• Marine Organisms from the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) as a Potential Natural Source of Antibacterial Compounds 

      Pech-Puch, Dawrin; Pérez Povedano, Mar Anabel; Gómez, Patricia; Martínez-Guitián, Marta; Lasarte-Monterrubio, Cristina; Vázquez-Ucha, Juan Carlos; Novoa Olmedo, María Lourdes; Guillén-Hernández, Sergio; Villegas-Hernández, Harold; Bou, Germán; Rodríguez, Jaime; Beceiro, Alejandro; Jiménez, Carlos (MDPI, 2020-07-18)
      [Abstract] A total of 51 sponges (Porifera) and 13 ascidians (Chordata) were collected on the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) and extracted with organic solvents. The resulting extracts were screened for antibacterial ...
    • Microwave-Assisted Direct Synthesis of BODIPY Dyes and Derivatives 

      Da Lama Vázquez, Ana; Pérez Sestelo, José; Sarandeses, Luis A.; Martínez, Montserrat (Royal Society of Chemistry (Gran Bretaña), 2022-09-23)
      [Abstract] A microwave-assisted one-pot synthesis of BODIPY dyes from pyrroles and acyl chlorides is reported. This protocol features short reaction times, low temperatures, minimum amount of solvent, scalability, versatility, ...
    • Narrowing the Tolerance Factor Limits for Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Dicyanamide-Perovskites 

      García Ben, Javier; García-Fernández, Alberto; Dafonte Rodríguez, Pedro; Delgado Ferreiro, Ignacio; Cappel, Ute; Castro-García, Socorro; Sánchez-Andújar, Manuel; Bermúdez-García, Juan Manuel; Señarís-Rodríguez, M. A. (Elsevier, 2022-10-11)
      [Abstract] In this work we focus in setting the limits of the tolerance factor and the size of the A-cations that stabilize the perovskite structure in hybrid dicyanamide compounds [A][Mn(dca)3]. For this purpose, we propose ...
    • Natural Products from Antarctic Colonial Ascidians of the Genera Aplidium and Synoicum: Variability and Defensive Role 

      Núñez-Pons, Laura; Carbone, Marianna; Vázquez, Jennifer; Rodríguez, Jaime; Nieto, Rosa M.; Varela, María Mercedes; Gavagnin, Margherita; Ávila, Conxita (Molecular Diversity Preservation International, 2012)
      Ascidians have developed multiple defensive strategies mostly related to physical, nutritional or chemical properties of the tunic. One of such is chemical defense based on secondary metabolites. We analyzed a series of ...
    • Near Room Temperature Dielectric Transition in the Perovskite Formate Framework [(CH₃)₂NH₂][Mg(HCOO)₃] 

      Pato Doldán, Breogán; Sánchez-Andújar, Manuel; Gómez Aguirre, Lilián Claudia; Yáñez Vilar, Susana; López-Beceiro, Jorge; Gracia Fernández, Carlos; Haghighirad, A. A.; Ritter, F.; Castro-García, Socorro; Señarís-Rodríguez, M. A. (The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012-05)
      [Abstract] We report that the hybrid organic–inorganic compound [(CH₃)₂NH₂][Mg(HCOO)₃] shows a marked dielectric transition around Tₜ ∼ 270 K, associated to a structural phase transition from SG R[3 with combining macron]c ...
    • Near-Room-Temperature Reversible Giant Barocaloric Effects in [(CH₃)₄N]Mn[N₃]₃ Hybrid Perovskite 

      Salgado-Beceiro, Jorge; Silva, Ariel Nonato Almeida de Abreu; Silva, Rosivaldo Xavier da; García-Fernández, Alberto; Sánchez-Andújar, Manuel; Castro-García, Socorro; Stern-Taulats, Enric; Señarís-Rodríguez, M. A.; Moya, Xavier; Bermúdez-García, Juan Manuel (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020-09-25)
      [Abstract] We report giant reversible barocaloric effects in [(CH₃)₄N]Mn[N₃]₃ hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite, near its first-order cubic-monoclinic structural phase transition at 𝑇₀ ∼ 305 K. When driving the transition ...
    • Peculiarities in the electrical and magnetic properties of cobalt perovskites Ln1−xMxCoO3 (Ln3+: La3+, M2+: Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+; Ln3+: Nd3+, M2+: Sr2+) 

