September 28, 2018 | 16:37
Science
YSU STUDENT HOVHANNES ADONTS OFFERED A NEW TECHNOLOGY AND WON IN INNOVATION CONTEST
The postgraduate student of YSU Faculty of Chemistry Hovhannes Adonts won the second prize in the annual innovation contest held by “ARPA” institute. The annual innovation contest is held for young scientists under 35 (including students).
Hovhannes Adonts presented his work “Technology of synthesis of optically pure 1,2,3-triazole containing non-protein amino acids” in two languages -Armenian and English.
The innovation offered by Hovhannes is the method-technology of synthesis of optically active non-protein amino acids containing 1,2,3-triazole rings. According to him, the main value of this method is the high optic purity of final substance which can’t be reached through other synthetic methods.
“The amino acids of the mentioned type are of high scientific interest for the world’s spheres of biology, medicine and other fields of scientific research. For instance, many physicians and biologists are interested in the new substances the optical purity of which is high as these substances undergoing appropriate studies can arise certain activation which will make it possible to use it as a medicine”, explains the awardee.
To conduct his research Hovhannes worked at Moscow Institute of Orgsnoelement Compounds after Nesmeyanov, at “Armbiotechnology´scientific and production center of thee RA NAS and at YSU formation institute under the scientific supervision of the head of YSU formation institute, PhD in Chemistry, professor, academician of the RA NAS Ashot Saghyan.
We’d like to remind that “ARPA” institute founded in California in 1992, with its experts provides consulting and research support in development of various spheres of Armenia. Since its foundation “ARPA” institute has come up with different initiatives. Among them is the annual innovation contest the aim of which is to encourage students’ scientific and research activity.
