[dr Simeon L. Minic]

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

Phone:   011-3336657

Phone (local):   657

Laboratory:   249a

E-mail:   sminic@chem.bg.ac.rs

Personal data

Born on November 25, 1989 in Nikšić, Montenegro. Speaks Serbian and English language.

Education and qualifications

2008-2012: Basic academic (BSc) studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2012-2013: Master academic (MSc) studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2013-2017: Doctoral academic (PhD) studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

History of employment

2017-2018: Junior research assistant / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2018-2021: Research associate / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2021-2023: Assistant with phd / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2022: Senior research associate / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2023: Assistant professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

Scientific interest

Bioactive (chromo)peptides from algae

Protein-ligand interactions in food systems 

Protein stability at high-pressure conditions

Development of algal-based products as cell media components for meat cultivation

Awards and merits

2008: First prize, National Chemistry Competition of Montenegro for High School Students

2013: Diploma "Djordje Stefanovic", awarded by the Faculty of Chemistry to the best student in generation of study group Biochemistry

2013: University of Belgrade Award as the best student of the Faculty of Chemistry for 2011/2012 school year.

2013: Serbian Chemical Society annual award

2013: Award as one of the top five students in the municipality of Nikšić

2015: FEBS grant to attend Young Scientist Forum and 40th FEBS Congress in Berlin

2022: FEBS short term fellowship

Other activities

Member of Serbian Chemical Society from 2013.

Member of Serbian Biochemical Society from 2014.

Member of Serbian Proteomics Association from 2015.

Member of the Committee for Exams Recognition from February 8, 2024.

Educational activities

Participation in research projects

Active projects:

Finished projects:

Representative references

Poglavlja u knjigama/book chapters:

Nikolić Milan; Minić Simeon; Mačvanin Mirjana; Stanić-Vučinić Dragana; Ćirković Veličković Tanja. Analytical Protocols in Phycobiliproteins Analysis. Pigments from Microalgae (2020). Eduardo Jacob-Lopes, Maria Isabel Queiroz, Leila Queiroz Zepka (Eds.), Springer. ISBN 978-3-030-50970-5.

Stanić-Vučinić Dragana; Minić Simeon; Nikolić Milan; Ćirković Veličković Tanja. Spirulina phycobiliproteins as food components and complements. Microalgal Biotechnology (2018). Eduardo Jacob-Lopes (Ed.), InTech Open Access Publisher. ISBN 978-953-51-6024-3.

 

Ćirković Veličković Tanja; Stanić-Vučinić Dragana; Al-Hanis Ayah; Mihailović Jelena; Prodić Ivana; Minić Simeon; Stojadinović Marija; Radibratović Milica, Milčić Miloš. Delivery of Epigalocatechin-3-Gallate by Bovine Alpha-Lactalbumin Based on Their Non-covalent Interactions. Encyclopedia of Food Chemistry (2018). Laurence Melton, Peter Varelis, Fereidoon Shahidi (Eds.), Elsevier. ISBN 978-012814045-1.

 

Izabrani radovi/peer-reviewed journal articles:  

 

Minić, S., Annighofer, B., Hélary, A., Sago L., Cornu, D., Brûlet, B., Combet, S. (2022) Structure of proteins under pressure: covalent binding effects of biliverdin on beta-lactoglobulin, Biophysical Journal, 121, 1-12. 

 

 

 

Simović, A., Combet, S., Ćirković Veličković, T., Nikolić, M. R., and Minić, S.L. (2022). Probing the stability of the food colourant R-phycoerythrin from dried Nori flakes. Food chemistry, 374, 1-10

 

 

 

Radomirović, M., Minić, S., Stanić-Vučinić, D., Nikolić, M., Van Haute, S., Rajković, A., and Ćirković Velicković, T. (2022). Phycocyanobilin-modified β-lactoglobulin exhibits increased antioxidant properties and stability to digestion and heating. Food Hydrocolloids, 123, 1-10.

 

 

 

Gligorijević, N., Šukalović, V., Minić, S.L., Miljuš, G., Nedić, O and Penezić, A. (2021). Physicochemical characterisation of dihydro-alpha-lipoic acid interaction with human serum albumin by multi-spectroscopic and molecular modelling approaches. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 86 (9) 795–807.

