
Professor
KEMAL YELEKÇİ
D BLOK 1. KAT 219
+90 (212) 533 65 32 / 1332
Education
Doctorate
OHİO UNIVERSITY
Organik Kimya
Master's Degree
ÇUKUROVA ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Organik Kimya
Bachelor's Degree
ORTA DOĞU TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Kimya Bölümü
Research Areas
- Bilgisayar Destekli İlaç Tasarımı
- Moleküler Dinamik Simülasyon ve Doklama
- Moleküler Modelleme ve Sanal İlaç Taraması
- Sentetik Organik Kimya
- Medisinal Kimya
Work Experience
2001 /
Continuing
Prof. Dr.
Kadir Has Üniversitesi, Moleküler Biyoloji ve Genetik
1990 /
2001
Prof. Dr., Doç. Dr.
Marmara Üniversitesi, Kimya Bölümü
1988 /
1989
Yrd. Doç. Dr.
Ege Üniversitesi, Kimya Bölümü
1987 /
1988
Doktora sonrası araştırmacı
Northwestern Üniversitesi, Medisinal Kimya Bölümü
Publications
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"Repurposing of known drugs from multiple libraries to identify novel and potential selective inhibitors of HDAC6 via in silico approach and molecular modeling",
Mert, Naz Mina; Erdogan, Buse; Yelekçi, Kemal; Heliyon, (2024) Vol.10, No.15, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35020 -
"Synthesis, in vitro and in silico studies on novel 3-aryloxymethyl-5-[(2-oxo-2-arylethyl)sulfanyl]-1,2,4-triazoles and their oxime derivatives as potent inhibitors of mPGES-1",
Erensoy, Gizem; Ding, Kai; Zhan, Chang Guo; Çiftçi, Gamze; Yelekçi, Kemal; Duracık, Merve; Bingöl Özakpınar, Özlem; Aydemir, Esra; Yılmaz, Zübeyde Nur; Şahin, Fikrettin; Kulabaş, Necla; Tatar, Esra; Küçükgüzel, İlkay; Journal of Molecular Structure, (2023) Vol.1272, DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134154 -
"Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling of Reversible MAO Inhibitors"
, Yelekçi, Kemal; Erdem, Safiye Sağ; Methods in Molecular Biology, Humana Press(2023) -
"Synthesis and investigation of cytotoxic effects of compounds derived from flurbiprofen",
Gökoğlan, Ecem; Dere, Damla; Bedir, İpek; Yelekçi, Kemal; Telci, Dilek; Küçükgüzel, Güniz; Journal of Molecular Structure, (2023) Vol.1289, DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135876 -
"Novel azole-urea hybrids as VEGFR-2 inhibitors: Synthesis, in vitro antiproliferative evaluation and in silico studies",
Shirzad, Mohammad Musa; Kulabaş, Necla; Erdoğan, Ömer; Çevik, Özge; Dere, Damla; Yelekçi, Kemal; Danış, Özkan; Küçükgüzel, İlkay; Journal of Molecular Structure, (2023) Vol.1294, DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.136448 -
"Synthesis and molecular modeling of MetAP2 of thiosemicarbazides, 1,2,4-triazoles, thioethers derived from (S)-Naproxen as possible breast cancer agents",
Birgül, Kaan; Uba, Abdullah Ibrahim; Çuhadar, Ozan; Sevinç, Sevgi Koçyiğit; Tiryaki, Selen; Tiber, Pınar Mega; Orun, Oya; Telci, Dilek; Yılmaz, Özgür; Yelekçi, Kemal; Güniz Küçükgüzel, ; Journal of Molecular Structure, (2022) Vol.1259, DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132739 -
"Molecular modeling studies of some phytoligands from Ficus sycomorus fraction as potential inhibitors of cytochrome CYP6P3 enzyme of Anopheles coluzzii",
Babandi, Abba; Anosike, Chioma A.; Ezeanyika, Lawrence U.S.; Yelekçi, Kemal; Uba, Abdullahi Ibrahim; Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, (2022) Vol.15, No.2, 258-275 -
"Potential inhibitors of methionine aminopeptidase type II identified via structure-based pharmacophore modeling",
Albayati, Safana; Uba, Abdullahi Ibrahim; Yelekçi, Kemal; Molecular Diversity, (2022) Vol.26, No.2, 1005-1016 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-021-10221-7 -
"Screening of novel and selective inhibitors for neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) via structure-based drug design techniques",
