BULGARIAN NMR CENTRE
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Research interests

Development and application of advanced NMR approaches:
• Liquid phase NMR spectroscopy
- Structural analysis and stereochemistry of synthetic organic compounds
- Molecular mobility - classical dynamic NMR for the investigation of tautomeric and conformational equilibria.
- Diffusion NMR spectroscopy - investigation of supramolecular complexes, processes of self-aggregation, particle size determination in colloidal systems, analysis of complex mixtures.
- Chemical profiling and metabolic analysis of extracts of plant origin
- Analysis of food and natural products
- NMR spectroscopy with in situ irradiation
• Solid state NMR spectroscopy
- Structure of mesoporous silicates and zeolites
- Organic-inorganic hybrid materials
• NMR spectroscopy of soft materials
- Polymeric (hydro)gels
- Extracts of medicinal and aromatic plants
LABORATORY MEMBERS

Prof. Dr. Pavletta Shestakova



Name | Room | Phone | Å-mail* |
---|---|---|---|
Prof. Pavletta Shestakova, PhD, Head | 209 | 136 | Pavletta.Shestakova |
Prof. Nikolay Vassilev, PhD | 112 | 172 | Nikolay.Vassilev |
Prof. Svetlana Simova, DSc | 104 | 140 | Svetlana.Simova |
Assoc. Prof. Yavor Mitrev, PhD | 106 | 146 | Yavor.Mitrev |
Assist. Prof. Alexander Kantardjiev, PhD | 117 | 189 | Alexander.Kantardjiev |
Assist. Prof. Dessislava Gerginova, PhD | 103 | 120 | Dessislava.Gerginova |
Assist. Prof. Miroslav Dangalov, PhD | 112 | 172 | Miroslav.Dangalov |
technician Ïëàìåí ×îðáàäæèåâ | 103 | 120 | |
Associated members | |||
Assoc. Prof. Bozhanka Mihova, PhD | 103 |
*The e-mail is formed after adding '@ orgchm.bas.bg' to the name
Projects
Selected group publications(Q1)
2021
Int. J. Mol. Sci.,
22,
1759

Biotechnologically-Produced Myconoside and Calceolarioside E Induce Nrf2 Expression in Neutrophils
Algal Res.,
60,
102538

Immunomodulating polysaccharide complexes and antioxidant metabolites from Anabaena laxa, Oscillatoria limosa and Phormidesmis molle
Foods,
10,
997

A Preliminary Study of Chemical Profiles of Honey, Cerumen, and Propolis of the African Stingless Bee Meliponula ferruginea
Nanomaterials,
11,
2831

CO2 Adsorption on Modified Mesoporous Silicas: The Role of the Adsorption Sites
Molecules,
26,
5888

In Vitro Multiplication and NMR Fingerprinting of Rare Veronica caucasica M. Bieb
J. Mol. Liq.,
335,
116287

Neutral organophosphorus ligands as a molecular lab for simultaneous detecting of Ag(I) ions
Dyes Pigm.,
195,
109739

7-OH quinoline Schiff bases: are they the long awaited tautomeric bistable switches?
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.,
23,
13760-13767

À single isomer rotary switch demonstrating anti-Kasha behaviour: Does acidity function matter?
Organometallics,
40,
578–590

1,2-Disubstituted Planar Chiral Ferrocene Derivatives from Sulfonamide-Directed ortho-Lithiation: Synthesis, Absolute Configuration, and Chiroptical Properties
Pharmaceutics,
13,
2025

PEG-Modified tert-Octylcalix[8]arenes as Drug Delivery Nanocarriers of Silibinin
Molecules,
26,
6865

Chiral Aminoalcohols and Squaric Acid Amides as Ligands for Asymmetric Borane Reduction of Ketones: Insight to In Situ Formed Catalytic System by DOSY and Multinuclear NMR Experiments
Micropor. Mesopor. Mat. ,
323,
111203

Hybrid catalyst with combined Lewis and Bronsted acidity based on ZrIV substituted polyoxometalate grafted on mesoporous MCM-41 silica for esterification of renewable levulinic acid
Comput. Mater. Sci.,
117,
109570

Chercher de l'eau: The switching mechanism of the rotary switch ethyl-2-(2-(quinolin-8-yl)hydrazono)-2-(pyridin-2-yl)acetate
Molecules,
25,
4687

NMR Profiling of North Macedonian and Bulgarian Honeys for Detection of Botanical and Geographical Origin
J. Photochem. Photobiol. A,
396,
112555

Cationic amino acids linked to Zn(II) phthalocyanines for photodynamic therapy: Synthesis and effects on physicochemical properties
Molecules,
25,
3987

Synthetic Analogues of Aminoadamantane as Influenza Viral Inhibitors—In Vitro, in Silico and QSAR Studies
Molecules,
25,
3410

Veronica austriaca L. extract and arbutin expand mature double TNF-alpha/IFN-gamma neutrophils in murine bone marrow pool
Eur. J. Pharm. Biopharm,
142,
460-472

Verapamil delivery systems on the basis of mesoporous ZSM-5/KIT-6 and ZSM-5/SBA-15 polymer nanocomposites as a potential tool to overcome MDR in cancer cells
Bioorg. Chem.,
90,
103028

Discovery of novel indole-based aroylhydrazones as anticonvulsants: Pharmacophore-based design
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,
58,
5

Reactive Dimerization of an N-Heterocyclic Plumbylene: C-H Activation with PbII
ChemSusChem, 11,
10,
1612-1616

Going Beyond the Limits of the Biorenewable Platform: Unprecedented Sodium Dithionite Promoted Stabilization of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural
Equipment
The equipment is maintained by project:

The NMR Centre is equipped with two modern NMR spectrometers:
Bruker Avance II+ 600 with available probeheads:
• 5 mm direct dual probehead (BBO, 31P - 109Ag/1H);
• 5 inverse triple probehead (TBI, 1H/31P - 109Ag/13C);
• 5 mm MIC-Diff30 diffusion dual probehead (1H/31P)for slow translational diffusion research;
• 4 mm CP/MAS dual probehead (31P - 15N/1H) for solid samples;
• 4 mm HRMAS dual probehead (1H/13C) for gels and soft materials; automatic sample feeding device.
Bruker DRX 250 probeheads:
• 5 mm direct dual probehead (BBO, 31Ð - 109Ag / 1H);
• 5 mm quattro probehead (QNP, 1Í, 13Ñ, 31Ð, 19F); with actively shielded Z-gradients.