      Señarís-Rodríguez, M. A.; Breijo, M.P.; Castro-García, Socorro; Rey Cabezudo, Carlos José; Sánchez, M.; Sánchez, R.D.; Mira Pérez, Jorge; Fondado Fondado, Alfonso; Rivas Rey, José (Elsevier, 1999-09)
      We refer here to the electrical and magnetic properties of the Ln1−xMxCoO3 systems (Ln3+: La3+, M2+: Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+; Ln3+: Nd3+, M2+: Sr2+), paying special attention to those ferromagnetic compounds that display M–I ...
    • Probing Tyrosine Nitration with a Small TbIII-Metallopeptide 

      Sánchez-Fernández, Rosalía; Sánchez-Temprano, Agustín; Esteban-Gómez, David; Pazos, Elena (Wiley, 2023-06-06)
      [Abstract] Tyrosine nitration, a post-translational modification (PTM) that takes place under nitrosative stress conditions, occurs through a non-enzymatic peroxynitrite-mediated reaction. Although protein nitration has ...
    • Raman Spectroscopy Studies on the Barocaloric Hybrid Perovskite [(CH₃)₄N][Cd(N₃)₃] 

      Silva, Rosivaldo Xavier da; Paschoal, Carlos William de Araujo; Santos, Clenilton; García-Fernández, Alberto; Salgado-Beceiro, Jorge; Señarís-Rodríguez, M. A.; Sánchez-Andújar, Manuel; Silva, Ariel Nonato Almeida de Abreu (MDPI, 2020-10-16)
      [Abstract] Temperature-dependent Raman scattering and differential scanning calorimetry were applied to the study of the hybrid organic-inorganic azide-perovskite [(CH₃)₄N][Cd(N₃)₃], a compound with multiple structural ...
    • Relative Configuration of Micrograms of Natural Compounds Using Proton Residual Chemical Shift Anisotropy 

      Nath, Nilamoni; Fuentes-Monteverde, Juan Carlos; Pech-Puch, Dawrin; Rodríguez, Jaime; Jiménez, Carlos; Noll, Markus; Kreiter, Alexander; Reggelin, Michael; Navarro-Vázquez, Armando; Griesinger, Christian (Nature, 2020-09-01)
      [Abstract] 3D molecular structure determination is a challenge for organic compounds or natural products available in minute amounts. Proton/proton and proton/carbon correlations yield the constitution. J couplings and ...
    • Reversible Control of DNA Binding with Cucurbit[8]uril-Induced Supramolecular 4,4′-Bipyridinium–Peptide Dimers 

      Novo, Paula; García, Marcos D.; Peinador, Carlos; Pazos, Elena (American Chemical Society, 2021-03-08)
      [Abstract] Many cellular processes in living organisms are regulated by complex regulatory networks, built from noncovalent interactions between relatively few proteins that perform their functions by switching between ...
    • RuII(p-cymene) Compounds as Effective and Selective Anticancer Candidates with No Toxicity in Vivo 

      Lenis Rojas, Óscar; Robalo, M. Paula; Tomaz, A. I.; Carvalho, Andreia; Fernandes, Alexandra; Marques, Fernanda; Folgueira, Mónica; Yáñez, Julián; Vázquez, Digna; López-Torres, Margarita; Fernández, Alberto; Fernández Sánchez, Jesús José (American Chemical Society (ACS), 2018-10-19)
      [Abstract] Ruthenium(II) complexes are currently considered a viable alternative to the widely used platinum complexes as efficient anticancer agents. We herein present the synthesis and characterization of half-sandwich ...
    • Selective Detection of Aeromonas Spp. By a Fluorescent Probe Based on the Siderophore Amonabactin 