Boumezber, Sarah; Yelekçi, Kemal; Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, (2022) DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2054471 -
"Synthesis and evaluation of antiproliferative and mPGES-1 inhibitory activities of novel carvacrol-triazole conjugates",
Demirbolat, İlker; Kulabaş, Necla; Gürboğa, Merve; Özakpınar, Özlem Bingöl; Çiftçi, Gamze; Yelekçi, Kemal; Liu, Jianyang; Jakobsson, Per Johan; Danış, Özkan; Ogan, Ayşe; Küçükgüze, İlkay; Organic Communications, (2022) Vol.15, No.4, 356-377 DOI: 10.25135/acg.oc.142.2212.2651 -
"Design, synthesis, molecular modeling, and bioactivity evaluation of 1,10-phenanthroline and prodigiosin (Ps) derivatives and their Copper(I) complexes against mTOR and HDAC enzymes as highly potent and effective new anticancer therapeutic drugs",
Cetin, M. Mustafa; Peng, Wenjing; Unruh, Daniel; Mayer, Michael F.; Mechref, Yehia; Yelekci, Kemal; Frontiers in Pharmacology, (2022) Vol.13, DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.980479 -
"Novel 1,2,4-triazoles derived from Ibuprofen: synthesis and in vitro evaluation of their mPGES-1 inhibitory and antiproliferative activity",
Bülbül, Bahadır; Ding, Kai; Zhan, Chang Guo; Çiftçi, Gamze; Yelekçi, Kemal; Gürboğa, Merve; Özakpınar, Özlem Bingöl; Aydemir, Esra; Baybağ, Deniz; Şahin, Fikrettin; Kulabaş, Necla; Helvacıoğlu, Sinem; Charehsaz, Mohammad; Tatar, Esra; Özbey, Süheyla; Küçükgüzel, İlkay; Molecular Diversity, (2022) DOI: 10.1007/s11030-022-10551-0 -
"Discovery of novel isoform-selective histone deacetylases 5 and 9 inhibitors through combined ligand-based pharmacophore modeling, molecular mocking, and molecular dynamics simulations for cancer treatment",
Elmezayen, Ammar D.; Al-Obaidi, Anas; Yelekçi, Kemal; Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, (2021) Vol.106, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2021.107937 -
"Structure-based virtual screening for novel potential selective inhibitors of class IIa histone deacetylases for cancer treatment",
Elmezayen, Ammar D.; Kemal, Yelekçi; Computational Biology and Chemistry, (2021) Vol.92, DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2021.107491 -
"New 2-Pyrazoline and Hydrazone Derivatives as Potent and Selective Monoamine Oxidase A Inhibitors",
Salgin-Goksen, Umut; Telli, Gokcen; Erikci, Acelya; Dedecengiz, Ezgi; Tel, Banu Cahide; Kaynak, F. Betul; Yelekci, Kemal; Ucar, Gulberk; Gokhan-Kelekci, Nesrin; Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, (2021) Vol.64, No.4, 1989-2009 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01504 -
"Homology modeling of human GABA-AT and devise some novel and potent inhibitors via computer-aided drug design techniques",
Al-Obaidi, Anas; Elmezayen, Ammar D.; Yelekçi, Kemal; Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, (2021) Vol.39, No.11, 4100-4110 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1774417 -
"Homology modeling and in silico design of novel and potential dual-acting inhibitors of human histone deacetylases HDAC5 and HDAC9 isozymes",
Elmezayen, Ammar D.; Yelekçi, Kemal; Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, (2021) Vol.39, No.17, 6396-6414 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1798812 -
"Synthesis, molecular modeling, in vivo study and anticancer activity against prostate cancer of (+) (S)-naproxen derivatives",
Birgül, Kaan; Yıldırım, Yeliz; Karasulu, H. Yeşim; Karasulu, Ercüment; Uba, Abdullah Ibrahim; Yelekçi, Kemal; Bekçi, Hatice; Cumaoğlu, Ahmet; Kabasakal, Levent; Yılmaz, Özgür; Küçükgüzel, Güniz; European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, (2020) Vol.208, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112841 -
