An objective of this research was to achieve direct, well-defined and non-rate-limiting electron transfer between respiratory enzymes and the electrode surface by means of 'Q-wires'.

Antibiotic resistance, caused by widespread use of antibiotics, leads to bacterial infections that are difficult, if not impossible, to treat and is a major worldwide health concern.

Promotor: G.A. van der Marel, Co-promotor: D.C. Codée

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo

Schistosomiasis is an acute and chronic disease caused by blood dwelling parasitic trematodes of the genus Schistosoma, and it is classified as the second most socioeconomically devastating parasitic disease, second only to malaria.

Chapter 2 describes a post-synthetic methodology to introduce a fluorescent label in highly lipophilic, Pam3Cys based conjugates.

Cyclic peptides are investigated as a platform to induce different orientations between various ligands.

The thesis focuses on synthesis strategies in oligosaccharide campaigns, and the influence of protecting groups.

The work in this thesis has been focused on two subjects. The first is the assembly of alginate oligosaccharides and the generation of building blocks for the enzymatic synthesis of alginate, and the second is the total synthesis of large fragments of the zwitterionic SP1 polysaccharide.

This Thesis describes the design, synthesis and evaluation as glycoprocessing enzyme inhibitors of focused libraries of iminosugars.

Sphingolipids are important membrane compounds with a variety of functions. In mammalian cells, different enzymes are involved in the metabolism of sphingolipids, but interruption of this metabolism process leads to different diseases.

Promotor: G. A. van der Marel, Co-promotor: D. V. Filippov

Glycoconjugate vaccines are composed of microbial poly- or oligosaccharides covalently linked to a carrier protein.

The work described in this Thesis is focused on the assembly of oligosaccharide fragments derived from a fungal polysaccharide, galactosaminogalactan (GAG) and fragments of the exopolysaccharide Pel, generated by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Less than 1 in 10 drug candidates that enter phase 1 clinical trials actually gets approved for human use.

In this thesis, the discovery and optimization is described of chemical tools to study the N-acylethanolamine (NAE) biosynthetic pathway.

Met de NMR faciliteit doen we onderzoek naar de synthese van paramagnetische moleculen om kennis te vergaren over de structuur en dynamiek van eiwitten. Deze kennis kan dienen als basis voor een medicijn dat zich hecht aan een eiwit of voor de ontwikkeling van vaccins. Medicijnontwikkeling is één van…

The glycosylation reaction is a pivotal reaction in creating new and complex oligosaccharides.

The main subject of this thesis is the design and synthesis of paramagnetic molecules for protein studies with NMR and EPR spectroscopy.

Promotores: H.S. Overkleeft, G.A. van der Marel, Co-Promotor: R.G. Boot

Promotores: Prof.dr. H.S. Overkleeft, Prof.dr. G.A. van der Marel

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This thesis systematically studies the physicochemical properties of non-planar, propeller-shaped, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The synthesis of several so-called propellerenes is described on a gram scale, using optimized procedures aimed at using less hazardous reagents and reducing the amount…

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Do e-waste workers display enhanced effects of adverse health effects due to informal e-waste processing in Nigeria? Is there a difference between the health outcomes of the exposed and the control groups? Are there difference in health effects within and between job groups (collectors, dismantlers,…

This thesis is largely an experimental study on the formation of solid-state simple and complex organic molecules in the H2O-rich and CO-rich ice phases of dense interstellar clouds and dark cores.

Op voordracht van prof.dr. Roderich Suessmuth van de Technische Universiteit van Berlijn ontving prof.dr. Herman Overkleeft de Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award. Van Overkleeft is in Leiden verbonden aan het Leiden Institute of Chemistry, LIC/Bio-organic Synthesis.

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Prof. Hermen Overkleeft is bekroond met de 2015 Jeremy Knowles Award van de Royal Society of Chemistry voor zijn innovatieve en inzichtelijke ontwikkeling van activity-based eiwit probes voor de beeldvorming en de identificatie van enzymen in gezondheid en ziekte. Van Overkleeft is in Leiden verbonden…

Freek Janssen kreeg tijdens de FIGON Dutch Medicine Days 2015 op 5 oktober in Ede de KNCV Farmacochemie prijs voor beste presentatie uitgereikt. Janssen ontvangt deze prijs voor zijn presentatie

Promotor: H.V.J. Linnartz

Promotor: E. Bouwman, Co-Promotor: S. Bonnet

Promotor: Prof.dr.ir. E. Deprettere

Thomas Bakkum en Tom van der Wel, promovendi bij het Leids Instituut voor Chemisch Onderzoek, winnen poster awards bij de EMBL Chemical Biology Conference 2018 in Heidelberg.

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.P. van Wezel

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Cholesterol influences many pathways, including serving as precursor for adrenal steroidogenesis. Imbalance of cholesterol levels has been implicated in several diseases including cardiovascular diseases and its underlying pathology, atherosclerosis.

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.A. van der Marel, Co-Promotor: J.D.C. Codée

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Promotor: Prof.dr. A.P. IJzerman, Co-Promotor: L.H. Heitman

Organic molecules in interstellar space are important as they influence the structure of galaxies and star formations. Studying catalytic processes in space allows us to understand how molecular species are formed and chemically evolved in the interstellar medium and solar system objects.

This thesis focuses on the synthesis, characterization and performance towards CO2 electroreduction of mono and bi-metallic particles based on p-block metals

Wetenschappers van de Universiteit Leiden hebben een doorbraak bereikt in de bestudering van de erfelijke stofwisselingsziekte van Pompe. Samen met hun Yorkse collega’s ontwierpen zij een molecuul dat zich bindt aan het enzym dat aan de basis staat van het ziekteverloop. De bevindingen zijn gepubliceerd…

Thomas Hansen ontvangt op 28 november de AkzoNobel Graduation Prize for Chemistry and Process Engineering bij de Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (KHMW) te Haarlem. Hij wint deze prijs voor fundamenteel onderzoek naar de glycosyleringsreactie, de meest gebruikte reactie in de synthese…

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