Artigas Ruf, Albert (Date of defense: 2020-01-31)
Fullerenes are a group of spherical molecules with outstanding 2/1 physicochemical properties that make them important materials in a variety of fields, ranging from biomedicine to photovoltaics. ...
Call Quintana, Arnau (Date of defense: 2016-12-13)
The increasing need for more efficient synthetic methods and sustainable processes for fuel and high-value organic molecules production can be seen as one of the major challenging goals for the future. ...
Güell Costa, Imma (Date of defense: 2012-01-27)
In the present PhD thesis we studied the solid-phase peptide synthesis of antimicrobial peptides derived from the lead peptides BP100 and BPC194. First, peptides derived from BP100 containing D-amino ...
Castro Aguilera, Abril Carolina (Date of defense: 2017-11-17)
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is an indispensable structural tool in the modern analytical arsenal of chemists and structural biologists. The present thesis is a computational study of ...
Sagristà i Puig, Ester (Date of defense: 2012-11-23)
Extensive amounts of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (organic emerging pollutants) are introduced into the environment mainly through wastewater treatment plants discharges either effluent ...
Majumder, Santanu (Date of defense: 2013-10-30)
Apart from the geological controls that can cause As mobilization in groundwater in the Bengal Delta Plain, local anthropogenic factors may also contribute to some extent. Investigations showed that ...
Guillaumes Domènech, Laia (Date of defense: 2015-06-15)
This thesis presents different studies on hydrogen bonds that occur between two molecules. It is because of the biological importance of DNA that the base pairs, and other compounds with similar hydrogen ...
Godayol Boix, Anna (Date of defense: 2014-03-27)
Different analytical methodologies have been developed for the determination of odorous compounds and synthetic fragrances in water and air WWTP samples from Girona and Tarragona provinces. With regards ...
Ng Choi, I-teng Montserrat (Date of defense: 2015-12-15)
The incorporation of unsymmetrical biaryl systems into peptide sequences is a strategy that can improve their biological activity. Due to the difficulty of arylating the 4(5}-position of the imidazole ...
Prat Casellas, Irene (Date of defense: 2013-06-14)
The functionalization of hydrocarbons in a sustainable manner is one of the main challenges for chemists. Their abundance in nature as natural gas or crude oil makes them the most convenient chemical ...