Dpt. of Agrochemistry and Biochemistry
Senior Lecturer
e-mail: julia.esclapez@ua.es
Phone: 965903400 x 1382
Brief summary of work: Analysis of structural and molecular determinants of halophilic adaptation and other extreme environments. Expression of extremophile proteins, crystallization and structure resolution. Protein engineering. Transcriptomics. Studies regulating gene expression at transcriptional level and metabolism of RNA.
Structural and molecular analysis of organisms
-production of enzyme and metabolites of biotechnology interest
-design of biocatalysts with wide range of substrate utilization and thermal stability
-expression and Determination of 3d structures of halophilic protein
-Proteomics of microorganisms Halofílicos
-Analysis of gene expression by microarray and RNA-seq
-Studies of gene regulation
-Gene Regulatory network analysis
-Study of enzymes involved in the metabolism of nitrogen and carbon
-Identification of transcriptional regulators involved in the metabolism of nitrogen and carbon
-Identification and characterization of small RNAs
-Identification and study of proteins involved in RNA metabolism (Sm family)
-Study of gene regulatory networks in extremophiles microorganisms
-Obtain valid molecular markers for the identification of varieties of Almonds used in the manufacture of nougat and marzipan
-Development of methods for the determination of metabolites in artisanal beers
Extremophile biotechnolgy
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UA Institutional Repository: http://rua.ua.es/dspace/handle/10045/162?locale=en
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Multidisciplinary Institute for Environmental Studies
Universidad de Alicante
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Alicante (Spain)
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