 

 

Gligorijević, N., Minić, S.L., Radibratović, M., Papadimitriou, V., Nedić, O., Sotiroudis, T.G., Nikolić, M.R. (2021). Nutraceutical phycocyanobilin binding to catalase protects the pigment from oxidation without affecting catalytic activity. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 251, 1-9.

Minić, S.L., Annighöfer, B., Hélary, A., Hamdane, D., Hui Bon Hoa, G., Loupiac, C., Brûlet, A., and Combet, S. (2020). Effect of Ligands on HP-Induced Unfolding and Oligomerization of β-Lactoglobulin. Biophysical journal, 119, 2262-2274.  

 

Gligorijević, N., Minić, S., Robajac, D., Nikolić, M., Ćirković Veličković, T., and Nedić O. (2019). Characterisation and the effects of bilirubin binding to human fibrinogen. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 128, 74-79.

 

Radibratović M., Al-Hanish A., Minić S.L., Radomirović M., Milčić M., Stanić-Vučinić D., Tanja Ćirković Veličković. (2019). Stabilisation of apo α-lactalbumin by binding of epi-gallocatechin-3-gallate: experimental and molecular dynamics study. Food chemistry, 278, 388-395.

 

Minić, S.L., Radomirović, M., Savković, N., Radibratovič, M., Mihailović, J., Vasović, T., Nikolić, M., Milčić, M., Stanić-Vučinić, D., Ćirković Veličković, T. (2018). Covalent binding of food-derived blue pigment phycocyanobilin to bovine β-lactoglobulin under physiological conditions. Food chemistry, 269, 43-52.

 

Gligorijević, N., Minić, S.L., Križáková M., Katrlík., J., and Nedić, O. Structural changes of fibrinogen as a consequence of cirrhosis. (2018). Thrombosis Research, 166, 43-49.

 

Minić, S.L., Ješić, M., Đurović, D., Miletić, S., Lugonja, N., Marinković, V., Nikolić-Kokić, A., Spasić, S., Vrvić, M.M. (2018). Redox properties of transitional milk from mothers of preterm infants. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 54(2), 160-164.

 

Minić, S.L., Stanić-Vučinić, D., Radomirović, M., Radibratović, M., Milčić, M., Nikolić, M.R, Ćirković Veličković, T. (2018). Characterisation and effects of binding of food-derived bioactive phycocyanobilin to bovine serum albumin. Food Chemistry, 239, 1090-1099.  

 

Peruško, M., Al-Hanish, A., Mihailović, J., Minić, S.L., Trifunović, S., Prodić, I.,  Ćirkovic Veličković, T. (2017). Antioxidative capacity and binding affinity of the complex of green tea catechin and beta-lactoglobulin glycated by the Maillard reaction. Food Chemistry, 232, 744-752.

 

Radibratović, M., Minić, S.L.*, Stanić-Vučinić, D., Nikolić, M., Milčić, M., Ćirković Veličković, T. (2016). Stabilisation of Human Serum Albumin by the Binding of Phycocyanobilin, a Bioactive Chromophore of Blue-Green Alga Spirulina: Molecular Dynamics and Experimental Study. PLoS One, 11(12), e0167973. *co-first author

 

Al-Hanish, A., Stanić-Vučinić, D., Mihailović, J., Prodić, I., Minić, S.L, Stojadinović, M., Radibratović, M., Milčić, M., Ćirković Veličković, Tanja. (2016). Noncovalent interactions of bovine α-lactalbumin with green tea polyphenol, epigalocatechin-3-gallate. Food Hydrocolloids, 61, 241-250.

 

Minić S.L., Stanić-Vučinić D., Krstić M., Vesić J., Nikolić M., Ćirković Veličković T. (2016). Digestion by pepsin releases biologically active chromopeptides from C-phycocyanin, a blue-colored biliprotein of microalga Spirulina. Journal of Proteomics, 147, 132-139.

 

Minić, S.L., Milčić, M., Stanić-Vučinić, D., Radibratović, M., Sotiroudis, T.G., Nikolić, M.R., Ćirković Veličković, T. (2015). Phycocyanobilin, a bioactive tetrapyrrolic compound of blue-green alga Spirulina, binds with high affinity and competes with bilirubin for binding on human serum albumin. RSC Advances, 5(76), 61787-61798.