ACU-FUNCHEM — Functional Chemistry Research Group

What we work on

Team 5

Principal investigator Prof. Umut Bulut Professor of Analytical Chemistry; Functional Chemistry Research Group (ACU-FUNCHEM) Works on electrochemical sensors and functional materials where analytical chemistry meets biological application.

• Research Assistant Şevval Günbay Research Fellow
• SÖ Asst. Prof. Sevgi Sarıgül Özbek Academic Staff
• SÖ Research Assistant Sezai Enes Özkaya Research Fellow
• Asst. Prof. Nazlı Öztürk Academic Staff

Projects & funders

• 2009 Principal investigator

  Use of dibenzo f h quinoxaline derivatives as photosensitizers in photoinitiated cationic polymerizations of vinyl and heterocyclic monomers

  Project team: Bulut U. (Executive).

• Since 2024 Principal investigator

  Synthesis, characterisation and HPLC analysis of imidazolidine-2-thione derivatives

  Project team: SARIGÜL ÖZBEK S. (Executive).

  Funder

  ABAPKO — ACU Scientific Research Projects Commission · Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions, BAP Other

• 2008 Principal investigator

  Ethylenedioxythiophene functionalized quinoxaline derivatives as photosensitizers in cationic photopolymerization of vinyl and heterocyclic compounds

  Project team: Bulut U. (Executive).

  Funder

  ABAPKO — ACU Scientific Research Projects Commission · Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions, BAP Research Project

• 2026–2029 Principal investigator

  Development of IoT-Integrated Point-of-Care Multiplex Nanosensor Platform for Early Detection of AKI after CABG in Individuals with and without CKD: Pilot Clinical Verification and Big Data-Driven Analysis

  Project team: Bulut U., Söylemez S.(Executive), Kirimli E. E., Türkmen K., Altunkaya S., Ünalan H. E..

  Funder

  TÜBİTAK — Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye · TÜBİTAK - AB COST Project

• 2026–2028 Principal investigator

  Enantiodifferentiation and separation of thiohydantoin derivatives for improved biomedical applications

  Project team: Sarıgül Özbek S. (Executive), Özbek M. O., Erol Günal Ş., Teke Tunçel Ş..

  Funder

  TÜBİTAK — Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye · TÜBİTAK International Bilateral Joint Cooperation Program Project, TÜBİTAK – MoESTD (Serbia) Joint Cooperation Program

• 2025–2028 Principal investigator

  Synthesis of Novel Potential Tyrosinase Inhibitor Drug Candidate Molecules, Development of L-DOPA Biosensors Based on Tyrosinase Inhibition, and Evaluation of Anti-Parkinson Activity for Parkinson-Tyrosinase Relationship

  Project team: Bulut U., Söylemez S.(Executive), Sarıgül Özbek S., Yavuz M., Erbaş Çakmak S., Çınaroğlu S. S..

  Funder

  TÜBİTAK — Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye · TUBITAK Project, 1001 - Program for Supporting Scientific and Technological Research Projects

• 2024–2027 Principal investigator

  New phthalocyanine-modified gold nanoparticles for non-linear optical and optical limiting applications

  Project team: Öztürk N., Yenilmez H. Y., Kobak R. Z., Özçelik Ş., Erdem M., Bayir Z.(Executive).

  Funder

  ABAPKO — ACU Scientific Research Projects Commission · Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions, BAP Other

• 2023–2026 Principal investigator

  Development of Point-of-Care Immunosensor Systems for Early Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Chronic Kidney Disease

  Project team: Bulut U., Timur S.(Executive), Söylemez S., Güler Çelik E..

  Funder

  TÜBİTAK — Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye · TÜBİTAK - AB COST Project

Selected outputs

1. 2026

   Yeniterzi D., Bulut U., Akbayrak S., Soylemez S. Au/Co3O4 nanoparticle-modified electrochemical sensor for the selective and simultaneous detection of galantamine, dopamine, and uric acid. ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA, vol.575, 2026.

2. 2026

   ÖZTÜRK N. DNA Binding Mode of Fluorine-Containing Cobalt(II) Phthalocyanine. Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Fen ve Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, vol.26, no.4, 2026.

3. 2026

   ÖZTÜRK N. Axially Disubstituted Silicon (IV) Phthalocyanine Bearing Fluorinated Groups: Synthesis, Aggregation Behavior, and Singlet Oxygen Production Capacity. Black Sea Journal of Engineering and Science, vol.9, no.4, 2026.

4. 2026

   ÖZTÜRK N., SARIGÜL ÖZBEK S. New Fluorinated Phenoxy-Containing Zinc (II) Phthalocyanine; Synthesis, Aggregation Behavior, and Singlet Oxygen Production Capacity. Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, vol.22, 2026.

5. 2026

   Farajzadeh N. Biological activities of metal oxide nanoparticles modified with hexadeca-substituted cobalt(ii) phthalocyanine bearing fluorinated substituents. RSC ADVANCES, vol.16, no.27, pp.25052-25066, 2026.

6. 2026

   Sarıgül Özbek S., Saglam A. B., Demirbolat G. M. Development and Validation of an Alternative HPLC-DAD Method for Cisplatin Analysis in Solution. Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society, Section A: Chemistry, vol.1, pp.1-7, 2026.

7. 2026

   Sevinç Özdemir N., Oney O. I., Yenilmez H. Y., Öztürk N., Bayır Z. Aggregation Tendency, Cellular Uptake, and Viability Effects of Structurally Distinct Carbazole-Phthalocyanine Gold Nanoconjugates. ACS ORGANIC & INORGANIC AU, vol.6, no.1, pp.149-160, 2026.

8. 2026

   Farajzadeh Öztürk N., Yenilmez H. Y., BUDAK DOĞRAMACI Ö., KOCA A., Altuntaş Bayır Z. Design of iron(iii) phthalocyanine/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites on nickel foam as hybrid supercapacitors. DALTON TRANSACTIONS, vol.55, no.1, pp.205-214, 2026.

9. 2026

   Sarigul-Ozbek S., ÖZTÜRK N. Quaternary Hexadeca-Substituted Manganese (III) Phthalocyanine as a DNA Interacting Agent; Binding Mode and Thermodynamic Parameters. EXPERIMED, vol.16, no.1, pp.37-42, 2026.

10. 2025

    ÖZTÜRK N., Akin M., ŞAKİ N., Bayır Z. Design of Active Heterocycle-Modified Triangular Silver Nanoprisms: Antioxidants and Antibacterial Agents Against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. CHEMISTRY & BIODIVERSITY, vol.22, no.12, 2025.