Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
karel_mena

KAREL MENA ULECIA

DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BIOLÓGICAS Y QUÍMICAS

Título: Licenciado en Bioquímica, Universidad de La Habana, Cuba.
Grado: Doctor en Fisicoquímica Molecular, Universidad Andres Bello, 2015, Chile.
Correo electrónico: kmena@uct.cl
Teléfono:
Oficina:
Facultad: Facultad de Recursos Naturales
Líneas de investigación: Ingeniería Molecular y Diseño de fármacos, Quimio informática y Química Computacional, Simulación Molecular, Bioinformática Estructural.

2021. Luis D. Goyzueta-Mamani, Haruna L. Barazorda-Ccahuana, Karel Mena-Ulecia and Miguel Chavez-Fumagalli. Antiviral activity of metabolites from Peruvian plants against SARS-CoV-2 : An In silico approach. Molecules. Aceptado ISSN: 1420-3049

2021. Emilio Lamazares, Desmond MacLeod-Carey, Fernando P. Miranda and Karel Mena-Ulecia. Theoretical Evaluation of Novel Thermolysin Inhibitors from Bacillus thermoproteolyticus. Possible Antibacterial Agents. Molecules Publicado ISSN: 1420-3049

2021. Yoan Hidalgo-Rosa , Karel Mena-Ulecia, Manuel A. Treto-Suárez, Eduardo Schott, Dayán Páez-Hernández, Ximena Zarate. Insights on the selective sensing mechanism of a luminescent Cd(II)-based MOF chemosensor toward NACs: Roles of the host-guest interactions and PET processes. Journal of Materials Science. Publicado ISSN: 0022-2461

2020. Manuel Alejandro Treto‐Suárez , Julio Omar Prieto‐García, Ángel Mollineda‐Trujillo, Emilio Lamazares, Yoan Hidalgo‐Rosa & Karel Mena‐Ulecia. Kinetic study of removal heavy metal from aqueous solution using the synthetic aluminum silicate. Scientific Reports. Publicado ISSN: 2045-2322

2020. Desmond MacLeod-Carey, Eduardo Solis-Céspedes, Emilio Lamazares, Karel Mena-Ulecia. Evaluation of new antihypertensive drugs designed in silico using Thermolysin as a target. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal. Publicado ISSN: 1319-0164

2019. Yudith Cañizares-Carmenate, Karel Mena-Ulecia, Yunier Perera-Sardiña, Francisco Torrens, Juan A. Castillo-Garit. An approach to identify new antihypertensive agents using Thermolysin as model: In silico study based on QSARINS and docking. Arabian Journal of Chemistry. Publicado ISSN: 1878-5352

2018. Karel Mena-Ulecia, Gonzalez-Norambuena Fabian, Vergara-Jaque Ariela, Poblete Horacio, Tiznado William, Caballero. Study of the affinity between the protein kinase PKA and homoarginine-containing peptides derived from kemptide: Free energy perturbation (FEP) calculations. Journal of Computational Chemistry. Publicado ISSN: 1096-987X

2018. Karel Mena-Ulecia and Desmond MacLeod-Carey. Interactions of 2-phenyl-benzotriazole xenobiotic compounds with hu- man Cytochrome P450-CYP1A1 by means of docking, molecular dynamics simulations and MM-GBSA calculations. Computational Biology and Chemistry. Publicado ISSN: 1476-9271

2017. Bernardo Pinto, Amaury Pupo, Isaac Garcia, Karel Mena-Ulecia, Agustin Martinez, Ramon Latorre, and Carlos Gonzalez. Calcium binding and voltage gating in Cx46 hemichannels. Scientific Reports. Publicado ISSN: 2045-2322

2016. Audry Fernández, Amaury Pupo, Karel Mena-Ulecia, and Carlos Gonzalez. Pharmacological modulation of Hv1 proton channel in cancer therapy: Future perspectives. Molecular Pharmacology. Publicado ISSN: 1521-0111

2015. Luisa Quesada-Romero, Karel Mena-Ulecia, Matías Zúñiga, Pedro de la Torre, Daniela Rossi, William Tiznado, Simona Collina and Julio Caballero. Optimal graph-based and simplified molecular input line entry system-based descriptors for quantitative structure-activity relationship analysis of arylalkylaminoalcohols, arylalkenylamines and arylakylamines as α-1 receptor ligand. Journal of Chemometrics. Publicado ISSN: 0886-9383

2015. Karel Mena-Ulecia and Heykel Hernández Hernández. Decentralized peri-urban wastewater treatment technologies assessment integrating sustainability indicators. Water Science and Technology. Publicado ISSN: 0273-1223

2015. Karel Mena-Ulecia, William Tiznado and Julio Caballero. Study of the Differential Activity of Thrombin Inhibitors Using Docking, QSAR, Molecular Dynamics, and MM-GBSA. Plos One. Publicado ISSN: 1932-6203

2014. Luisa Quesada-Romero, Karel Mena-Ulecia, William Tiznado and Julio Caballero. Insights into the interaction between Maleimide derivates and GSK3β combining Molecular Docking and QSAR. Plos One. Publicado ISSN: 1932-6203

2014. Karel Mena-Ulecia, Ariela Vergara-Jaque, Horacio Poblete, William Tiznado and Julio Caballero. Study of the affinity between the Protein Kinase PKA and peptide substrate derived from Kemptide using Molecular Dynamics Simulation and MM/GBSA. Plos One. Publicado ISSN: 1932-6203

2018-2021. Development of new multitarget drugs as possible anti-hypertensive agents. FONDECYT N.º 11180650, 2018. Investigador Responsable

2016-2017. Coupling between voltage sensor and permeation pathway in proton channel (HV1). FONDECYT Regular Nº-1160261, 2015. Personal Técnico

2016-2017. Molecular determinants of architecture and dynamics of voltage-sensitive proton channel (HV). FONDECYT Regular Nº-1120802, 2015. Personal Técnico

2014-2015. Analysis of chemical bonding in clusters and molecules. FONDECYT Regular Nº-1140358, 2013. Tesista de Doctorado

2014-2015. Insights into the structural basis of the interactions between CAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) and its substrates. development of predictive molecular models and testing in the study of the interactions. FONDECYT Regular Nº1130141, 2013. Tesista de Doctorado