Molecular and Industrial Biotechnology group. GBMI

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Applied Biotechnology Research

  • Fernandes MM, Francesko A, Torrent-Burgués J, Tzanov T (2013) Effect of thiol-functionalisation on chitosan antibacterial activity: interaction with a bacterial membrane model. Reactive and Functional Polymers, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2013.01.004
  • Aracri, E.; Tzanov, T.; Vidal, T., Use of Cyclic Voltammetry as an Effective Tool for Selecting Efficient Enhancers for Oxidative Bioprocesses: Importance of pH. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2013, 52, (4), 1455-1463
  • Perelshtein, I.; Ruderman, E.; Perkas, N.; Tzanov, T.; Beddow, J.; Joyce, E.; Mason, T. J.; Blanes, M.; Molla, K.; Patlolla, A.; Frenkel, A. I.; Gedanken, A., Chitosan and chitosan-ZnO-based complex nanoparticles: formation, characterization, and antibacterial activity. Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2013.
  • Rocasalbas, G.; Francesko, A.; Touriño, S.; Fernández-Francos, X.; Guebitz, G. M.; Tzanov, T., Laccase-assisted formation of bioactive chitosan/gelatin hydrogel stabilized with plant polyphenols. Carbohydrate Polymers 2013, 92, (2), 989-996.
  • Rocasalbas, G.; Tourino, S.; Torres, J. L.; Tzanov, T., A new approach to produce plant antioxidant-loaded chitosan for modulating proteolytic environment and bacterial growth. Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2013.
  • Perelshtein, I.; Ruderman, Y.; Perkas, N.; Traeger, K.; Tzanov, T.; Beddow, J.; Joyce, E.; Mason, T. J.; Blanes, M.; Molla, K.; Gedanken, A., Enzymatic pre-treatment as a means of enhancing the antibacterial activity and stability of ZnO nanoparticles sonochemically coated on cotton fabrics. Journal of Materials Chemistry 2012, 22, (21), 10736-10742
  • Díaz Blanco, C.; Trifonov, A.; Georgiev, G.; Tzanov, T., Light harvesting amphiphiles boost the performance of lipase-based washing formulations. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 2012, 51, (3), 156-162
  • Díaz Blanco C, Trifonov A, Georgiev G, Tzanov T. Hematoporphyrin-based amphiphiles boost the washing performance of protease-containing formulations in a biomimetic approach. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic 78, (2012) 45– 50
  • Francesko A, Soares da Costa D, Reis RL, Pashkuleva I, Tzanov T. Functional biopolymer-based matrices for modulation of chronic wound enzyme activities. Acta Biomaterialia 9(2),(2012)  5216-5225
  • Díaz-González M, Rocasalbas G, Francesko A, Touriño S, Torres JL, Tzanov T. Inhibition of deleterious chronic wound enzymes with plant polyphenols. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation 30(1), (2012) 102-110
  • Francesko A, Soares da Costa D, Lisboa P, Reis RL, Pashkuleva I, Tzanov T  GAGs-thiolated chitosan assemblies for chronic wounds treatment: control of enzyme activity and cell attachment. Journal of Materials Chemistry 22, (2012) 19438-19446
  • Díaz-González M, Vidal T, Tzanov T. Phenolic compounds as enhancers in enzymatic and electrochemical oxidation of veratryl alcohol and lignins. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 89(6), (2011) 1693-1700
  • Francesko A, Rocasalbas G, Touriño S, Mattu C, Gentile P, Chiono V, Ciardelli G, Tzanov T. Cross-linked collagen sponges loaded with plant polyphenols with inhibitory activity towards chronic wound enzymes. Biotechnology Journal, 6(10), (2011) 1208-1218
  • Hasmann A, Gewessler U, Hulla E, Schneider K P, Binder B, Francesko A, Tzanov T, Schintler M, Van der Palen J, Guebitz G M, Wehrschuetz-Sigl E. Sensor materials for the detection of human neutrophil elastase and cathepsin G activity in wound fluid. Experimental Dermatology. 20(6), (2011) 508-513
