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Proposals for Research Projects in all Scientific Domains - 2006

Chemistry and Biochemistry

    Painel de Avaliação de Química e Bioquímica - 2006
  • Gerhard Ecker
  • Gerhard Ecker
  • Prof. Dr. Rasmus P. Clausen
  • Prof. Wolfgang Sippl
  • Prof. Maciej Baginski
  • Prof. Gabriele Costantino
  • James W. Schneider
  • Patrick Cirino
  • Newell R. Washburn
  • Surya K. Mallapragada
  • Todd Pryzybycien
  • P. Shiv Halasyamani
PTDC/QUI/64023/2006

Production of a stable form of human phenylalanine hydroxylase: towards the 3D structure determination. Ana Paula Costa Santos Peralta Leandro, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (FF/ULisboa). €80,138.

PTDC/QUI/64056/2006

Chemical reactivity as a tool in drug design: modification of the beta-lactam scaffold to improve serine protease inhibition. Rui Moreira, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (FF/ULisboa). €68,600.

PTDC/QUI/64112/2006

Photoinduced electron transfer by artificial hemoproteins in carbon nanotubes. Susana Maria de Andrade Sousa Paiva, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €95,100.

PTDC/QUI/64202/2006

FUNCMETAL-Functionalized Metallodendrimers Based on 2,4,6-tri-substituted-1,3,5-triazine Core Derivatives. João Rodrigues, Universidade da Madeira (UMA). €101,200.

PTDC/QUI/64203/2006

Structural and functional studies of the SOUL/HBP family of heme binding proteins. Brian James Goodfellow, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €77,700.

PTDC/QUI/64248/2006

Stalking intermediates on iron oxidation by anaerobic bacterial ferritins. Maria Alice Santos Pereira, NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT). €128,543.

PTDC/QUI/64358/2006

Influence of Cell Differentiation State on Apoptosis Induced by Isoproterenol on Embryonic Ventricular H9c2 Cells - Signalling Pathways Involved. Paulo Jorge Gouveia Simoes Da Silva Oliveira, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €85,000.

PTDC/QUI/64359/2006

Electrophysiological characterization of membrane transporters from Arabidopsis thaliana pollen tube. Ana Isabel Dias Bicho dos Santos, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL). €78,900.

PTDC/QUI/64458/2006

Chiral N-heterocyclic carbene complexes for asymmetric catalysis and for C-H activation processes. Beatriz Royo Cantabrana, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €80,100.

PTDC/QUI/64470/2006

Chiral Allenes as Tools in the Synthesis of Cyclic and Acyclic Amino Esters. Teresa Margarida Vasconcelos Dias de Pinho e Melo, Universidade de Coimbra (UC). €80,200.

PTDC/QUI/64484/2006

Metal- and magnetic nanoparticles functionalized with biological molecules: towards bio-nanoprobes. Eulália Fernanda Alves de Carvalho Pereira, Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA). €143,200.

PTDC/QUI/64550/2006

Structural, bioenergetic and dynamic aspects of respiratory chain complexes studied by vibrational and spectroelectrochemical methods. Smilja Todorovic, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €44,800.

PTDC/QUI/64565/2006

Molecular Crowding effects on the kinetics and thermodynamics of the interaction of amphiphilic molecules with proteins and with biological membranes. Maria João Pedrosa Ferreira Moreno Silvestre, Universidade de Coimbra (UC). €75,900.

PTDC/QUI/64638/2006

The two terminal enzymes of denitrification - Nitric oxide reductase and nitrous oxide reductase. Isabel Moura, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL). €86,100.

PTDC/QUI/64658/2006

Single Molecule Signalling of Peptide Metal Binding. José António da Costa Patrício Bracons Ferreira, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €76,000.

PTDC/QUI/64733/2006

Xanthine Oxidase-Related Enzymes: Structure, Function and Specificity. Maria Joao Romão, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL). €70,600.

PTDC/QUI/64744/2006

Sol-gel entrapped cutinase: Understanding enzyme/matrix interactions via fluorescence, NMR and DRIFT spectroscopies, and site-directed mutagenesis. Susana Filipe Barreiros, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL). €150,000.

PTDC/QUI/64770/2006

CATALYTIC OXIDATION REACTIONS BY TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES CONFINED INTO MESOPOROUS STRUCTURED SOLIDS. Ana Silva, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €135,837.

PTDC/QUI/64967/2006

Transition metal complexes based on new thio-azo ligands for heterobimetallic networks and molecular conductors. Manuel José Duarte Leite de Almeida, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €125,100.

