Liliana Gianfreda

Liliana Gianfreda was born in Naples, Italy, in 1945, she received the Ph.D. degree in chemistry at Faculty of Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Professor Liliana Gianfreda is a Full Professor of Agricultural Biochemistry at the University of Naples Federico II, and a Coordinator of the Joint International Research Doctorate, Italy, Chile, in environmental resource sciences. She was a Visiting Scientist at Pennsylvania State University, Universidada Estadual de Campinas, Sao Paolo, Brasil, and Universidad De La Frontera, Temuco, Chile. Professor Gianfreda has coordinated and has been partner of several National and International (EU) research projects and a President of the Commission “Soil Biology” of the Italian Soil Science Society, and a Member of several national and international scientific societies. Professor Gianfreda is referee to Soil Biology & Biochemistry, Soil Science, Soil Science Society of American Journal, Journal of Environmental Quality, Enzyme & Microbial Tecnology, Biology & Fertility of Soil, Chemosphere, Geoderma, European Journal of Soil Science. She is author or coauthor of more than 170 papers and eleven book chapters, Editor of three books. Professor Gianfreda attended several national and international conferences as an invited lecturer. She chaired and was member of the Scientific Committee of National and International Congresses. Her main scientific interests are in the area of environmental enzymology and biotechnology and of bioremediation of polluted environments by using natural and model systems.

