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Overview

F. Javier Cañada is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and focuses their research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Chemistry. Their work encompasses a variety of subfields, including Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Immunology, Biotechnology, and Epidemiology.

The main topics of their research include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis, Enzyme Production and Characterization, Proteoglycans and Glycosaminoglycans Research, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Escherichia coli Research Studies, and Biofuel Production and Bioconversion.

Key recent publications by F. Javier Cañada include:

  • Dissecting the Essential Role of Anomeric β-Triflates in Glycosylation Reactions, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Molecular Recognition in C-Type Lectins: The Cases of DC-SIGN, Langerin, MGL, and L-Sectin, 2020, ChemBioChem
  • Crystal Structure of the Carbohydrate Recognition Domain of the Human Macrophage Galactose C-Type Lectin Bound to GalNAc and the Tumor-Associated Tn Antigen, 2021, Biochemistry
  • A glucotolerant β-glucosidase from the fungus Talaromyces amestolkiae and its conversion into a glycosynthase for glycosylation of phenolic compounds, 2020, Microbial Cell Factories
  • Fluorinated Carbohydrates as Lectin Ligands: Simultaneous Screening of a Monosaccharide Library and Chemical Mapping by 19F NMR Spectroscopy, 2020, The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Frequent publication venues for Cañada's work are:

  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ChemBioChem
  • Biochemistry

Frequent co-authors include Jesús Jiménez-Barbero, Ana Ardá, Andrés G. Santana, Pablo Valverde, and José Daniel Martínez, with collaborations ranging from six to twelve joint publications per co-author.

Best Publications

  • Dietary flavonoid and isoflavone glycosides are hydrolysed by the lactase site of lactase phlorizin hydrolase

    Andrea J Day;F.Javier Cañada;Juan C Dı́az;Paul A Kroon

  • Carbohydrate–Aromatic Interactions

    Juan Luis Asensio;Ana Ardá;Francisco Javier Cañada;Jesús Jiménez-Barbero

  • Gold Glyconanoparticles as Water-Soluble Polyvalent Models To Study Carbohydrate Interactions

    Jesús M. de la Fuente;Africa G. Barrientos;Teresa C. Rojas;Javier Rojo

  • 15-Deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2Inhibition of NF-κB-DNA Binding through Covalent Modification of the p50 Subunit

    Eva Cernuda-Morollón;Estela Pineda-Molina;F. Javier Cañada;Dolores Pérez-Sala

  • Molecular Recognition of Saccharides by Proteins. Insights on the Origin of the Carbohydrate−Aromatic Interactions

    María del Carmen Fernández-Alonso;Francisco Javier Cañada;Jesús Jiménez-Barbero;Gabriel Cuevas

  • Structural basis for chitin recognition by defense proteins: GlcNAc residues are bound in a multivalent fashion by extended binding sites in hevein domains.

    Juan L Asensio;Francisco J Cañada;Hans-Christian Siebert;José Laynez

  • Membranes as the energy source in the endergonic transformation of vitamin A to 11-cis-retinol.

    Peter S. Deigner;Wing C. Law;Francisco J. Cañada;Robert R. Rando

  • Experimental Evidence of Conformational Differences between C-Glycosides and O-Glycosides in Solution and in the Protein-Bound State: The C-Lactose/O-Lactose Case

    † Juan-Félix Espinosa;F. Javier Cañada;Juan Luis Asensio;† Manuel Martín-Pastor

  • The gamma subunit of transducin is farnesylated.

    Ronald K. Lai;Dolores Perez-Sala;Francisco J. Canada;Robert R. Rando

  • The interaction of hevein with N-acetylglucosamine-containing oligosaccharides. Solution structure of hevein complexed to chitobiose.

    Juan Luis Asensio;Francisco Javier Canada;Marta Bruix;Adela Rodriguez-Romero

  • Molecular Basis for the Direct Inhibition of AP-1 DNA Binding by 15-Deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2

    Dolores Pérez-Sala;Eva Cernuda-Morollón;F. Javier Cañada

  • Vimentin filament organization and stress sensing depend on its single cysteine residue and zinc binding

    Dolores Pérez-Sala;Clara L. Oeste;Alma E. Martínez;M. Jesús Carrasco

  • Crystal Structures of Paenibacillus Polymyxa Beta-Glucosidase B Complexes Reveal the Molecular Basis of Substrate Specificity and Give New Insights Into the Catalytic Machinery of Family I Glycosidases.

    Pablo Isorna;Julio Polaina;Lorena Latorre-García;Francisco Javier Cañada

  • Methylation and demethylation reactions of guanine nucleotide-binding proteins of retinal rod outer segments.

    Dolores Perez-Sala;Eng Wui Tan;Francisco J. Canada;Robert R. Rando

  • Protein-carbohydrate interactions studied by NMR: from molecular recognition to drug design.

    María del Carmen Fernández-Alonso;Dolores Díaz;Manuel Álvaro Berbis;Filipa Marcelo

  • Identifying the recognition unit for G protein methylation.

    Eng Wui Tan;D. Perez-Sala;F. J. Canada;R. R. Rando

  • Free and protein-bound carbohydrate structures.

    Jesús Jiménez-Barbero;Juan Luis Asensio;Francisco Javier Cañada;Ana Poveda

  • Novel vaccines targeting dendritic cells by coupling allergoids to nonoxidized mannan enhance allergen uptake and induce functional regulatory T cells through programmed death ligand 1

    Sofía Sirvent;Irene Soria;Cristina Cirauqui;Bárbara Cases

  • Escherichia coli β-Galactosidase Recognizes a High-Energy Conformation of C-Lactose, a Nonhydrolizable Substrate Analogue. NMR and Modeling Studies of the Molecular Complex

    J. F. Espinosa;E. Montero;A. Vian;J. L. Garcia

  • The Interaction of Hevein with N‐acetylglucosamine‐containing Oligosaccharides

    Juan Luis Asensio;Francisco Javier Can̄ada;Marta Bruix;Adela Rodriguez-Romero

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Joachim Gabius
Hans-Joachim Gabius Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Sabine André
Sabine André Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Juan Luis Asensio
Juan Luis Asensio Spanish National Research Council
Dolores Pérez-Sala
Dolores Pérez-Sala Spanish National Research Council
Manuel Martin-Lomas
Manuel Martin-Lomas Instituto de Química Orgánica General
Pierre Sinaÿ
Pierre Sinaÿ École Normale Supérieure
Anna Bernardi
Anna Bernardi University of Milan
Anne Imberty
Anne Imberty Grenoble Alpes University

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