Finished Projects

Projects financed by the European Union

Projects financed by Croatian Science Foundation

Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Foundation

Nikola Bedeković

Investigation of triboluminescence and fluorescence of copper(I) complexes in the solid state

Nikola Bregović

Phosphate esters as novel supramolecular receptors

Željka Car

Preparation of biologically active hydroxypyridinones by microwave synthesis

Marijana Đaković

Supramolecular synthesis of metal-organic solids

Flexible crystalline materials and their properties

Ivica Đilović

Flexible receptors in coordination chemistry of anions

Luka Fotović

Crystal engineering with Zintl anions

Gordan Horvat

Thermodynamic and structural investigation of complexation of homocyclopeptides with halide and structural anions in solution

Template-assisted cyclization of peptides in solution

Amide derivatives of calixarenes as efficient receptors of metal cations in solution

Calixarene-cyclopeptide derivatives as anion receptors

Adriana Kenđel

Gold nanostars as metal substrates in SERS spectroscopy

Tin Klačić

Anticorrosion protection of copper by multilayer polyelectrolyte nanofilm

Ivan Kodrin

Prediction of intermolecular interactions in coordination polymers based on electrostatic potential

Ferrocene unit as a potential sensor for determining helicity of small peptides

Chirooptical sensors with a ferrocene group

Aleksandra Maršavelski

Discrimination mechanisms in the editing domain of isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase from E. coli

Features of the primordial amino acid norvaline in the context of modern proteins

Computationally optimized enzymes catalyzing environmentally useful reactions

Biserka Prugovečki

Crystallization and structural studies of human insulin derivatives and protein HP1026 from Helicobacter pylori

Alma Ramić

Synthesis and evaluation of inhibitory activity of Cinchona-9-amine derivatives towards cholinesterases

Jasmina Rokov Plavec

Connection between protein biosynthesis and steroid hormone metabolism in plants

The influence of disulfide bonds on protein structure and function

Sanda Rončević

Development of analytical methods based on the use of iron nanoparticles

Đani Škalamera

Synthesis and investigation of immunoadjuvant activity of conjugates of desmuramyl-dipeptide and quillaja saponin (Quillaja saponaria)

Synthesis of glucose derivatives for liposome modification for targeted drug delivery

Edi Topić

Investigation of substitutional flexibility of hybrid perovskites

Darko Vušak

Solvatomorfism in copper complexes with amino acid derivatives and heterocyclic bases

Projects financed from other sources

Branimir Bertoša

Substrate promiscuity of bacterial SGNH hydrolases

Biocatalysis of bacterial hydrolases of the GDSL-superfamily studied by a multidisciplinary approach

with Filip Kovačić

Dominik Cinčić

Investigation of the influence of chiral additives on enantioselectivity in mechanochemical solid-state reactions

Investigation of cocrystallization of halogen bond donors with imines derived from o-vanillin

Screening of crystal forms of active substances

Marijana Đaković

The role of the amide group in supramolecular linkage of complex compounds via hydrogen bonds

Supramolecular role of the amide group in coordination chemistry

From molecular structure to Cd(II) crystalline materials: synthesis strategies based on halogen interactions

Ita Gruić Sovulj

The origin of amino acid specificity in editing class I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and cellular requirements for proofreading

Mechanism of proofreading by class I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases

FIRCA/NIH 1R03TW008024-01A1

Mapping the active site of isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase for the development of new inhibitors

The role of tRNA in mechanisms of translational fidelity

Newly discovered cellular mechanisms of translational fidelity

Role of translational quality control mechanisms in maintaining the functional Escherichia coli proteome

bilateral Croatian-Slovenian project, 2014.–2015., with Boris Maček

INTEGRA-LIFE

FP7-REGPOT, with Jasmina Rokov Plavec

Cellular responses to canonical and non-canonical mistranslation

bilateral Croatian-German project

Iva Juranović Cindrić

Determination of organic and inorganic components in medicinal plants and soil samples

Davor Kovačević

Soft nanotechnology: properties and application of polyelectrolytes

bilateral Croatian-Slovenian project, 2014.–2015.

Polyelectrolyte-protein complexes

Advanced Techniques for Arsenic Removal from Water

with Dimitris Petridis and Imre Dekany

Dubravka Matković Čalogović

Structure determination of drugs

Predrag Novak

Development and application of the in-line Raman spectroscopy method in drug research

Development of new methodology for control of drug preparation processes

Jana Pisk

Sustainable polyesters using Mo and V catalysts (SusPolMoV)

COGITO 2023.–2024., HR-FR

Solvent-sober Processes – Organic solvent-free polyterpenes oxidation assisted by mechanochemically synthesized catalysts (SoSoPro)

CNRS: International Emerging Actions 2023.–2024., HR-FR

Zora Popović

Synthesis of transition-metal-complex-functionalized ionic liquids and their application in homogeneous catalysis

bilateral Croatian-Chinese project, 2009.–2011., with Ye Liu

Preparation of chiral ionic liquids and their application in asymmetric arylation of aldehydes with arylboronic acid

bilateral Croatian-Chinese project, 2011.–2013., with Ye Liu

Tajana Preočanin

Surface properties of cerium oxide nanoparticles in aqueous electrolyte solution

Jasmina Rokov Plavec

The role of plant aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase in cellular stress response

Mirta Rubčić

Preparation and characterization of zirconium silicate on a laboratory scale and determination of conditions for obtaining a defined particle size distribution

Neven Smrečki

Structural, spectroscopic and thermal investigation of palladium(II) complexes with N-alkyl derivatives of iminodiacetic acid and glycine

Vladimir Stilinović

Kinetics and mechanisms of phase transitions in molecular solids

Investigation of intermolecular interactions by crystallographic charge density analysis

Vladislav Tomišić

Development of the preparation process of iron complexes with maltol

PLIVA

Determination of thermodynamic and kinetic parameters of dissolution of pharmacologically active substances

PLIVA

Ivana Weygand-Đurašević

Macromolecular complexes of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and their role in translational quality control and non-ribosomal peptide synthesis

UKF 1B, 10/07

Molecular Interactions in Protein Biosynthesis

bilateral Croatian-Slovenian project, 2012.–2013., with Gregor Anderluh