Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection

+381-21-485-2720 infohemija@dh.uns.ac.rs

Bojana Srećo Zelenović, PhD

Associate Professor

Chair of Biochemistry and Chemistry of Natural Products

CONTACT

University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection

Office: 8/III

Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3

21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Tel:+ 381 21 485 2770

e-mail: bojana.sreco@dh.uns.ac.rs

SCOPUS Author ID: 8612794800

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0216-2583

EDUCATION

2013. PhD in Chemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
2003. BSc in Chemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia.

SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS

2018-today. Associate Professor, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
2013-2018. Assistant Professor, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
2007-2013. Research Assistant, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
2004-2007. Junior Researcher, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia.

TEACHING

Teaching

Chemistry of Natural Products
Monosaccharides and bioactive derivatives
Metabolism of drugs and xenobiotics
Chemoenzymatic transformations
Selected chapters from natural products chemistry
Structural analysis of monosaccharides and derivatives
Chemical transformation of monosaccharides

TEXTBOOKS

Popsavin, M., Vukojević, N., Hranisavljević, J., Kovačević, I., Srećo Zelenović, B., Svirčev, M. Practicum in chemistry of natural products, (in Serbian), University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia 2018.
Popsavin, V., Popsavin, M., Srećo Zelenović, B., Francuz, J., Kovačević, I. Bioorganic preparations – practicum (in Serbian), University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia 2020.

RESEARCH FIELDS

Medicinal chemistry
Development of novel methods in the synthesis of natural cytotoxic lactones and their analogues

SELECTED PROJECTS

Synthesis and biological testing of new mimics or derivatives of selected cytotoxic lactones, antitumor agent tiazofurin and natural naphthenic acids, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2011-2019)
Synthesis and biomedicinal testings of anticancer agents derived from naturally available monosaccharides, Provincial Secretariat for Science and Technological Development, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia (2012-2013)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Kovačević, I., Kesić, J., Popsavin, M., Francuz, J., Kojić, V., Jakimov, D., Rodić, M., Srećo Zelenović, B., Benedeković, G., Popsavin, V. (2021): Asymmetric synthesis and biological evaluation of (+)-cardiobutanolide, (–)-3-deoxycardiobutanolide and analogues as antiproliferative agents. Tetrahedron. 97: 132408.
Srećo Zelenović, B., Grabež, S., Popsavin, M., Kojić, V., Francuz, J., Popsavin, V. (2020): Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of symplified goniofufurone analogues. Journal of Serbian Chemical Society. 85 (12): 1539–1551.
Srećo Zelenović, B., Kekezović, S., Popsavin, M., Kojić, V., Benedeković, G., Popsavin, V. (2019): Novel (–)-goniofufurone mimics: Synthesis, antiproliferative activity and SAR analysis. Journal of Serbian Chemical Society. 84 (12): 1345–1353.
Kojić, V., Popsavin, M., Spaić, S., Jakimov, D., Kovačević, I., Svirčev, M., Aleksić. L., Srećo Zelenović, B., Popsavin, V. (2019): Structure based design, synthesis and in vitro antitumour activity of tiazofurin stereoisomers with nitogen functions at the C-2’ or C-3’ positions. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 183: 111712.
Francuz, J., Kovačević, I., Popsavin, M., Benedeković, G., Srećo Zelenović, B., Kojić, V., Jakimov, D., Aleksić, L., Bogdanović, G., Srdić-Rajić, T., Lončar E., Rodić, M., Divjaković, V., Popsavin, V. (2017): Design, synthesis and in vitro antitumour activity of new goniofufurone mimics with halogen or azido groups at the C-7 position. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 128: 13–24.

additional information

Plaque award for the best associate at Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia (2009–2012)
Member of the Serbian Chemical Society