[dr Ratko M. Jankov]

Phone:   011-3282630, 011-3336663

Phone (local):   663

Office:   425

E-mail:   rjankov@chem.bg.ac.rs

Personal data

Born in 1945 in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.

Education and qualifications

1963-1967: Undergraduate studies - Chemistry / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

1967-1970: Master of science studies - Chemistry / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

1972: Doctoral academic (PhD) studies - Chemistry / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

History of employment

1969: Graduate assistant / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

1972: Assistant / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

1977: Assistant professor / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

1989: Associate professor / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

1995-2011: Full professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

Scientific interest

  • In the area of NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY, prof Jankov is working on the isolation, purification and structural establishment of different natural compounds from medicinal plants.
  • Other area of interest is IMMUNOCHEMISTRY, where an existing collaboration with Institute for sera and vaccines at Torlak, aims at allergens research, i.e. chemical and biochemical characterisation and standardization of allergens.
  • Thirdly, an extremely important area of professor Jankov's recent professional interest is EDUCATION IN CHEMISTRY.

Other activities

Member of Serbian Chemical Society.

Member of British chemical society.

Representative references

Monografije / Monographies:

  1. B.V. Zloković, D.J. Begley, M.B. Segal, H. Davson, Lj. Rakić, M.N. Lipovac, D.M. Mitrović and R.M. Jankov: “NEUROPEPTIDE TRANSPORT MECHANISMS IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM” Prvo poglavlje monografske knjige "PEPTIDE AND AMINO ACID TRANSPORT MECHANISMS IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM", str. 3-19, Macmillan, London 1988.
  2. Ratko M. Jankov: Monografska knjiga "MIKROBIOLOŠKO HIDROKSILOVANJE STEROIDA" "Naučna knjiga", Beograd 1990.

Spisak objavljenih udžbenika za univerzitet / List of published university textbooks:

  1. Dr Ratko M. Jankov: “VODIČ KROZ ORGANSKO-HEMIJSKU LITERATURU” (stalni pomoćni udžbenik) 1. izdanje: Stručni klub “Sima Lozanić”, Beograd 1975. 2. izdanje: Istraživačko-informativni centar studenata (ICS), Beograd 1976.
  2. Dr Ratko M. Jankov: “KVALITATIVNA ORGANSKA ANALIZA” (stalni pomoćni udžbenik) 1. izdanje: Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1977. 2. izdanje: Jugoslovenski zavod za produktivnost rada, Beograd 1984. 3. izdanje: Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1988.
  3. Dr Ratko M. Jankov: “PRAKTIKUM IZ ORGANSKE HEMIJE” (praktikum) 1. izdanje: Stručni klub “Sima Lozanić”, Beograd 1977. 2. izdanje: Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1979. 3. izdanje: Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1990.
  4. R. M. Jankov, M. Gavrović-Jankulović, T. Ćirković Veličković, O. Nedić, Z. Vujčić, N. Polović, (2005), Praktikum iz imunohemije, Hemijski fakultet, Beograd, ISBN: 86-7220-022-5
  5. R.M. Jankov, N. Polović, T. Ćirković Veličković, (2006), Praktikum - Hemija prirodnih proizvoda, Hemijski fakultet, Beograd, ISBN: 86-7220-028-4

Revijalni radovi / Reviews:

  1. Cirkovic Velickovic T, Gavrovic-Jankulovic M, Jankov RM. 2005. Overview of the most commonly used methods in allergen characterization. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 70: 347-60

Spisak objavljenih udžbenika za srednju školu / List of published high school textbooks:

  1. Dr Ratko M. Jankov: “HEMIJA” za II razred zajedničke osnove srednjeg usmerenmog obrazovanja 1. izdanje: Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1978. 2. izdanje: Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1979.
  2. Dr Ratko M. Jankov, Dr Ivan Juranić i Dr Marjetka Kidrič: “HEMIJA SA BIOHEMIJOM” za III razred usmerenog obrazovanja za zdravstvenu struku 1. izdanje: Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1979. 2. izdanje: Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1980. 3. izdanje: Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1982. 4. izdanje: Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1984. 5. izdanje: Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1988.
  3. Dr Ratko M. Jankov, Dr Ivan Juranić i Dr Marjetka Kidrič: “HEMIJA SA BIOHEMIJOM” za IV razred usmerenog obrazovanja za zdravstvenu struku 1. izdanje: Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1980. 2. izdanje: Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1983. 3. izdanje: Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1987. 4. izdanje: Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1988.
  4. Dr Ratko M. Jankov: “HEMIJA” za III razred srednjeg obrazovanja i vaspitanja 1. izdanje: Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1989. 2. izdanje: Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1991.
  5. Ratko Jankov, Dragica Šišović, Filip Bihelović, Slobodanka Antić: “HEMIJA” za prvi razred opšte gimnazije Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva PODGORICA, 2006.
  6. Ratko Jankov, Slobodanka Antić, Mirjana Segedinac, Svetlana Varagić: “HEMIJA” za drugi razred opšte gimnazije Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva PODGORICA, 2007.
  7. Ratko Jankov, Dragica Trivić, Slobodanka Antić, Vlatko Kastratović: “HEMIJA” za osmi razred osnovne škole Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva PODGORICA, 2007.

