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Chiara Santinelli

Research staff

Contact:

- Email chiara.santinelli@ibf.cnr.it
- Phone +39-050-3152755
- Location Pisa

Financial support:

- PROGETTO DENOMINATO “SENSOR– NUOVI SENSORI REAL TIME PER LA DETERMINAZIONE DI CONTAMINAZIONI CHIMICHE E MICROBIOLOGICHE IN MATRICI AMBIENTALI E BIOMEDICALI “ Regione Toscana.

Key publications:

M. Gonnelli, G.B. Strambini. Protein dynamical structure by tryptophan phosphorescence and enzymatic activity in reverse micelles: II. alkaline phosphatase. J. Phys. Chem.92, 2854-2857, 1988.

M. Gonnelli, G.B. Strambini. Glycerol effect on protein flexibility: a tryptophan phosphorescence study. Biophys. J. 65,131-137, 1993.

M. Gonnelli, G.B. Strambini. Phosphorescence lifetime of tryptophan in proteins. Biochemistry 34, 13847-13857, 1995.

M. Gonnelli and G.B. Strambini. Time-resolved protein phosphorescence in the stopped-flow: denaturation of horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase by urea and guanidine hydrochloride. Biochemistry 36, 16212-16220, 1997.

Gonnelli, M., Vestri, S., Santinelli, C. Chromophoric dissolved organic matter and microbial enzymatic activity. A biophysical approach to understand the marine carbon cycle. Biophysical Chemistry, 182, 79-85, 2013.

Publications (45):

Evidence of Covid-19 lockdown effects on riverine dissolved organic matter dynamics provides a proof-of-concept for needed regulations of anthropogenic emissions
Brogi S. Retelletti, Cossarini G., Bachi G., Balestra C., Camatti E., Casotti R., Checcucci G., Colella S., Evangelista V., Falcini F., Francocci F., Giorgino T., Margiotta F., D'Alcala M. Ribera, Sprovieri M., Vestri S. and Santinelli C.
Science of the total environment, 2022
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152412

Dom biological lability in an estuarine system in two contrasting periods
Retelletti Brogi S.; Casotti R.; Misson B.; Balestra C.; Gonnelli M.; Vestri S.; Santinelli C.
Journal of marine science and engineering, 2021
DOI: 10.3390/jmse9020172

Organic Copper Speciation by Anodic Stripping Voltammetry in Estuarine Waters With High Dissolved Organic Matter
Padan J.; Marcinek S.; Cindric A.-M.; Santinelli C.; Retelletti Brogi S.; Radakovitch O.; Garnier C.; Omanovic D.
Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021
DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.628749

A sensitive fluorescent assay for measuring carbon-phosphorus lyase activity in aquatic systems
Granzow B.N.; Sosa O.A.; Gonnelli M.; Santinelli C.; Karl D.M.; Repeta D.J.
Limnology and oceanography, methods, 2021
DOI: 10.1002/lom3.10418

Surface transport of DOC acts as a trophic link among Mediterranean sub-basins
Santinelli C.; Iacono R.; Napolitano E.; Ribera d'Alcala M.
Deep-sea research. Part 1. Oceanographic research papers, 2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103493

Contrasting degradation rates of natural dissolved organic carbon by deep-sea prokaryotes under stratified water masses and deep-water convection conditions in the NW Mediterranean Sea
Marc Garel, Christos Panagiotopoulos, Mehdi Boutrif, Daniel Repeta, Richard Sempéré, Chiara Santinelli, Bruno Charrière, David Nerini, Jean-Christophe Poggiale, Christian Tamburini
Marine chemistry (Print), 2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2021.103932

Enigmatic persistence of dissolved organic matter in the ocean
Dittmar T.; Lennartz S.T.; Buck-Wiese H.; Hansell D.A.; Santinelli C.; Vanni C.; Blasius B. and Hehemann J.-H.
Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, 2021
DOI: 10.1038/s43017-021-00183-7

Increasing hydrostatic pressure impacts the prokaryotic diversity during Emiliania huxleyi aggregates degradation
Tamburini C.; Garel M.; Barani A.; Boeuf D.; Bonin P.; Bhairy N.; Guasco S.; Jacquet S.; Le Moigne F.A.C.; Panagiotopoulos C.; Riou V.; Veloso S.; Santinelli C.; Armougom F.
Water (Basel), 2021
DOI: 10.3390/w13192616

