GRK 378:  Mechanisms and Applications of Non-Conventional Oxidation Reactions

• Subject Area: Molecular Chemistry
• Term: from 1997 to 2006
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 272115

Non-conventional aspects of a central chemical reaction, oxidation, are studied within an interdisciplinary research programme. In addition to the regular research work within the framework of the doctoral programmes, a special interdisciplinary training programme is available for participating graduate students.The main targets of the research programme of the research training group are (A) the development of new oxidizing agents and their application in synthesis, (B) enzymatic oxidation reactions, including the characterization and structure determination of the enzymes, (C) investigation of reactive oxygen species in living organisms.

• DFG Programme: Research Training Groups
• Applicant Institution: Universität Leipzig
• Spokesperson: Professorin Dr. Evamarie Hey-Hawkins
• Participating Researchers: Professor Dr. Jürgen Arnhold; Dr. Otmar Asperger; Professorin Dr. Annette G. Beck-Sickinger; Professor Dr. Dieter Beckert; Professor Dr. Ortwin Brede; Professor Dr. Kurt Eger; Professor Dr. Athanassios Giannis; Privatdozentin Dr. Marlies Grunow; Professor Dr. Ulrich Hahn; Professor Dr. Ralf Hoffmann; Professor Dr. Hans-Peter Kleber; Professor Dr. Helmut Papp; Professorin Dr. Bärbel Schulze (†); Professor Dr. Norbert Sträter