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Dr. Carolina Mascayano

Charge: 
Environmental Sciences Department. Computational simulation and rational drug design laboratory
E-mail: 
carolina.mascayano@usach.cl

Biography: 

Dr. Carolina Mascayano completed her studies in 2000 to obtain a degree in Chemistry at the Universidad de Santiago de Chile. Subsequently, he obtained his Doctorate degree in 2006 from the same university.

 
Research Area: 

Her research areas focus on computational and medical chemistry.

Projects: 
  • FONDECYT Enhancement of endothelium signaling by dietary polyphenols and potassium supplements in control and STZ-diabetic rats, 2017-2021. Co investigador.
  • DICYT Síntesis, Propiedades Anti-inflamatorias y Estudios  Computacionales de Derivados de Chalconas como Inhibidores de 5- LOX  2016-2018 Investigador Principal
  • FONDECYT Organometallic complexes linked to macrocycle groups by a chromophore bridging ligand, as potential optical and electrochemical sensors for the detection of metal ions. 2015-2019. Rol: Co investigador.
  • FONDECYT. New Isoflavanones And Isoflavans Derivatives As Lipoxygenase Inhibitors: Computational Studies, Synthesis And Biological Assay, 2012-2015. Investigador principal.
  • FONDEF Generación y desarrollo de una vacuna recombinante eficaz contra el circovirus porcino Tipo 2 potenciada con citoquinas inmuno-reguladoras: una solución biotecnológica para la porcicultura nacional, 2012-2015. Co investigador.
  • DICYT. Cumarinas 7-o preniladas ¿Un modelo interesante de fármacos antiinflamatorios?, 2011-2013. Co investigador.
  • FONDECYT Novel Solvato- And Halochromic Betaines: Synthesis, Evaluation And Development Of Theoretical Models, 2010-2014. Co investigador.
  • DICYT. Síntesis y evaluación biológica de isoflavonoides como inhibidores de 12 y 15-lipoxigenasa humana, a partir de un diseño in silico. 2010-2012. Investigador principal.
  • FONDECYT Molecular modelling studies of enzyme-inhibitor interactions in human platelet lipoxygenases, 2008-2009 Investigador Principal
  • FONDECYT Interacciones soluto-solvente de sondas solvatocromicas  en solución 2007-2009 Co-investigador
Latest Publications: 
10. Ureta-Zañartu, M. S., Mascayano, C., & Gutiérrez, C. (2015). On the dramatic increase with chain length of the oxidazability of linear saturated aliphatic alcohols on gold in alkaline media. Electrochimica Acta, 165, 232-238. ISI (4.036)
 
9. Toro-Ascuy, D., Tambley, C., Beltran, C., Mascayano, C., Sandoval, N., Olivares, E., ... & Cortez-San Martín, M. (2015). Development of a Reverse Genetic System for Infectious Salmon Anemia Virus: Rescue of Recombinant Fluorescent Virus by Using Salmon Internal Transcribed Spacer Region 1 as a Novel Promoter. Applied and environmental microbiology, 81(4), 1210-1224.ISI (3.668)
 
8. Mascayano, C., Espinosa, V., Sepúlveda‐ Boza, S., Hoobler, E. K., Perry, S., Diaz, G., & Holman, T. R. (2014). Enzymatic Studies of Isoflavonoids as Selective and Potent Inhibitors of Human Leukocyte 5‐ Lipo‐ Oxygenase.Chemical biology & drug design.ISI (2.507).
 
7. Modak, B., Torres, P., Mascayano, C., Torres, R., Urzúa, A., & Valenzuela, B. (2014). Derivatives of 3H-spiro1-benzofuran-2, 1’-cyclohexanes: immunostimulants for veterinary use. Boletín latinoamericano y del Caribe de plantas medicinales y aromáticas, 13(4), 375-380.ISI (0.507).​
 
6. Torres, R., Mascayano, C., Nunez, C., Modak, B., & Faini, F. (2013). COUMARINS OF HAPLOPAPPUS MULTIFOLIUS AND DERIVATIVE AS INHIBITORS OF LOX: EVALUATION IN-VITRO AND DOCKING STUDIES.Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society, 58(4), 2027-2030.ISI (0.469)
 
5. Mascayano, C., Espinosa, V., Sepúlveda‐ Boza, S., Hoobler, E. K., & Perry, S. (2013). In Vitro Study of Isoflavones and Isoflavans as Potent Inhibitors of Human 12‐ and 15‐ Lipoxygenases. Chemical biology & drug design, 82(3), 317-325. ISI (2.507)
 
4. Rezende, M. C., Mascayano, C., Briones, L., & Aliaga, C. (2011). Sensing different micellar microenvironments with solvatochromic dyes of variable lipophilicity. Dyes and Pigments, 90(3), 219-224.ISI (3.966)
 
3. Castro-Nallar, E., Cortez-San Martín, M., Mascayano, C., Molina, C., & Crandall, K. A. (2011). Molecular phylodynamics and protein modeling of infectious salmon anemia virus (ISAV). BMC evolutionary biology, 11(1), 349.ISI (3.407)
 
2. Mascayano, C., Caroli Rezende, M., Rivera, Y., & Espinosa, V. (2011). Isoflavans derivatives as inhibitors of soybean lipoxygenase: in-vitro and docking studies. Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society, 56(4), 935-937. ISI (0.469)
 
1. Mascayano, C., Núñez, G., Acevedo, W., & Rezende, M. C. (2010). Binding of arachidonic acid and two flavonoid inhibitors to human 12-and 15-lipoxygenases: a steered molecular dynamics study. Journal of molecular modeling, 16(5), 1039-1045.ISI (1.736)