Time resolved data unveils the complex DOM dynamics in a Mediterranean river
Brogi, Simona Retelletti and Balestra, Cecilia and Casotti, Raffaella and Cossarini, Gianpiero and Galletti, Yuri and Gonnelli, Margherita and Vestri, Stefano and Santinelli, Chiara
Science of the total environment, 2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139212

Dissolved organic matter dynamics in the pristine Krka River estuary (Croatia)
Marcinek S.; Santinelli C.; Cindric A.-M.; Evangelista V.; Gonnelli M.; Layglon N.; Mounier S.; Lenoble V. and Omanovic D.
Marine chemistry (Print), 2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2020.103848

Atmospheric deposition of organic matter at a remote site in the central Mediterranean Sea: Implications for the marine ecosystem
Galletti Y.; Becagli S.; Di Sarra A.; Gonnelli M.; Pulido-Villena E.; Sferlazzo M. D.; Traversi R.; Vestri S. and Santinelli C.
Biogeosciences (Print), 2020
DOI: 10.5194/bg-17-3669-2020

Picoplankton distribution and activity in the deep waters of the Southern Adriatic Sea
Santic D.; Kovacevic V.; Bensi M.; Giani M.; Tomas A.V.; Ordulj M.; Santinelli C.; Sestanovic S.; Solic M.; Grbec B.
Water (Basel), 2019
DOI: 10.3390/w11081655

ASFit - An all-inclusive tool for analysis of UV-Vis spectra of colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM)
Omanovic D.; Santinelli C.; Marcinek S. and Gonnelli M.
Computers & geosciences, 2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2019.104334

Dust-associated airborne microbes affect primary and bacterial production rates, and eukaryotes diversity, in the Northern Red Sea: A mesocosm approach
Mescioglu E.; Rahav E.; Frada M.J.; Rosenfeld S.; Raveh O.; Galletti Y.; Santinelli C.; Herut B. and Paytan A.
Atmosphere (Basel), 2019
DOI: 10.3390/atmos10070358

DOM dynamics in open waters of the Mediterranean Sea: New insights from optical properties
Galletti Y, Gonnelli M, Retelletti S, Vestri S, Santinelli C
Deep-sea research. Part 1. Oceanographic research papers, 2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2019.01.007

Black Sea dissolved organic matter dynamics: Insights from optical analyses
Margolin AR, Gonnelli M, Hansell DA, Santinelli C
Limnology and oceanography (Online), 2018
DOI: 10.1002/lno.10791

Airborne Microbes Contribute to N-2 Fixation in Surface Water of the Northern Red Sea
Rahav E, Paytan A, Mescioglu E, Galletti Y, Rosenfeld S, Raveh O, Santinelli C, Yuan Ho T, Herut B
Geophysical research letters, 2018
DOI: 10.1029/2018GL077132

Biodegradation of Emiliania huxleyi aggregates by a natural Mediterranean prokaryotic community under increasing hydrostatic pressure
Riou V, Para J, Garel M, Guigue C, Al Ali B, Santinelli C, Lefèvre D, Gattuso JP, Goutx M, Jacquet S, Le Moigne FAC, Tachikawa K, Tamburini C
Progress in Oceanography, 2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2017.01.005

Biogeochemical patterns and microbial processes in the Eastern Mediterranean Deep Water of Ionian Sea
Placenti F., Azzaro M., Artale V., La Ferla R., Caruso G., Santinelli C., Maimone G., Monticelli L., Quinci E.M., Sprovieri M.
Hydrobiologia (Dordr., Online), 2018
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-018-3554-7

Allochthonous sources and dynamic cycling of ocean dissolved organic carbon revealed by carbon isotopes
Zigah PK, McNichol AP, Xu L, Johnson C, Santinelli C, Karl D, Repeta DJ
Geophysical research letters (Online), 2017
DOI: 10.1002/2016GL071348

Dissolved organic matter dynamics in surface waters affected by oil spill pollution: results from the Serious Game exercise
Gonnelli, M., Galletti, Y., Marchetti, E., Mercadante, L., Retelletti Brogi, S., Ribotti, A., Sorgente, R., Vestri, S., Santinelli, C.
Deep-sea research. Part 2. Topical studies in oceanography, 2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2016.05.027

