[dr Snezana S. Trifunovic]

Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd
Department of Organic Chemistry

Phone:   011-2630474, 011-3336617

Phone (local):   617

Laboratory:   305

E-mail:   snezanat@chem.bg.ac.rs

Personal data

Born on January 25. 1968 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Education and qualifications

1986-1991: Undergraduate studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

1992-1997: Master of science studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

1998-2006: Doctoral academic (PhD) studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

History of employment

1992: Graduate assistant / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

1998: Assistant / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2007-2013: Scientific associate / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2012-2018: Senior scientific associate / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2018: Scientific councilor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

Scientific interest

Natural product chemistry; phytochemistry; analytical chemistry of organic compounds.

Participation in research projects

Active projects:

Finished projects:

  • 2011: – 172053
    project type:   National Fundamental Research Projects
    project is funded by: Ministry of Science and Technological Development (Belgrade, Serbia)
  • 2019: Diagnostic of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder by NMR-based Metabolomics and Lipidomics – OPCW L/ICA/ICB/217652/18
    project type:   International
    project is funded by: Organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons - OPCW (Hag, Netherlands)

Author identification numbers

Representative references

Knjige i revijalni radovi / Books and reviews:

  1. Snežana Trifunović; Ivana Aljančić. Secondary metabolites of wild-growing species of genus Achillea L. from Central Balkan. Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology II (2007), Vol. 16, 139-178.
  2. Trifunović-Momčilov Milana; Krstić-Milošević Dijana; Trifunović Snežana; Podolski-Renić Ana; Pešić Milica; Subotić Angelina. Secondary Metabolite Profile of Transgenic Centaury (Centaurium erythraea Rafn.) Plants, Potential Producers of Anticancer Compounds.Transgenesis and Secondary Metabolism, Part of the series Reference Series in Phytochemistry 2016, pp 1-26. Springer

Izabrani radovi / Selected papers:

  1. Mileski KS; Ćirić AD; Trifunović SS; Ristić MS; Soković MD; Matevski VS; Tešević VV; Jadranin MB; Marin PD; Džamić AM. Heracleum orphanidis: chemical characterisation, and comparative evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial activities with specific interest in the influence on Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Food and Function 2016, 7: 4061-4074.
  2. Trifunović S.; Isaković AM; Isaković A; Vučković I; Mandić B; Novaković M; Vajs V; Milosavljević S; Trajković V. Isolation, characterization, and in vitro cytotoxicity of new sesquiterpenoids from Achillea clavennae. Planta Medica 2014, 80 (4): 297-305.
  3. Rakić AA; Trifunović S; Ćirić-Marjanović G. Dopant-free interfacial oxidative polymerization of aniline. Synthetic Metals 2014, 192: 56–65
  4. Novaković MM; Pešić MM; Trifunović SS; Vučković IM; Todorović NM; Podolski-Renić A; Dinić J; Stojković S; Tešević VV; Vajs VE; Milosavljević SM. Diarylheptanoids from the bark of black alder inhibit the growth of sensitive and multi-drug resistant non-small cell lung carcinoma cells. Phytochemistry 2014, 97: 46-54
  5. Novaković M; Stanković M; Vučković I; Todorović N; Trifunović S; Tešević V; Vajs V; Milosavljević S. Diarylheptanoids from Alnus glutinosa Bark and Their Chemoprotective Effect on Human Lymphocytes DNA. Planta Medica 2013, 79: 499–505.
  6. Nešić AR; Trifunović SS; Grujić AS; Veličković SJ; Antonović DG. Complexation of amidated pectin with poly(itaconic acid) as a polycarboxylic polymer model compound. Carbohydrate Research 2011, 346(15): 2463-2468.
  7. Trifunovic, Snezana; Milosavljevic, Slobodan; Vajs, Vlatka; Macura, Slobodan; Todorovic, Nina. Stereochemistry and conformations of natural 1,2-epoxy-guaianolides based on 1D and 2D NMR data and semiempirical calculations. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry 2008, 46(5), 427-431.
  8. Milovanović MB; Trifunovic SS; Katsikas L; Popović IG. Preparation and modification of itaconic anhydride-methyl methacrylate copolymers. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 2007, 72 (12): 1507-1514.
  9. Trifunović, Snežana; Vajs, Vlatka; Juranić, Zorica; Žižak, Željko; Tešević, Vele; Macura, Slobodan; Milosavljević, Slobodan. Cytotoxic constituents of Achillea clavennae from Montenegro. Phytochemistry 2006, 67(9): 887-893.
  10. Trifunović, Snežana; Aljančić, Ivana; Vajs, Vlatka; Macura, Slobodan; Milosavljević, Slobodan. Sesquiterpene lactones and flavonoids of Achillea depressa. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 2005, 33(3): 317-322.
  11. Vajs Vlatka; Trifunović Snežana; Janaćković Peđa; Soković Marina; Milosavljević Slobodan; Tešević Vele. Antifungal activity of davanone-type sesquiterpenes from Artemisia lobelii var. conescens. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 2004, 69(11): 969-972.
  12. Kalagasidis Krušić M.; Džunuzović E.; Trifunović S.; Filipović J. Polyacrylamide and poly(itaconic acid) complexes. European Polymer Journal 2004, 40(4): 793-798.
  13. Kalagasidis Krušić M.; Džunuzović E.; Trifunović S.; Filipović J. Semi-IPNs based on Polyacrylamide and Poly(itaconic acid). Polymer Bulletin 2003, 51(2): 159-166.
  14. Vajs V.; Vugdelija S.; Trifunovic S.; Karadzic I.; Juranic N.; Macura S.; Milosavljevic S. Further degradation product of hyperforin from Hypericum perforatum (St. John's Wort). Fitoterapia (2003), 74(5): 439-444.
  15. Trifunović Snežana; Vajs Vlatka; Tešević Vele; Đoković Dejan; Milosavljević Slobodan. Lignans from the plant species Achillea lingulata. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society (2003), 68(4-5): 277-280.
  16. Božić Tatjana; Sladić Dušan; Zlatović Mario; Novaković Irena; Trifunović Snežana; Gašić Miroslav J. Regioselectivity of conjugate additions to monoalkyl-1,4-benzoquinones. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 2002, 67(8-9): 547-551.
  17. Vugdelija Suzana; Vajs Vlatka; Trifunović Snežana; Đoković Dejan; Milosavljević Slobodan. A new heterocyclization product of adhyperforin from Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort). Molecules 2000, 5(4): M158.
  18. Trifunovic Snezana; Vajs Vlatka; Macura Slobodan; Juranic Nenad; Djarmati Zoltan; Jankov Ratko; Milosavljevic Slobodan. Oxidation products of hyperforin from Hypericum perforatum. Phytochemistry 1998, 49(5): 1305-1310.