PTDC/QUI/65142/2006

Recycling antimalarials: rational design of novel 8-aminoquinoline analogues with gametocytocidal and blood-schizontocidal activity. Paula Alexandra De Carvalho Gomes, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP). €126,682.

PTDC/QUI/65187/2006

Rational design, synthesis and screening of an indole library for novel antioxidant and anti-inflammatory drug candidates. Maria Manuel B Marques, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL). €151,332.

PTDC/QUI/65228/2006

Nanocages and “bio”polymers for the recognization and solubilization of carbon nanotubes. João Paulo Costa Tomé, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €122,352.

PTDC/QUI/65247/2006

Synthesis of high value epoxides mediated by cyclopentadienyl molybdenum catalysts optimized by parallel synthesis. Marta Ramilo Abrantes, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €75,400.

PTDC/QUI/65255/2006

Nanobioelectrochemistry: development, surface characterization and applications of layer by layer nanostrutured DNA- and enzyme-modified electrodes. Ana Maria Coelho Ferreira de Oliveira Brett, Instituto Pedro Nunes - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia (IPN). €73,500.

PTDC/QUI/65369/2006

Synthesis and characterization of new U and Fe compounds with Ge, Ga and Sb. António Cândido Lampreia Pereira Gonçalves, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €56,100.

PTDC/QUI/65379/2006

Switchable molecular conductors. Vasco Pires Silva da Gama, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €93,300.

PTDC/QUI/65474/2006

New Luminescent Metal Complexes for Light-Emitting Diodes. Pedro Manuel Machado Teixeira Gomes, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €149,815.

PTDC/QUI/65501/2006

Antioxidant and antiradical characterization of polyphenolic compounds; bioavailability, biological properties and cell signalling. Nuno Mateus, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP). €138,326.

PTDC/QUI/65507/2006

Energetics of metal polialkoxides. João Paulo Arriegas Estevão Correia Leal, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €70,944.

PTDC/QUI/65510/2006

Surface Photochemistry: Use of Solar Photocatalysis for Environmental Remediation Studies on Heterogeneous Media. Anabela Sousa de Oliveira, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €137,900.

PTDC/QUI/65535/2006

The stability of selected carbon-centered radicals and the antioxidant role of some terpenes. José Artur de Sousa Martinho Simões, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €46,818.

PTDC/QUI/65618/2006

Selenium Distribution in Cereals and Portuguese Cultivation Soils. Interactions between selenium and iodine uptake by cereals - A Case Study. Adriano Manuel Gomes Pacheco, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €73,440.

PTDC/QUI/65640/2006

Investigation of redox-state-specific protein-protein interactions and energy transduction in the electron transfer chains of sulfate reducing bacteria. Turner David Leslie, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €79,085.

PTDC/QUI/65647/2006

New hydroxypyrimidinone-grafted solid chelating matrices for environmental and biological applications. Maria Alexandra Feijó Esteves, Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG). €74,630.

PTDC/QUI/65728/2006

Anthocyanins as Natural Photoprotectors. António Luís Vieira de Andrade Maçanita, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €135,774.

PTDC/QUI/65732/2006

Novel strategies for electrode surface modification and adsorption: nanoscale characterisation and application to sensor development and corrosion inhibition. Christopher Michael Ashton Brett, Instituto Pedro Nunes - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia (IPN). €114,395.

PTDC/QUI/65805/2006

Water Nanodrops in Microporous and Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials. João Carlos Matias Celestino Gomes da Rocha, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €61,000.

PTDC/QUI/66012/2006

Development of a new class of photochromic naphthopyrans. Paulo coelho, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD). €94,743.

PTDC/QUI/66015/2006

Design and synthesis of a library of chiral hemilabile ligands and their evaluation as transition metal homogeneous catalysts in fine chemistry. Maria M Pereira, Universidade de Coimbra (UC). €91,700.

PTDC/QUI/66086/2006

“Green” production of cyclodextrin-based matrixes using supercritical carbon dioxide. Teresa Casimiro, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCTUNL/UNL). €98,806.

PTDC/QUI/66148/2006

Synthesis of Organometallic Molecular and Polymeric Materials with NLO Properties. Maria Helena Anselmo Viegas Garcia, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €142,882.

PTDC/QUI/66171/2006

The cytoplasmic domains of a potassium channel. João Morais Cabral, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP). €105,000.

