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Loren Parrondo, Guillem (Date of defense: 2023-09-15)
[eng] In this doctoral thesis, the design and synthesis of bifunctional molecules that induce the degradation of a target protein in cells are described. The synthesis of molecules capable of inducing the phosphorylation ...
Rivas Santos, Pep (Date of defense: 2019-12-10)
Major unsolved diseases such as Cancer, cardiopathies or neurodegenerative disorders are frequently related with the malunction of complex protein networks. These networks are integrated by the interaction of multiple ...
Lizano Gispert, Enric (Date of defense: 2020-07-24)
This doctoral thesis is focused on the investigation and development of new compounds directed to different cancer and tropical diseases targets. Drug resistance, as well in cancer as in tropical diseases, is a hurdle which ...
Vilaplana Saiz, Marta (Date of defense: 2021-01-22)
This thesis shows the research carried out on two specific diseases: familial hypercholesterolemia, which is included within the cardiovascular diseases group, and cancer. These diseases are the major cause of deaths in ...
Mas Moruno, Carlos (Date of defense: 2009-03-05)
La sepsis es un síndrome muy complejo de definir, diagnosticar y tratar. La patología de la sepsis se deriva de una respuesta perjudicial del organismo a una infección. La exposición a endotoxinas bacterianas induce una ...
Salinas Uber, Jorge (Date of defense: 2016-07-29)
One of the main objectives of this thesis was the synthesis of new chelating ligands containing a photochromic unit able to change its conformation upon light irradiation. This isomerization should serve to modify the ...
Bertran Junqué, Alexandra (Date of defense: 2018-10-25)
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of zinc-containing endopeptidases involved in the degradation of the extracellular matrix. They make a major contribution to the progression of a vast number of diseases, ...
Sanllehí Figuerola, Pol (Date of defense: 2016-11-02)
Sphingolipids (SLs) are essential structural and signaling molecules of eukaryotic cells. An important group of SLs metabolites are those showing a phosphate group at the C1‒ OH. Among them, sphingosine‒1‒phosphate (S1P) ...
Águas, Sofía (Date of defense: 2009-01-01)
O:<br/><br/>O presente trabalho investiga os processos de design apropriados à eco-concepção de candeeiros de iluminação pública que possam contribuir para a sustentabilidade do espaço público urbano em geral. <br/>A ...
Vila Casadesús, Maria (Date of defense: 2017-09-05)
En esta tesis se han desarrollado e implementado distintas herramientas bioinformáticas que permiten el estudio de las interacciones miRNA-mRNA en contextos celulares específicos. oncretamente se ha creado un paquete de R ...
Martínez Bascuñana, Alba (Date of defense: 2023-09-01)
[eng] The use of supramolecular interactions in catalysis has been widely studied and exploited for the straightforward preparation of the backbones of an array of structurally diverse stereoselective catalysts. In addition ...
Duque Cardona, Juan Carlos (Date of defense: 2004-09-30)
The interest in geographical information technologies has grown considerably over the last three decades. Today, geographical information is no longer the exclusive domain of government and public administrations (in the ...
Leitner, Stefanie (Date of defense: 2013-12-20)
The general objective of this research was the design of polymeric cationic nanoparticles from nano-emulsions obtained by low-energy methods for biomedical applications. This general objective includes the preparation of ...
Dalmases Solé, Mariona (Date of defense: 2019-02-08)
The size/shape dependent and unique physical and chemical properties presented by nanostructured materials have attracted great attention in several fields such as energy harvesting, optoelectronics and biomedicine, among ...
Nicolini, Federica (Date of defense: 2022-12-02)
[eng] Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) play a crucial role in the homeostasis of the cells; therefore, they are important therapeutic targets. Typically, the goal in targeting PPIs is to impede them. On the contrary, ...
Paulme, Camille (Date of defense: 2013-02-01)
The presence of volatile fragrant molecules is generally associated with a feeling of pleasantness or cleanness in consumer products. Because of their high volatilities, the perception of fragrances is limited over time. ...
Ruiz García, Marta (Date of defense: 2020-10-20)
In today’s society, people’s interest against health care is growing every day. On a health- concerned population, food supplements and nutraceuticals are products with an increasing interest among the global community. ...
Plà Solans, Helena (Date of defense: 2014-11-13)
Although survival rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) treated with surgery and conventional chemotherapy are high, metastatic CRC still shows acute mortality rates. Current chemotherapeutic treatment involves high doses of ...
González Díez, Aleix (Date of defense: 2023-07-24)
[eng] G protein-coupled-receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of membrane proteins and mediate important cellular responses. Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGlu) belong to the Glutamate family/Class C GPCR. These ...
Guardiola Bagán, Salvador (Date of defense: 2017-09-15)
Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) and protein surfaces are considered challenging targets for drug discovery. In this field, conventional medicinal chemistry (i.e. small molecules) has largely failed to provide effective ...