Project

Synthesis of potential novel disaccharide-based pharmaceuticals and biologically interesting compounds

Code
01CD11424
Duration
01 February 2025 → 31 July 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Bio-organic chemistry
    • Organic chemical synthesis
Keywords
Tuberculosis; neurodegenerative diseases Disaccharides macrocycles
 
Project description
Disaccharides and their derivatives are ubiquitous in nature, where they exhibit a plethora of functions. Their complicated three-dimensional structure, compared to the “flatland” structures of most pharmaceuticals, makes them interesting, yet underexplored, for drug discovery. The aim of this project is the valorization of new disaccharide-based scaffolds for the synthesis of pharmaceutically and biologically interesting compounds.