PTDC/QUI/66187/2006

Paramagnetic and cationic Ti and U bis(phenoxide) diamine complexes: synthesis and reactivity. Applications in C-C bond forming by electron-transfer reactions. Ana Margarida Sousa Dias Martins, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €72,719.

PTDC/QUI/66199/2006

Gas Phase Reactions on Ionic Liquids. João Paulo Arriegas Estevão Correia Leal, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €75,300.

PTDC/QUI/66211/2006

Wetting behaviour of room-temperature ionic liquids. Benilde Jesus Vieira Saramago, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €71,100.

PTDC/QUI/66250/2006

Development of new heterocyclic compounds as luminescent and colorimetric chemosensors: metallic anion and cation detection. Maria Manuela Marques Raposo, Universidade do Minho (UM). €110,100.

PTDC/QUI/66251/2006

Thienylpyrroles as building blocks on the synthesis of organic and coordination compounds with nonlinear optical (NLO) applications. Maria Manuela Marques Raposo, Universidade do Minho (UM). €159,486.

PTDC/QUI/66440/2006

Synthesis of Heterometallic Compounds to Mimic Novel Active Sites in Biology. Teresa Avilés, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL). €77,200.

PTDC/QUI/66507/2006

Medicinal plants from Angola: biological activity. Dina Isabel Malheiros Dinis de Mendonça, Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI). €61,100.

PTDC/QUI/66523/2006

A Nuclear Magnetic Resonance(NMR)- based metabonomic study of health disorders of fetus and mother during pregnancy: towards biochemical characterisation and early diagnostics. Ana Maria Pissarra Coelho Gil, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €75,700.

PTDC/QUI/66559/2006

Searching for the functional/structural minimum common denominator in haem-copper oxygen reductases. Manuela Alexandra de Abreu Serra Marques Pereira, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €70,700.

PTDC/QUI/66612/2006

Novel methodology to self-assembling bio-functionalized gold nanoparticles for fabrication of biosensors. Ana Pimenta da Gama da Silveira Viana Semedo, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €95,854.

PTDC/QUI/66663/2006

NOVEL CONJUGATED CALIXARENE-BASED CHIRAL POLYMERS: SYNTHESIS, PROPERTIES AND FUNCTION. José Virgílio de Sousa Coelho Prata, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL/IPL). €147,375.

PTDC/QUI/66695/2006

Rhodium catalysed C-H bond activation and C-C bond formation in water and bio-compatible solvents - An expeditious way to prepare biologically active heterocycles. Pedro Miguel Pimenta Gois, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (FF/ULisboa). €89,500.

PTDC/QUI/66701/2006

Anticancer Activity of Novel Polyamine Pd(II) Complexes - A Multidisciplinary Study. Maria Paula Matos Marques, Universidade de Coimbra (UC). €149,989.

PTDC/QUI/66813/2006

Chemical, Radiochemical and Biological Studies of Pyrazolyl-Alkylamine Pt(II) Complexes: Application on the Development of Novel Anti-cancer Drugs. António Paulo, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €127,789.

PTDC/QUI/66826/2006

Synthesis and Characterization of New and not so-New Ionic Liquids. Carlos Alberto Nieto de Castro, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €87,200.

PTDC/QUI/67052/2006

Estudos Espectroscópicos e Computacionais do Mecanismo Catalítico da Redutase do Nitrato Spectroscopic and Computational Studies on the Nitrate Reductase Catalytic Mechanism. José João Galhardas de Moura, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL). €78,400.

PTDC/QUI/67142/2006

Iron detoxification and stress response in bacteria. A mechanistic study. Pedro Tavares, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL). €97,600.

PTDC/QUI/67165/2006

New anti diabetic agents from Genista tenera - Isolation, structure characterization, synthesis and mechanisms of action. Amélia Pilar Rauter, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €159,945.

PTDC/QUI/67175/2006

Development of new macrocyclic bifunctional chelators for metalloradiopharmaceuticals. Rita Virgínia Delgado, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €101,227.

PTDC/QUI/67362/2006

Synthesis and study of organometallic/coordination compounds as molecular switches for optoelectronic and photonic technologies. Paulo Mendes, Universidade de Évora (UE). €94,302.

PTDC/QUI/67407/2006

General Approach to a Common Synthetic Strategy for a Variety of Azasugars and Modified Nucleosides. Biological Evaluation of Products. Maria José da Chão Alves, Universidade do Minho (UM). €159,882.

PTDC/QUI/67522/2006

Novel bioorganometallic SERM analogues - synthesis and evaluation of anti-cancer potential. M Matilde Marques, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €125,430.

