Rational design of natural Deep eutectic
solvents for chiral drugs
preparation and formulation
NADESChiralDrug
Acronym
48 months
(01.01.2020.-31.12.2024.) Project duration
1.275.999,00 HRK
Budget
Project Summary
Nowadays, single-enantiomer drugs have become the standard in pharmaceutical companies when working with compounds featuring stereogenic centers, mobilizing chemical and biotechnological industry to develop versatile methods for production and formulation of biologically active chiral compounds of high enantiomeric purity. Overview of current literature on chiral drug production and formulation reveals exciting, new and green approach: the use of natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) as medium for biotechnological preparation of chiral biologically active compounds and as auxiliaries in development of chiral drug delivery system through designing therapeutic deep eutectic solvents (THEDES).
However, this exciting research field still faces several great challenges. Namely, approaches used so far for screening ideal NADES have been governed by time consuming empirical methods, while systematic investigation in NADES structure-activity relationship, as a backbone for rational design of these solvents, is still lacking. Extension of fundamental research on NADES solvent properties, as well as development of mathematical models as tools for designing ideal NADES for specific purpose becomes an imperative for industrial use of NADES. Based on the stated above the aim of proposed Project is to is to demonstrate the advantages of using NADES as green approach in the biotechnological preparation and formulation of chiral drugs.
To achieve PROJECT GOALS, specific objectives of the Project are, therefore, the following: (1) rational design of NADES for chiral drug preparation and formulation (2) implementation of NADES in enyzme-catalyzed preparation of chiral drug intermediates (3) development of THEDES as improved formulation of chiral drug. This multidisciplinary research which includes chemists, biotechnologists and pharmacist would be our proof-of-concept of the NADES promising use as solvents/auxiliaries in enantiopure drug preparation and formulation.
RESEARCHERS

Ivana Radojčić redovniković
PhD, Full Professor
Project leader

Giancarlo cravotto
PhD, Full Professor
Team member

VIŠNJA GAURINA SRČEK
PhD, Full Professor
Team member

SENKA DJAKOVIĆ
PhD, Associate Professor
Team member

KRISTINA RADOŠEVIĆ
PhD, Associate Professor
Team member

MARINA CVJETKO BUBALO
PhD, Assistant Professor
Team member

JASMINA LAPIĆ
PhD, Assistant Professor
Team member

MANUELA PANIĆ
PhD,
Postdoctoral Research Assistant

ŽELJKO JAKOPOVIĆ
MScEng,
PhD student

MARKO ROGOŠIĆ
PhD, Full Professor
Team member
THANOS ANDREOU
PhD,
Team member
MARIA ANDRIELOU
MScEng,
Team member
Publications
- M. Panić, M. Cvjetko Bubalo, I. Radojčić Redovniković, Designing a biocatalytic process involving deep eutectic solvents, J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. (2020). DOI 10.1002/jctb.6545
Conferences
- Radojčić Redovniković Ivana, Design of natural deep eutectic solvents: innovative development of green and sustainable technologies, UNI Graz, 29.5.2020.




