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Main lines of research
Electrochemical STS of biomimetic membranes Development and application of light-activated na-
Research groups
with redox systems. Measuring the energy levels of a protein under a variety of experimental conditions (in the presence of illumination or certain cofactors and partner proteins) will provide new insights into the detailed electron transfer mechanisms.
Mechanical stability at the molecular level. Nanome- chanics of lipid bilayers and other biosystems. Un- derstanding the effect of mechanical stress on bi- ological membranes is of fundamental importance since cells are known to naturally perform their func- tion under the effect of a complex combination of forces.
noswitches to control the activity of protein com- plexes and cells. We will develop new optical switch- es (like the light-gated glutamate receptor LiGluR) in order to study the processes involved in neurosecre- tion, exocytosis and endocytosis.
Vectorization of therapeutically active molecules. We prepare and characterize therapeutic agent (drugs, peptides, proteins, genetic material...) re- lease systems based on supramolecular conjugates which allow reaching the point of action in a directed and effective manner.
Institution: Universitat de Barcelona · Contact: Facultad de Química. Edificio Hélix · C/ Baldiri Reixac, 10-12. 08028 Barcelona · E.mail: [email protected] · Web: http://www.ub.edu/bioelectronano/info/index.htm
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