Carmali Lab QUB School of Pharmacy

Publications

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Preprints

  • Hydrophobic ion pairing improves protein thermal stability and lipid nanocarrier integration through controlled surface modification
    J Mu, D Sedough-Abbasian, M Leran, S Carmali. ChemRxiv (preprint).
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  • Formulation development of nanostructured lipid carriers for oral delivery of recombinant protein-based vaccine antigens in aquatic species
    J Rodrigues, C O'Hara, MR da Silva, LL de Oliveira, JAS Zuanon, et al. ChemRxiv (2025).
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2026

  • Artificial lipidation of proteins and peptides: from mechanism to clinical applications
    J Mu, E Vong, S Carmali. The FEBS Journal, 293, 1269–1284 (2026).
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2025

  • Exploiting supercooled medium-chain lipids and surfactant combinations for solid-phase dominant nanostructured lipid carrier production
    D Sedough-Abbasian, J Mu, JG Joseph, GP Andrews, S Carmali. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 13(43), 13992–14004 (2025).
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  • Protection and safety of aluminum hydroxide adjuvant and chimeric antigen containing predicted epitopes from bacteria murC gene in Aeromonas hydrophila fish infection
    J Rodrigues, MR da Silva, CA Martins, LA Zuanon, KVB Martins, et al. Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 165, 110543 (2025).
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2024

  • Re-engineering lysozyme solubility and activity through surfactant complexation
    J Mu, L Mao, GP Andrews, S Carmali. Materials Advances, 5, 8515–8523 (2024).
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2023

  • Antibody-drug conjugates to treat bacterial biofilms via targeting and extracellular drug release
    A Tvilum, MI Johansen, LN Glud, DM Ivarsen, AB Khamas, S Carmali, et al. Advanced Science, 10(23), 2301340 (2023).
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  • Identification of macrocyclic peptides which activate bacterial cylindrical proteases
    R Walther, LM Westermann, S Carmali, SE Jackson, H Brötz-Oesterhelt, et al. RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 14(6), 1186–1191 (2023).
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2022

  • Chemical zymogens for the protein cysteinome
    M Casanovas Montasell, P Monge, S Carmali, et al. Nature Communications, 13, 4861 (2022).
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  • Automated prediction of site and sequence of protein modification with ATRP initiators
    A Patel, PN Smith, AJ Russell, S Carmali. PLOS ONE, 17(9), e0274606 (2022).
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  • Moving protein PEGylation from an art to a data science
    L Mao, AJ Russell, S Carmali. Bioconjugate Chemistry, 33(9), 1643–1653 (2022).
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  • Dimerization of the peptide CXCR4-antagonist on macromolecular and supramolecular protraction arms affords increased potency and enhanced plasma stability
    M Harms, RF Hansson, S Carmali, et al. Bioconjugate Chemistry (2022).
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2020

  • Erythrocytes as carriers of immunoglobulin-based therapeutics
    W Ji, PN Smith, RR Koepsel, JD Andersen, SL Baker, L Zhang, S Carmali, et al. Acta Biomaterialia, 101, 422–435 (2020).
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2019

  • Can enzyme proximity accelerate cascade reactions?
    A Kuzmak, S Carmali, E von Lieres, AJ Russell, S Kondrat. Scientific Reports, 9, 455 (2019).
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2018

  • Tailoring site specificity of bioconjugation using step-wise atom-transfer radical polymerization on proteins
    S Carmali, H Murata, K Matyjaszewski, AJ Russell. Biomacromolecules, 19(10), 4044–4051 (2018).
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  • Solid-phase synthesis of protein-polymers on reversible immobilization supports
    H Murata, S Carmali, SL Baker, K Matyjaszewski, AJ Russell. Nature Communications, 9, 845 (2018).
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2017

  • Tertiary structure-based prediction of how ATRP initiators react with proteins
    S Carmali, H Murata, E Amemiya, K Matyjaszewski, AJ Russell. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 3(9), 2086–2097 (2017).
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  • Polymer-based protein engineering: synthesis and characterization of armored, high graft density polymer-protein conjugates
    S Carmali, H Murata, C Cummings, K Matyjaszewski, AJ Russell. Methods in Enzymology, 590, 347–380 (2017).
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  • Design of stomach acid-stable and mucin-binding enzyme polymer conjugates
    CS Cummings, AS Campbell, SL Baker, S Carmali, H Murata, AJ Russell. Biomacromolecules, 18(2), 576–586 (2017).
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  • Aqueous SARA ATRP using inorganic sulfites
    CMR Abreu, L Fu, S Carmali, AC Serra, K Matyjaszewski, JFJ Coelho. Polymer Chemistry, 8(2), 375–387 (2017).
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2016

  • Polymer-based protein engineering grown ferrocene-containing redox polymers improve current generation in an enzymatic biofuel cell
    AS Campbell, H Murata, S Carmali, K Matyjaszewski, MF Islam, AJ Russell. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 86, 446–453 (2016).
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2014

  • Polyacetals
    S Carmali, S Brocchini. In: Natural and Synthetic Biomedical Polymers, pp. 219–233. Elsevier (2014).
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2010

  • Recovery of lupanine from Lupinus albus L. leaching waters
    S Carmali, VD Alves, IM Coelhoso, LM Ferreira, AM Lourenço. Separation and Purification Technology, 74(1), 38–43 (2010).
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