Maria Kontou

745 total citations
28 papers, 621 citations indexed

About

Maria Kontou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria Kontou has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 621 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Organic Chemistry and 6 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Maria Kontou's work include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (8 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (6 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (5 papers). Maria Kontou is often cited by papers focused on Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (8 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (6 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (5 papers). Maria Kontou collaborates with scholars based in Greece, Germany and United Kingdom. Maria Kontou's co-authors include Rüdiger Horstkorte, S.E. Zographos, Werner Reutter, Caroline Adelfalk, C. J. F. BICHARD, L.N. Johnson, Kimberly A. Watson, George W. J. Fleet, Monica Hirsch‐Kauffmann and K. Ravi Acharya and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Analytical Chemistry and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Maria Kontou

28 papers receiving 615 citations

Peers

Maria Kontou
Debra J. Bevitt United Kingdom
Mi‐Kyung Yun United States
Srinivas Bandaru India
David L. Earnshaw United Kingdom
Y. Makino Japan
Christopher C. Chadwick United States
Virginia L. Rath United States
Shun‐Min Yang Taiwan
Kuo‐Long Yu United States
Masafumi Shionyu Japan
Debra J. Bevitt United Kingdom
Maria Kontou
Citations per year, relative to Maria Kontou Maria Kontou (= 1×) peers Debra J. Bevitt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maria Kontou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maria Kontou

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Maria Kontou. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Maria Kontou based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Maria Kontou. Maria Kontou is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Savvidou, Maria G., Maria Kontou, Vasiliki Louli, et al.. (2023). Extracts from Chlorella vulgaris Protect Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Oxidative Stress Induced by Hydrogen Peroxide. Plants. 12(2). 361–361. 8 indexed citations
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Karoulia, Zoi, Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος, Michail Nomikos, et al.. (2012). Studies on the Essential Intramolecular Interaction Between the A1 and A2 Domains of von Willebrand Factor. Protein and Peptide Letters. 20(2). 231–240. 2 indexed citations
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Spanou, Chrysoula, Aristidis S. Veskoukis, Maria Kontou, et al.. (2012). Flavonoid Glycosides Isolated from Unique Legume Plant Extracts as Novel Inhibitors of Xanthine Oxidase. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e32214–e32214. 60 indexed citations
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Horstkorte, Rüdiger, et al.. (2010). N-Propionylmannosamine-induced over-expression and secretion of thioredoxin leads to neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 395(3). 296–300. 17 indexed citations
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Kottakis, Filippos, Christina Befani, Antonis Asiminas, et al.. (2009). The C‐terminal Region of HPNAP Activates Neutrophils and Promotes Their Adhesion to Endothelial Cells. Helicobacter. 14(3). 177–179. 7 indexed citations
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Zographos, S.E., et al.. (2009). Inhibitor design for ribonuclease A: the binding of two 5′-phosphate uridine analogues. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 65(7). 671–677. 14 indexed citations
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Kontou, Maria, Christian Bauer, Werner Reutter, & Rüdiger Horstkorte. (2008). Sialic acid metabolism is involved in the regulation of gene expression during neuronal differentiation of PC12 cells. Glycoconjugate Journal. 25(3). 237–244. 37 indexed citations
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Kontou, Maria, Wenke Weidemann, Christian Bauer, Werner Reutter, & Rüdiger Horstkorte. (2008). The key enzyme of sialic acid biosynthesis (GNE) promotes neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells. Neuroreport. 19(12). 1239–1242. 12 indexed citations
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Kontou, Maria, Rainer Will, Caroline Adelfalk, et al.. (2004). Thioredoxin, a regulator of gene expression. Oncogene. 23(12). 2146–2152. 14 indexed citations
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Adelfalk, Caroline, Maria Kontou, Monica Hirsch‐Kauffmann, & Manfred Schweiger. (2003). Physical and functional interaction of the Werner syndrome protein with poly‐ADP ribosyl transferase. FEBS Letters. 554(1-2). 55–58. 23 indexed citations
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Adelfalk, Caroline, et al.. (2003). The Cellular Control Enzyme PolyADP Ribosyl Transferase Is Eliminated in Cultured Fanconi Anemia Fibroblasts at Confluency. Biological Chemistry. 384(1). 169–174. 3 indexed citations
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Kontou, Maria, et al.. (2003). Suboptimal Action of NF-κB in Fanconi Anemia Cells Results from Low Levels of Thioredoxin. Biological Chemistry. 384(10-11). 1501–7. 9 indexed citations
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Kontou, Maria, et al.. (2002). Overexpressed thioredoxin compensates Fanconi anemia related chromosomal instability. Oncogene. 21(15). 2406–2412. 27 indexed citations
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Poulas, Konstantinos, Elias Eliopoulos, Jorge Navaza, et al.. (2001). Crystal structure of Fab198, an efficient protector of the acetylcholine receptor against myasthenogenic antibodies. European Journal of Biochemistry. 268(13). 3685–3693. 11 indexed citations
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Kontou, Maria, D.D. Leonidas, Avgi Mamalaki, et al.. (2000). The crystal structure of the Fab fragment of a rat monoclonal antibody against the main immunogenic region of the human muscle acetylcholine receptor. European Journal of Biochemistry. 267(8). 2389–2397. 10 indexed citations
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Oikonomakos, Nikos G., Maria Kontou, S.E. Zographos, et al.. (1995). N‐acetyl‐β‐D‐glucopyranosylamine: A potent T‐state inhibitor of glycogen phosphorylase. A comparison with α‐D‐glucose. Protein Science. 4(12). 2469–2477. 56 indexed citations
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Watson, Kimberly A., Edward P. Mitchell, L.N. Johnson, et al.. (1995). Glucose analogue inhibitors of glycogen phosphorylase: from crystallographic analysis to drug prediction using GRID force-field and GOLPE variable selection. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 51(4). 458–472. 55 indexed citations
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Oikonomakos, N.G., Maria Kontou, S.E. Zographos, et al.. (1994). The design of potential antidiabetic drugs: experimental investigation of a number of β-D-glucose analogue inhibitors of glycogen phosphorylase. European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 19(3). 185–192. 17 indexed citations

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