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International peer-reviewed publications : 50, including Nature Rev. Chem., Nature Commun., JACS (3), Chem. Mater., ACS Materials Au, Nanoscale (4), Chem. Commun. (2), Inorg. Chem. (2), Food Chem., Metallomics (2), Nucl. Acid. Res.
h-index = 21, i10-index = 31, citations = 2020 (10/2026)
50. Deciphering Supramolecular Nucleopeptide-Based Hydrogel Formation through Unique Combination of NMR Methods and Molecular Dynamics Simulations
C. Boulogne, J. Morere, N. Sigalas, P. Hoschtettler, E. Bignon, M.-C. Averlant-Petit, L. Stefan, S. Bouguet-Bonnet, C. Gardiennet, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2026, 130, 10337.
49. Rheological modelling to assess the gelation kinetics of mono- and multi-component supramolecular hydrogels
A. F. L. Samba, T. Giraud, L. Stefan, M.-C. Averlant-Petit, V. Sadtler, T. Roques-Carmes, P. Marchal, C. Lemaître, ChemPhysChem, 2026, 27, e202500822.
48. Synergistic Multicomponent Nucleopeptide-Based Hydrogels: Harnessing DNA-Base Pairing and Electrostatic Complementarities
T. Giraud, M. Koch, P. Hoschtettler, G. Pickaert, M.-C. Averlant-Petit, L. Stefan, ACS Materials Au, 2026, 6, 716.
47. Toward a comprehensively characterized extract of Wharton’s jelly extracellular matrix for the formulation of human collagen-based hydrogels
N. Wisniewski, R. El Omar, L. Stefan, A. Bzal, I. Raeth-Fries, D. Helle, G. Francius, J.-B. Vincourt, A. Kriznik, F. Quilès, C. Gaucher, Int. J. Pharma., 2026, 690, 126523.
46. Temperature effect on supramolecular hydrogel gelation process: a High Resolution and Fast Field Cycling NMR study
C. Boulogne, G. Cogneaux, P. Hoshtettler, M.-C. Averlant-Petit, L. Stefan, C. Gardiennet, S. Bouguet-Bonnet, Magn. Reson. Chem., 2026, 64, 179.
45. Gelatin from red tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) scales: Optimization of its extraction and detailed characterization of its chemical and viscoelastic properties
J. A. Camano Echavarria, A. Nekkaa, P. Arnoux, C. Mathé, C. Cakir-Kiefer, L. Stefan, C. Paris, K. Selmeczi, J. E. Zapata Montoya, L. Canabady-Rochelle, Appl. Food Res., 2025, 5, 101128.
44. Supramolecular Hydrogels Derived from 2:1-[α/aza]-Pseudopeptides: Design, Structural Analysis and Self Assembly in Solution, Solid, and Gel States
M. I. A. Ibrahim, J. Bodiguel, G. Pickaert, L. Stefan, K. Matsuo, M.-C. Averlant-Petit, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2025, 13, 7437.
43. Metal-Chelating Peptides Derived from Sunflower Meal Protein: Preparation, Isolation, Identification, and Antioxidant Properties
J. A. Camano Echavarria, C. Mathé, P. Arnoux, L. Stefan, C. Paris, K. Selmeczi, C. C. Udenigwe, L. Canabady-Rochelle, ACS Food Sci. Technol., 2025, 5, 2336.
42. Characterization and Bioactivities of Gelatin Hydrolysates of Red Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) Scale Byproducts
J. A. Camano Echavarria, R. Irankunda, P. Arnoux, C. Mathé, J.-M. Girardet, C. Cakir-Kiefer, A. Risler, L. Stefan, C. Paris, J. E. Zapata Montoya, K. Selmeczi, L. Canabady-Rochelle, ACS Food Sci. Technol., 2025, 5, 1100.
