Prof. Tiziano Tuccinardi
Department
of Pharmacy
University of Pisa, Italy
Associate Professor
Email: [email protected]
Qualifications
2015 Associate
Professor, Department of Pharmacy,
University of Pisa
2014 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Sbarro Institute for
Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biotechnology, Temple
University, USA
2009 Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, University
of Pisa, Italy
2006 Ph.D., Computational Chemistry, University of Pisa, Italy
2002 MD, Medicinal
Chemistry, University of Pisa,
Italy
Publications (selected)
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Poli, Giulio & Macchia, Marco & Tuccinardi, Tiziano. (2025). Structure-Based Analysis of Missense Mutations Impacting the Catalytic and Substrate Binding Sites of hRPE65. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling. 136. 108963. 10.1016/j.jmgm.2025.108963.
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Piazza, Lisa & Srinivasan, Sanjana & Tuccinardi, Tiziano & Bajorath, Jürgen. (2025). Transforming molecular cores, substituents, and combinations into structurally diverse compounds using chemical language models. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 291. 117615. 10.1016/j.ejmech.2025.117615.
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Cazzaniga, Giulia & Mori, Matteo & Griego, Anna & Scarpa, Edoardo & Moschetti, Giorgia & Muzzioli, Stefano & Stelitano, Giovanni & Chiarelli, Laurent & Cocorullo, Mario & Casali, Emanuele & Porta, Alessio & Zanoni, Giuseppe & Tresoldi, Andrea & Pini, Elena & Batalha, Íris & Battaglia, Giuseppe & Tuccinardi, Tiziano & Rizzello, Loris & Villa, Stefania & Meneghetti, Fiorella. (2025). Nanoenabling MbtI Inhibitors for Next-Generation Tuberculosis Therapy. Journal of medicinal chemistry. 68. 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c02386.
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Bononi, Giulia & Granchi, Carlotta & Tuccinardi, Tiziano & Minutolo, Filippo. (2025). Identification of a Possible Endocannabinoid-Mediated Mechanism of Action of Cetylated Fatty Acids. Biomolecules. 15. 363. 10.3390/biom15030363.
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Di Stefano, Miriana & Piazza, Lisa & Poles, Clarissa & Galati, Salvatore & Granchi, Carlotta & Giordano, Antonio & Campisi, Luca & Macchia, Marco & Poli, Giulio & Tuccinardi, Tiziano. (2025). KinasePred: A Computational Tool for Small-Molecule Kinase Target Prediction. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26. 2157. 10.3390/ijms26052157.
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Nencetti, Susanna & Cuffaro, Doretta & Ciccone, Lidia & Nocentini, Alessio & Di Stefano, Miriana & Poli, Giulio & Macchia, Marco & Tuccinardi, Tiziano & Nuti, Elisa & Supuran, Claudiu & Rossello, Armando & Orlandini, Elisabetta. (2025). A series of benzensulfonamide derivatives as new potent carbonic anhydrase IX and XII inhibitors. Future medicinal chemistry. 17. 1-15. 10.1080/17568919.2025.2453420.
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Di Stefano, Miriana & Galati, Salvatore & Lonzi, Chiara & Granchi, Carlotta & Poli, Giulio & Tuccinardi, Tiziano & Macchia, Marco. (2024). WaSPred: A reliable AI-based water solubility predictor for small molecules. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 666. 124817. 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.124817.
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Palazzolo, Stefano & Saorin, Gloria & Corona, Giuseppe & Granchi, Carlotta & Tuccinardi, Tiziano & Kamensek, Urska & Kranjc, Simona & Cemazar, Maja & Canzonieri, Vincenzo & Rizzolio, Flavio. (2024). A carrier free delivery system of a MAGL inhibitor is effective on ovarian cancer. European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V. 203. 114397. 10.1016/j.ejpb.2024.114397.