  • Fernandes MM, Gomes AC, Vasconcelos A, Munteanu FD, Tzanov T, Gonçalves MS, End N, Schoening KU, Guebitz GM, Cavaco-Paulo A. Protein disulphide isomerase-assisted functionalization of keratin-based matrices. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 90(4), (2011) 1311-1321
  • Hossain, G., Díaz, M., Dagá, J.Mª, Tzanov, Tz. Effects of alkyl chain lengths of gallates upon enzymatic wool functionalisation. Journal of molecular catalysis B. Enzymatic, 67, (2010), 231-235
  • Skirtenko, N., Tzanov, Tz., Gedanken, A., Rahimipour, S. One-Step Preparation of Multifunctional Chitosan Microspheres by a Simple Sonochemical Method, Chem.-Eur. J. Vol. 16, issue 2, (2010), 562-567
  • Hossain, G., Díaz, M., Riva, A., Tzanov, Tz. Enzyme-mediated coupling of a bi-functional phenolic compound onto wool to enhance its physical, mechanical and functional properties. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 46 (2010) 326-330
  • González, M.D., Vidal, T. Tzanov, Tz. Electrochemical study of phenolic compounds as enhancers in laccase-catalyzed oxidative reactions, Electroanalysis, 21, No. 20, (2009), 2249-2257
  • Božič, M., Díaz, M., Tzanov, Tz., Guebitz, G. Kokol, V., Voltametric monitoring of enzyme-mediated indigo reduction in the presence of various fibre materials, Enzyme Microb. Technol. (2009) 317-32
  • Díaz, C., Díaz, M., González, Dagá, J.M., Tzanov, Tz., Permanent dyeing of cotton with enzymatically in situ generated phenolic pigment, Enzyme Microb. Technol. 44 (2009) 380-385
  • Hossain, G., Díaz M., Rocasalbas, G., Tzanov, Tz. Multifunctional modification of wool using an enzymatic process in aqueousorganic media, J. Biotechnology, 141 (2009) 58-63
  • Hossain, G., Canal, Daga, J.M., Riva, A., Canal, J.M., Tzanov, Tz. Un proceso enzimático para lana resistente al encogimiento Química têxtil, 199 (2008) 29-35
  • Hossain, G., Riva, A., Tzanov, Tz. Simultaneous protease and transglutaminase treatment for shrink resistance of wool, Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 26(5): 405-411 (2008)
  • Moldes D, Díaz M, Tzanov Tz., Vidal, T. Comparative study of the efficiency of synthetic and natural mediators, Bioresource Technology, 99 (2008) 7959-7965
  • Reyes-Alcatraz, A., Tzanov, Tz., Garriga, P. Stabilization of Membrane Proteins: the case of G-protein coupled receptors, Engineering in Life Sciences, Vol. 8, 3, (2008), 207-217
  • Basto, C., Tzanov, Tz., Cavaco-Paulo, A. Combined ultrasound-laccase assisted bleaching of cotton, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 14 (2007) 350-354
  • Calafell M., Diaz, C., Hadzhiyska, H., Gibert, J.M., Dagà, J.M., Tzanov, Tz. Bio-catalyzed coloration of cellulose fibers, Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, Vol. 25, issue 2-4, (2007), 336-340
  • Hadzhiyska, H., Calafell M., Gibert, J.M., Dagà, J.M. Tzanov, Tz. Laccase-assisted dyeing of cotton, Biotechnology Letters, Vol. 28, No. 10, 2006, 755-759
  • M. Calafell, B. Klug-Santner, G. Gubitz and P. Garriga, Dyeing behaviour of cotton fabric bioscoured with pectate lyase and polygalacturonase, Coloration Technology, 121 (2005), 1-7
  • Pereira, L., Bastos, C., Tzanov, Tz., Cavaco-Paulo, A., and Gübitz, G.M., Laccases from a newly isolated strain of Trametes hirsuta with potential in cotton bleaching, Environ. Chem. Lett. 3, 2005, 66-69.
  • Sampaio, S., Shen, J., Bishop, D., Miettinen - Oinonen, A., Tzanov, Tz., Progress on Enzymatic Preparation of Flax and Flax Wool Blends, AATCC Review 5(5), 2005, 23-28.