PTDC/QUI/67674/2006

Studies on the reactivity of derivatives of tetrazole and isothiazole; isothiazolyltetrazoles as potential bidentate ligands and their application in catalysis. Maria de Lurdes dos Santos Cristiano, Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar). €20,400.

PTDC/QUI/67681/2006

Reactions between catechins and anthocyanins: Synthesis of new pigments. Victor Freitas, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP). €80,100.

PTDC/QUI/67712/2006

Nanochemistry of magnetic/luminescent composites for in vitro medical diagnosis applications. Tito Trindade, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €56,200.

PTDC/QUI/67786/2006

CHROMOGENICS: Study and Characterization of Chromogenic Materials. Fernando Jorge da Silva Pina, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL). €149,175.

PTDC/QUI/67915/2006

Novel Key Molecular Architectures to Target Infection. Maria Rangel, Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA). €139,844.

PTDC/QUI/67925/2006

Biochemical and Structural Studies of UDP-Glucose Dehydrogenases. Carlos Maria de Noronha Galvao Franco frazao, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €112,400.

PTDC/QUI/67933/2006

From Design to Synthesis of New Anti-Tubercular Agents. Filomena Elisabete Lopes Martins Elvas Leitão, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €148,596.

PTDC/QUI/67962/2006

Polyelectrolyte organization and properties: gels, membranes and particles. Björn Lindman, Universidade de Coimbra (UC). €77,900.

PTDC/QUI/68017/2006

Metabolic profiling and biochemical differentiation of human lung tumours by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) methods. Iola Melissa Fernandes Duarte, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €70,600.

PTDC/QUI/68226/2006

Electronic properties of hydrogen bond networks. Implications for the understanding of molecular mechanisms of photosynthesis. Benedito José Costa Cabral, Fundação da Universidade de Lisboa (FUL/ULisboa). €18,700.

PTDC/QUI/68242/2006

Two-dimensional micelles and emulsions in lipid bilayers resulting from caophylic/caophobic amphiphilicity of some phospholipids. Biological consequences. Eurico Melo, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €116,600.

PTDC/QUI/68286/2006

A combined approach of X-ray Crystallography, NMR and Computational Chemistry for the study of the molecular interactions that define the ligand specificity in cellulosomal Carbohydrate Binding Modules. Ana Luisa Moreira de Carvalho, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL). €85,600.

PTDC/QUI/68302/2006

Drug design towards the HIV-1 virus. Pedro Manuel Azevedo Alexandrino Fernandes, Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA). €48,000.

PTDC/QUI/68368/2006

Understanding sulfate respiration at molecular level: studies of two conserved membrane complexes. Inês Antunes Cardoso Pereira, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €74,700.

PTDC/QUI/68382/2006

Antioxidant activity of new di(hetero)arylamines; pharmacological potential against oxidative stress. Olga Maria Fernandes Pereira Coutinho, Universidade do Minho (UM). €108,042.

PTDC/QUI/68408/2006

Identification of free radicals and oxidative stress products of proteins using a proteomics approach. Pedro Miguel Dimas Neves Domingues, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €42,000.

PTDC/QUI/68472/2006

Controlled chemical modification of polysaccharides for the development of novel materials. Carmen Sofia da Rocha Freire Barros, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €69,300.

PTDC/QUI/68582/2006

Molecular design of novel aza-bridged calixarene receptors for medicinal chemistry: encapsulation of lanthanide ions and chiral resolution of drugs. VÍTOR MANUEL SOUSA FÉLIX, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €67,500.

PTDC/QUI/68804/2006

SMARTCARBO - Stimuli-responsive polysaccharide-based materials for biomedical applications. Joao Filipe Colardelle da Luz Mano, Universidade do Minho (UM). €65,856.

PTDC/QUI/69263/2006

NanoBioactive - bioactive materials containing new bioglass nanoparticles for biomedical applications. Joao Filipe Colardelle da Luz Mano, Universidade do Minho (UM). €72,300.

PTDC/QUI/69302/2006

Inclusion of organometallic polymers in cyclodextrins. Susana Isabel Fonseca de Almeida Santos Braga, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €32,956.

PTDC/QUI/69422/2006

Theoretical and computational studies of dissociation reactions occurring in hyperthermal conditions: from small ionic systems to clusters. Jorge Manuel Campos Marques, Universidade de Coimbra (UC). €50,573.

