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    Conformational and mechanistic analyses of α- and β-glycosidase substrates by ab initio QM/MM methods 

    Alonso Gil, Santiago (Date of defense: 2017-07-12)

    Carbohydrates are one of the most important biochemical molecules due to their role as energetic resource for non-photosynthetic organisms, cell-cell recognition and adhesion, protection of cell membranes of bacteria and ...

    Nova síntesi d'interès industrial d'un fàrmac genèric 

    Tolrà Rovira, Roser (Date of defense: 2017-07-21)

    L'objectiu principal d'aquesta Tesi doctoral ha estat l’obtenció d’una via alternativa a les existents per a l'obtenció d'un intermedi clau, 1, en la síntesi d'un fàrmac anticoagulant. La nova via havia de ser novedosa i ...

    A novel regulatory unit in the N-terminal region of c-Src 

    Arbesú Andrés, Miguel (Date of defense: 2018-03-02)

    c-Src is a central player in several cellular signaling pathways. It controls impor- tant cellular processes like cellular proliferation, survival or motility. Therefore, a number of tumoral diseases have been related to ...

    Multisensitive polyurethane/polyurea nanocapsules for smart drug delivery 

    Cuscó Marigó, Cristina (Date of defense: 2018-03-22)

    The Thesis is based on the development of a potentially-scalable methodology to prepare polyurethane/polyurea polymers to nanoencapsulate bioactive molecules. In the first part of the project, the design, optimization and ...

    Coordination, organometallic and supramolecular chemistry approaches to the design of metal-based cytotoxic agents 

    Faustino Brissos, Rosa Maria (Date of defense: 2018-04-13)

    The discovery of cisplatin and its successful use as chemotherapeutic agent have encouraged the development of metal-based anticancer molecules. The present doctoral research project includes three different chemistry ...

    Study of Cu-ZnO-Ga2O3- and MoxC-based Catalysts for the Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction 

    Liu, Xianyun (Date of defense: 2018-05-09)

    Nowadays, serious concern exists about atmospheric CO2 increase related with environmental impact and climate change. The reuse of CO2 through its chemical recycling is a promising route, which could contribute to the ...

    Compostos de coordinació magnètics i/o luminescents derivats d'elements 3d o 4f: Cercant sistemes multipropietat 

    Casanovas Bayo, Berta (Date of defense: 2018-06-12)

    Amb l’objectiu d’obtenir materials moleculars amb una o més propietats físiques tals com magnètiques, luminescents i/o quirals en aquest treball s’han obtingut nous compostos de coordinació basats en metalls de transició, ...

    Unveiling Protein-Substrate Interactions and Conformations that Influence Catalysis in Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes 

    Raich Armendáriz, Lluís Adrià (Date of defense: 2018-06-14)

    Enzymes have attracted the attention of chemists and biologists since long ago due to their molecular complexity and tremendous efficiency. They are highly specific catalysts that make chemical reactions possible at mild ...

    Estudio computacional de reacciones organocatalíticas e interacciones de macrólidos-proteínas del citoesqueleto 

    Castro-Alvarez, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2018-06-25)

    El siguiente trabajo recopila los resultados conseguidos durante el transcurso del periodo Doctoral, el cual se divide en dos secciones: la primera sección aborda distintos estudios sobre reacciones organocatalíticas, ...

    Organocatálisis asimétrica. Desarrollo de catalizadores y estudio de los mecanismos implicados 

    Carneros García, Héctor (Date of defense: 2018-06-29)

    El desarrollo de métodos para la creación de nuevos enlaces carbono-carbono de forma sostenible y selectiva es clave en la química orgánica actual. En las últimas décadas, ha aumentado de gran manera el interés en llevar ...

    Immobilització d’àtoms aïllats i nanopartícules de Pd sobre magnetita. Comportament catalític 

    Caparrós Rodríguez, Francisco Javier (Date of defense: 2018-07-06)

    Les nanopartícules de metalls nobles han atret l’interès dels investigadors en els últims anys degut a la seva elevada activitat i selectivitat en un gran nombre de reaccions catalítiques. No obstant això, les nanopartícules ...

    Nuevos materiales macromoleculares formados por la unión de moléculas con estado birradical triplete asequible térmicamente 

    San Juan Ocete, Alexis (Date of defense: 2018-07-13)

    Estudios previos de nuestro grupo de investigación describieron moléculas orgánicas heterocíclicas, aparentemente de capas cerradas que presentan carácter birradical triplete asequible térmicamente. La formación de esta ...

    Synthesis, Characterization and Deposition on Surfaces of Curcuminoids-based Systems 

    Díaz Torres, Raúl (Date of defense: 2018-07-20)

    Nanoscience and Nanotechnology have become research areas that promote the design and fabrication of novel devices with a number of different applications with the aim of satisfying the growing demand of the society regarding ...

    P-Stereogenic Intermediates and MaxPHOX ligands. Iridium Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenations 

    Salomó i Prat, Ernest (Date of defense: 2018-10-19)

    Asymmetric hydrogenation of double bonds by means of organometallic catalysis is a powerful tool for organic synthesis; it is an efficient and simple method to produce valued chiral compounds. Among the many different ...

    Design and synthesis of selective MMP-9 inhibitors for the treatment of epilepsy 

    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, ...

    Somatostatin analogues as drug delivery systems for receptor-targeted cancer therapy 

    Escolà Jané, Anna (Date of defense: 2018-11-09)

    Somatostatin (SST or SRIF14) is a peptidic hormone secreted throughout the central nervous system and in the gastrointestinal tract which has anti-secretory, anti-proliferative and anti-angiogenic effects. Although its ...

    Novel chemical tools for Cancer therapy and imaging: from targeted photoactivatable Pt(IV) complexes to coumarin-based fluorophores and caging groups 

    Gandioso Ubieto, Albert (Date of defense: 2018-11-12)

    In the present Thesis, it has been carried out the development of new chemical tools for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer through the use of light as an external factor. On the one hand, light can be used to control, ...

    Design and preparation of functional coordination compounds based on poly-β-diketone and polypyrazolyl ligands 

    Borilović, Ivana (Date of defense: 2018-11-23)

    Combining the judiciously designed bis−β-diketone and polypyrazolyl scaffolds with the crystal field effects on the 3d metal ions, this manuscript exposes different methods of selective preparation of new heterometallic ...

    Synthesis of TGF-Beta inhibitors and compounds for spatiotemporal drug release 

    Byrom, Daniel (Date of defense: 2018-11-23)

    During this doctoral thesis, we have synthesised hundreds of grams of the TGF-β inhibitor LY2157299 (Galunisertib). This product was used by the group of Eduard Batlle in their investigations into the roles that TGF-β plays ...

    Titanium(IV) enolate chemistry applied to the stereoselective construction of C–C and C–O bonds. New ionic and radical processes 

    Gómez Palomino, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2018-11-27)

    In the present Thesis we continued a previous study of the nucleophilic character of titanium(IV) enolates. Particularly,we focused our attention on the analysis of substrate-controlled Michael additions to enones and other ...