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FRANCISCO TORRENS ZARAGOZA
PDI-Titular d'Universitat

francisco.torrens@uv.es
http://www.uv.es/torrens

Área de conocimiento: QUIMICA FISICA
Departamento: Química Física

(9635) 44431

Tutorías

01/09/2025 - 31/08/2026

LUNES de 14:00 a 15:00 null null null

01/09/2025 - 31/08/2026

MIÉRCOLES de 14:00 a 15:00 0.2.2 DESPATX Planta baja INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA MOLECULAR

Observaciones

Participa en el programa de tutorías electrónicas de la Universitat de València

Formación académica

Publicaciones en revistas

J. A. Castillo-Garit, O. del Toro-Cortés, M. C. Vega, M. Rolón, A. Rojas de Arias, G. M. Casañola-Martin, J. A. Escario, A. Gómez-Barrio, Y. Marrero-Ponce, F. Torrens; C. Abad (2015) Bond-based bilinear indices for computational discovery of novel trypanosomicidal drug-like compounds through virtual screening. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 96, pp. 238 - 244 . ISSN: 0223-5234
F. Torrens; G. Castellano (2015) Valence-topological charge-transfer indices, dipole, isoelectric point and fractal: From homo/heterocycles to proteins. Current Organic Chemistry, 19, pp. 205 - 218 . ISSN: 1385-2728
F. Torrens Zaragozá (2015) Classification of fruits proximate and mineral content: Principal component, cluster, meta-analyses. Nereis, 2015(7), pp. 39 - 50 . ISSN: 1888-8550
G. Castellano; F. Torrens (2015) Quantitative structure-antioxidant activity models of isoflavonoids: A theoretical study. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences, 16, pp. 12891 - 12906 . ISSN: 1661-6596
G. Castellano; F. Torrens (2015) Information entropy-based classification of triterpenoids and steroids from Ganoderma. Phytochemistry, 116, pp. 305 - 313 . ISSN: 0031-9422
F. Torrens and G. Castellano (2015) Computational study of nanosized drug delivery from cyclodextrins, crown ethers and hyaluronan in pharmaceutical formulations. Current Topics In Medicinal Chemistry, 15, pp. 1901 - 1913 . ISSN: 1568-0266
Oscar Martínez Santiago;Yovani Marrero-Ponce;Reisel Millán Cabrera;Stephen J. Barigye;Yoan Martínez-López;Luis M. Artiles Martínez;José O. Guerra de León;Facundo Perez-Giménez;Francisco Torrens (2015) Extending Graph (Discrete) Derivative Descriptors to N-Tuple Atom-Relations. Match-Communications in Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry, 73(2), pp. 397 - 420 . ISSN: 0340-6253
R. Medina Marrero, Y. Marrero-Ponce, S. J. Barigye, Y. Echeverría Díaz, R. Acevedo-Barrios, G. Casañola-Martín, M. García Bernal, F. Torrens; F. Pérez-Giménez (2015) QuBiLs-MAS method in early drug discovery and rational drug identification of antifungal agents. SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research, 26, pp. 943 - 958 . ISSN: 1062-936X
F. Torrens Zaragozá; G. Castellano Estornell (2015) Emergence, spread and uncontrolled Ebola outbreak. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, 117(Suppl. 2), pp. 38 - 38 . ISSN: 1742-7835
F. Torrens; G. Castellano (2015) 2014 spread/uncontrolled Ebola outbreak. New Frontiers in Chemistry, 24, pp. 81 - 91 . ISSN: 2393-2171
H. Le-Thi-Thu, Y. Cañizares-Carmenate, Y. Marrero-Ponce, F. Torrens and J. A. Castillo-Garit (2016) Prediction of Caco 2 cell permeability using bilinear indices and multiple linear regression. Letters In Drug Design & Discovery, 13, pp. 161 - 169 . ISSN: 1570-1808
F. Torrens and G. Castellano (2016) Ebola virus disease: Questions, ideas, hypotheses and models. Pharmaceuticals, 9, pp. 14-6 - 14-6 . ISSN: 1424-8247
F. Torrens Zaragozá (2016) Classification of food spices by proximate content: Principal component, cluster, meta-analyses. Nereis, 2016(8), pp. 23 - 33 . ISSN: 1888-8550
J. A. Castillo-Garit, C. Abad, G. M. Casañola-Martin, S. Jones Barigye, F. Torrens and A. Torreblanca (2016) Prediction of aquatic toxicity of benzene derivatives to Tetrahymena pyriformis according to OECD principles. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 22, pp. 5085 - 5094 . ISSN: 1381-6128