"Crystallographic structure versus homology model: a case study of molecular dynamics simulation of human and zebrafish histone deacetylase 10",
Uba, Abdullahi Ibrahim; Yelekçi, Kemal; Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, (2020) Vol.38, No.15, 4397-4406 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2019.1691658 -
"Identification of potential inhibitors of human methionine aminopeptidase (type II) for cancer therapy: Structure-based virtual screening, ADMET prediction and molecular dynamics studies",
Weako, Jackson; Uba, Abdullahi Ibrahim; Keskin, Özlem; Gürsoy, Attila; Yelekçi, Kemal; Computational Biology and Chemistry, (2020) Vol.86, DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2020.107244 -
"Synthesis, anticancer activity on prostate cancer cell lines and molecular modeling studies of flurbiprofen-thioether derivatives as potential target of metap (Type ii)",
Yılmaz, Özgür; Bayer, Burak; Bekçi, Hatice; Uba, Abdullahi I.; Cumaoğlu, Ahmet; Yelekçi, Kemal; Güniz Küçükgüzel, ; Medicinal Chemistry, (2020) Vol.16, No.6, 735-749 DOI: 10.2174/1573406415666190613162322 -
"Synthesis, in silico studies and cytotoxicity evaluation of novel 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives designed as potential mPGES-1 inhibitors",
Erensoy, Gizem; Ding, Kai; Zhan, Chang Guo; Elmezayen, Ammar; Yelekçi, Kemal; Duracik, Merve; Bingöl Özakpinar, Özlem; Küçükgüzel, İlkay; Journal of Research in Pharmacy, (2020) Vol.24, No.4, 436-451 DOI: 10.35333/jrp.2020.187 -
"Drug repurposing for coronavirus (COVID-19): in silico screening of known drugs against coronavirus 3CL hydrolase and protease enzymes",
Elmezayen, Ammar D.; Al-Obaidi, Anas; Şahin, Alp Tegin; Yelekçi, Kemal; Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, (2020) 1-13 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1758791 -
"The design of potent HIV-1 integrase inhibitors by a combined approach of structure-based virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulation",
Samorlu, Augustine S.; Yelekçi, Kemal; Ibrahim Uba, Abdullahi; Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, (2019) Vol.37, No.17, 4644-4650 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2018.1557559 -
"Homology modeling of human histone deacetylase 10 and design of potential selective inhibitors",
Ibrahim Uba, Abdullahi; Yelekçi, Kemal; Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, (2019) Vol.37, No.14, 3627-3636 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2018.1521747 -
"Synthesis, molecular modeling, in vivo study, and anticancer activity of 1,2,4-triazole containing hydrazide–hydrazones derived from (S)-naproxen",
Han, Muhammed; Bekçi, Hatice; Uba, Abdullahi I.; Yıldırım, Yeliz; Karasulu, Ercüment; Cumaoğlu, Ahmet; Karasulu, Hatice Y.; Yelekçi, Kemal; Yılmaz, Özgür; Küçükgüzel, Güniz; Archiv der Pharmazie, (2019) Vol.352, No.6, DOI: 10.1002/ardp.201800365 -
"Human dopamine transporter: the first implementation of a combined in silico/in vitro approach revealing the substrate and inhibitor specificities",
Djikic, Teodora; Martí, Yasmina; Spyrakis, Francesca; Lau, Thorsten; Benedetti, Paolo; Davey, Gavin; Schloss, Patrick; Yelekci, Kemal; Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, (2019) Vol.37, No.2, 291-306 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2018.1426044 -
"Synthesis, molecular modelling and antibacterial activity against helicobacter pylori of novel diflunisal derivatives as urease enzyme inhibitors",
Coşkun, Göknil Pelin; Djikic, Teodora; Kalaycı, Sadık; Yelekçi, Kemal; Şahin, Fikrettin; Güniz Küçükgüzel, ; Letters in Drug Design and Discovery, (2019) Vol.16, No.4, 392-400 DOI: 10.2174/1570180815666180627130208 -