An initial carbon export assessment in the Mediterranean Sea based on drifting sediment traps and the Underwater Vision Profiler data sets
Ramondenc, S. and Madeleine, G. and Lombard, F. and Santinelli, C. and Stemmann, L. and Gorsky, G. and Guidi, L.
Deep-sea research. Part 1. Oceanographic research papers, 2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2016.08.015

A MSFD complementary approach for the assessment of pressures, knowledge and data gaps in Southern European Seas: The PERSEUS experience
Crise A.; Kaberi H.; Ruiz J.; Zatsepin A.; Arashkevich E.; Giani M.; Karageorgis A.P.; Prieto L.; Pantazi M.; Gonzalez-Fernandez D.; Ribera d'Alcala M.; Tornero V.; Vassilopoulou V.; Durrieu de Madron X.; Guieu C.; Puig P.; Zenetos A.; Andral B.; Angel D.; Altukhov D.; Ayata S.D.; Aktan Y.; Balcioglu E.; Benedetti F.; Bouchoucha M.; Buia M.-C.; Cadiou J.-F.; Canals M.; Chakroun M.; Christou E.; Christidis M.G.; Civitarese G.; Coatu V.; Corsini-Foka M.; Cozzi S.; Deidun A.; Dell'Aquila A.; Dogrammatzi A.; Dumitrache C.; Edelist D.; Ettahiri O.; Fonda-Umani S.; Gana S.; Galgani F.; Gasparini S.; Giannakourou A.; Gomoiu M.-T.; Gubanova A.; Gucu A.-C.; Gurses O.; Hanke G.; Hatzianestis I.; Herut B.; Hone R.; Huertas E.; Irisson J.-O.; Isinibilir M.; Jimenez J.A.; Kalogirou S.; Kapiris K.; Karamfilov V.; Kavadas S.; Keskin C.; Kideys A.E.; Kocak M.; Kondylatos G.; Kontogiannis C.; Kosyan R.; Koubbi P.; Kuspilic G.; La Ferla R.; Langone L.; Laroche S.; Lazar L.; Lefkaditou E.; Lemeshko I.E.; Machias A.; Malej A.; Mazzocchi M.-G.; Medinets V.; Mihalopoulos N.; Miserocchi S.; Moncheva S.; Mukhanov V.; Oaie G.; Oros A.; Ozturk A.A.; Ozturk B.; Panayotova M.; Prospathopoulos A.; Radu G.; Raykov V.; Reglero P.; Reygondeau G.; Rougeron N.; Salihoglu B.; Sanchez-Vidal A.; Sannino G.; Santinelli C.; Secrieru D.; Shapiro G.; Simboura N.; Shiganova T.; Sprovieri M.; Stefanova K.; Streftaris N.; Tirelli V.; Tom M.; Topaloglu B.; Topcu N.E.; Tsagarakis K.; Tsangaris C.; Tserpes G.; Tugrul S.; Uysal Z.; Vasile D.; Violaki K.; Xu J.; Yuksek A.; Papathanassiou E.
Marine pollution bulletin., 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.03.024

Biophysical processes affecting DOM dynamics at the Arno river mouth (Tyrrhenian Sea)
Retelletti Brogi S.; Gonnelli M.; Vestri S.; Santinelli C.
Biophysical chemistry (Print), 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2014.10.004

Carbon isotope measurements reveal unexpected cycling of dissolved organic matter in the deep Mediterranean Sea
Santinelli, C. and Follett, C. and Retelletti Brogi, S. and Xu, L. and Repeta, D.
Marine chemistry (Print), 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2015.06.018

Hidden cycle of dissolved organic carbon in the deep ocean
Follett, Christopher L.; Repeta, Daniel J.; Rothman, Daniel H.; Xu, Li; Santinelli, Chiara
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2014
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1407445111

Influence of stratification on marine dissolved organic carbon (DOC) dynamics: The Mediterranean Sea case
Santinelli C, Hansell DA, Ribera d'Alcalà M
Progress in Oceanography, 2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2013.06.001

Chromophoric dissolved organic matter and microbial enzymatic activity. A biophysical approach to understand the marine carbon cycle
Gonnelli M, Vestri S, Santinelli C
Biophysical chemistry (Print), 2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2013.06.016

Photodegradation of the Rhodamine B using the microwave/UV/H2O2 process: effect of the temperature
C. Ferrari, H. Chen, R. Lavezza, C. Santinelli, I. Longo and E. Bramanti
International Journal of Photoenergy (Online), 2013
DOI: 10.1155/2013/854857