F. Torrens, L. Redondo and G. Castellano (2017) Artemisinin: Tentative mechanism of action and resistance. Pharmaceuticals, 10, pp. 20-4 - 20-4 . ISSN: 1424-8247
F. Torrens Zaragozá (2017) Calculation of restricted volume for nanoparticles that can point. Nereis, 2017(9), pp. 25 - 38 . ISSN: 1888-8550
J. A. Castillo-Garit, G. M. Casañola-Martin, S. J. Barigye, H. Pham-The, F. Torrens and A. Torreblanca (2017) Machine learning-based models to predict modes of toxic action of phenols to Tetrahymena pyriformis. SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research, 28, pp. 735 - 747 . ISSN: 1062-936X
Y. Martínez-López, Y. Caballero, S. J. Barigye, Y. Marrero-Ponce, R. Millán-Cabrera, J. Madera, F. Torrens and J. A. Castillo-Garit (2017) State of the art review and report of new tool for drug discovery. Current Topics In Medicinal Chemistry, 17, pp. 2957 - 2976 . ISSN: 1568-0266
F. Torrens and G. Castellano (2018) QSPR prediction of retention times of methylxanthines and cotinine by bioplastic evolution. International Journal of Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships, 3, pp. 74 - 87 . ISSN: 2379-7487
Yovani Marrero-Ponce,Yeniel González Castañeda,Ricardo Vivas-Reyese,Fredy Máximo Vergara, Vicente J. Arán,Juan A. Castillo-Garitc,Facundo Pérez-Giménez,Francisco Torrens,Huong Le-Thi-Thuj,Hai Pham-Thek,Yolanda Vera Montenegro and Froylán Ibarra-Velarde (2017) Dry selection and wet evaluation for the rational discovery of new anthelmintics. Molecular Physics. ISSN: 0026-8976
L. Redondo-Cuevas, G. Castellano, F. Torrens and V. Raikos, (2018) Revealing the relationship between vegetable oil composition and oxidative stability: A multifactorial approach. Journal Of Food Composition And Analysis, 66, pp. 221 - 229 . ISSN: 0889-1575
G. Castellano, L. Redondo and F. Torrens (2017) QSAR of natural sesquiterpene lactones as inhibitors of Myb-dependent gene expression. Current Topics In Medicinal Chemistry, 17, pp. 3256 - 3268 . ISSN: 1568-0266
F. Torrens (2018) Meet our Editorial Board Member: Dr. Francisco Torrens. Current Drug Discovery Technologies, 15, pp. 79 - 80 . ISSN: 1570-1638
F. Torrens Zaragozá (2018) Stability of colloids in negatively co operative melittin-phospholipid. Nereis, 2018(10), pp. 37 - 56 . ISSN: 1888-8550
Juan Alberto Castillo-Garit, Naivi Flores-Balmaseda, Oorlando Álvarez, Hai Pham-The, Virginia Pérez-Doñate, Francisco Torrens, Facundo Pérez-Giménez (2018) Computational identification of chemical compounds with potential activity against Leishmania amazonensis using nonlinear machine learning techniques. Current Topics In Medicinal Chemistry, 18(27), pp. 2347 - 2354 . ISSN: 1568-0266
F. Torrens-Zaragozá (2019) From layered materials to bidimensional metal-organic frameworks. Nereis, 2019(11), pp. 65 - 80 . ISSN: 1888-8550
Y. Cañizares-Carmenate, K. Mena-Ulecia, Y. Perera-Sardiña, F. Torrens and J. A. Castillo-Garit (2019) An approach to identify new antihypertensive agents using Thermolysin as model: In silico study based on QSARINS and docking. Arabian Journal Of Chemistry, 12, pp. 4861 - 4877 . ISSN: 1878-5352
G. Castellano, L. Redondo and F. Torrens (2020) Especias en aceites para disminuir sustancias perjudiciales. Tecnifood (Madrid), 2020(127), pp. 77 - 79 . ISSN: 1138-9028
F. Torrens and G. Castellano (2020) Structure-activity relationships of cytotoxic lactones as inhibitors and mechanisms of action. Current Drug Discovery Technologies, 17, pp. 166 - 182 . ISSN: 1570-1638
Y. Cañizares-Carmenate, A. Alcántara Cárdenas, V. Roche Llerena, F. Torrens and J. A. Castillo-Garit (2020) Computational approach to the discovery of potential neprilysin inhibitors compounds for cardiovascular diseases treatment. Medicinal Chemistry Research, 29, pp. 897 - 909 . ISSN: 1054-2523
F. Torrens-Zaragozá (2020) Molecular classification of Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Mentha pulegium oils components. Nereis, 2020(12), pp. 19 - 42 . ISSN: 1888-8550
