurea intermediates (2012)
- Circular Proteins from Plants and Fungi (2012)
Recent publications
- Screening for antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of Sri Lankan marine sponges through microfractionation (2024)
- Editorial (2023)
- Epitopes displayed in a cyclic peptide scaffold bind SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (2023)
- Exploring the limits of cyanobactin macrocyclase PatGmac (2023)
- Transforming Cross-Linked Cyclic Dimers of KR-12 into Stable and Potent Antimicrobial Drug Leads (2023)
All publications
Articles
- Screening for antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of Sri Lankan marine sponges through microfractionation (2024)
- Editorial (2023)
- Epitopes displayed in a cyclic peptide scaffold bind SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (2023)
- Exploring the limits of cyanobactin macrocyclase PatGmac (2023)
- Transforming Cross-Linked Cyclic Dimers of KR-12 into Stable and Potent Antimicrobial Drug Leads (2023)
- Antibacterial eremophilane sesquiterpenoids from Xylaria feejeensis, an endophytic fungi of the medicinal plant Geophila repens (2023)
- Screening for Cyclotides in Sri Lankan Medicinal Plants (2023)
- Good Practices in Sponge Natural Product Studies (2022)
- A stable cyclized antimicrobial peptide derived from LL-37 with host immunomodulatory effects and activity against uropathogens (2022)
- Tropical vibes from Sri Lanka - cyclotides from Viola betonicifolia by transcriptome and mass spectrometry analysis (2021)
- Barrettides (2021)
- Backbone Cyclization and Dimerization of LL-37-Derived Peptides Enhance Antimicrobial Activity and Proteolytic Stability (2020)
- Screening for bioactive secondary metabolites in Sri Lankan medicinal plants by microfractionation and targeted isolation of antimicrobial flavonoids from Derris scandens (2020)
- Stabilized Cyclic Peptides as Scavengers of Autoantibodies (2018)
- Alanine and Lysine Scans of the LL-37-Derived Peptide Fragment KR-12 Reveal Key Residues for Antimicrobial Activity (2018)
- Repertoire Studies in Rheumatoid Arthritis Reveal B-Cell Distortions and Baseline Shifts in Unmutated IgG (2018)
- Demosponge steroid biomarker 26-methylstigmastane provides evidence for Neoproterozoic animals (2018)
- Chemical Proteomics for Target Discovery of Head-to-Tail Cyclized Mini-Proteins (2017)
- Synthesis of cyclic citrullinated peptides targeting rheumatoid arthritis autoantibodies based on sunflower trypsin inhibitors (2016)
- Circular disulfide-rich peptide scaffolds as anti-citrullinated peptide antibody inhibitors (2016)
- Anti-Citrullinated Peptide Antibody Inhibitors Based On Sunflower Trypsin Inhibitor-1 Scaffold For Potential Anti-Rheumatoid Arthritis Activity (2016)
- Peptide biodiscovery from plants and animals (2016)
- A bioactivity-guided screening of Sri Lankan plants in the search for novel antibacterial and anticancer agents (2016)
- Engineering Of A Minimalized Domain Derived From Human Host Defense Peptide LL-37 Into A Stable And Potent Antimicrobial Drug Lead (2016)
- Engineering of KR-12 (2016)
- Selective membrane disruption by the cyclotide kalata B7: complex ions and essential functional groups in the phosphatidylethanolamine binding pocket (2016)
- A Cactus-Derived Toxin-Like Cystine Knot Peptide with Selective Antimicrobial Activity (2015)
- Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Bioactivity of the Stable Peptide RCB-1 from Ricinus communis (2015)
- Isolation, Characterization, and Synthesis of the Barrettides (2015)
- Targeting of anti-citrullinated protein/peptide antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis using peptides mimicking endogenously citrullinated fibrinogen antigens (2015)
- Chemistry and Biology of Cyclotides (2014)
- Backbone-Cyclized Peptide Dimers Derived from Human Cathelicidin Peptide LL-37 Mediate Potent Antimicrobial Activity (2014)
- Structure and Activity Relationship of the Echinochloa Crus-Galli Antimicrobial Peptide 1 (2014)
- Making Ends Meet (2013)
- Oxytocic plant cyclotides as templates for peptide G protein-coupled receptor ligand design (2013)
- Fmoc-SPPS based synthesis of bioactive cyclic peptides via N-acylurea intermediates (2012)
- Circular Proteins from Plants and Fungi (2012)
- Microwave-assisted total synthesis of macrocyclic cystine knot miniproteins (2010)
- An Efficient Approach for the Total Synthesis of Cyclotides by Microwave Assisted Fmoc-SPPS (2010)
- Mechanism of action of cytotoxic cyclotides (2007)
- Grafted epitopes on a peptide scaffold efficiently scavenge anti-citrullinated protein antibodies
- Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies by antibody proximity extension assay employing peptide epitopes derived from spike protein
- Immobilisation of semi-pure butelase 1 and its applications to produce head-to-tail cyclic peptides
- Transformation of KR-12 derived cross-linked cyclic dimers into stable and potent antimicrobial drug leads
- Impact of scaffolds for epitope display
Conferences