Biography Updated on 16 October 2007

Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Biodegradation of phenanthrene and analysis of degrading cultures in the presence of a model organo-mineral matrix and of a simulated NAPL phase
    Biodegradation, 2007
  2. Bioremediation and monitoring of aromatic-polluted habitats
    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, vol. 76, no. 2, pp. 287–308, 2007
  3. Fate of prions in soil: Interaction of a recombinant ovine prion protein with synthetic humic-like mineral complexes
    Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 493–504, 2007
  4. Effects of compost and of bacterial cells on the decontamination and the chemical and biological properties of an agricultural soil artificially contaminated with phenanthrene
    Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 1303–1317, 2007
  5. Manganese and molybdenum affect acid phosphatases from potatoes
    Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B - Plant Soil Science, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 65–73, 2007
  6. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol. 54, no. 18, pp. 6776–6782, 2006
  7. Oxidative catalysts for the transformation of phenolic pollutants: a brief review
    Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 177–187, 2006
  8. Impact of river overflowing on trace element contamination of volcanic soils in south Italy: Part II. Soil biological and biochemical properties in relation to trace element speciation
    Environmental Pollution, vol. 144, no. 1, pp. 317–326, 2006
  9. Short-term effects of olive mill waste water (OMW) on chemical and biochemical properties of a semiarid Mediterranean soil
    Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 600–610, 2006
  10. Development and validation of numerical indexes integrating enzyme activities of soils
    Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 38, no. 7, pp. 1673–1681, 2006
  11. Bioavailability of phenanthrene in the presence of birnessite-mediated catechol polymers
    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 131–139, 2005
  12. Soil enzyme activities as affected by anthropogenic alterations: intensive agricultural practices and organic pollution
    Science of The Total Environment, vol. 341, no. 1-3, pp. 265–279, 2005
  13. Potential of extra cellular enzymes in remediation of polluted soils: a review
    Enzyme and Microbial Technology, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 339–354, 2004
  14. Bacterial communities and enzyme activities of PAHs polluted soils
    Chemosphere, vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 401–412, 2004
  15. Oxidative transformation of phenols in aqueous mixtures
    Water Research, vol. 37, no. 13, pp. 3205–3215, 2003
  16. Effect of air-drying treatment on enzymatic activities of soils affected by anthropogenic activities
    Biology and Fertility of Soils, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 327–332, 2003
  17. Applications of laccases and tyrosinases (phenoloxidases) immobilized on different supports: a review
    Enzyme and Microbial Technology, vol. 31, no. 7, pp. 907–931, 2002
  18. Properties of acid phosphatase–tannic acid complexes formed in the presence of Fe and Mn
    Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 32, no. 13, pp. 1921–1926, 2000
  19. Interaction of acid phosphatase with clays, organic molecules and organo-mineral complexes: kinetics and stability
    Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 32, no. 7, pp. 1007–1014, 2000
  20. Fate of herbicides influenced by biotic and abiotic interactions
    Chemosphere, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 333–341, 1999
  21. Laccases: A Useful Group of Oxidoreductive Enzymes
    Bioremediation Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1–26, 1999
  22. Bioavailability of 2,4-D sorbed to a chlorite-like complex
    Chemosphere, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 285–291, 1999
  23. Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 33, no. 23, pp. 4221–4225, 1999
  24. Formation and characterization of OH–Al–humate–montmorillonite complexes
    Organic Geochemistry, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 461–468, 1999
  25. Dephenolisation of olive mill waste-waters by olive husk
    Water Research, vol. 33, no. 13, pp. 3046–3050, 1999
  26. Catalytic behavior and detoxifying ability of a laccase from the fungal strain Cerrena unicolor
    Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, vol. 4, no. 1-2, pp. 13–23, 1998
  27. Interactions between tannic acid and acid phosphatase
    Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 111–112, 1998
  28. Adsorption-desorption of 2,4-D by hydroxy aluminium montmorillonite complexes
    Pesticide Science, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 429–435, 1997
  29. Soil Science, vol. 161, no. 11, pp. 751–760, 1996
  30. Sorption of phosphate and oxalate by a synthetic aluminium hydroxysulphate complex
    European Journal of Soil Science, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 241–247, 1996
  31. Pesticide effects on the activity of free, immobilized and soil invertase
    Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 27, no. 9, pp. 1201–1208, 1995
  32. Kinetics of enzyme deactivation: a case study
    Catalysis Today, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 489–510, 1994
  33. Activity of free and immobilized urease in soil: Effects of pesticides
    Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 777–784, 1994
  34. Influence of pesticides on the activity and kinetics of invertase, urease and acid phosphatase enzymes
    Pesticide Science, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 237–244, 1993
  35. Adsorption, activity and kinetic properties of urease on montmorillonite, aluminium hydroxide and AL(OH)x-montmorillonite complexes
    Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 51–58, 1992
  36. Thermal equivalence criteria in the chemical deactivation and stabilization of acid phosphatase
    Enzyme and Microbial Technology, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 353–358, 1991
  37. Enzyme stabilization: state of the art
    Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, vol. 100, no. 2, 1991
  38. Microenvironmental effect of stabilizing polylectroytes in ultrafiltration membrane enzymatic reactors
    Biotechnology and Bioengineering, vol. 33, no. 8, pp. 1067–1071, 1989
  39. Microenvironmental Effect of Charged Polymeric Networks on Enzyme Performance
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 501, no. 1 Enzyme Engine, pp. 108–112, 1987
  40. Deactivation of free and stabilized acid phosphatase by urea
    Biotechnology and Bioengineering, vol. 28, no. 11, pp. 1647–1652, 1986
  41. The use of synthetic polymers for preventing enzyme thermal inactivation: Some comments on the paper by Alfani and coworkers
    Biotechnology Letters, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 65–68, 1985
  42. Enzyme stabilization towards thermal, chemical and proteolytic deactivation
    Enzyme and Microbial Technology, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 78–82, 1985
  43. Series mechanism of enzyme deactivation. Characterization of intermediate forms
    Biotechnology and Bioengineering, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 877–882, 1985
  44. Acid phosphatase deactivation by a series mechanism
    Biotechnology and Bioengineering, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 518–527, 1984
  45. An experimental technique for the discrimination between series and parallel mechanisms of enzyme deactivation
    Biotechnology Letters, vol. 6, no. 11, pp. 693–697, 1984
  46. Immobilization of Purified Penicillin Acylase in a Polarized Ultrafiltration Membrane Reactor
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 434, no. 1, pp. 127–130, 1984
  47. Purified penicillin acylase performance in a stabilized ultrafiltration membrane reactor
    European Journal of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 333–338, 1983
  48. ß-?-Glucosidase stabilization in a polarized ultrafiltration membrane reactor
    Enzyme and Microbial Technology, vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 322–326, 1982
  49. The stabilizing effect of soluble macromolecules on enzyme performance
    Biotechnology Letters, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 33–38, 1981
  50. A new method of whole microbial cell immobilization
    European Journal of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 6–7, 1980
  51. THE EFFECT OF SUBSTRATE MASS TRANSFER LIMITATIONS IN AN IMMOBILIZED ENZYME MEMBRANE REACTOR
    Chemical Engineering Communications, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 145–157, 1980
  52. Distribution of ß-1,4-glucanase and ß-glucosidase activities among marine molluscs with different feeding habits
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 63, no. 3, pp. 345–348, 1979
  53. Theoretical and experimental analysis of a soluble enzyme membrane reactor
    Biotechnology and Bioengineering, vol. 21, no. 8, pp. 1421–1438, 1979
  54. Enzyme inactivation and stabilization studies in an ultrafiltration reactor
    European Journal of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 249–261, 1979
  55. Cellulase and related enzyme activities in a carnivorous mollusc: Octopus vulgaris lamarck
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 529–532, 1975
  56. Inhibition of amylases from different origins by albumins from the wheat kernel
    Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Enzymology, vol. 391, no. 1, pp. 170–178, 1975
  57. Interaction of the aspartate aminotransferase apoenzyme and the phosphate esters of some stilboestrol analogues
    Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 125–129, 1974
  58. Effect of phosphate esters of oestradiol and oestrone on the reconstitution of aspartate aminotransferase
    Journal of Steroid Biochemistry, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 573–576, 1974