Prof. Dr. Andrija Smelcerovic

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsBioorganic and Biological Chemistry,Natural Product Chemistry
KeywordsDPP-4 inhibition, DNase inhibition, secondary metabolites, xanthine oxidase inhibition, Inhibition of medicinaly important enzymes
Honours and awards

2019: Award-winning publication of the Serbian Cardionephrology Association - First prize in the field of Cardionephrology in 2018

2018: Award-winning publication of the Serbian Cardionephrology Association - First prize in the field of Cardionephrology in 2017

2017: Award-winning publication of the Serbian Cardionephrology Association - First prize in the field of Cardionephrology in 2016

2017: Best poster prize in the field of Medical chemistry - potential new agents for the treatment of combined heart and kidneys diseases at the 3rd International Congress of Cardionephrology and Hypertension

2017: Best poster prize in the field of Modern aspects of combined heart and kidney disease treatment at the 3rd International Congress of Cardionephrology and Hypertension

2016: Award of the Serbian Cardionephrology Association for outstanding achievement in the sciences that contribute to the field of Medical chemistry - potential new agents for heart and kidneys diseases

2003: Award for outstanding achievements in the field of chemistry and for international affirmation the city of Leskovac

1998: Award of the Serbian Chemical Society for exceptional success during the study

1997: Best graduate student at the Faculty of Technology in Leskovac in 1996/97

Current contact address

CountrySerbia
CityNis
InstitutionUniversity of Nis
InstituteFaculty of Medicine, Department of Chemistry

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael SpitellerInstitut für Umweltforschung (INFU), Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/2004

Programme(s)

2004Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2015Denista Yancheva, Emiliya Cherneva, Markus Quick, Bozhanka Mikhova, Boris Shivachev, Rosisa Nikolova, Aleksandra Djordjevic, Monika Untergehrer, Guido Jürgenliemk, Birgit Kraus, Andrija Smelcerovic: Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Biological Activity Screening of Novel N-(α-Bromoacyl)-α-amino Esters Containing Valyl Moiety. In: Acta Chimica Slovenica , 2015, 689-699
2008Sandra Glišić, Andrija Smelcerovic, Sebastian Zuehlke, Michael Spiteller, Dejan Skala : Extraction of hyperforin and adhyperforin from St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) by supercritical carbon dioxide . In: Journal of Supercritical Fluids , 2008, 332-337
2008Michael Spiteller, Tevfik Özen, Andrija Smelcerovic, Sebastian Zuehlke, Neda Mimica-Dukić Phenolic constituents and the in vitro antioxidant activity of the flowers of Hypericum venustum. In: Fitoterapia, 2008, 191-193
2007Andrija Smelcerovic, Michael Spiteller, Axel Patrick Ligon, Zaklina Smelcerovic, Nils Raabe: Essential oil composition of Hypericum L. species from Southeastern Serbia and their chemotaxonomy. In: Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 2007, 99-113
2007Gordana Stojanovic, Axel Patrick Ligon, Andrija Smelcerovic, Jelena Lazarevic, Michael Spiteller, Radosav Palic: Fatty acids of Stachys milanii seeds. In: Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 2007, 380-383
2007Niko Radulovic, Vesna Stankov-Jovanovic, Gordana Stojanovic, Andrija Smelcerovic, Michael Spiteller, Yoshinori Asakawa: Screening of in vitro antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of nine Hypericum species from the Balkans. In: Food Chemistry, 2007, 15-21
2006Andrija Smelcerovic, Michael Spiteller, Sebastian Zuehlke: Comparison of methods for the exhaustive extraction of hypericins, flavonoids, and hyperforin from Hypericum perforatum L.. In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry , 2006, 2750-2753
2006Andrija Smelcerovic, Vijeshwar Verma, Michael Spiteller, Syed Mudasir Ahmad, Satish Chander Puri, Ghulam Nabi Qazi: Phytochemical analysis and genetic characterisation of six Hypericum species from Serbia. In: Phytochemistry, 2006, 171-177
2006Andrija Smelcerovic, Michael Spiteller: Phytochemical analysis of nine Hypericum L. species from Serbia and the F.Y.R. Macedonia. In: Pharmazie, 2006, 251-252