Welcome to NMRSTR

Welcome to the web pages of the NMR and Structure Analysis research group of the Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences of Ghent University!

Created in 2002, the group is active in a variety of research projects that have Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy in common as the main investigative technique.

Current projects range from structure elucidation and conformational analysis of natural or synthetic bioactive compounds, over method development for the investigation of colloidal dispersions of semi conductor nanocrystal or organic pigments, to host-guest interactions in supramolecular chemistry, biomolecular NMR or the analysis of metabolites in biological fluids such as blood serum or cerebrospinal fluid. It testifies to the vast application scope of this wonderful technique, perhaps best known to the general public from its application in imaging (MRI).

We are firm believers of strong collaborative research projects , providing our research partners with extensive knowledge, expertise and modern technological platform in solution state and soft matter NMR spectroscopy. Entirely in this spirit, the group hosts the high field 700 MHz Interuniversitary NMR Facility , jointly operated with the HNMR group from the VUB and the TNMR group of the UA . Together with these partners we provide a unique technological platform open to all researchers from the partner institutes as well as to other parties, including industry.

I hope you will take time and enjoy visiting our webpages

José Martins

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Latest Research Output

Widening the View on Dispersant-Pigment Interactions in Colloidal Dispersions with Saturation Transfer Difference NMR Spectroscopy (JACS 2009)

The Solution Structure and Self-Association Properties of the Cyclic Lipodepsipeptide Pseudodesmin A Support Its Pore-Forming Potential (Chem. Eur. J. 2009)

The use of time-averaged 3JHH restrained molecular dynamics (tar-MD) simulations for the conformational analysis of five-membered ring systems(J. Comput. Chem. 2009)

Solution NMR methods for the study of ligand-nanocrystal interactions(JACS 2009)

Structure and Catalytic Performance of Indenylidene Complexes of Ruthenium with NHC ligands(EurJOC 2009)

How low can you go(J. Magn. Reson. 2009)

Rapid Identification of Common pyranose Monosaccharide Units by TOCSY Matching(Chem. Eur. J.2008)