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Di Stefano, M., Galati, S., Piazza, L., Gado, F., Granchi, C., Macchia, M., … Poli, G. (2024). Watermelon: setup and validation of an in silico fragment-based approach. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 39(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/14756366.2024.2356179
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Mattioli, S., Fratini, F., Cacchiarelli, C., Martinis, V., Tuccinardi, T., Paci, G., … Mancini, S. (2024). Chemical composition, fatty acid profile, antioxidant content, and microbiological loads of lesser mealworm, mealworm, and superworm larvae. Italian Journal of Animal Science, 23(1), 125–137. https://doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2023.2293856
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Bononi, G., Lonzi, C., Tuccinardi, T., Minutolo, F., & Granchi, C. (2024). The Benzoylpiperidine Fragment as a Privileged Structure in Medicinal Chemistry: A Comprehensive Review. Molecules, 29(9), 1930. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29091930
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Åbacka, H., Masoni, S., Poli, G. et al. SMS121, a new inhibitor of CD36, impairs fatty acid uptake and viability of acute myeloid leukemia. Sci Rep 14, 9104 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58689-1
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Poli, G., Demontis, G. C., Sodi, A., Saba, A., Rizzo, S., Macchia, M., & Tuccinardi, T. (2023). An in silico toolbox for the prediction of the potential pathogenic effects of missense mutations in the dimeric region of hRPE65. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 38(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/14756366.2022.2162047
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Galati, S., Di Stefano, M., Bertini, S., Granchi, C., Giordano, A., Gado, F., Macchia, M., Tuccinardi, T., & Poli, G. (2023). Identification of New GSK3β Inhibitors through a Consensus Machine Learning-Based Virtual Screening. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(24), 17233. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417233
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Berrino, E., Carradori, S., Carta, F., Melfi, F., Gallorini, M., Poli, G., Tuccinardi, T., Fernández-Bolaños, J. G., López, Ó., Petzer, J. P., Petzer, A., Guglielmi, P., Secci, D., & Supuran, C. T. (2023). A Multitarget Approach against Neuroinflammation: Alkyl Substituted Coumarins as Inhibitors of Enzymes Involved in Neurodegeneration. Antioxidants, 12(12), 2044. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12122044
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Mancini, S., Fratini, F., Provera, I., Dovicchi, J., Tuccinardi, T., Minieri, S., … Paci, G. (2022). Growth performances, chemical composition, and microbiological loads of mealworm reared with brewery spent grains and bread leftovers. Italian Journal of Animal Science, 21(1), 1419–1429. https://doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2022.2120422
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Poli, G., Barravecchia, I., Demontis, G. C., Sodi, A., Saba, A., Rizzo, S., … Tuccinardi, T. (2022). Predicting potentially pathogenic effects of hRPE65 missense mutations: a computational strategy based on molecular dynamics simulations. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 37(1), 1765–1772. https://doi.org/10.1080/14756366.2022.2090547
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Poli, G., Di Stefano, M., Estevez, J. A., Minutolo, F., Granchi, C., Giordano, A., … Rizzolio, F. (2021). New PIN1 inhibitors identified through a pharmacophore-driven, hierarchical consensus docking strategy. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 37(1), 145–150. https://doi.org/10.1080/14756366.2021.1979970
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Carradori, S., Fantacuzzi, M., Ammazzalorso, A., Angeli, A., De Filippis, B., Galati, S., Petzer, A., Petzer, J. P., Poli, G., Tuccinardi, T., Agamennone, M., & Supuran, C. T. (2022). Resveratrol Analogues as Dual Inhibitors of Monoamine Oxidase B and Carbonic Anhydrase VII: A New Multi-Target Combination for Neurodegenerative Diseases? Molecules, 27(22), 7816. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27227816
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Bononi, G., Citi, V., Lapillo, M., Martelli, A., Poli, G., Tuccinardi, T., Granchi, C., Testai, L., Calderone, V., & Minutolo, F. (2022). Sirtuin 1-Activating Compounds: Discovery of a Class of Thiazole-Based Derivatives. Molecules, 27(19), 6535. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196535
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