Laboratory of Biotransformation is a part of the Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Research in the Laboratory of biotransformation integrates chemistry and biology to create frontier areas of molecular biocatalysis, rich in new ideas and results. Novel methodologies, search for new enzymes and new enzymatic reactions, advanced engineered biocatalysts, modern methods of structural analysis and separation procedures generate a number of new compounds that are eventually tested for various biological activities. Extensive collaborations – intramural, national and international – broaden the portfolio of methods and improve the visibility of our research. The Laboratory consists of three informal taskforce subgroups coordinated by senior researchers, i.e. “White team” (Glycobiology – Bojarová), “Blue team“ (Nitrile biotransformations – Martínková), and “Yellow team“ (Flavonoids and metabolomics – Valentová). An integrating point of the whole group is biocatalysis. More information…
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/ 13. 5. 2022
IF 5,686 Targeted Fucosylation of Glycans with Engineered Bacterial Fucosyltransferase Variants Viktoria Heine, Helena Pelantová, Pavla Bojarová, Vladimír Křen, Lothar...
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/ 13. 5. 2022
IF 5,924 Engineered Glycosidases for the Synthesis of Analogs of Human Milk Oligosaccharides Pavlína Nekvasilová, Michaela Hovorková, Zuzana Mészáros, Lucie...
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/ 6. 4. 2022
IF 5,924 Laccases and Tyrosinases in Organic Synthesis Ludmila Martínková, Barbora Křístková, Vladimír Křen Abstract Laccases (Lac) and tyrosinases (TYR)...
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/ 21. 3. 2022
IF 13,084 A Career in Biocatalysis: Kurt Faber Vladimír Křen, Wolfgang Kroutil, Mélanie Hall Abstract Kurt Faber, a synthetic organic...
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/ 18. 3. 2022
IF 6,530 Flavonolignans from silymarin modulate antibiotic resistance and virulence in Staphylococcus aureus Kateřina Holasová, Bára Křížskovská, Lan Hoang, Simona...
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/ 15. 3. 2022
IF 7,446 Glycopolymers Decorated with 3‑O-Substituted Thiodigalactosides as Potent Multivalent Inhibitors of Galectin‑3 Vrbata David, Filipová Marcela, Tavares R. Marina,...
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/ 9. 3. 2022
IF 4,128 Metabolism of Aldoximes and Nitriles in Plant‐Associated Bacteria and Its Potential in Plant–Bacteria Interactions Robert Rädisch, Miroslav Pátek,...
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