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Constantinos G. Tsiafoulis

Chemist, PhD

University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

ctsiafou at uoi.gr

tsiafoulis.konstantinos at ac.eap.gr

Tel. +30 26510 08426


Scientific Skills in selected Techniques

Spectroscopy

Electrochemistry

Chromatography

Hyphenated techniques

Biosensors

Scientific Skills in Selected Methods / Objects

Analytical Chemistry

Lipid Analysis

Food Chemistry

Metabolomics

Biological samples

Structure Elucidation

Bioactive constituents


Languages

Hellinic (mother language)

English

French


H-Index

14


Work Experience

Laboratory Didaktic Personnel
2014 - Current

University of Ioannina (UnI), Dept. of Chemistry, Session of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Lab. of Analytical Chemistry, NRSL - NMR Centre

ctsiafou at uoi.gr


Educational Personnel
2020- Current

Cooperative Educational Personnel, School of Natural Sciences and Technology, MSc Program Course "Chemical and Biomolecular Analysis", Hellenic Open University.

tsiafoulis.konstantinos at ac.eap.gr


IDAX
2006 - 2014

NRSL-NMR Centre, UnI, Greece


Education

PhD
2004

PhD, Doctor of Philosophy of the Dept. of Chemistry, University of Ioannina.

Thesis : "Development of Amperometric Biosensors for the determination of glycolic acid, sulfoglucosinolates and fucose in real samples"


Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
1997

BSc;Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Diploma in Chemistry.


Postdoctorate
Sep 2013

Short time Erasmus visit at the Laboratory "Groupe de RMN Biomédicale laboratory of the University de Toulouse, UPS; Laboratoire de Synthese et Physico-Chimie de Molecules d'Interet Biologique (SPCMIB)", Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France


Guest Editor

  • Journal Molecules
  • Special Issue (SI) entitled "Spectroscopic Methods in Food Chemistry: From Milk and Dairy Products to Olive Oil".

    Submissions open

    See the call: Go to the SI on Molecules journal


    Publication list

    From 2020 to current
    2020-Current

    PU29. Kostara, C.E., Tsiafoulis, C.G., Bairaktari, E.T., Tsimihodimos, V. "Altered RBC membrane lipidome: A possible etiopathogenic link for the microvascular impairment in Type 2 Diabetes", Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications , 35, 2021, 107998.

    PU28. Passadis, S.S, Papanikolaou, M.G., Elliott, A., Tsiafoulis, C.G., Tsipis, A.C., Keramidas, A.D., Miras, H.N., Kabanos, T.A. "Synthesis, Structural, and Physicochemical Characterization of a Ti6 and a Unique Type of Zr6Oxo Clusters Bearing an Electron-Rich Unsymmetrical {OON} Catecholate/Oxime Ligand and Exhibiting Metalloaromaticity" Inorganic Chemistry , 2020, 59 (24), 18345.

    PU27. I.Ketikidis, C.N. Banti*, N. Kourkoumelis, C.G. Tsiafoulis*, C. Papachristodoulou, A.G. Kalampounias, S.K. Hadjikakou*, "Conjugation of penicillin-G with silver(I) ions expands its antimicrobial activity, against Gram negative bacteria", Antibiotics , 2020, 9(1), 25 .



    Publication list

    From 2015 to 2019
    2015-2019

    PU26. S. Symeou, C. G. Tsiafoulis, I. P. Gerothanassis, D. Miltiadou, O. Tzamaloukas "Nuclear magnetic resonance screening of changes in fatty acid and cholesterol content of ovine milk induced by ensiled olive cake inclusion in Chios sheep diets", Small Ruminant Research , 2019, 177, pp. 111-116.

    PU25. C. G. Tsiafoulis*, C. Papaemmanouil, D. Alivertis, O. Tzamaloukas, D. Miltiadou, S. Balayssac, M. Malet-Martino, I. P. Gerothanassis* "NMR-Based Metabolomics of the Lipid Fraction of Organic and Conventional Bovine Milk", Molecules , 2019, 24, 1067.

