Browsing by Subject "Enzymes"
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Ancient Loss of Catalytic Selenocysteine Spurred Convergent Adaptation in a Mammalian Oxidoreductase
(Oxford University Press, 2024-03)
Article
Open AccessSelenocysteine, the 21st amino acid specified by the genetic code, is a rare selenium-containing residue found in the catalytic site of selenoprotein oxidoreductases. Selenocysteine is analogous to the common cysteine amino ... -
Confeccionabilidad de tejidos de estambre tratados con proteasas
(Instituto de Investigación Textil y Cooperación Industrial, 2006-01)
Article
Open AccessEl tratamiento enzimático de lana con enzimas se utiliza para la obtención de lana inencogible. Para procesar fibras Keratinas (lana y seda), es importante considerar tres grupos de enzimas-lipasas, lipo proteína lipasas ... -
Covalent immobilization of horseradish peroxidase onto magnetic nanoparticles
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Univerza Mariboru, 2010)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open AccessThe biocatalyst horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was successfully immobilized onto magnetic nanoparticles by the glutaraldehyde method. The influence of pH medium, ionic strength, the initial protein concentration, temperature ... -
Effect of differently post-treated dewatered sewage sludge on beta-glucosidase activity, microbial biomass carbon, basal respiration and carbohydrates contents of soils from limestone quarries
(Berlin : Springer-Verlag, 2007)
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Enzyme-assisted formation of hybrid biopolymer hydrogels incorporating active phenolic nanospheres
(2015-02-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThis work is about the synthesis of hybrid nanocomposite hydrogels comprising a thiolated chitosan platform that incorporates epigallocatechin gallate nanospheres as active polyphenolic agents for wound healing applications. ... -
Evaluating the dose effect of a differently treated sewage sludge over two degraded soils coming from working quarries
(2007)
Conference report
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Fabrication of biosensor for the detection of elastase in solution
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-01-23)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessLes nanopartícules de carboni fluorescents o els punts quàntics de carboni (CQD) són una nova classe de nanomaterials de carboni que han sorgit recentment i han despertat molt d'interès com a competidors potencials dels ... -
Immediate-sustained lactate release using alginate hydrogel assembled to proteinase K/polymer electrospun fibers
(Elsevier, 2023-05-31)
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Open Access
Covenantee: Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto / Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya / Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red. Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y NanomedicinaThis work proposes a microfibers-hydrogel assembled composite as delivery vehicle able to combine into a single system both burst and prolonged release of lactate. The prolonged release of lactate has been achieved by ... -
Improving biogas production from microalgae by enzymatic pretreatment
(2016-01)
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Open AccessIn this study, enzymatic pretreatment of microalgal biomass was investigated under different conditions and evaluated using biochemical methane potential (BMP) tests. Cellulase, glucohydrolase and an enzyme mix composed ... -
Improving the Oxidative Stability of a High Redox Potential Fungal Peroxidase by Rational Design
(PLoS, 2015-04-29)
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Open AccessLigninolytic peroxidases are enzymes of biotechnological interest due to their ability to oxidize high redox potential aromatic compounds, including the recalcitrant lignin polymer. However, different obstacles prevent ... -
Insights into peculiar fungal LPMO family members holding a short C-terminal sequence reminiscent of phosphate binding motifs
(Nature Research, 2023)
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Open AccessLytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are taxonomically widespread copper-enzymes boosting biopolymers conversion (e.g. cellulose, chitin) in Nature. White-rot Polyporales, which are major fungal wood decayers, may ... -
Inventari de preparats de bacteris i enzims amb activitat hidrolitica per processos de digestió anaeròbia
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-10-24)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessAbstract The intensive livestock development, produced in both Catalonia and the rest of Spain in the last decades, has caused environmental problems in those zones where the exploitation density has increased uncontrollably. ... -
Laccase-mediated coupling of nonpolar chains for the hydrophobization of lignocellulose
(2013-04-09)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyWe investigate the use of laccase enzymes to couple short nonpolar chains containing aromatic groups onto flax fibers and nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) with different lignin contents. Trametes villosa, Pycnoporus ... -
Mapping the Long-Range Electron Transfer Route in Ligninolytic Peroxidases
(ACS Publications, 2017-04-04)
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Open AccessCombining a computational analysis with site-directed mutagenesis, we have studied the long-range electron transfer pathway in versatile and lignin peroxidases, two enzymes of biotechnological interest that play a key role ... -
Matrius de microfibres preparades de mescles de polímers biodegradables amb enzims per accelerar la seva degradació
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-10)
Bachelor thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Formació i TreballL’estudi d’aquest projecte s’ha centrat en la producció de matrius de microfibres de dos biopolímers concrets (PLA i PBT) per tal d’estudiar la seva degradació durant un temps determinat en diversos casos amb diferents ... -
Mechanistic insights into the reaction of chlorination of tryptophan catalyzed by tryptophan 7-halogenase
(Macmillan Publishers, 2017-12-12)
Article
Open AccessTryptophan 7-halogenase catalyzes chlorination of free tryptophan to 7-chlorotryptophan, which is the first step in the antibiotic pyrrolnitrin biosynthesis. Many biologically and pharmaceutically active natural products ... -
Nanostructured coatings for controlling bacterial biofilms and antibiotic resistance
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-01-27)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe accelerated emergence of drug resistant bacteria is one of the most serious problems in healthcare and the difficulties in finding new antibiotics make it even more challenging. To overcome the action of antibiotics ... -
Obtenció de nanocel·lulosa utilitzant enzims
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-04-26)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessEls nanocristalls de cel·lulosa (NCC) tenen unes propietats físico-mecàniques i de biocompatibilitat que es poden aplicar als camps de biomedicina, electrònica i farmacèutica. Els NCC s’obtenen a partir d’una hidròlisis ... -
PluriZymes: new enzymes for new times
(Barcelona Supercomputing Center, 2019-05-07)
Conference report
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Protein modelling for enzyme engineering
(Barcelona Supercomputing Center, 2017-05-04)
Conference report
Open Access