PTDC/QUI/69466/2006

Acquired resistance to cancer chemotherapy: down-regulation of plasma membrane permeability by hydrogen peroxide induces multi-drug resistance. Fernando José Nunes Antunes, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €116,136.

PTDC/QUI/69598/2006

Synthesis of Coumarin Derivatives with Potential Industrial Applications. António Manuel Deométrio Rodrigues Lourenço Pereira, Universidade de Évora (UE). €95,988.

PTDC/QUI/69607/2006

New photolabile groups as phototriggers and protecting groups: synthesis, photophysics and photorelease studies. Susana Paula Graça da Costa, Universidade do Minho (UM). €97,000.

PTDC/QUI/69685/2006

Biosensors for endogenous catecholamines: Effect of liquid crystals on sensitivity and selectivity. Carlos Manuel Melo Pereira, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP). €93,300.

PTDC/QUI/69795/2006

MONOLIPO - MONOOLEIN-BASED LIPOPLEXES: PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND STUDY OF THEIR POTENTIAL AS NON-VIRAL VECTORS. Maria Elisabete CD Real Oliveira, Universidade do Minho (UM). €147,329.

PTDC/QUI/69858/2006

Synthesis of new homooxacalixarene based anion receptors. Paula Maria de Jorge Marcos, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €101,158.

PTDC/QUI/69937/2006

The role of lipid membranes in Dengue virus cell infection. Miguel Castanho, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa). €99,900.

PTDC/QUI/70063/2006

Targeted Nanoconstructs for Multimodal Medical Molecular Imaging. Carlos Geraldes, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €150,600.

PTDC/QUI/70101/2006

Towards the understanding of the energetic and structural interplay between metal sites and protein folding. Cláudio Emanuel Moreira Gomes, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €70,800.

PTDC/QUI/70153/2006

Surface Photochemistry: Photochemistry and Photophysics of Near Infrared Functional Dyes on Surfaces and Nanocavities. Anabela Sousa de Oliveira, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €149,967.

PTDC/QUI/70182/2006

Functional and structural characterization of PpcA: a key protein in metal reducing bacteria. CARLOS ALBERTO GOMES SALGUEIRO, NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT). €126,090.

PTDC/QUI/70359/2006

New therapeutic approaches in cancer: Rational design and synthesis of new adenosine A3 receptor ligands. Fernanda Borges, Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Ciências (ADFCUP/FCUP/UP). €72,456.

PTDC/QUI/70383/2006

High Pressure CO2-Induced Melting of Salts: New Ionic Liquids. Manuel Luís de Magalhães Nunes da Ponte, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCTUNL/UNL). €98,500.

PTDC/QUI/70523/2006

Reconstruction and systems analysis of the reaction networks of reactive oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur species in representative physiological systems. Armindo José Alves da Silva Salvador, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €140,000.

PTDC/QUI/70589/2006

The Macromolecular Structure of Suberin. José Afonso Rodrigues Graça, Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa). €91,171.

PTDC/QUI/70610/2006

Protein glycation and transthyretin amyloidogenesis in yeast: A model system of neurodegenerative amyloid diseases. Carlos Cordeiro, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €75,300.

PTDC/QUI/70637/2006

Two photon hybrid photovoltaic cells for solar energy conversion. Sebastião José Formosinho Sanches Simões, Universidade de Coimbra (UC). €198,120.

PTDC/QUI/70902/2006

Development and Aplication of Novel Chiral Ionic Liquids in Asymmetric Catalysis, Electrosynthesis and Chiral Separations. Luis Alexandre Cobra Branco, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL). €55,800.

PTDC/QUI/70970/2006

Development of a new optical fiber biosensor for determination of catecholamines (CATSENSOR). Teresa Alexandra Peixoto Rocha Santos, Instituto Piaget, Cooperativa para o Desenvolvimento Humano, Integral e Ecológico CRL (IPiaget). €81,300.

PTDC/QUI/71001/2006

SenRONS - Development of optical fiber sensors for the determination of reactive oxygen (ROS) and nitrogen (RNS) species in biological systems. Joaquim Carlos Gomes Esteves da Silva, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP). €104,200.

PTDC/QUI/71142/2006

Molecular Adaptation to Extreme Environments: Structural Studies of Proteins Involved in the Synthesis of Osmolytes in (hyper)thermophylic micro-organisms. Pedro Manuel Henriques Marques Matias, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €85,500.

PTDC/QUI/71198/2006

Ansa-bridged Organorhenium(VII) oxides and their application as homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts. Isabel Maria de Sousa Gonçalves, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €59,700.