41. Heparinized collagen-based hydrogels for tissue engineering: physical, mechanical and biological properties
M. Wu, A. Sapin-Minet, L. Stefan, J. Perrin, I. Raeth-Fries, C. Gaucher, Int. J. Pharm., 2025, 670, 125126.
40. Deciphering interactions involved in Immobilized Metal ion Affinity Chromatography and Surface Plasmon Resonance for validating the analogy between both technologies
R. Irankunda, J. Camano Echavarria, C. Paris, K. Selmeczi, L. Stefan, S. Boschi-Muller, L. Muhr, L. Canabady-Rochelle, Inorganics, 2024, 12, 31.
39. Preparation and optimization of agarose or polyacrylamide/amino acid-based double network hydrogels for photocontrolled drug release
S. Xiang, C. Guilbaud-Chéreau, P. Hoschtettler, L. Stefan, A. Bianco, C. Ménard-Moyon, Int. J. Biol. Macromol., 2024, 127919.
38. Gelatin Methacryloyl (GelMA) Hydrogel Scaffolds: Predicting Physical Properties Using an Experimental Design Approach
C. Peyret, K. Elkhoury, S. Bouguet-Bonnet, S. Poinsignon, C. Boulogne, T. Giraud, L. Stefan, Y. Tahri, L. Sanchez-Gonzalez, M. Linder, A. Tamayol, C.J.F. Kahn, E. Arab-Tehrany, Int. J. Molecular Sci., 2023, 24, 13359.
37. Highly Synergistic Properties of Multicomponent Hydrogels Thanks to Cooperative Nucleopeptide Assemblies
P. Hoschtettler, G. Pickaert, A. Carvalho, M.-C. Averlant-Petit, L. Stefan,* Chem. Mater., 2023, 35, 4259.
36. A lysine-based 2:1-[α/aza]-pseudopeptide series used as additives in polymeric membranes for CO2 capture: synthesis, structural studies, and application
M. I. A. Ibrahim, X. Solimando, L. Stefan, G. Pickaert, J. Babin, C. Arnal-Herault, D. Roizard, A. Joncquières, J. Bodiguel, M.-C. Averlant-Petit, RSC Advances, 2023, 13, 10051.
35. Metal-chelating activity of soy and pea protein hydrolysates obtained after different enzymatic treatments from protein isolates
S. El Hajj, R. Irankunda, J. A. Camano Echavarria, P. Arnoux, C. Paris, L. Stefan, C. Gaucher, S. Boschi-Muller, L. Canabady-Rochelle, Food Chem., 2023, 405, 134788.
34. Metal-chelating peptides separation using immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography: experimental methodology and simulation
R. Irankunda, J. A. Camano Echavarria, C. Paris, L. Stefan, S. Desobry, K. Selmeczi, L. Muhr, L. Canabady-Rochele, Separations, 2022, 9, 370.
http://doi.org/10.3390/separations9110370
Selected as Editor's choice
33. On the Observation of 14N Quadrupole Resonance Transitions in Water Proton NMR Relaxometry Dispersion Curves: The Case of a Labile NH Grouping in a Semirigid Molecular Moiety
S. Bouguet-Bonnet, T. Giraud, L. Stefan, M.-C. Averlant-Petit, D. Canet, J. Phys. Chem. B., 2022, 126, 37.
32. Emerging low-molecular weight nucleopeptide-based hydrogels: state of the art, applications, challenges and perspectives
T. Giraud, P. Hoschtettler, G. Pickaert, M.-C. Averlant-Petit, L. Stefan,* Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 4908.
http://doi.org/10.1039/d1nr06131c
Selected for the special issue Nanoscale 2022 Emerging Investigators
31. Bio-inspired casein-derived antioxidant peptides exhibiting a dual direct/indirect mode of action
G. Csire, F. Dupire, L. Canabady-Rochelle, K. Selmeczi,* L. Stefan,* Inorg. Chem., 2022, 61, 1941.
30. Electrically switchable nanolever technology for the screening of metal-chelating peptides in hydrolysates
S. El Hajj, C. T. Sepulveda Rincon, J.-M. Girardet, C. Cakir-Kiefer, L. Stefan, J. E. Zapata Montoya, S. Boschi-Muller, C. Gaucher, L. Canabady-Rochelle, J. Agri. Food Chem., 2021, 36, 8819.