"Examining the stability of binding modes of the co-crystallized inhibitors of human HDAC8 by molecular dynamics simulation",
Uba, Abdullahi Ibrahim; Weako, Jackson; Keskin, Özlem; Gürsoy, Attila; Yelekçi, Kemal; Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, (2019) DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2019.1615989 -
"Absolute configuration and biological profile of pyrazoline enantiomers as MAO inhibitory activity",
Goksen, Umut Salgin; Sarigul, Sevgi; Bultinck, Patrick; Herrebout, Wouter; Dogan, Ilknur; Yelekci, Kemal; Ucar, Gulberk; Gokhan Kelekci, Nesrin; Chirality, (2019) Vol.31, No.1, 21-33 DOI: 10.1002/chir.23027 -
"Pharmacophore-based virtual screening for identification of potential selective inhibitors of human histone deacetylase 6",
Uba, Abdullahi Ibrahim; Yelekçi, Kemal; Computational Biology and Chemistry, (2018) Vol.77, 318-330 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2018.10.016 -
"Identification of potential isoform-selective histone deacetylase inhibitors for cancer therapy: A combined approach of structure-based virtual screening, admet prediction and molecular dynamics simulation assay",
Uba, Abdullahi Ibrahim; Yelekçi, Kemal; Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, (2018) Vol.36, No.12, 3231-3245 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2017.1384402 -
"Carboxylic acid derivatives display potential selectivity for human histone deacetylase 6: Structure-based virtual screening, molecular docking and dynamics simulation studies",
Uba, Abdullahi Ibrahim; Yelekçi, Kemal; Computational Biology and Chemistry, (2018) Vol.75, 131-142 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2018.05.004 -
"Synthesis, anticancer activity, and molecular modeling of etodolac-thioether derivatives as potent methionine aminopeptidase (type II) inhibitors",
Çoruh, Işıl; Çevik, Özge; Yelekçi, Kemal; Djikic, Teodora; Küçükgüzel, Güniz; Archiv der Pharmazie, (2018) Vol.351, No.3-4, DOI: 10.1002/ardp.201700195 -
"Investigation of synthesis, molecular modelling and monoaminoxidase inhibitor activity of a new 2-pyrazoline compound",
Evranos-Aksöz, Begüm; Uçar, Gülberk; Yelekçi, Kemal; Turk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, (2018) Vol.75, No.3, 253-264 DOI: 10.5505/TurkHijyen.2018.59219 -
"Synthesis, molecular docking and anticancer activity of diflunisal derivatives as cyclooxygenase enzyme inhibitors",
Coşkun, Göknil Pelin; Djikic, Teodora; Hayal, Taha Bartu; Türkel, Nezaket; Yelekçi, Kemal; Şahin, Fikrettin; Küçükgüzel, Güniz; Molecules, (2018) Vol.23, No.8, DOI: 10.3390/molecules23081969 -
"Design, Synthesis and hMAO Inhibitory Screening of Novel 2-Pyrazoline Analogues",
Evranos-Aksoz, Begum; Ucar, Gulberk; Yelekci, Kemal; Combinatorial Chemistry and High Throughput Screening, (2017) Vol.20, No.6, 510-521 DOI: 10.2174/1386207320666170504114208 -
"Corrected Panel-Reactive Antibody Positivity Rates for Hypersensitized Patients in Turkish Population With Calculated Panel-Reactive Antibody Software",
Karadeniz, S. T.; Akgul, S. U.; Ogret, Y.; Ciftci, H. S.; Bayraktar, A.; Bakkaloglu, H.; Caliskan, Y.; Yelekci, K.; Turkmen, A.; Aydin, A. E.; Oguz, F. S.; Carin, M.; Aydin, F.; Transplantation Proceedings, (2017) Vol.49, No.3, 445-447 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.01.032 -
"Exploration of the binding pocket of histone deacetylases: The design of potent and isoform-selective inhibitors",
Uba, Abdullahi İbrahim; Yelekçi, Kemal; Turkish Journal of Biology, (2017) Vol.41, No.6, 901-918 DOI: 10.3906/biy-1701-26 -
"New Human Monoamine Oxidase A Inhibitors with Potential Anti- Depressant Activity: Design, Synthesis, Biological Screening and Evaluation of Pharmacological Activity",