PTDC/QUI/71203/2006

Thermal reactivity and optically controlled photochemistry of three-membered ring nitrogen containing compounds, as probed by matrix-isolation infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and quantum chemical calculations. Rui Fausto Martins Ribeiro da Silva Lourenço, Universidade de Coimbra (UC). €160,000.

PTDC/QUI/71331/2006

Waste Elimination using Ionic Liquid Bio-Engineered Eukariotic Organisms. José Manuel da Silva Simões Esperança, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €134,016.

PTDC/QUI/71366/2006

LUCATP - ATP dependent luciferases - mechanism and modulation of activity. Joaquim Carlos Gomes Esteves da Silva, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP). €157,880.

PTDC/QUI/71398/2006

Polymer plasticization and compatibility using Green Technologies. Application of ionic liquids and supercritical fluids. Hermínio José Cipriano de Sousa, PRODEQ - Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Engenharia Química (PRODEQ). €136,144.

PTDC/QUI/71576/2006

Design of new catalysts for enantioselective oxidation catalysis. Carla Duarte Nunes, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €143,038.

PTDC/QUI/71741/2006

Activation of X-H (X = Si, B and P) Bonds. A New Research Area for High Valent Oxo-complexes. Ana Cristina da Silva Fernandes, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €69,000.

PTDC/QUI/72120/2006

New biopolymers from polymerizable sugar-derivatives. Ecologically friendly methods. Synthesis and evaluation for industrial applications. Maria Teresa Barros da Silva, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL). €80,100.

PTDC/QUI/72290/2006

Potassium - Lanthanide Molten Salt Catalysts. Joaquim Miguel Badalo Branco, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €24,615.

PTDC/QUI/72584/2006

Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide into valuable hydrocarbon products. Paula Ferreira, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €41,200.

PTDC/QUI/72631/2006

Thermodynamic Signature of the Pregnane Xenobiotic Receptor Activation by Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Heat Conduction Calorimetry. Rui Miguel Borges dos Santos, Universidade do Algarve (UAlg). €154,327.

PTDC/QUI/72656/2006

Design of copper, zinc and iron compounds with antileishmanial activity. João Paulo Lopes Madureira, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €78,600.

PTDC/QUI/72683/2006

Proteomic study of salivary disorders induced by diabetes. Francisco Amado, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €140,850.

PTDC/QUI/72733/2006

Development of reactive polymers for new surgical adhesives. Isocyanate-terminated prepolymer as bioadhesive base material: synthesis, evaluation of biadhesion and biocompability in vitro. João Carlos Moura Bordado, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €74,500.

PTDC/QUI/72826/2006

Modulation of metabolic pathways involved in mitochondrial oxidative stress caused by hyperglycemic conditions: relevance for diabetes prevention. Carlos Palmeira, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €36,000.

PTDC/QUI/72903/2006

Anchoring Basic Parameters for Fundamental Predictive Models in Liquid Salt Systems. Isabel Maria Delgado Jana Marrucho Ferreira, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €99,788.

PTDC/QUI/73027/2006

Single-Molecule Detection of the Prion Protein: Characterization of Conformational Change Involved on Prion Diseases. Eduardo Pinho Melo, Universidade do Algarve (UAlg). €122,100.

PTDC/QUI/73061/2006

Integrated Isolation, Bio- and Organic-Synthetic Transformations of Portuguese Natural Resources. Carlos Alberto Mateus Afonso, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €94,600.

PTDC/QUI/73430/2006

Toward an understanding of protein glycation in Parkinson's disease: in vitro and in vivo studies of folding, aggregation and degradation pathways of alpha-synuclein, synphilin-1 and parkin under glycation conditions. Alexandre Quintas, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €76,200.

PTDC/QUI/73939/2006

ActivPOL - Development of oxazoline and aziridine-based antimicrobial polymers using supercritical carbon dioxide technology. Ana Aguiar Ricardo, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCTUNL/UNL). €71,700.

PTDC/QUI/74150/2006

Synthesis of Novel Multiporphyrinic Materials. Augusto Costa Tomé, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €72,509.

PTDC/QUI/74312/2006

Development of an electronic nose based on piezoelectric quartz crystals to evaluate the aroma of cheese. Maria Teresa Seabra dos Reis Gomes, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €51,900.

PTDC/QUI/81238/2006

Interaction of new fluorescent biologically active heterocyclic compounds with DNA, lipid membranes and membrane proteins. Elisabete Maria dos Santos Castanheira Coutinho, Universidade do Minho (UM). €89,325.