29. Co-assembly and multicomponent hydrogel formation upon mixing nucleobase-containing peptides
T. Giraud, S. Bouguet-Bonnet, M.-J. Stébé, Lionel Richaudeau, G. Pickaert, M.-C. Averlant-Petit, L. Stefan,* Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 10566.
28. Rheological investigation of the influence of dextran on the self-assembly of lysine derivatives in water/dimethylsulfoxide mixtures
G. Rangel Euzcateguy, C. Parajua-Sejil, P. Marchal, D. Chapron, M.-C. Averlant-Petit, L. Stefan, G. Pickaert, A. Durand, Colloids Surf., A Physicochem. Eng Asp., 2021, 625, 126908.
27. Rheological investigation of supramolecular physical gels in water/dimethylsulfoxide mixtures by lysine derivatives
G. Rangel Euzcateguy, C. Parajua-Sejil, P. Marchal, D. Chapron, M.-C. Averlant-Petit, L. Stefan, G. Pickaert, A. Durand, Polymer International, 2021, 70, 256.
http://doi.org/10.1002/pi.6179
26. Metabolomic approach based on LC-HRMS for the fast screening of iron(II)-chelating peptides in protein hydrolysates
C. Paris, K. Selmeczi, B. Ebel, L. Stefan, G. Csire, C. Cakir-Kiefer, S. Desobry, L. Canabady-Rochelle, P. Chaimbault, Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 2021, 413, 315.
25. Application in Nutrition: Mineral-Binding
S. El Hajj., T. Sepulveda-Rincon, C. Paris, T. Giraud, G. Csire, L. Stefan, K. Selmeczi, J.-M. Girardet, S. Desobry, S. Bouhallab, L. Muhr, C. Gaucher, L. Canabady-Rochelle, Biologically Active Peptides (Ed. J. Wu and F. Toldra), Elsevier Book, 2021, pages 455-494.
24. Cyclohexamer [-(D-Phe-azaPhe-Ala)2-]: good candidate to formulate supramolecular organogels
I. Mohamed Ibrahim Abdelmoneim, G. Pickaert, L. Stefan, B. Jamart-Gregoire, J. Bodiguel, M.-C. Averlant-Petit, RSC Advances, 2020, 10, 43859.
23. Improving and fine-tuning the properties of peptide-based hydrogels via incorporation of peptide nucleic acids
T. Giraud, S. Bouguet-Bonnet, P. Marchal, G. Pickaert, M.-C. Averlant-Petit, L. Stefan,* Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 19905.
22. Both metal-chelating and free radical-scavenging synthetic pentapeptides as efficient inhibitors of reactive oxygen species generation
G. Csire, L. Canabady-Rochelle, M.-C. Averlant-Petit, K. Selmeczi,* L. Stefan,* Metallomics, 2020, 12, 1220.
21. Applications of guanine quartets in nanotechnology and chemical biology
L. Stefan,* D. Monchaud,* Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2019, 3, 650.
20. New C-terminal hydrazide L-Leucine derivatives as multi-solvent low molecular weight organogelators
M. M. Abdellatif, M.-C. Averlant-Petit, L. Stefan, G. Pickaert, Journal of Textiles, Coloration and Polymer Science, 2018, 15, 73.
http://doi.org/10.21608/jtcps.2018.5976.1011
19. Amino acids modifications to improve and fine-tune peptide-based hydrogels
L. Stefan,* Amino Acids – New Insights and Roles in Plant and Animal (Ed. T. Asao and Md. Asaduzzaman), Intech, 2017 (ISBN 978-953-51-3242-4).
18. Native and synthetic G-quartet-based DNAzyme systems: artificial enzymes for biotechnological applications
L. Stefan,* Advanced Catalytic Materials (Ed. L. E. Norena-Franco), Intech, 2016 (ISBN 978-953-51-4596-7).
17. Synthetic G-quartets as versatile nanotools for the luminescent detection of G-quadruplexes
A. Laguerre, M. Levillain, L. Stefan, R. Haudecoeur, F. Katranji, M. Pirrotta, D. Monchaud, Chimia, 2015, 69, 530.
16. Nature-inspired strategies to target DNA/RNA-quadruplexes
A. Laguerre, L. Stefan, D. Monchaud, Biological relevance & therapeutic applications of DNA- and RNA-quadruplexes (Ed. D. Monchaud), Future Science (UK), 2015, p206-217.
