Daniel Jancura

Daniel Jancura participates in the Mitofood project; a research community for nutritional optimization of mitochondrial function for health promotion and disease resistance.

Dr. Daniel Jancura

Department of Biophysics
Safarik University in Kosice
Jesenna 5
041 54 Kosice
SLOVAKIA
Tel +421 55 6221926
Fax +421 55 6222124

E-mail: jancura@upjs.sk

Expertise

Coupled electron and proton transfer in cytochrome c oxidase. Molecular mechanism of photodynamic therapy.

Relevant projects and functions

  • NIH project (2009-2011): Molecular mechanism of redox driven proton pumps.
  • Slovak research and development agency (APVV) project
  • Targeted photodynamic of cancer: from delivery systems through cellular signalling to in vivo model (2008-2010).

Selected publications

  1. D. Jancura, M. Antalik, V. Berka, G. Palmer, and M. Fabian. Filling the catalytic site of cytochrome c oxidase with electrons, J. Biol. Chem. 281, 20003-20010 (2006).
  2. D. Jancura, V. Berka, M. Antalik, J. Bagelova, R.B. Gennis, G. Palmer and M. Fabian. Spectral and kinetics equivalence of oxidized ctochrome c oxidase as isolated and 'activated' by reoxidation. J. Biol. Chem. 281, 30319-30325 (2006).