      Cisneros Sureda, Javier; Rey-Varela, Diego; Rodríguez, Jaime; Balado, Miguel; Lemos, Manuel L.; Jiménez, Carlos (Elsevier, 2022-02-03)
      [Abstract] Amonabactins, the siderophores produced by some pathogenic bacteria belonging to Aeromonas genus, can be used for the preparation of conjugates to be imported into the cell using their specific transport machinery. ...
    • Self-Assembled Peptide–Inorganic Nanoparticle Superstructures: From Component Design to Applications 

      Pigliacelli, Claudia; Sánchez-Fernández, Rosalía; García, Marcos D.; Peinador, Carlos; Pazos, Elena (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020-06-04)
      [Abstract] Peptides have become excellent platforms for the design of peptide–nanoparticle hybrid superstructures, owing to their self-assembly and binding/recognition capabilities. Morover, peptide sequences can be encoded ...
    • Sequential In-catalyzed intramolecular hydroarylation and Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions using bromopropargyl aryl ethers and amines 

      Alonso-Marañon, Lorena; Sarandeses, Luis A.; Martínez, Montserrat; Pérez Sestelo, José (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017)
      [Abstract] A sequential one-pot indium-catalyzed intramolecular hydroarylation (IMHA) of bromopropargyl aryl ethers and amines, and palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction using triorganoindium reagents (R3In) has been ...
    • Simple and Low-Cost Footstep Energy-Recover Barocaloric Heating and Cooling Device 

      García Ben, Javier; Delgado Ferreiro, Ignacio; Salgado-Beceiro, Jorge; Bermúdez-García, Juan Manuel (MDPI, 2021-10-10)
      [Abstract] In this work, we design, build, and test one of the very first barocaloric devices. The here presented device can recover the energy generated by an individual’s footstep and transform it into barocaloric heating ...
    • Structural and electrochemical properties of Li-Ni-Co oxides synthesized by wet chemistry via a succinic-acid-assisted technique 

      Castro-García, Socorro; Julien, C.; Señarís-Rodríguez, M. A. (Elsevier, 2001)
      [Abstract] Lithiated metal oxides LiCo1−yNiyO2 were synthesized by a sol–gel method using succinic acid as chelating agent. Microcrystalline materials were formed by calcination in oxygen at 800°C. The physicochemical ...
    • Student-Generated Videos to Promote Understanding of Chemical Reactions 

      Fernández, Alberto; López-Torres, Margarita; Fernández Sánchez, Jesús José; Vázquez, Digna (ACS, 2023-02-03)
      [Abstract] Students were tasked with the creation of videos of ordinary reactions to promote significant learning of complex concepts underlying chemical transformations. Interactive infographics were used to deliver ...
    • Studies on the power factor of (Ba,Sr)Co2+xRu4−xO11 compounds 

      Pato Doldán, Breogán; Sánchez-Andújar, Manuel; Castro-García, Socorro; Señarís-Rodríguez, M. A. (Elsevier, 2011-02)
      [Abstract] We have prepared polycrystalline single-phase ACo2+xRu4−xO11 (A = Sr, Ba; 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5) using the ceramic method and we have studied their structure, electrical resistivity and Seebeck coefficient, in order to ...
    • Subcellular duplex DNA and G‐quadruplex interaction profiling of a hexagonal PtII metallacycle 

      Domarco, Olaya; Kieler, Claudia; Pirker, Christine; Dinhof, Carina; Englinger, Bernhard; Reisecker, Johannes M.; Timelthaler, Gerald; García, Marcos D.; Peinador, Carlos; Keppler, Bernhard K.; Berger, Walter; Terenzi, Alessio (Wiley, 2019-04-19)
      [Abstract] Metal‐driven self‐assembly afforded a multitude of fascinating supramolecular coordination complexes (SCCs) with applications as catalysts, host–guest, and stimuli‐responsive systems. However, the interest in ...