Y. Cañizares-Carmenate, L. E. Campos Desgado, F. Torrens and J. A. Castillo-Garit (2020) Thorough evaluation of OECD principles in modelling of 1-[2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl]-6-(phenylthio)thymine derivatives using QSARINS. SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research, 31, pp. 741 - 759 . ISSN: 1062-936X
G. Castellano, A. León and F. Torrens (2021) Classification of congeneric and QSAR of homologous antileukemic S-alkylcysteine ketones. Molecules, 26, pp. 235-1 - 235-15 . ISSN: 1420-3049
J A. Castillo-Garit, S. J. Barigye, H. Pham-the, V. Pérez-Doñate, F. Torrens and F. Pérez-Giménez (2021) Computational identification of chemical compounds with potential anti-chagas activity using a classification tree. SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research, 32, pp. 71 - 83 . ISSN: 1062-936X
F. Torrens Zaragozá (2021) Periodic table of the elements, history, education and evaluation. Nereis, 2021(13), pp. 147 - 164 . ISSN: 1888-8550
Y. Cañizares-Carmenate, N.H. Nam, R. Díaz-Amador, N.T. Thuan, P.T.P. Dung, F. Torrens, H. Pham-The, F. Perez-Gimenez and J.A. Castillo-Garit (2022) Ligand-based discovery of new potential acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease treatment. SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research, 33, pp. 49 - 61 . ISSN: 1062-936X
Y. Cañizares-Carmenate, K. Mena-Ulecia, D. MacLeod Carey, Y. Perera-Sardiña, E.W. Hernández-Rodríguez, Y. Marrero-Ponce, F. Torrens and J.A. Castillo-Garit (2022) Machine learning approach to discovery of small molecules with potential inhibitory action against vasoactive metalloproteases. Molecular Diversity, 26, pp. 1383 - 1397 . ISSN: 1381-1991
F. Torrens (2022) Natural genera, scientific classifications, life, fireworks and COVID. Nereis, 2022(14), pp. 57 - 71 . ISSN: 1888-8550
J.A. Castillo-Garit, Y. Cañizares-Carmenate, H. Pham-The, V. Pérez-Doñate, F. Torrens and F. Pérez-Giménez (2023) A review of computational approaches targeting SARS-CoV-2 main protease to the discovery of new potential antiviral compounds. Current Topics In Medicinal Chemistry, 23, pp. 3 - 16 . ISSN: 1568-0266
C. Sandoval, F. Torrens, K. Godoy, C. Reyes and J. Farías (2023) Application of quantitative structure-activity relationships in the prediction of new compounds with anti-leukemic activity. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences, 24, pp. 12258-1 - 12258-12 . ISSN: 1661-6596
D. Resino-Ruiz, Y. Gonzalez-Madariaga, L. Nieto, Y. Mena Linares, J. O. Guerra León, A. Vazquez Martin, A. Valido Díaz, F. Torrens and J. A. Castillo-Garit (2023) Anti-inflammatory activity: In silico and in vivo of sapogenins present in Agave brittoniana subsp. brachypus (Trel.). Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, 22, pp. 42 - 48 . ISSN: 1871-5230
Y. Cañizares-Carmenate, Y. Perera-Sardiña, Y. Marrero-Ponce, R. Díaz-Amador, F. Torrens and J. A. Castillo-Garit (2024) Ligand and structure-based discovery of phosphorous-containing compounds as potential metalloproteinase inhibitors. SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research, 35, pp. 219 - 240 . ISSN: 1062-936X
C. Sandoval, F. Torrens, V. Souza-Mello and J. G. Farias (2024) Editorial: Advances in novel pharmacotherapeutics and drug discovery: Computational, experimental, translational, and clinical models. Frontiers In Pharmacology, 15, pp. 1465835-1 - 1465835-2 . ISSN: 1663-9812
C. Sandoval, L. Canobbi, Á. Orrego, C. Reyes, F. Venegas, Á. Vera, F. Torrens, B. Vásquez, K. Godoy, M. Zamorano, J. Caamaño and J. Farías (2024) Application of integrated optical density in evaluating insulin expression in the endocrine pancreas during chronic ethanol exposure and β-Carotene supplementation: A novel approach utilizing artificial intelligence. Pharmaceuticals, 17, pp. 1478-1 - 1478-14 . ISSN: 1424-8247
G. Castellano, I. Sarrión, C. Fagoaga, R. M. Giménez-Núñez, E. Gómez-Gómez and F. Torrens (2025) Improvement of the oxidative stability of rosehip, hemp, and passion fruit oils by the addition of monocyclic phenols as antioxidants. Antioxidants, 14, pp. 326-1 - 326-12 . ISSN: 2076-3921

