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Overview

Yeliz Demir is affiliated with Ardahan University in Turkey. Their research spans several interconnected domains within biochemistry, molecular biology, and medicinal chemistry, with a specific focus on enzyme function and inhibition, neurodegenerative diseases related to cholinesterase, and synthesis of biologically active molecules.

The primary fields of study for Yeliz Demir include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine
  • Chemistry

Within these fields, their subfields of expertise cover:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Pharmacology
  • Cell Biology
  • Materials Chemistry

The main research topics addressed by Yeliz Demir include:

  • Enzyme function and inhibition
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Aldose Reductase and Taurine
  • Synthesis and biological activity
  • Phenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and Activities
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Paraoxonase enzyme and polymorphisms

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Yeliz Demir are:

  • Şükrü Beydemir
  • İlhami Gülçın
  • Cüneyt Türkeş
  • Yetkın Gök
  • Aydın Aktaş

Yeliz Demir has contributed consistently to various scientific journals. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Archiv der Pharmazie
  • Chemistry & Biodiversity
  • ChemistrySelect
  • Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry
  • The Cambridge Structural Database

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Yeliz Demir demonstrate the focus on enzyme inhibition and molecular docking studies:

  • "Discovery of sulfadrug-pyrrole conjugates as carbonic anhydrase and acetylcholinesterase inhibitors" (2021), Archiv der Pharmazie
  • "Naphthoquinones, benzoquinones, and anthraquinones: Molecular docking, ADME and inhibition studies on human serum paraoxonase-1 associated with cardiovascular diseases" (2020), Drug Development Research
  • "Synthesis and inhibition profiles of N-benzyl- and N-allyl aniline derivatives against carbonic anhydrase and acetylcholinesterase - A molecular docking study" (2021), Arabian Journal of Chemistry
  • "Synthesis, characterisation, biological evaluation andin silico studies of sulphonamide Schiff bases" (2020), Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry
  • "Thiazolyl-pyrazoline derivatives: In vitro and in silico evaluation as potential acetylcholinesterase and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors" (2020), International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Best Publications

  • Diarylmethanon, bromophenol and diarylmethane compounds: Discovery of potent aldose reductase, α-amylase and α-glycosidase inhibitors as new therapeutic approach in diabetes and functional hyperglycemia.

    Parham Taslimi;Hatice Esra Aslan;Yeliz Demir;Necla Oztaskin

  • Discovery of sulfadrug-pyrrole conjugates as carbonic anhydrase and acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.

    Mehmet Gümüş;Şemsi N. Babacan;Yeliz Demir;Yusuf Sert

  • Novel 2-aminopyridine liganded Pd(II) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes: Synthesis, characterization, crystal structure and bioactivity properties

    Fatoş Erdemir;Duygu Barut Celepci;Aydın Aktaş;Yetkin Gök

  • The effects of hesperidin on sodium arsenite-induced different organ toxicity in rats on metabolic enzymes as antidiabetic and anticholinergics potentials: A biochemical approach.

    Cuneyt Caglayan;Yeliz Demir;Sefa Kucukler;Parham Taslimi

  • Synthesis, biological evaluation and in silico studies of novel N-substituted phthalazine sulfonamide compounds as potent carbonic anhydrase and acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.

    Cüneyt Türkeş;Mustafa Arslan;Yeliz Demir;Liridon Çoçaj

  • The antidiabetic and anticholinergic effects of chrysin on cyclophosphamide-induced multiple organ toxicity in rats: Pharmacological evaluation of some metabolic enzyme activities.

    Parham Taslimi;Fatih Mehmet Kandemir;Yeliz Demir;Mustafa İleritürk

  • Naphthoquinones, benzoquinones, and anthraquinones: Molecular docking, ADME and inhibition studies on human serum paraoxonase-1 associated with cardiovascular diseases.

    Yeliz Demir

  • Antidiabetic potential: In vitro inhibition effects of bromophenol and diarylmethanones derivatives on metabolic enzymes.

    Yeliz Demir;Parham Taslimi;Muhammet Serhat Ozaslan;Necla Oztaskin

  • Antidiabetic properties of dietary phenolic compounds: Inhibition effects on α-amylase, aldose reductase, and α-glycosidase

    Yeliz Demir;Lokman Durmaz;Parham Taslimi;İlhami Gulçin

  • Synthesis, characterisation, biological evaluation and in silico studies of sulphonamide Schiff bases.

    Mustafa Durgun;Cüneyt Türkeş;Mesut Işık;Yeliz Demir

  • Thiazolyl-pyrazoline derivatives: In vitro and in silico evaluation as potential acetylcholinesterase and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.

    Belgin Sever;Cüneyt Türkeş;Mehlika Dilek Altıntop;Yeliz Demir

  • Inhibition effects of some pesticides and heavy metals on carbonic anhydrase enzyme activity purified from horse mackerel ( Trachurus trachurus ) gill tissues

    Cuneyt Caglayan;Parham Taslimi;Cebrahil Türk;İlhami Gulcin

  • The behaviour of some antihypertension drugs on human serum paraoxonase-1: an important protector enzyme against atherosclerosis.

    Yeliz Demir;Yeliz Demir

  • Phenolic compounds inhibit the aldose reductase enzyme from the sheep kidney.

    Yeliz Demir;Mesut Işık;İlhami Gülçin;Şükrü Beydemir

  • Changes in the anti-oxidant system in adult epilepsy patients receiving anti-epileptic drugs.

    Mesut Işık;Yeliz Demir;Mahinur Kırıcı;Recep Demir

  • Anti-diabetic Properties of Calcium Channel Blockers: Inhibition Effects on Aldose Reductase Enzyme Activity

    Cüneyt Türkeş;Yeliz Demir;Şükrü Beydemir

  • Calcium channel blockers: molecular docking and inhibition studies on carbonic anhydrase I and II isoenzymes.

    Cüneyt Türkeş;Yeliz Demir;Şükrü Beydemir

  • Molecular docking and inhibition studies of vulpinic, carnosic and usnic acids on polyol pathway enzymes.

    Yeliz Demir;Hamid Ceylan;Cüneyt Türkeş;Şükrü Beydemir;Şükrü Beydemir

  • The effects of zingerone against vancomycin-induced lung, liver, kidney and testis toxicity in rats: The behavior of some metabolic enzymes

    Cüneyt Çağlayan;Parham Taslimi;Yeliz Demir;Sefa Küçükler

  • Novel benzoic acid derivatives: Synthesis and biological evaluation as multitarget acetylcholinesterase and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.

    Muharrem Kalaycı;Cüneyt Türkeş;Mustafa Arslan;Yeliz Demir

Frequent Co-Authors

Sukru Beydemir
Sukru Beydemir Anadolu University
İlhami Gülçin
İlhami Gülçin Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University
Parham Taslimi
Parham Taslimi Bartin University
Jan Hedner
Jan Hedner Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Atilla Dursun
Atilla Dursun Atatürk University
Claudiu T. Supuran
Claudiu T. Supuran University of Florence
Zeid A. ALOthman
Zeid A. ALOthman King Saud University

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