Evranos-Aksoz, Begum; Ucar, Gulberk; Tas, Sadik Taskin; Aksoz, Erkan; Yelekci, Kemal; Erikci, Acelya; Sara, Yildirim; Iskit, Alper Bektas; Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening, (2017) Vol.20, No.6, 461-473 DOI: 10.2174/1386207320666170504113158 -
"Drug design for CNS diseases: Polypharmacological profiling of compounds using cheminformatic, 3D-QSAR and virtual screening methodologies",
Nikolic, Katarina; Mavridis, Lazaros; Djikic, Teodora; Vucicevic, Jelica; Agbaba, Danica; Yelekci, Kemal; Mitchell, John B.O.; Frontiers in Neuroscience, (2016) Vol.10, No.JUN, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2016.00265 -
"Synthesis and Screening of Human Monoamine Oxidase-A Inhibitor Effect of New 2-Pyrazoline and Hydrazone Derivatives",
Evranos-Aksöz, Begüm; Baysal, Ipek; Yabanoʇlu-Çiftçi, Samiye; Djikic, Teodora; Yelekçi, Kemal; Uçar, Gülberk; Ertan, Rahmiye; Archiv der Pharmazie, (2015) Vol.348, No.10, 743-756 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.201500212 -
"Cis-cyclopropylamines as mechanism-based inhibitors of monoamine oxidases",
Malcomson, Thomas; Yelekci, Kemal; Borrello, Maria Teresa; Ganesan, A.; Semina, Elena; De Kimpe, Norbert; Mangelinckx, Sven; Ramsay, Rona R.; FEBS Journal, (2015) Vol.282, No.16, 3190-3198 DOI: 10.1111/febs.13260 -
"Flavonoids from sideritis species: Human monoamine oxidase (hMAO) inhibitory activities, molecular docking studies and crystal structure of xanthomicrol",
Turkmenoglu, Fatma Pinar; Baysal, Ipek; Ciftci-Yabanoglu, Samiye; Yelekci, Kemal; Temel, Hamdi; Paşa, Salih; Ezer, Nurten; Çaliş, Ihsan; Ucar, Gulberk; Molecules, (2015) Vol.20, No.5, 7454-7473 DOI: 10.3390/molecules20057454 -
"Synthesis of some novel hydrazone and 2-pyrazoline derivatives: Monoamine oxidase inhibitory activities and docking studies",
Evranos-Aksöz, Begüm; Yabanoǧlu-Çiftçi, Samiye; Uçar, Gülberk; Yelekçi, Kemal; Ertan, Rahmiye; Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, (2014) Vol.24, No.15, 3278-3284 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.06.015 -
"Aryl butenoic acid derivatives as a new class of histone deacetylase inhibitors: Synthesis, in vitro evaluation, and molecular docking studies",
Eŝiyok, Peruze Ayhan; Seven, Ozlem; Eymur, Gülüzar; Tatar, Gamze Bora; Erden, Didem Dayangaç; Yelekçi, Kemal; Yurter, Hayat; Demir, Ayhan Sitki; Turkish Journal of Chemistry, (2014) Vol.38, No.2, 338-344 DOI: 10.3906/kim-1305-56 -
"In silico identification of novel and selective monoamine oxidase B inhibitors",
Yelekçi, Kemal; Büyüktürk, Bora; Kayrak, Nurdan; Journal of Neural Transmission, (2013) Vol.120, No.6, 853-858 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-012-0954-0 -
"Evaluation of selective human MAO inhibitory activities of some novel pyrazoline derivatives",
Salgin-Gökşen, Umut; Yabanoǧlu-Çiftçi, Samiye; Ercan, Ayşe; Yelekçi, Kemal; Uçar, Gülberk; Gökhan-Kelekçi, Nesrin; Journal of Neural Transmission, (2013) Vol.120, No.6, 863-873 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-013-0980-6 -
"Synthesis, molecular modeling, and in vitro screening of monoamine oxidase inhibitory activities of some novel hydrazone derivatives",
Salgin-Gökşen, Umut; Gökhan-Kelekçi, Nesrin; Yabanoglu-Çiftci, Samiye; Yelekçi, Kemal; Uçar, Gülberk; Journal of Neural Transmission, (2013) Vol.120, No.6, 883-891 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-013-0968-2 -
"Insights into the binding mode of new N-substituted pyrazoline derivatives to MAO-A: Docking and quantum chemical calculations",
Erdem, Safiye Saǧ; Türkkan, Seyhan; Yelekçi, Kemal; Gökhan-Kelekçi, Nesrin; Journal of Neural Transmission, (2013) Vol.120, No.6, 859-862 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-012-0950-4 -
