Topics:
A) Chemical engineering of proteins: Design and synthesis of peptidomimetics via selective chemical and bio-chemical modifications of the side chains of amino acid residues or the backbone of the polymer.
B) Synthesis of antisense and anti-gene oligonucleotides with antiviral and antitumor activity.
C) Prebiotic Chemistry: Development of new models of prebiotic synthesis for the origin of life based on the chemistry of formamide and hydrogen cyanide (and their derivatives). Role of minerals and metal oxides in the catalysis of chemical processes of prebiotic interest. Development of models for the synthesis of biomolecules in space conditions based on the catalytic properties of cosmic dusts, meteorites and asteroids.
A) Chemical engineering of proteins: Design and synthesis of peptidomimetics via selective chemical and bio-chemical modifications of the side chains of amino acid residues or the backbone of the polymer.
B) Synthesis of antisense and anti-gene oligonucleotides with antiviral and antitumor activity.
C) Prebiotic Chemistry: Development of new models of prebiotic synthesis for the origin of life based on the chemistry of formamide and hydrogen cyanide (and their derivatives). Role of minerals and metal oxides in the catalysis of chemical processes of prebiotic interest. Development of models for the synthesis of biomolecules in space conditions based on the catalytic properties of cosmic dusts, meteorites and asteroids.
