Dr. László Nagy
professor of chemistry
Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
University of Szeged
H-6701 Szeged, Hungary

Place and date of birth: Zámoly, Hungary, 3 October 1950
Marital status: single, two daughters (Enikõ 1978, Izabella 1980)
Professional data:
    teacher of chemistry and physics, M.Sc. 1970-75 A. József University, Szeged;
    Ph.D. 1975-79 A. József University, Szeged;
    Candidate of Science 1989, Hungarian Academy of Sciences;
    D.Sc. 1996, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
    Ph.D Thesis: Decomposition of hydrogen peroxide catalysed by osmium-tetraoxide. Supervisor: Prof. L. J. Csányi
    C.Sc Thesis: Electronic structure of metal complexes formed with carbohydrates
    D.Sc Thesis: Metal complexes of carbohydrates and related compounds: equilibrium and structural studies.

Teaching activity:
    - Introductory course in analytical chemistry
    - Foundation laboratory course in inorganic chemistry
    - Advanced course in inorganic chemistry
    - Special course in bioinorganic chemistry

Research interest

Metal [e.g. Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), VO(IV), Ag(I), Fe(III), Al(III), organotin(IV), Cr(VI)] complexes of biologically active molecules: carbohydrates, amino acid-carbohydrate adducts, nucleic acids, flavonoides ect. Thermodynamics of complex formation. Solution and solid state structure of complexes. EXAFS studies of metal complexes. Kinetic studies of oxidation of bioligands.

- Prof. Toshio Yamaguchi, Faculty of Chemistry, Fukuoka University, Japan.
- Prof. Shin-ichi Ishiguro, Faculty of Chemistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
- Prof. Frank T. Edelmann, Chemisches Institute, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany.
- Dr. Roland Kramer, Anorganische-Chemisches-Institute, Westfalische-Wilhelms-Universitat, Munster, Germany.
- Prof. Kaspar Hegetschweiler, Anorganische-Chemisches-Institute, University of Saarbrucken, Saarbrucken, Germany.
- Dr. Hartmut Mehner, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, Berlin, Germany.
- Prof. Einar Sletten, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
- Dr. Alfred A. Christy, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
- Prof. Lorenzo Pellerito, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
- Prof. Riahi A. Tajmir, University of Trois-Rivieres, Trois-Rivieres, Canada.
- Prof. Holacek, Research Institute for Organic Synthesis, Pardubice, Czech Republic.
- Prof. Luis Sala, Department of Chemistry, University of Rosario, Rosario, Argentina

Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan  1985-86, UNESCO fellowship
Fukuoka University, Japan   1989, 3 months
Munchen University, Germany   1992, 2 months, DAAD
Fukuoka University, Japan   1992, 3 months
Kyushu University, Japan   1992
Nagoya University, Japan   1992
Photon Factory, National Laboratory
for High Energy Physics, Japan   1986, 1989, 1992
Bergen University, Norway   1995, 4 months
Otto-von-Guericke University, Germany     1995, 3 months,
DFG, 1996, Germany, 1 month DAAD,
Westfalische-Wilhelms-Universitat, Germany     1995
University of Trois-Rivieres, Trois-Rivieres, Canada      1994
University of Novi Sad, Jugoslavien  1993
University of Palermo, Italy, 1998, 1 month and 2 weeks
 

1. Béla Gyurcsik and László Nagy:
Metal complexes of carbohydrates and their derivatives: coordination equilibrium and structure.
Coord. Chem. Rev. 203 (2000) 81-149.

2. L. Nagy, B. Gyurcsik, K. Burger, S. Yamashita, T. Yamaguchi, H. Wakita, M. Nomura:
The local structure of diorganotin(IV) complexes formed with carbohydrate in the solid state.
Inorg. Chim. Acta, 230, 105(1995).

3. N. Buzás, B. Gyurcsik, L. Nagy, X.-x. Zhang, L. Korecz, K. Burger:
Equilibrium and spectroscopic studies of diethyltin(IV) complexes formed with carbohydrate derivatives.
Inorg. Chim. Acta  218, 65(1994).

4. Kálmán Burger, László Nagy, Norbert Buzás, Attila Vértes and Hartmut Mehner:
Coordination number, symmetry of the coordination sphere of tin(IV) and oligomerization in carbohydrate complexes of dibutyltin(IV).
J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 2499(1993).

5. B. Gyurcsik, T. Gajda, L. Nagy,  K. Burger, A. Rockenbauer and L. Korecz, Jr.:
Proton, Copper(II) and Nickel(II) Complexes of Some Amadori Rearrangement Product of D-Glucose and Amino Acids.
Inorg. Chim. Acta  57, 214(1993).

6. T. Gajda, L. Nagy, N. Rozlosnik, L. Korecz, K. Burger:
Equilibrium and spectroscopic studies of transition metal complexes of sugar-containing thiazolidine derivatives.
J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 475(1992).

7. B. Gyurcsik, T. Gajda, L. Nagy, K. Burger:
Equilibrium and structural studies on proton and copper(II) complexes of N-D-gluconylglycine.
J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 2787(1992).

8. K. Burger, L. Nagy:
Metal complexes of carbohydrate and sugar-type ligands Chapter VI. in Biocoordination chemistry: coordination equilibrium in biologically active systems.
Ed. K. Burger, E. Horwood Chichester, New York, 1990. pp. 236-284.

9. T. Gajda, L. Nagy, K. Burger:
Proton and zinc(II) complexes of 2-(polyhydroxy-alkyl)thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid derivatives.
J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 3155(1990).

10. L. Nagy. T. Yamaguchi, M. Nomura, H. Ohtaki:
EXAFS study of iron(III) complexes of sugar-type ligands
Inorg. Chim. Acta, 159, 201-211(1989).

11. S. Ishiguro, K. Ozutsumi, L. Nagy, H. Ohtaki:
Spectrophotometric and calorimetric studies on the formation of binary (2,2,-bipyridine/nickel(II) and ternary (2,2,-bipyridine/chloro nickel(II) complexes in N,N-dimethylformamide.
J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 655-659(1989).

12. L. Nagy, K. Burger, J. Kürti, M. A. Mostafa, L. Korecz, I. Kiricsi:
Iron(III) complexes of sugar-type ligands.
Inorg. Chim. Acta, 124, 55-59(1986).

13. Nagy L.:
Az EXAFS- és XANES-spektroszkópia elméleti alapjai. Szervetlen és bioszervetlen kémiai alkalmazások
Akadémiai kiadó, A kémia újabb eredményei, 85. kötet, p65-211., 1999.

14. A. Jancsó, L. Nagy, E. Moldrheim, E. Sletten:
Potentiometric and spectroscopic evidence for co-ordination of dimethyltin(IV) to phosphate groups of DNA fragments and related ligands
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1999, 1587-1594.

Postal address:
Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry,
H-6701 Szeged, POB 440, Hungary
Tel.: +36-62-312-505-*-3577
Fax.: +36-62-420-505
e-mail: laci@chem.u-szeged.hu

Home address:
H-6701 Szeged, Ács utca 3/A, V.e. 15
Tel.: +36-62- 471-130