Otras Publicaciones

Actividades anteriores

Participaciones en Congresos

F. Torrens and G. Castellano (2015). Reflections on the cultural history of nanominiaturization and quantum simulators (computers). (Poster). IX International Workshop on Sensors and Molecular Recognition Actas . Valencia . ESPAÑA
F. Torrens; G. Castellano (2015). Molecular classification of oils content: Antifungals, antimicrobials. (Comunicación). 3rd International Conference on Integrative Biology Actas . Valencia . ESPAÑA
F. Torrens Zaragozá; G. Castellano Estornell (2015). Emergence, spread and uncontrolled Ebola outbreak. (Poster). 36 Congreso Sociedad Española de Farmacología Actas . Valencia . ESPAÑA
F. Torrens; G. Castellano (2015). Ideas in the history of nano/miniaturization and (quantum) simulators: Feynman, education and research reorientation in translational science. (Comunicación). 19th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry Actas . Basel . SUIZA
F. Torrens; G. Castellano (2015). Ebola virus disease: Questions, ideas, hypotheses and models. (Comunicación). 1st International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry Actas . Basel . SUIZA
F. Torrens; G. Castellano (2016). Clasificación de 2 amino/3 aminobenzofenonas, inhibidoras de polimerización de tubulina. (Poster). Encuentro de Investigadores en Cáncer: Dando la Cara por la Sociedad Actas . Alcoi (Alacant) . ESPAÑA
F. Torrens; G. Castellano (2016). Prevención de riesgos laborales: Salud preventiva en el trabajo con nanomateriales. (Poster). I Certamen Integral de la Prevención y el Bienestar Laboral - VII LABORALIA Actas . València . ESPAÑA
F. Torrens; G. Castellano (2016). Artemisinin: Tentative mechanism of action and resistance. (Comunicación). 2nd International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry Actas . Basel . SUIZA
J. A. Castillo-Garit, Y. Cañizares-Carmenate, K. Mena-Ulecia, Y. Perera-Sardiña and F. Torrens (2016). Multiple linear regression model of thermolysin inhibitors as antihypertensive pattern. (Comunicación). 2nd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Sciences Actas . Basel . SUIZA
F. Torrens; G. Castellano (2016). Nanominiaturization and quantum computing. (Poster). X International Workshop on Sensors and Molecular Recognition Actas . València . ESPAÑA

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