New aquafaba oleogels to substitute saturated fatty acids in food

New sunflower oil oleogel obtained with legumes as an oleo-structuring agent, without the use of additives, and that can be used as a substitute of…

Enriched extracts to produce animal feed from meat industry blood waste

Through an enzymatic hydrolysis process of blood it is posible to obtain enriched extracts of peptides and proteins. The resulting hydrolysate…

Penicillium chrysogenum strain producing the antifungal PdAfpB

A Penicillium chrysogenum strain has been modified to produce high yields of the antifungal protein PdAfpB, enabling the possibility to use this…

Broad-spectrum antivirals against coronavirus and other enveloped virus

New antivirals, synthesized using green chemistry and administered by inhalation, capable of combating respiratory diseases and enveloped viruses.

Molecular engineering of enzymes

The work of our laboratory focuses on the study of the protein structure-function relationship of a wide variety of enzymes of industrial interest.…

Advanced uses of Ecomaterials from the agricultural industry

Agricultural residues are being used as Renewable Raw Materiales (RRM) for use in a wide variety of projects. Given their origen, these materials are…

Directed evolution of enzymes

Our research primarily focusses on the engineering of enzymes by directed evolution and hybrid/semi-rational design for a wide range of…

Fungal Biofactories

The members of the group are experts in food microbiology, microbial biotechnology of filamentous fungi and yeasts, and in the characterization of…

Heterogeneous catalysis and advanced characterisation techniques

The group bases her activity in establishing the structure-activity relationships of the catalytic solids using in situ and operando X-ray by…

Heterogeneous Catalysts for Selective Chemical Processes

The scientific interest of the research group consist in the synthesis and characterization of heterogeneous catalysts for their application in the…