Molecular Biotechnology Research

  • Reyes-Alcaraz A., Martínez-Archundia M., Ramon E., Garriga P. Salt effects on the conformational Stability of the visual G protein-coupled receptor rhodopsin. Biophys J. 101(11), (2011), 2798-2806
  • Toledo D., Ramon E , Aguila M, Cordomi A, Mendes HF, Cheetham ME, Garriga P. Molecular Mechanism of disease for mutations at Gly90 in rhodopsin. J Biol. Chem. 286(46), (2011) 39993-40001
  • Bosch-Presegué L., Ramon E, Toledo D, Cordomí A, Garriga P. Alterations in the photoactivation pathway of rhodopsin mutants associated with retinitis pigmentosa, FEBS Journal, 278(9), (2011)1493-1505
  • Romero-Fernandez W., Garriga P and Borroto-Escuela, D.O. Overproduction of Human M3 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor: an approach towards structural studies, Biotechnol Prog. 27, 838-845 (2011)
  • Borroto-Escuela DO, Correia PA, Romero-Fernandez W, Narvaez M, Fuxe K, Ciruela F, Garriga P. Muscarinic receptor family interacting proteins: Role in receptor function. J Neurosci Methods. 195,:161-169 (2011)
  • Bosch-Presegué, L.; Iarriccio, L.; Aguilà, M.; Toledo, D.; Ramon, E.; Cordomí, A.; Garriga, P., Hydrophobic amino acids at the cytoplasmic ends of helices 3 and 6 of rhodopsin conjointly modulate transducin activation. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 2011, 506, (2), 142-149
  • Komolov KE, Aguilà M, Toledo D, Manyosa J, Garriga P, Koch KW, On-chip photoactivation of heterologously expressed rhodopsin allows kinetic analysis of G-protein signaling by surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy. Anal Bioanal Chem. 397 (2010) 2967-2976
  • Borroto-Escuela DO, García-Negredo G, Garriga P, Fuxe K, Ciruela F, The M(5) muscarinic acetylcholine receptor third intracellular loop regulates receptor function and oligomerization. Biochim Biophys Acta, 1803 (2010) 813-825
  • Borroto-Escuela DO, Correia PA, Perez Alea M, Narvaez M, Garriga P, Fuxe K, Ciruela F, Impaired M(3) muscarinic acetylcholine receptor signal transduction through blockade of binding of multiple proteins to its third intracellular loop. Cell Physiol Biochem, 25 (2010) 397-408
  • Kosmaoglou M, Kanuga N, Aguilà M, Garriga P, Cheetham ME, A dual role for EDEM1 in the processing of rodopsin, Journal of Cell Science, 122 (2009) 4465-4472
  • D. Toledo, A. Cordomi, M.G. Proietti, M. Benfatto, L. J. del Valle, J. J. Perez, P. Garriga and F. Sepuclre, Structural characterization of a zinc high-affinity binding site in rhodopsin, Photochemistry and Photobiology, 85 (2009) 479-484
  • M. Aguila, D. Toledo, M. Morillo, M. Dominguez, R. Alvarez, A. R. de Lera, and P. Garriga, Stuctural coupling of 11-cis-7-methyoretinal and amino acids at the retinal binding pocket of rhodopsin, Photochemistry and Photobiology, 85 (2009) 485-493
  • Cordomí, E.Ramon, P. Garriga, J.J. Pérez, Conformational rearrangements at the cytoplasmic side of helices 3 and 6 of rhodopsin from molecular dynamics simulations of point mutants, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 25 (2008) 573-587
  • Reyes-Alcatraz, A., Tzanov, Tz., Garriga, P. Stabilization of Membrane Proteins: the case of G-protein coupled receptors, Engineering in Life Sciences, Vol. 8, 3, (2008), 207-217
  • E. Ramon, A. Cordomí, L. Bosch, E.Y. Zernii, I.I. Senin, J. Manyosa, P.P.Philippov, J.J. Perez, P. Garriga, Critical role of electrostatic interactions of amino acids at the cytoplasmic region of helices 3 and 6 in rhodopsin conformational properties and activation, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 282 (2007)14272-14282
  • I.I.Senin, L. Bosch, E. Ramon, E.Y. Zernii, J. Manyosa, P.P.Philippov, P. Garriga, Ca2+/recoverin dependent regulation of phosphorylation of the rhodopsin mutant R135L associated with retinitis pigmentosa, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 349 (2006) 346-352
  • L. Bosch, A. Cordomí, M. Domínguez, D. Toledo, M. Morillo, R. Álvarez, J.J. Pérez, A.R. de Lera, P. Garriga, A methyl group at C7 of 11-cis-retinal allows chromophore formation but affects rhodopsin activation, Vision Research, 46 (2006), 4472-4481
  • L. J. del Valle, W. Schnitzhofer, P. Garriga, G. M. Gubitz, M. Calafell, Bioscouring of cotton fibre with polygalacturonase induced in Sclerotium rolfsii using cellulose and glucose-pectin,Textile Research Journal, 76 (2006) 400-405
  • M. Calafell, B. Klug-Santner, G. Gubitz and P. Garriga, Dyeing behaviour of cotton fabric bioscoured with pectate lyase and polygalacturonase, Coloration Technology, 121 (2005), 1-7
  • J-M. Kim, J. Hwa, P. Garriga, P.J. Reeves, U.L RajBhandary, H.G. Khorana, Light-driven Activation of ?2-Adrenergic Receptor Signaling by a Chimeric Rhodopsin Containing the ?2-Adrenergic Receptor Cytoplasmic Loops , Biochemistry, 24 (2005), 2284- 2292