Izabrani radovi / Selected papers:

  1. Gavrović-Jankulović, M., Spasić, M., Ćirković Veličković, T, Stojanović, M., Inić-Kanada, A., Dimitrijević, Lj., Lindner, B., Petersen, A., Becker, W.-M., Jankov, R.M. Quantification of the thaumatin-like kiwi allergen by a monoclonal antibody-based ELISA. Mol. Nutr. Food Research, /in press/.
  2. Polovic, Natalija; Blanusa, Milan; Gavrovic-Jankulovic, Marija; Atanaskovic-Markovic, Marina; Burazer, Lidija; Jankov, Ratko; Cirkovic Velickovic, Tanja. A matrix effect in pectin-rich fruits hampers digestion of allergen by pepsin in vivo and in vitro. Clinical and Experimental Allergy (2007), 37(5), 764-771.
  3. Blanusa, Milan; Perovic, Iva; Popovic, Milica; Polovic, Natalija; Burazer, Lidija; Milovanovic, Mina; Gavrovic-Jankulovic Marija; Jankov, Ratko; Cirkovic Velickovic, Tanja. Quantification of Art v 1 and Act c 1 being major allergens of mugwort pollen and kiwi fruit extracts in mass-units by ion-exchange HPLC-UV method. Journal of chromatography B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences (2007), 857(2), 88-94.
  4. Cirkovic Velickovic, Tanja; Polovic, Natalija; Gavrovic-Jankulovic, Marija; Burazer, Lidija; Dergovic-Petrovic, Danica; Vuckovic, Olga; Drobnjak, Olika; Sporcic, Zorica; Atanaskovic-Markovic, Marina; Jankov, Ratko M. Artemisia vulgaris pollen allergoids digestibility in the simulated conditions of the gastrointestinal tract. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society (2006), 71(8-9), 879-888.
  5. Prodanovic RM, Milosavic NB, Jovanovic SM, Velickovic TC, Vujcic ZM, Jankov RM. 2006. Stabilization of alpha-glucosidase in organic solvents by immobilization on macroporous poly(GMA-co-EGDMA) with different surface characteristics. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 71: 339-47
  6. L. Burazer, O. Vuckovic, R. Jankov, M. Gavrovic-Jankulovic, T. Cirkovic Velickovic. 2006. Allergy, Hypersensitivity, Asthma.
  7. Cirkovic Velickovic T, Polovic ND, Gavrovic-Jankulovic MD, Burazer L, Djergovic-Petrovic D, Vuckovic O, Drobnjak O, Sporcic Z, Atanaskovic-Markovic M, Jankov RM. 2006. Artemisia vulgaris pollen allergoids digestibility in the simulated conditions of the gastrointestinal tract. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 71: 879-88
  8. Prodanovic R, Milosavic N, Jovanovic S, Prodanovic O, Cirkovic Velickovic T, Vujcic Z, Jankov RM. 2006. Activity and stability of soluble and immobilized alpha-glucosidase from baker's yeast in cosolvent systems. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation 24: 195-200
  9. Gavrovic-Jankulovic, Marija; Polovic, Natalija; Prisic, Sladjana; Jankov, Ratko; Atanaskovic-Markovic, Marina; Vuckovic, Olga; Cirkovic Velickovic, Tanja. Allergenic potency of kiwi fruit during fruit development. Food and Agricultural Immunology (2005), 16(2), 117-128.
  10. Polovic, Natalija; Cirkovic Velickovic, Tanja; Gavrovic-Jankulovic, Marija; Burazer, Lidija; Dergovic-Petrovic, Danica; Vuckovic, Olga; Jankov, Ratko M. IgG binding of mugwort pollen allergens and allergoids exposed to simulated gastrointestinal conditions measured by a self-developed ELISA test. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society (2004), 69(7), 533-540.
  11. Gavrovic-Jankulovic M, Cirkovic T, Vuckovic O, Atanaskovic-Markovic M, Petersen A, Gojgic G, Burazer L, Jankov RM. 2002. Isolation and biochemical characterization of a thaumatin-like kiwi allergen. J Allergy Clin Immunol 110: 805-10
  12. Gavrovic-Jankulovic M, Cirkovic T, Burazer L, Vuckovic O, Jankov RM. 2002. IgE cross-reactivity between meadow fescue pollen and kiwi fruit in patients' sera with sensitivity to both extracts. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 12: 279-86
  13. Cirkovic TD, Gavrovic-Jankulovich MD, Bukilica MN, Mandic L, Petrovic SZ, Jankov RM. 2002. Isolation and partial characterization of an acid phosphatase from Artemisia vulgaris pollen extract. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 67: 567-72
  14. Cirkovic T, Gavrovic-Jankulovic M, Prisic S, Jankov RM, Burazer L, Vuckovic O, Sporcic Z, Paranos S. 2002. The influence of a residual group in low-molecular-weight allergoids of Artemisia vulgaris pollen on their allergenicity, IgE- and IgG-binding properties. Allergy 57: 1013-20
  15. Gavrovic-Jankulovic M, Cirkovic T, Bukilica M, Fahlbusch B, Petrovic S, Jankov RM. 2000. Isolation and partial characterization of Fes p 4 allergen. Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology 10: 361-7