The Bio Organic Chemistry group synthesizes and studies peptides of different origin and particularly those containing Cα,α-dialkyl amino acids.
The group is engaged in the following research lines:
- Peptide helices as rigid structural elements for spectroscopic studies and for electron transfer and photovoltaic applications.
- Synthesis, conformation, mechanism of action and bioactivity (antimicrobial and antitumor) of peptides and naturally-occurring peptaibiotics;
- Peptide-based self-assembling biomolecular wires able to mediate electron transfer for bioelectronic devices;
- Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy;
- Textiles functionalized with antibacterial peptides for biomedical applications;
- Peptide nanotechnology: peptido-rotaxanes, peptide-decorated metal nanoparticles, self-assembled peptide polymers;
- Synthesis and conformation of peptides with well-defined 3D-structures;
- Peptides as plant protection products, in collaboration with Phytopathologists;