    PU24. Alexandri, E., Ahmed, R., Siddiqui, H., Choudhary, I. M., Tsiafoulis, G. C., Gerothanassis, P. I. "High Resolution NMR Spectroscopy as a Structural and Analytical Tool for Unsaturated Lipids in Solution", Molecules , 2017, 22 (10), 1663.

    PU23. Kontogianni, V.G., Tsiafoulis, C.G., Roussis, I.G., Gerothanassis, I.P. "Selective 1D TOCSY NMR method for the determination of glutathione in white wine", Analytical Methods , 2017, 9 (30), pp. 4464-4470.

    PU22. Banti, C.N., Kourkoumelis, N., Tsiafoulis, C.G., Skoulika, S., Hadjikakou, S.K. "Silver(I) complexes of methyl xanthate against human adenocarcinoma breast cancer cells", Polyhedron , 2017, 121, pp. 115-122.

    PU21. P. Charisiadis, V. G. Kontogianni, C. G. Tsiafoulis, A. G. Tzakos, I. P. Gerothanassis "Determination of polyphenolic phytochemicals using highly deshielded -OH ¹H-NMR signals", Phytochemical Analysis , 2017, 28 (3), pp. 159-170.

    PU20.Passadis, S.S., Tsiafoulis, C., Drouza, C., Tsipis, A.C., Miras, H.N., Keramidas, A.D., Kabanos, T.A. "Synthesis, Bonding, and Reactivity of Vanadium(IV) Oxido-Fluorido Compounds with Neutral Chelate Ligands of the General Formula cis-[VIV(=O)(F)(LN-N)2]+", Inorganic Chemistry , 2016, 55 (4), pp. 1364-1366.

    PU19.Lalou, S., Hatzidimitriou, E., Papadopoulou, M., Kontogianni, V.G., Tsiafoulis, C.G., Gerothanassis, I.P., Tsimidou, M.Z. "Beyond traditional balsamic vinegar: Compositional and sensorial characteristics of industrial balsamic vinegars and regulatory requirements", Journal of Food Composition and Analysis , 2015, 43, pp. 175-184.

    PU18. Papaemmanouil, C., Tsiafoulis*, C.G., Alivertis, D., Tzamaloukas, O., Miltiadou, D., Tzakos, A.G., Gerothanassis*, I.P. "Selective One-Dimensional Total Correlation Spectroscopy Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Experiments for a Rapid Identification of Minor Components in the Lipid Fraction of Milk and Dairy Products: Toward Spin Chromatography?", Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry , 2015, 63 (22), pp. 5381-5387

    PU17. Apostolopoulou, A., Vlasiou, M., Tziouris, P.A., Tsiafoulis, C., Tsipis, A.C., Rehder, D., Kabanos, T.A., Keramidas, A.D., Stathatos, E. "Oxidovanadium(IV/V) complexes as new redox mediators in dye-sensitized solar cells: A combined experimental and theoretical study", Inorganic Chemistry , 2015, 54 (8), pp. 3979-3988.


    Publication list

    From 2010 to 2014
    2010-2014

    PU16. Tziouris, P.A., Tsiafoulis, C.G., Vlasiou, M., Miras, H.N., Sigalas, M.P., Keramidas, A.D., Kabanos, T.A. "Interaction of Chromium(III) with a N, N'-disubstituted hydroxylamine-(diamido) ligand: A combined experimental and theoretical study", Inorganic Chemistry , 2014, 53 (21), pp. 11404-11414.

    PU15. Charisiadis, P., Kontogianni, V.G., Tsiafoulis, C.G., Tzakos, A.G., Siskos, M., Gerothanassis, I.P. "¹H-NMR as a structural and analytical tool of intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds of phenol-containing natural products and model compounds", Molecules , 2014, 19 (9), pp. 13643-13682.

    PU14. P. Charisiadis, C.G. Tsiafoulis, A.G. Tzakos, I.P. Gerothanassis, "Dynamic changes in composition of extracts of natural products as monitored by in situ NMR" Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry , 2014, 52 (12), pp. 764-768.

