Alessandra Astegno
University of Verona, Italy
Biography
Alessandra Astegno is interested in diff erent aspects of Protein Chemistry and Enzymology, including folding, evolution and structure-function relationship of
proteins and macromolecular assemblies. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Biochemistry at the Department of Biotechnology of the University of Verona.
She has a solid background in recombinant protein expression and purifi cation, functional and structural characterization of pyridoxal phosphate-dependent
enzymes as well as metallo-proteins.
Abstract
Abstract : Characterization of cystathionine γ-lyase from T. gondii: A target for drug development?