Sfoglia per Soggetto "CHIM/06 CHIMICA ORGANICA"
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Bioinspired supramolecular catalysis in nanoconfined space
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2021-04-17)The nanoconfinement in Nature is the key for the selectivity of enzymatic reactions: when the substrates are confined in the enzyme pocket, overconcentration and proximity effects promote the reaction in very efficient and ... -
Calixarene based catalytic systems
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-02-22)Catalysis is the essence of chemistry as it provides useful tools to make and brake chemical bonds. As nature has been a guide to many scientists, it’s no surprise that in the field of catalysis enzymes were a source of ... -
Cavity Filling and Chirality Effects in Calixarene Threading
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-03-16)In 2010, the Prof. Neri’s group showed that the calix[6]arene hosts were able to recognize dialkylammonium axles when they were coupled with the weakly coordinating Tetrakis[3,5 bis(triFluoromethyl)Phenyl]Borate (TFPB−) ... -
Chemical proteomics on ligand protein
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2011-03-18)The emerging field of mass spectrometry-based chemical proteomics provides a powerful instrument in the target discovery of bioactive small-molecules, such as drugs or natural products[1]. The identification of their ... -
Chiral Bioactive Cyclopeptoids: Concepts and Purposes
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2020-02-09)Peptides are an endless source of inspiration for medicinal chemistry, as these biomacromolecules regulate a number of biological activities, acting as hormones, neurotransmitters, signalling molecules and so on. They show ... -
Chiral organocatalysts mediated asymmetric oxyfunctionalization and tandem reaction
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2015-03-13)Asymmetric organocatalysis is a new rapidly growing field whose huge potential is becoming more and more evident.This PhD project has been conceived and developed in the context of non-covalent organocatalysis. The aim ... -
Computational chemistry techniques for the design and the synthesis of molecules with anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor activity
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-06-18)In the last few years, computational chemistry has played an important role in disclosing novel compounds with relevant biological activity. Inflammation and cancer processes have been recently linked, and the identification ... -
Congegni Supramolecolari basati sul Threading di Calixareni
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2013-02-01)Recently, Neri et al have introduced an efficient method to obtain endo-cavity complexation and through-the-annulus threading of large calixarenes exploiting the inducing effect of a weakly coordinating anion, tetrakis ... -
Design and structural optimization of new molecules as potential antiinflammatory and/or anticancer agents.
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2015-03-10)L’infiammazione ed il cancro sono due complessi meccanismi patologici in cui risultano coinvolti una serie di differenti mediatori molecolari. La profonda connessione tra cancro ed infiammazione è ben nota e la modulazione ... -
Design e sintesi di analoghi delle azumammidi, potenti inibitori degli enzimi HDACs
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2011-03-07)Le azumammidi sono cinque ciclopeptidi di origine marina, isolate nel 2003 da Fusetani et al dalla spugna Mycale izuensis e brevettate dalla Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical. L'interesse destato da questi metaboliti secondari ... -
Design, synthesis and biological activity of new target selective antitumoral agents
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-04-05)Cancer development is a complex pathological process that exploits a variety of biological actors. The identification of new molecular entities able to interfere with new biological targets, involved in tumorigenesis, is ... -
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of small molecules able to interact with macromolecular targets involved in tumor pathology
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2021-05-06)Inflammation and cancer are two complex pathological processes that exploit several molecular actors. The identification of new platforms able to interfere with biological targets placed at the crossroads of these two ... -
Design, synthesis and pharmacological studies of structural analogues modeled on bioactive natural products
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2011-03-21)Microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1) is the enzyme responsible for the conversion of the cyclooxygenase (COX)-derived prostaglandins (PG)H2 into PGE2. This enzyme is deeply involved in different pathologies; ... -
Design, virtual screening and structural studies of new molecules with potential antitumor and antiinflammatory activity
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-03-30)Computational methodologies in combination with experimental techniques as Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) have become a crucial component in drug discovery process, from hit identification to lead optimization. The study ... -
Development of eco-sustainable methodologies for innovative materials inspired by cellulose fibers
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2021-04-28)This PhD is an “Industrial-PhD”, carried out in collaboration between University of Basilicata and LUCART S.p.A (Porcari, Lucca, Italy), in that case with the plant located at Avigliano (Potenza, Italy). The scholarship ... -
Development of new in vitro models based on the use of electrospun scaffolds and their imaging by multiphoton microscopy coupled with fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-02-22)In this thesis, new possible applications of electrospun scaffolds are presented. Besides, the interaction of human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) with the materials has been investigated using multiphoton microscopy (MPM) ... -
Development of novel anticancer compounds directed towards promising therapeutic targets
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2023-04-19)Lysine acetylation of histone tails is an epigenetic hallmark that plays a crucial role in the regulation of chromatin structure. Alteration in acetylation levels and/or aberrant activity in proteins involved in this ... -
Effect of thermo wood modification and polyoxometalates catalysts on yield and extractives composition
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-06)The aims of this work were to investigate the impact of the heat treatment on the chemical composition (holocellulose, lignin and extractives) of different wood species, to characterise and quantify wood extractives and ... -
Enantioselective construction of new heterocyclic scaffolds via organocatalyzed cascade reactions
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-04)Chirality plays a vital role in human daily life. After the famous but tragic case regarding the Thalidomide, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave a guide in relation to the submission of new drug applications... [edited ... -
Enzymatic synthesis of macrolactones
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2011-02-24)Macrolactones are a large and structurally diverse class of compounds. Natural products having a macrolactone structure have been isolated from many natural sources such as plants, insects, marine organism and bacteria. ...