"Power of inhibition activity screening and 3D molecular modeling approaches in HDAC 8 inhibitor design",
Bora Tatar, Gamze; Tokluman, Tenzile Deniz; Yelekçi, Kemal; Yurter, Hayat; Turkish Journal of Chemistry, (2011) Vol.35, No.6, 861-870 DOI: 10.3906/kim-1107-34 -
"In silico design of novel and highly selective lysine-specific Histone demethylase inhibitors",
Akdoǧan, Ebru Demet; Erman, Burak; Yelekçi, Kemal; Turkish Journal of Chemistry, (2011) Vol.35, No.4, 523-542 DOI: 10.3906/kim-1102-985 -
"Synthesis and molecular modeling of some novel hexahydroindazole derivatives as potent monoamine oxidase inhibitors",
Gökhan-Kelekçi, Nesrin; Şimşek, Ö Özgün; Ercan, Ayşe; Yelekçi, Kemal; Şahin, Z. Sibel; Işik, Şamil; Uçar, Gülberk; Bilgin, A. Altan; Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, (2009) Vol.17, No.18, 6761-6772 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2009.07.033 -
"Molecular modifications on carboxylic acid derivatives as potent histone deacetylase inhibitors: Activity and docking studies",
Bora-Tatar, Gamze; Dayangaç-Erden, Didem; Demir, Ayhan S.; Dalkara, Sevim; Yelekçi, Kemal; Erdem-Yurter, Hayat; Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, (2009) Vol.17, No.14, 5219-5228 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2009.05.042 -
"Histone deacetylase inhibition activity and molecular docking of (e)-resveratrol: Its therapeutic potential in spinal muscular atrophy",
Dayangaç-Erden, Didem; Bora, Gamze; Ayhan, Peruze; Kocaefe, Çetin; Dalkara, Sevim; Yelekçi, Kemal; Demir, Ayhan S.; Erdem-Yurter, Hayat; Chemical Biology and Drug Design, (2009) Vol.73, No.3, 355-364 DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2009.00781.x -
"New pyrazoline bearing 4(3H)-quinazolinone inhibitors of monoamine oxidase: Synthesis, biological evaluation, and structural determinants of MAO-A and MAO-B selectivity",
Gökhan-Kelekçi, Nesrin; Koyunoǧlu, Semra; Yabanoǧlu, Samiye; Yelekçi, Kemal; Özgen, Özen; Uçar, Gülberk; Erol, Kevser; Kendi, Engin; Yeşilada, Akgül; Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, (2009) Vol.17, No.2, 675-689 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.11.068 -
"Thermal rearrangement of 2-acetoxy-2,6,6-trimethylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexane: Theoretical elucidation of the mechanism",
Erdem, Safiye Saǧ; Uyar, Fahriye; Karahan, Özlem; Yelekçi, Kemal; Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM, (2007) Vol.814, No.1-3, 61-73 DOI: 10.1016/j.theochem.2007.02.041 -
"Docking of novel reversible monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors: Efficient prediction of ligand binding sites and estimation of inhibitors thermodynamic properties",
Yelekçi, K.; Karahan, Ö; Toprakçi, M.; Journal of Neural Transmission, (2007) Vol.114, No.6, 725-732 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-007-0679-7 -
"A computational study on the amine-oxidation mechanism of monoamine oxidase: Insight into the polar nucleophilic mechanism",
Erdem, Safiye Saǧ; Karahan, Özlem; Yidiz, Ibrahim; Yelekçi, Kemal; Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, (2006) Vol.4, No.4, 646-658 DOI: 10.1039/b511350d -
"Docking studies on monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors: Estimation of inhibition constants (K
i ) of a series of experimentally tested compounds",
Toprakçí, Mustafa; Yelekçi, Kemal; Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, (2005) Vol.15, No.20, 4438-4446 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.07.043 -
"Computer modeling of oxygen containing heptylamines as monoamine oxidase inactivators",
