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  1. Bioinformatics and modelling studies of FhuD, the periplasmic siderophore binding protein from the plant pathogen Erwinia amylovora

    Article • PLOS One, July 2025, PLOS

    Stefano Benini

  2. Erwinia tasmaniensis levansucrase shows enantiomer selection for (S)-1,2,4-butanetriol

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications, July 2022, International Union of Crystallography

    Stefano Benini

  3. Characterization and 1.57 Å resolution structure of the key fire blight phosphatase AmsI fromErwinia amylovora

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications, November 2016, International Union of Crystallography

    Stefano Benini

  4. Crystal Structure of glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase GalU from Erwinia amylovora

    Article • January 2016, Protein Data Bank, Rutgers University

    Stefano Benini

  5. 1.57 A crystal structure of erwinia amylovora tyrosine phosphatase amsI

    Article • January 2016, Protein Data Bank, Rutgers University

    Stefano Benini

  6. Kinetic and structural studies reveal a unique binding mode of sulfite to the nickel center in urease

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini

  7. The crystal structure of Erwinia amylovora levansucrase provides a snapshot of the products of sucrose hydrolysis trapped into the active site

    Article • Journal of Structural Biology, September 2015, Elsevier

    Stefano Benini

  8. Enzymatic synthesis of modified UDP-sugars

    Article • Carbohydrate Research, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Ellis C O'Neill, Stefano Benini

  9. Cloning, purification, crystallization and 1.57 Å resolution X-ray data analysis of AmsI, the tyrosine phosphatase controlling amylovoran biosynthesis in the plant pathogenErwinia amylovora

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications, November 2014, International Union of Crystallography

    Stefano Benini

  10. Expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (GalU) fromErwinia amylovora

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications, August 2014, International Union of Crystallography

    Stefano Benini

  11. 1.59 A resolution Fluoride inhibited Sporosarcina pasteurii urease

    Article • August 2014, Protein Data Bank, Rutgers University

    Stefano Benini

  12. 1.58 A resolution native Sporosarcina pasteurii urease

    Article • August 2014, Protein Data Bank, Rutgers University

    Stefano Benini

  13. Fluoride inhibition of Sporosarcina pasteurii urease: structure and thermodynamics

    Article • JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michele Cianci, Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini

  14. Biomolecular Characterization of the Levansucrase of Erwinia amylovora, a Promising Biocatalyst for the Synthesis of Fructooligosaccharides

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, December 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Stefano Benini

  15. Erratum to: The crystal structure of Sporosarcina pasteurii urease in a complex with citrate provides new hints for inhibitor design

    Article • JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michele Cianci, Łukasz Berlicki, Stefano Benini

  16. The crystal structure of Sporosarcina pasteurii urease in a complex with citrate provides new hints for inhibitor design

    Article • JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michele Cianci, Professor Stefano Ciurli, Łukasz Berlicki, Stefano Benini

  17. Urease

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini

  18. Chemistry of Ni2+in Urease: Sensing, Trafficking, and Catalysis

    Article • Accounts of Chemical Research, July 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini

  19. Holo-Ni2+Helicobacter pylori NikR contains four square-planar nickel-binding sites at physiological pH

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Michele Cianci, Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini

  20. High resolution crystal structure of Rubrivivax gelatinosus cytochrome c′

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, May 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini

  21. Molecular Details of Urease Inhibition by Boric Acid:  Insights into the Catalytic Mechanism

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, March 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Stefano Mangani, Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini

  22. Structure ofRhodoferax fermentanshigh-potential iron–sulfur protein solved by MAD

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography, August 2003, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini

  23. Crystal Structure of OxidizedBacillus pasteuriiCytochromec553at 0.97-Å Resolution†

    Article • Biochemistry, October 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini

  24. STRUCTURE OF NATIVE UREASE FROM BACILLUS PASTEURII

    Article • November 1999, Protein Data Bank, Rutgers University

    Stefano Benini

  25. Cytochrome c-553 from the Alkalophilic Bacterium Bacillus pasteurii Has the Primary Structure Characteristics of a Lipoprotein

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, October 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini

  26. Structural properties of the nickel ions in urease: novel insights into the catalytic and inhibition mechanisms

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, September 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini

  27. A new proposal for urease mechanism based on the crystal structures of the native and inhibited enzyme from Bacillus pasteurii: why urea hydrolysis costs two nickels

    Article • Structure, February 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Stefano Mangani, Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini

  28. Crystallization and preliminary high-resolution X-ray diffraction analysis of native and β-mercaptoethanol-inhibited urease from Bacillus pasteurii

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography, May 1998, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini

  29. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of cytochromec′ fromRubrivivax gelatinosusat 1.3 Å resolution

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography, March 1998, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini

  30. Cyclic voltammetry and spectroelectrochemistry of cytochrome c8 from Rubrivivax gelatinosus. Implications in photosynthetic electron transfer

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, October 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini

  31. Crystals of cytochrome c‐553 from Bacillus pasteurii show diffraction to 0.97 å resolution

    Article • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics, August 1997, Wiley

    Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini

  32. Crystals of cytochrome c-553 fromBacillus pasteurii show diffraction to 0.97 å resolution

    Article • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics, August 1997, Wiley

    Stefano Benini

  33. X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study of Native and Phenylphosphorodiamidate-Inhibited Bacillus pasteurii Urease

    Article • European Journal of Biochemistry, July 1996, Wiley

    Professor Stefano Mangani, Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini

  34. Bacillus pasteurii urease: A heteropolymeric enzyme with a binuclear nickel active site

    Article • Soil Biology and Biochemistry, June 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini

  35. Oxidized and Reduced [Fe2Q2] (Q = S, Se) Cores of Spinach Ferredoxin: a Comparative Study Using 1H NMR Spectroscopy

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, January 1995, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Claudio Luchinat, Professor Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini