2019− Doctoral study in Chemistry; Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

Supervisor: Dr. Robert Vianello

2013−2018 Master’s degree in Pharmacy; University of Zagreb Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry

Thesis: Quantum-Chemical Study of Enantiomerization of Oxazepam

Supervisor: Prof. Valerije Vrček, Co‐supervisor: Dr. Davor Šakić

31/12/2020 Annual Award of Ruđer Bošković Institute for the scientific paper: Experimental and Computational Study of the Antioxidative Potential of Novel Nitro and Amino Substituted Benzimidazole/Benzothiazole-2-Carboxamides with Antiproliferative Activity

17/12/2019 Annual Award of Ruđer Bošković Institute for the scientific paper: Chlorination of 5−fluorouracil: Reaction mechanism and ecotoxicity assessment of chlorinated products

06/07/2017 Rector’s Award for the individual scientific research: Mechanism of Chlorination of 5-Fluorouracil and Ecotoxicological Analysis of Chlorinated Products (University of Zagreb)

[1] L. Hok, H. Rimac, J. Mavri, R. Vianello*. COVID-19 infection and neurodegeneration: Computational evidence for interactions between the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and monoamine oxidase enzymes. Comput. Struct. Biotechnol. J., 2022, 20, 1254−1263. (Q1, IF = 6.155)

[2] M. Radović^‡, L. Hok^‡, M. Panić, M. Cvjetko Bubalo*, R. Vianello*, M. Vinković, I. Radojčić Redovniković (^‡shared first authorship). Deep eutectic solvents as a stabilising medium for NAD coenzyme: Unravelling the mechanism behind coenzyme stabilisation effect. Green. Chem., 2022, 24, 7661−7674. (Q1, IF = 11.034)

[3] N. Perin^‡, L. Hok^‡, A. Beč, L. Persoons, E. Vanstreels, D. Daelemans, R. Vianello*, M. Hranjec* (^‡shared first authorship). N-substituted benzimidazole acrylonitriles as in vitro tubulin polymerization inhibitors: Synthesis, biological activity and computational analysis. Eur. J. Med. Chem., 2021, 211, 113003. (Q1, IF = 7.088)

[4] L. Hok, J. Mavri, R. Vianello*. The effect of deuteration on the H₂ receptor histamine binding profile: A computational insight into modified hydrogen bonding interactions. Molecules, 2020, 25, 6017. (Q2, IF = 4.927)

[5] L. Hok, L. Ulm, T. Tandarić, A. Krivohlavek, D. Šakić, V. Vrček*. Chlorination of 5-fluorouracil: Reaction mechanism and ecotoxicity assessment of chlorinated products. Chemosphere, 2018, 207, 612−619. (Q1, IF = 8.943)

Journal articles

Scientific and review papers

• Hok, L., Šakić, D., Vrček, V. & Vianello, R. (2023) Pharmaceutical Significance of the Stereoisomerisation Process. Kemija u industriji : časopis kemičara i tehnologa Hrvatske, (1-2), 55-64 doi:10.15255/kui.2022.027.

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• Sakač, N., Madunić-Čačić, D., Marković , D., Hok, L., Vianello, R., Vrček, V., Šarkanj, B., Đurin, B., Della Ventura , B., Velotta, R. & Jozanović, M. (2022) Potentiometric Surfactant Sensor for Anionic Surfactants Based on 1,3-dioctadecyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium tetraphenylborate. Chemosensors, 10 (12), 523, 14 doi:10.3390/chemosensors10120523.

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• Radović, M., Hok, L., Panić, M., Cvjetko Bubalo, M., Vianello, R., Vinković, M. & Radojčić Redovniković, I. (2022) Deep eutectic solvents as a stabilising medium for NAD coenzyme: unravelling the mechanism behind coenzyme stabilisation effect. Green chemistry, 24 (19), 7661-7674 doi:10.1039/d2gc02656b.

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• Hok, L., Vianello, R., Matković- Čalogović, D., Karanović, L., Roca, S., Jaźwiński, J., Tašner, M., Vušak, D., Đaković, M. & Popović, Z. (2022) A series of nickel(II) thiocyanate complexes comprising various molar contents of isonicotinamide and water as ligands or co-crystallized moieties – an experimental and computational study. CrystEngComm, 24 (37), 6564-6578 doi:10.1039/d2ce00847e.

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• Mehić, E., Hok, L., Wang, Q., Dokli, I., Svetec Miklenić, M., Findrik Blažević, Z., Tang, L., Vianello, R. & Majerić Elenkov, M. (2022) Expanding the scope of enantioselective halohydrin dehalogenases – group B. Advanced synthesis & catalysis, 364 (15), 2576-2588 doi:10.1002/adsc.202200342.

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• Boček, I., Hok, L., Persoons, L., Daelemans, D., Vianello, R. & Hranjec, M. (2022) Imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine derived tubulin polymerization inhibitors: Design, synthesis, biological activity in vitro and computational analysis. Bioorganic chemistry, 127, 106032, 13 doi:10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.106032.

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• Hok, L., Rimac, H., Mavri, J. & Vianello, R. (2022) COVID-19 infection and neurodegeneration: Computational evidence for interactions between the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and monoamine oxidase enzymes. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 20, 1254-1263 doi:10.1016/j.csbj.2022.02.020.

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• Beč, A., Hok, L., Persoons, L., Vanstreels, E., Daelemans, D., Vianello, R. & Hranjec, M. (2021) Synthesis, computational analysis, and antiproliferative activity of novel benzimidazole acrylonitriles as tubulin polymerization inhibitors: Part 2. Pharmaceuticals, 14 (10), 1052, 26 doi:10.3390/ph14101052.

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• Sakač, N., Madunić-Čačić, D., Marković, D., Hok, L., Vianello, R., Šarkanj, B., Đurin, B., Hajdek, K., Smoljan, B., Milardović, S., Matasović, B. & Jozanović, M. (2021) Potentiometric surfactant sensor based on 1,3-dihexadecyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-3-ium for anionic surfactants in detergents and household care products. Molecules, 26 (12), 3627, 14 doi:10.3390/molecules26123627.

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• Hok, L., Lluch Sanchez, E., Vianello, R., Kukovec, B. & Popović, Z. (2021) Self‐assembly of cobalt(II) coordination polymers with differently halosubstituted nicotinate ligands and 4,4’‐bipyridine – the effect of the halosubstituent positions on polymer types. European journal of inorganic chemistry, 2021 (15), 1470-1480 doi:10.1002/ejic.202100055.

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• Ptiček, L., Hok, L., Grbčić, P., Topić, F., Cetina, M., Rissanen, K., Kraljević Pavelić, S., Vianello, R. & Racané, L. (2021) Amidino substituted 2-aminophenols: biologically important building blocks for the amidino-functionalization of 2-substituted benzoxazoles. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 19, 2784-2793 doi:10.1039/d1ob00235j.

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• Hok, L. & Vianello, R. (2021) Direct Metal-Free Transformation of Alkynes to Nitriles: Computational Evidence for the Precise Reaction Mechanism. International journal of molecular sciences, 22 (6), 3193, 16 doi:10.3390/ijms22063193.

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• Perin, N., Hok, L., Beč, A., Persoons, L., Vanstreels, E., Daelemans, D., Vianello, R. & Hranjec, M. (2021) N-substituted benzimidazole acrylonitriles as in vitro tubulin polymerization inhibitors: Synthesis, biological activity and computational analysis. European journal of medicinal chemistry, 211, 113003, 14 doi:10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.113003.

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• Hok, L., Mavri, J. & Vianello, R. (2020) The Effect of Deuteration on the H2 Receptor Histamine Binding Profile: A Computational Insight into Modified Hydrogen Bonding Interactions. Molecules, 25 (24), 6017, 17 doi:10.3390/molecules25246017.

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• Roca, S., Hok, L., Vianello, R., Borovina, M., Đaković, M., Karanović, L., Vikić-Topić, D. & Popović, Z. (2020) The role of non-covalent intermolecularinteractions on the diversity of crystal packing insupramolecular dihalopyridine–silver(I) nitratecomplexes. Crystengcomm, 22, 7962-7974 doi:10.1039/d0ce01257b.

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• Tandarić, T., Hok, L. & Vianello, R. (2019) From Hydrogen Peroxide-Responsive Boronated Nucleosides Towards Antisense Therapeutics – A Computational Mechanistic Study. Croatica chemica acta, 92 (2), 287-295 doi:10.5562/cca3592.

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• Cindrić, M., Sović, I., Mioč, M., Hok, L., Boček, I., Roškarić, P., Butković, K., Martin-Kleiner, I., Starčević, K., Vianello, R., Kralj, M. & Hranjec, M. (2019) Experimental and computational study of the antioxidative potential of novel nitro and amino substituted benzimidazole/benzothiazole-2-carboxamides with antiproliferative activity. Antioxidants, 8 (10), 477, 22 doi:10.3390/antiox8100477.

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• Hok, L., Božičević, L., Sremec, H., Šakić, D. & Vrček, V. (2019) Racemization of oxazepam and chiral 1, 4-benzodiazepines. DFT study of the reaction mechanism in aqueous solution. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 17, 1471-1479 doi:10.1039/C8OB02991A.

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• Hok, L., Ulm, L., Tandarić, T., Krivohlavek, A., Šakić, D. & Vrček, V. (2018) Chlorination of 5-fluorouracil: Reaction mechanism and ecotoxicity assessment of chlorinated products. Chemosphere, 207 (18), 612-619 doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.140.

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Croatian Chemical Society (from 2019)