Erdem, Safiye Saǧ; Yelekçi, Kemal; Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM, (2001) Vol.572, No.1-3, 97-106 DOI: 10.1016/S0166-1280(01)00587-5 -
"Effect of the locus of the oxygen atom in amino ethers on the inactivation of monoamine oxidase B",
Yelekçi, Kemal; Silverman, Richard B.; Journal of Enzyme Inhibition, (1998) Vol.13, No.1, 31-39 DOI: 10.3109/14756369809035825 -
"Observation of a flavin semiquinone in the resting state of monoamine oxidase B by electron paramagnetic resonance and electron nuclear double resonance spectroscopy",
DeRose, Victoria J.; Woo, Jonathan C.G.; Hawe, William P.; Hoffman, Brian M.; Silverman, Richard B.; Yelekci, Kemal; Biochemistry, (1996) Vol.35, No.34, 11085-11091 DOI: 10.1021/bi960749f -
"Electron Spin Resonance Studies of Monoamine Oxidase B. First Direct Evidence for a Substrate Radical Intermediate",
Yelekci, Kemal; Lu, Xingliang; Silverman, Richard B.; Journal of the American Chemical Society, (1989) Vol.111, No.3, 1138-1140 DOI: 10.1021/ja00185a059 -
"Thermal Aromatization of Alkylidenecyclopentenes and Related Hydrocarbons",
Huntsman, William D.; Pin Chen, Jom; Yelekci, Kemal; Yin, Tyze Kuan; Jian Zhang, Li; Journal of Organic Chemistry, (1988) Vol.53, No.18, 4357-4363 DOI: 10.1021/jo00253a031
Projects
Project Name | Role in the Project | Project Type | Fund Establishment | Start Date | End Date |
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"CA20121 - Bench to bedside transition for pharmacological regulation of NRF2 in noncommunicable diseases" | Yürütücü | Uluslararası Proje | COST |
19.10.2021 |
10.10.2025 |
"Kanser tedavisinde kullanılmak üzere histon deasetlaz HDAC6 ve HDAC10 enzimlerine karşı in siliko tarama ve medisinal kimya yaklaşımlarını kullanılarak etkili ve seçimli yeni inhibitörle" | Yürütücü | Ulusal Proje | Diğer Ulusal |
01.03.2020 |
01.03.2022 |
"COST CM1406 Epigenetik Kimyasal Biyoloji (EPICHEM)/ Epigenetic Chemical Biology (EPICHEM)" | Yürütücü | Uluslararası Proje | COST |
13.11.2014 |
18.11.2018 |
"FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN: Training in Neurodegeneration, Therapeutics Intervention & Neurorepair" | Yürütücü | Uluslararası Proje | HORIZON 2020 |
01.10.2013 |
30.09.2017 |
"Cost Action CM1103: Structure-based Drug Design for Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurological Diseases: Dissecting and Modulating Complex Function in the Monoaminergic System of the Brain." | Yürütücü | Uluslararası Proje | COST |
18.03.2013 |
18.03.2015 |
"211 T100-TBAG: Nörodejenerative Hastalıkların Önlenmesine Yönelik In Silico Nöronal Nitrik Oksit Sentez (nNOS) Seçimli İnhibitör Tasarımı" | Yürütücü | Ulusal Proje | TÜBİTAK ARDEB |
01.02.2012 |
01.03.2013 |
"108T232: Monoamin Oksidaz (MAO) Inhibitör Etkili Yeni Pirazolin Türevlerinin Moleküler Modelleme Yöntemiyle Tasarlanması, Sentezi ve Inhibisyon Kinetiklerinin Hesapsal ve Deneysel Olarak Tayi" | Yürütücü | Ulusal Proje | TÜBİTAK Diğer |
02.02.2008 |
01.08.2010 |
"Project Reference 30005: MOBILITY-COMPIB-Characterisation of Mitochondrial Proteins in the Brain" | Yürütücü | Uluslararası Proje | FP7 |
01.05.2006 |
30.04.2010 |
Courses Offered
Course Name | Course Code | Period |
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Bioorganic Chemistry Lab II | MBG222 | 2024/25 Spring |
Genetics and Society | MBG101 | 2024/25 Spring |
Bioorganic Chemistry II | MBG212 | 2024/25 Spring |
Organic Chemistry of Drug Design and Drug Action | MBG425 | 2024/25 Fall |
Bioorganic Chemistry I | MBG211 | 2024/25 Fall |
Bioorganic Chemistry I | MBG201 | 2024/25 Fall |
Special Topics in Medicinal Chemistry | BIO622*1 | 2024/25 Fall |
Organic Chemistry of Drug Design and Drug Action | MSN520 | 2024/25 Fall |
Pharmacophore Modeling | MBG319 | 2024/25 Fall |