MMMarques Lab - Organic Synthesis and Chemical Biology

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You can find Maria Manuel B. Marques' lab in FCT-NOVA (Caparica, Portugal). 

Our research focuses on finding novel synthetic strategies towards bioactive compounds. 

Our current research topics can be classified as the:

• Development of synthetic routes involving metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions for the synthesis of heterocyclic cores;

• Investigation of novel and sustainable methodologies for N-S, C-S, N-C and C-C bond formation;

• Synthesis of complex glycoconjugates involved in cellular recognition processes. The ultimate goal is the synthesis of glycoconjugates and the study of their interaction with crucial proteins involved in important cellular pathways;

• Rational drug design approach towards novel anti-inflammatory drugs – a small molecule (heterocyclic structures) approach;

• Development of novel chemical tools to investigate biological processes;