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Mercedes González

Mercedes González

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Chemistry
Uruguay
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
10684
World Ranking
9443
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Uruguay Leader Award

Overview

Mercedes González is affiliated with the University of the Republic in Uruguay and focuses their research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Dermatology, and Immunology and Allergy.

González has contributed to studies covering a range of topics such as Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes, Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization.

The scientist has published recent papers in various journals. Notable publications include:

  • "Insulin Crystals Grown in Short-Peptide Supramolecular Hydrogels Show Enhanced Thermal Stability and Slower Release Profile" (2021), ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Insights in Skin of Color Patients With Atopic Dermatitis and the Role of Skincare in Improving Outcomes" (2022), Journal of Drugs in Dermatology
  • "In vitro and in silico evaluations of new aryloxy-1,4-naphthoquinones as anti-Trypanosoma cruzi agents" (2020), Medicinal Chemistry Research
  • "Cannabis sativa extracts protect LDL from Cu2+-mediated oxidation" (2020), Journal of Cannabis Research
  • "Method for Rapid Enzymatic Cleaning for Reuse of Patch Clamp Pipettes: Increasing Throughput by Eliminating Manual Pipette Replacement between Patch Clamp Attempts" (2021), BIO-PROTOCOL

Frequent co-authors include Hugo Cerecetto, Asunción Sancho, Nicole Lecot, Marcelo Fernández, and Pablo Cabral, indicating collaborative research efforts across several projects.

González's publications appear in multiple journals such as ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, Medicinal Chemistry Research, Journal of Cannabis Research, and BIO-PROTOCOL. This range suggests interdisciplinary research interests that bridge chemistry, pharmacology, and dermatology.

Best Publications

  • Imidazole and benzimidazole derivatives as chemotherapeutic agents.

    Mariana Boiani;Mercedes González

  • Synthetic chalcones, flavanones, and flavones as antitumoral agents: biological evaluation and structure-activity relationships.

    Mauricio Cabrera;Macarena Simoens;Gabriela Falchi;M. Laura Lavaggi

  • Pharmacological properties of indazole derivatives: recent developments.

    Hugo Cerecetto;Alejandra Gerpe;Mercedes González;Vicente J Arán

  • Novel antitrypanosomal agents based on palladium nitrofurylthiosemicarbazone complexes: DNA and redox metabolism as potential therapeutic targets.

    Lucía Otero;Marisol Vieites;Lucía Boiani;Ana Denicola

  • 1,2,5-Oxadiazole N-oxide derivatives and related compounds as potential antitrypanosomal drugs: structure-activity relationships.

    H. Cerecetto;R. Di Maio;M. Gonzalez;M. Risso

  • Hypoxia-selective agents derived from quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxides.

    A Monge;J A Palop;A López de Ceráin;V Senador

  • Vanadium(V) complexes with salicylaldehyde semicarbazone derivatives bearing in vitro anti-tumor activity toward kidney tumor cells (TK-10): crystal structure of [VVO2(5-bromosalicylaldehyde semicarbazone)].

    Pabla Noblı́a;Marisol Vieites;Beatriz S. Parajón-Costa;Enrique J. Baran

  • Mode of action of Nifurtimox and N-oxide-containing heterocycles against Trypanosoma cruzi: Is oxidative stress involved?

    Mariana Boiani;Lucia Piacenza;Paola Hernández;Lucia Boiani

  • Hypoxia-selective agents derived from 2-quinoxalinecarbonitrile 1,4-di-N-oxides. 2.

    Monge A;Martínez-Crespo Fj;López de Ceráin A;Palop Ja

  • In vitro activity and mechanism of action against the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi of 5-nitrofuryl containing thiosemicarbazones.

    Gabriela Aguirre;Lucı́a Boiani;Hugo Cerecetto;Marcelo Fernández

  • Chemotherapy of Chagas' disease: status and new developments.

    Hugo Cerecetto;Mercedes Gonzalez

  • Mechanisms of donor-specific transfusion tolerance: preemptive induction of clonal T-cell exhaustion via indirect presentation

    Sergio A. Quezada;Bruce Fuller;Lamis Z. Jarvinen;Mercedes Gonzalez

  • Synthesis and antitrypanosomal evaluation of E-isomers of 5-nitro-2-furaldehyde and 5-nitrothiophene-2-carboxaldehyde semicarbazone derivatives. structure-activity relationships.

    H. Cerecetto;R. Di Maio;M. Gonzalez;M. Risso

  • Synthesis, trypanocidal activity and docking studies of novel quinoxaline-N-acylhydrazones, designed as cruzain inhibitors candidates.

    Nelilma C. Romeiro;Gabriela Aguirre;Paola Hernández;Mercedes González

  • Quinoxaline N,N′-dioxide derivatives and related compounds as growth inhibitors of Trypanosoma cruzi. Structure–activity relationships

    Gabriela Aguirre;Hugo Cerecetto;Rossanna Di Maio;Mercedes González

  • Indazole N-oxide derivatives as antiprotozoal agents: synthesis, biological evaluation and mechanism of action studies

    Alejandra Gerpe;Gabriela Aguirre;Lucía Boiani;Hugo Cerecetto

  • Novel Antiprotozoal Products: Imidazole and Benzimidazole N‐Oxide Derivatives and Related Compounds

    Gabriela Aguirre;Mariana Boiani;Hugo Cerecetto;Alejandra Gerpe

  • New Vanadium(V) Complexes with Salicylaldehyde Semicarbazone Derivatives: Synthesis, Characterization, and in vitro Insulin-Mimetic Activity − Crystal Structure of [VvO2(salicylaldehyde semicarbazone)]

    Pabla Noblía;Enrique J. Baran;Lucía Otero;Patricia Draper

  • Mercury and trace element fractionation in Almaden soils by application of different sequential extraction procedures

    D. M. Sánchez;A. J. Quejido;M. Fernández;C. Hernández

  • Imidazolidines as new anti-Trypanosoma cruzi agents: biological evaluation and structure-activity relationships.

    M. Cristina Caterina;Isabel A. Perillo;Lucía Boiani;Horacio Pezaroglo

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugo Cerecetto
Hugo Cerecetto University of the Republic
Oscar E. Piro
Oscar E. Piro National University of La Plata
Ana Denicola
Ana Denicola University of the Republic
Eduardo E. Castellano
Eduardo E. Castellano Universidade de São Paulo
Eliezer J. Barreiro
Eliezer J. Barreiro Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Juan José Cazzulo
Juan José Cazzulo National University of General San Martín
Isabel Correia
Isabel Correia Instituto Superior Técnico
João Costa Pessoa
João Costa Pessoa Instituto Superior Técnico
Marta Cascante
Marta Cascante University of Barcelona
Heloisa Beraldo
Heloisa Beraldo Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

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