Sunithi Gunasekera

1.8k total citations
43 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Sunithi Gunasekera is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sunithi Gunasekera has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Sunithi Gunasekera's work include Biochemical and Structural Characterization (27 papers), Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens (11 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (9 papers). Sunithi Gunasekera is often cited by papers focused on Biochemical and Structural Characterization (27 papers), Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens (11 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (9 papers). Sunithi Gunasekera collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Australia and Sri Lanka. Sunithi Gunasekera's co-authors include Ulf Göransson, David J. Craik, Norelle L. Daly, Adam A. Strömstedt, Richard J. Clark, Robert Burman, K. Johan Rosengren, Taj Muhammad, Louis Fabri and Fiona Foley and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Sunithi Gunasekera

41 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Ribosomally synthesised and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) from marine demosponges and their microsymbionts 2025 ·Australian Journal of Chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), Chamari Hettiarachchi, Paco Cárdenas, Sunithi Gunasekera	0
2	Kalata B1 Enhances Temozolomide Toxicity to Glioblastoma Cells 2024 ·Biomedicines ·Samantha L. Gerlach, James S. Metcalf, Rachael A. Dunlop, Sandra Anne Banack, (unknown), V. V. Krishnan, Ulf Göransson, Sunithi Gunasekera, (unknown), Paul Alan Cox	1
3	Screening for antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of Sri Lankan marine sponges through microfractionation: Isolation of bromopyrrole alkaloids from Stylissa massa 2024 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Taj Muhammad, Björn Hellman, Ulf Göransson, (unknown), Chamari Hettiarachchi, Paco Cárdenas, Sunithi Gunasekera	3
4	Epitopes Displayed in a Cyclic Peptide Scaffold Bind SARS‐COV‐2 Antibodies 2023 ·ChemBioChem ·(unknown), Sunithi Gunasekera, Taj Muhammad, Mingshu Zhang, (unknown), Sara M. Mangsbo, Martin Lord, Ulf Göransson	1
5	Transforming Cross-Linked Cyclic Dimers of KR-12 into Stable and Potent Antimicrobial Drug Leads 2023 ·Biomedicines ·Taj Muhammad, Adam A. Strömstedt, Sunithi Gunasekera, Ulf Göransson	12
6	Antibacterial eremophilane sesquiterpenoids from Xylaria feejeensis, an endophytic fungi of the medicinal plant Geophila repens 2023 ·Fitoterapia ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ulf Göransson, Helen Wang, Chamari Hettiarachchi, Sunithi Gunasekera	11
7	Screening for Cyclotides in Sri Lankan Medicinal Plants: Discovery, Characterization, and Bioactivity Screening of Cyclotides from Geophila repens 2022 ·Journal of Natural Products ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Taj Muhammad, Adam A. Strömstedt, Małgorzata Kapusta, Emilia Wilmowicz, Ulf Göransson, Chamari Hettiarachchi, Sunithi Gunasekera	9
8	Good Practices in Sponge Natural Product Studies: Revising Vouchers with Isomalabaricane Triterpenes 2022 ·Marine Drugs ·Paco Cárdenas, (unknown), Chamari Hettiarachchi, Sunithi Gunasekera	10
9	A stable cyclized antimicrobial peptide derived from LL-37 with host immunomodulatory effects and activity against uropathogens 2022 ·Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences ·(unknown), Taj Muhammad, (unknown), Soumitra Mohanty, (unknown), Sunithi Gunasekera, Adam A. Strömstedt, Natália Ferraz, Ulf Göransson, Annelie Brauner	26
10	Tropical vibes from Sri Lanka - cyclotides from Viola betonicifolia by transcriptome and mass spectrometry analysis 2021 ·Phytochemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Adam A. Strömstedt, Ulf Göransson, Chamari Hettiarachchi, Sunithi Gunasekera	11
11	The Membrane-Active Phytopeptide Cycloviolacin O2 Simultaneously Targets HIV-1-infected Cells and Infectious Viral Particles to Potentiate the Efficacy of Antiretroviral Drugs 2019 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Samantha L. Gerlach, Partha K. Chandra, Upal Roy, Sunithi Gunasekera, Ulf Göransson, William C. Wimley, Stephen E. Braun, Debasis Mondal	22
12	Demosponge steroid biomarker 26-methylstigmastane provides evidence for Neoproterozoic animals 2018 ·Nature Ecology & Evolution ·J. Alex Zumberge, Gordon D. Love, Paco Cárdenas, Erik A. Sperling, Sunithi Gunasekera, Megan Rohrssen, Emmanuelle Grosjean, J. P. Grotzinger, Roger E. Summons	86
13	Selective membrane disruption by the cyclotide kalata B7: complex ions and essential functional groups in the phosphatidylethanolamine binding pocket 2016 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes ·Adam A. Strömstedt, Per Eugen Kristiansen, Sunithi Gunasekera, (unknown), Lars Skjeldal, Ulf Göransson	29
14	A Cactus‐Derived Toxin‐Like Cystine Knot Peptide with Selective Antimicrobial Activity 2015 ·ChemBioChem ·Teshome Leta Aboye, Adam A. Strömstedt, Sunithi Gunasekera, Jan G. Bruhn, Hesham R. El‐Seedi, K. Johan Rosengren, Ulf Göransson	19
15	Targeting of anti-citrullinated protein/peptide antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis using peptides mimicking endogenously citrullinated fibrinogen antigens 2015 ·Arthritis Research & Therapy ·Cátia Fernandes‐Cerqueira, Elena Ossipova, Sunithi Gunasekera, Monika Hansson, Linda Mathsson, Anca I. Catrina, Yngve Sommarin, Lars Klareskog, Karin Lundberg, Johan Rönnelid, Ulf Göransson, Per‐Johan Jakobsson	38
16	Oxytocic plant cyclotides as templates for peptide G protein-coupled receptor ligand design 2013 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Johannes Koehbach, Margaret O’Brien, Markus Muttenthaler, (unknown), Muharrem Akcan, Alysha G. Elliott, Norelle L. Daly, Peta J. Harvey, Sarah Arrowsmith, Sunithi Gunasekera, Terry Smith, Susan Wray, Ulf Göransson, Philip E. Dawson, David J. Craik, Michael Freissmuth, Christian W. Gruber	122
17	Circular Proteins from Plants and Fungi 2012 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Ulf Göransson, Robert Burman, Sunithi Gunasekera, Adam A. Strömstedt, K. Johan Rosengren	52
18	Making Ends Meet: Microwave-Accelerated Synthesis of Cyclic and Disulfide Rich Proteins Via In Situ Thioesterification and Native Chemical Ligation 2012 ·International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics ·Sunithi Gunasekera, Teshome Leta Aboye, (unknown), Hesham R. El‐Seedi, Ulf Göransson	36
19	Stabilization of α-Conotoxin AuIB: Influences of Disulfide Connectivity and Backbone Cyclization 2010 ·Antioxidants and Redox Signaling ·Erica S. Lovelace, Sunithi Gunasekera, (unknown), Richard J. Clark, Simon T. Nevin, (unknown), David J. Adams, David J. Craik, Norelle L. Daly	38
20	Chemical synthesis and biosynthesis of the cyclotide family of circular proteins 2006 ·IUBMB Life ·Sunithi Gunasekera, Norelle L. Daly, Marilyn A. Anderson, David J. Craik	65

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