15. Supramolecular amplification of amyloid self-assembly by iodination
A. Bertolani, L. Pirrie, L. Stefan, N. Houbenov, J. S. Haataja, R. Milani, O. Ikkala, G. Resnati, P. Metrangolo, Nature Commun., 2015, 6, 7574.
14. A twice-as-smart synthetic G-quartet: PyroTASQ is both a smart quadruplex ligand and a smart fluorescent probe
A. Laguerre, L. Stefan, M. Larrouy, D. Genest, J. Novotna, M. Pirrotta, D. Monchaud, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 12406.
13. Porphyrin-based design of bioinspired multi-target quadruplex ligands
A. Laguerre, N. Desbois, L. Stefan, P. Richard, C. P. Gros, D. Monchaud, ChemMedChem, 2014, 9, 2035.
12. Caffeine-based gold(I) N-heterocyclic carbenes as possible anticancer agents: synthesis and biological properties
B. Bertrand, L. Stefan, M. Pirrotta, D. Monchaud, E. Bodio, P. Richard, P. Le Gendre, E. Warmerdam, de M. Jager, G. Groothuis, M. Picquet, A. Casini, Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 2296.
11. Surface-immobilized DNAzyme-type biocatalysis
L. Stefan, T. Lavergne, N. Spinelli, E. Defrancq, D. Monchaud, Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 2693.
10. Multitasking water-soluble synthetic G-quartets: from preferential RNA-quadruplex interactions to biocatalytic activity
R. Haudecoeur, L. Stefan, D. Monchaud, Chem. Eur. J., 2013, 19, 12739.
9. Closer to nature: a ATP-dependent bioinspired catalytic oxidation process
L. Stefan, D. Duret, N. Spinelli, E. Defrancq, D. Monchaud, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 1500.
8. A model of smart G-quadruplex ligand
R. Haudecoeur, L. Stefan, F. Denat, D. Monchaud, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 550.
http://doi.org/10.1021/ja310056y
Recommended by the “faculty of 1000”
7. Assessing the differential affinity of small molecules for noncanonical DNA structures
L. Stefan, B. Bertrand, P. Richard, P. Le Gendre, F. Denat, M. Picquet, D. Monchaud, ChemBioChem, 2012, 13, 1905.
6. Insights into how nucleoside supplements enhance the peroxidase-mimicking DNAzyme activity of the G-quadruplex/hemin system
L. Stefan, F. Denat, D. Monchaud, Nucleic Acids Res., 2012, 40, 8759.
5. Porphyrin-templated synthetic G-quartet (PorphySQ): a second prototype of G-quartet based G-quadruplex ligand
H.-J. Xu, L. Stefan, R. Haudecoeur, S. Vuong, P. Richard, F. Denat, J.-M. Barbe, C. P. Gros, D. Monchaud, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012, 10, 5212.
4. Identifying three-way DNA junction-specific small-molecules
S. Vuong, L. Stefan, P. Lejault, Y. Rousselin, F. Denat, D. Monchaud, Biochimie, 2012, 94, 442.
3. Deciphering the DNAzyme activity of multimeric quadruplexes: insights into their actual role in the telomerase activity evaluation assay
L. Stefan, F. Denat, D. Monchaud, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 20405.
2. Harnessing nature’s insights: synthetic small molecules with peroxidase-mimicking DNAzyme properties
L. Stefan, H.-J. Xu, C. P. Gros, F. Denat, D. Monchaud, Chem. Eur. J., 2011, 17, 10857.
http://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201101337
1. DOTASQ as a prototype of nature-inspired G-quadruplex ligand
L. Stefan, A. Guédin, S. Amrane, N. Smith, F. Denat, J.-L. Mergny, D. Monchaud, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 4992.
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