Enzymatic Activities and Prokaryotic Abundance in Relation to Organic Matter along a West-East Mediterranean Transect (TRANSMED Cruise)
Zaccone R.; Boldrin A.; Caruso G.; La Ferla R.; Maimone G.; Santinelli C.; Turchetto M.
Microbial ecology, 2012
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-012-0011-4

Enzymatic Activities and Prokaryotic Abundance in Relation to Organic Matter along a West-East Mediterranean Transect (TRANSMED Cruise)
Zaccone R., Boldrin A., Caruso G., La Ferla R., Maimone G., Santinelli C., Turchetto M.
Microbial ecology, 2012
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-012-0011-4

New insights into C, N and P stoichiometry in the Mediterranean Sea: The Adriatic Sea case
Santinelli C; Ibello V; Lavezza R; Civitarese G; Seritti A
Continental shelf research, 2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2012.02.015

Organic carbon dynamics in the Mediterranean Sea: An integrated study
Santinelli C; Sempéré R; Van Wambeke F; Charriere B; Seritti A
Global biogeochemical cycles, 2012
DOI: 10.1029/2011GB004151

Dynamics of chromophoric dissolved organic matter in a stratified mountain lake.
Bracchini L., Dattilo A.M, Hull V, Loiselle S.A, Nannicini L.., Picchi M.P., Ricci M., Santinelli C., Seritti A. Tognazzi A., Rossi C.
Photochemical & photobiological sciences (Print), 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b9pp00129h

DOC dynamics in the meso and bathypelagic layers of the Mediterranean Sea.
Santinelli C., Nannicini L., Seritti A.
Deep-sea research. Part 2. Topical studies in oceanography, 2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.02.014

Multiparametric mixing analysis of the deep waters in the Western Mediterranean Sea
Schroeder, K.; Borghini, M.; Cerrati, G.; Difesca, V.; Delfanti, R.; Santinelli, C.; Gasparini, G. P.
Chemistry in ecology (Print), 2008
DOI: 10.1080/02757540801970373

Il ruolo centrale della Sostanza Organica Disciolta in mare nel ciclo globale del Carbonio
Santinelli C.
Acqua & territorio, 2008

Multiparametric mixing analysis of the deep waters in the Western Mediterranean Sea
Schroeder K., Borghini M., Cerrati M., Difesa V., Del fanti R., Santinelli C.
Chemistry in ecology (Print), 2008

Coastal dynamics and dissolved organic carbon in the western Sardinian shelf (Western Mediterranean)
Santinelli C., Ribotti A., Sorgente R., Gasparini G.P., Nannicini L., Vignudelli S., Seritti A.
Journal of marine systems, 2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.12.005

The bio-optical properties of CDOM as descriptor of lake stratification
Bracchini l., Dattilo A.M., Loiselle S.A., Hull V., Santinelli C., Seritti A., Martini S., Rossi C.
Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology (Print), 2006
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2006.06.003

Vertical distribution of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the Mediterranean Sea.
Santinelli C., Manca B.B., Gasparini G.P., Nannicini L., Seritti A.
Climate research, 2006
DOI: 10.3354/cr031205

Microbial contribution to carbon biogeochemistry in the Mediterranean Sea: variability of activities and biomass
LA FERLA R., AZZARO F., AZZARO M., CARUSO G., DECEMBRINI F., LEONARDI M., MAIMONE G., MONTICELLI L.S., RAFFA F., SANTINELLI C., ZACCONE R., RIBERA D'ALCALÀ M.
Journal of marine systems, 2005
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2005.05.001

Distribution of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) amd chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in coastal waters of the northern Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy).
Vignudelli S.; Santinelli C.; Murru E.; Nannicini L.; Seritti A.
Estuarine, coastal and shelf science (Print), 2004
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2003.11.023

Bacterial processes in the intermediate and deep layers of the Ionian Sea in winter 1999
Zaccone R. ; L.S. Monticelli ; A. Seritti ; C. Santinelli ; M. Azzaro ; A. Boldrin ; R. La Ferla; M. Ribera d?Alcalà ;
Journal of geophysical research, 2003
DOI: 10.1029/2002JC001625

Vertical distribution of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the Western Mediterranean Sea in relation to the hydrological characteristics
Santinelli C., Gasparini G.P., Nannicini L., Seritti A.
Deep-sea research. Part 1. Oceanographic research papers, 2002