    PU13. C.G. Tsiafoulis, T. Skarlas, O. Tzamaloukas, D. Miltiadou, I. Gerothanassis, "Direct nuclear magnetic resonance identification and quantification of geometric isomers of conjugated linoleic acid in milk lipids without isolation or derivatisation steps: overcoming sensitivity and resolution barriers" Analytica Chimica Acta , 2014, 821, 62-71.

    PU12. C. Tsiafoulis* and I. Gerothanassis*, "A novel NMR method for the determination and monitoring of evolution of hydrogen peroxide in aqueous solutions", Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2014, 406 (14), pp. 3371-3375.

    PU11. M. Siskos, V. Kontogianni, C. Tsiafoulis, A. Tzakos, I. Gerothanassis "Investigation of solute-solvent interactions in phenol compounds: accurate ab initio calculations of solvent effects on ¹H NMR chemical shifts", Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2013, 11 (42), 7400-7411.

    PU10. A. Primikyri, E. Kyriakou, P. Charisiadis, C. Tsiafoulis, H. Stamatis, A. G. Tzakos , I. P. Gerothanassis, "Fine-tuning of the diffusion dimension of -OH groups for high resolution DOSY NMR applications in crude enzymatic transformations and mixtures of organic compounds", Tetrahedron , 2012, 68, 6887-6891.

    PU9. P. Charisiadis, C. G. Tsiafoulis, V. Exarchou, A. G. Tzakos, I.P. Gerothanassis,"Rapid and Direct Low Micromolar NMR Method for the Simultaneous Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide and Phenolics in Plant Extracts", Journal of Argicultural and Food Chemistry, 2012, 60, 4508-4513.

    PU8. A.A. Nerantzaki, C.G. Tsiafoulis*, P. Charisiadis, V.G. Kontogianni, I.P. Gerothanassis*, "Novel determination of the total phenolic content in crude plant extracts by the use of ¹H NMR of the -OH spectral region", Analytica Chimica Acta, 2011, 688, 54-60.

    PU7. C.G. Tsiafoulis, V. Exarchou, P. P. Tziova, E. Bairaktari, I. P. Gerothanassis, A. N. Troganis, "A new method for the determination of free L-carnitine in serum samples based on high field single quantum coherence filtering ¹H-NMR spectroscopy", Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2011, 399, 2285-2294.

    PU6. C.G. Tsiafoulis*, C.G. Nanos*, "Determination of Azinphos-Methyl and Parathion Methyl in honey by Stripping Voltammetry", Electrochimica Acta , 2010, 56, 566-574.


    Publication list

    2002-2005

    PU5. C.G. Tsiafoulis, P.N. Trikalitis, M.I. Prodromidis, "Synthesis, Characterization and Performance of Vanadium Hexacyanoferrate as Electrocatalyst of H2O2", Electrochemistry Communications , 2005, 7, 1398-1404.

    PU4. C.G. Tsiafoulis, A.B. Florou, P.N. Trikalitis, T. Bakas, M.I. Prodromidis, "Electrochemical study of Ferrocene Intercalated Vanadium Pentoxide Xerogel/Polyvinyl Alcohol Composite Films. Application in the Development of Amperometric biosensors", Electrochemistry Communications, 2005, 7, 781-788.

    PU3. C.G. Tsiafoulis, M.I. Prodromidis, M.I. Karayannis, "Development of an Amperometric Biosensing Method for the Determination of L-fucose in pretreated Urine", Biosensors and Bioelectronics , 2004, 20, 620-627.

    PU2. C.G. Tsiafoulis, M.I. Prodromidis, M.I. Karayannis, "Development of A Flow Amperometric Enzymatic Method for the Determination of Total Glucosinolates in Real Samples", Analytical Chemistry , 2003, 75, 927-934.

    PU1. C.G. Tsiafoulis, M.I. Prodromidis, M.I. Karayannis, "Development of Amperometric Biosensors for the Determination of Glycolic Acid in Real Samples", Analytical Chemistry , 2002, 74, 132-139.