Facultat de Química: Recent submissions
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Agriculture-related organic contaminants: occurrence in edible crops, potential transfer from reclaimed water used for irrigation and bioremediation approaches
[eng] This doctoral thesis aims at providing novel analytical tools for the environmental control of CECs in waters and crops and generating new knowledge about i) the occurrence and fate of CECs in the agricultural ...
Designing Advanced Nanocatalysts: Synthesis of complex CeO2-based Nanostructures
[eng] The main objective of this dissertation has been to stablish a bridge between materials science and its fields of application. The scope of this thesis work, under this premise, is aimed towards understanding the ...
Computational Modelling of the pH Effect on Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
[eng] Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) landed on the molecular biology framework at the turn of the 20th century to challenge the established protein function- structure paradigm. Due to their inherent flexibility ...
Targeting the disordered N-terminal domain of androgen receptor. Novel inhibitors tackling biomolecular condensation to treat late stage prostate cancer
[eng] Drug discovery is the process by which new drugs are found and developed into the market. Given the scope of this thesis, the term “drug” will refer to small molecules and the term “target” to proteins, otherwise ...
Tuning the composition and dimensionality of transition metal carbides as possible catalysts for green chemistry related reactions
[eng] Transition metal carbides (TMCs) have acquired a wide potential as a green chemistry catalysts. Their relatively high abundance and their catalytic performance makes them great candidates to replace scarce and pollutant ...
Exploring protein structure changes due to somatic mutations in cancer
[eng] Cancer is one of the most common diseases worldwide. Despite that a lot of time and resources have already been spent in this topic, there is still a long way to go to be able to cure every patient and improve their ...
Design of peptides able to modulate Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) in mutated p53
[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, ...
Passive air and water sampling in high-altitude lakes: occurrence and distribution of legacy and emerging organic pollutants
[eng] Remote high mountains allow the study of the environmental fate of legacy and emerging anthropogenic chemicals that form a worldwide diffuse background layer of pollution. Semi- volatile compounds like polychlorinated ...
Localized hypermutation and hypomutation in the genomes of human somatic cells
[eng] Somatic cells accumulate mutations in their genome from a set of exogenous and endogenous processes. The interplay of DNA lesions and the DNA repair mechanisms in each cell shape the genetic mosaicism that composes ...
Occurrence and distribution of organochlorinated pesticides and flame retardants in Spain and China
In the present thesis, analytical methods based on gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry, both single (GC-MS) or tandem (GC-MS/MS), have been developed and optimized for the detection and quantification of ...
Sorption of perfluoroalkyl substances and Fluoroquinolone antibiotics in matrices of environmental interest
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and fluoroquinolone antibiotics (FQs) are pollutants of environmental interest due to their widespread presence in environmental compartments and their high toxicity and disrupting effects ...
Development and application of analytical and chemometric methodology for environmental metabolomic studies based on one-and two-dimensional liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry
Chemical exposure to emerging contaminants (ECs) is a major concern nowadays. These ECs have recently become a global environmental threat, and an in-depth characterization of their occurrence and toxic impact is needed. ...
Primary batteries paradigm redefinition within the environmental planetary boundaries
Digital technologies are generating a global transformation with economic, social, and environmental implications. Digitalization has already shown many benefits to society; however, it is also generating a fierce debate ...
The Antarctic as Sentinel of Global Pollution
Since the industrial revolution, we have introduced thousands or tens of thousands of new synthetic compounds, originating a new environmental perturbation in the Earth’s system. Among these, there are the so-called ...
Estudio de la tostación de los seleniuros de plata (Ag2Se), de cobre (I) (Cu2Se) y de plata y cobre (AgCuSe), en atmósfera de aire
Los lodos anódicos del afino electrolítico del cobre contienen grandes cantidades de selenio, la mayor parte del cual se encuentra presente en forma de seleniuros de plata y cobre. Para recuperar la plata, el cobre y el ...
Síntesis del fragmento 1-4 de la toxina II del escorpión "Androctonus australis hector". Estudio de la n-benzhidril-(4-brometil-3-nitro) benzoilamida como modelo monimérico del α-(4-bromometil-3-nitrobenzamido)benzilpoliestireno
Como se puede comprobar por la cantidad de ejemplos que se han descrito y siguen describiéndose en la literatura, la síntesis en fase sólida se ha erigido como un método extremadamente eficaz para la obtención de péptidos ...
Síntesis y estudio de clusters de elementos metálicos con una nuclearidad máxima de cuatro
En el Departamento de Química Inorgánica de la Universidad de Barcelona se está desarrollando desde 1984 una línea de investigación que tiene como objeto la síntesis de compuestos con enlace metal-metal en la que uno de ...
Preparación y reactividad de compuestos organometálicos de platino de tipo [PtXR (PPh3)2] (X=HgR' o H)
Paralelamente al desarrollo de la Química Organometálica, se ha producido un notable, y en ocasiones espectacular, avance en el campo de los hidruro-complejos en el que el platino ha desempeñado un papel destacado, siendo ...
Estudi comparatiu de les reaccions d'anionització, en estat sòlid, d'aquo-complexos de crom (III) amb diverses amines: en, tmd, chx i mixtes
En aquesta Tesi s'ha volgut veure l'efecte del volum dels lligands i dels anions (que varien l'espai lliure) en l'energia d'activació. Per arribar a conclusions rigoroses caldria tenir les estructures cristal·lines i ...
Bioactive glass coatings obtained by thermal spray techniques
Bone tissue has an excellent healing response, recovering functional and structural properties when damaged. Notwithstanding, severe damage to the bone implies the need for surgery to recover. Different orthopaedic devices ...
