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Fernando López-Gallego

Fernando López-Gallego

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Chemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
9327
World Ranking
12295
National Ranking
471

Overview

Fernando López-Gallego is affiliated with Ikerbasque in Spain and has contributed extensively to the field of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, particularly focusing on enzyme catalysis and immobilization.

The main areas of study in López-Gallego's research include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Biomaterials

Their work encompasses several key topics including:

  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Protein purification and stability
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion

López-Gallego's publications appear frequently in several scientific journals, reflecting a focus on biochemical applications and catalysis. Prominent venues include:

  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • ChemCatChem
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Chemical Science

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Susana Velasco-Lozano
  • Eleftheria Diamanti
  • Daniel Grajales-Hernández
  • Daniel Andrés-Sanz
  • Javier Rocha-Martín

Recent papers authored by López-Gallego or including them as author cover a variety of topics related to enzyme immobilization, catalysis, and biochemical processes:

  • Characterization and evaluation of immobilized enzymes for applications in flow reactors (2020), published in Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry
  • Mechanistic studies of a lipase unveil effect of pH on hydrolysis products of small PET modules (2023), published in Nature Communications
  • Selective Magnetic Nanoheating: Combining Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Multi-Hot-Spot Induction and Sequential Regulation (2021), published in Nano Letters
  • Sociodemographic determinants of intraurban variations in COVID-19 incidence: the case of Barcelona (2021), published in Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
  • Co-immobilization and Colocalization of Multi-Enzyme Systems for the Cell-Free Biosynthesis of Aminoalcohols (2020), published in ChemCatChem

Best Publications

  • Different mechanisms of protein immobilization on glutaraldehyde activated supports: Effect of support activation and immobilization conditions

    Lorena Betancor;Fernando López-Gallego;Aurelio Hidalgo;Noelia Alonso-Morales

  • Glyoxyl agarose: A fully inert and hydrophilic support for immobilization and high stabilization of proteins

    César Mateo;José M. Palomo;Manuel Fuentes;Lorena Betancor

  • Enzyme stabilization by glutaraldehyde crosslinking of adsorbed proteins on aminated supports.

    Fernando López-Gallego;Lorena Betancor;Cesar Mateo;Aurelio Hidalgo

  • Immobilization of enzymes on heterofunctional epoxy supports

    Cesar Mateo;Valeria Grazu;Jose M Palomo;Fernando Lopez-Gallego

  • Epoxy-Amino Groups: A New Tool for Improved Immobilization of Proteins by the Epoxy Method

    Cesar Mateo;Rodrigo Torres;Gloria Fernández-Lorente;Claudia Ortiz

  • Multi-enzymatic synthesis

    Fernando Lopez-Gallego;Claudia Schmidt-Dannert

  • Advances in the design of new epoxy supports for enzyme immobilization-stabilization.

    C. Mateo;V. Grazú;B.C.C. Pessela;T. Montes

  • Diversity of sesquiterpene synthases in the basidiomycete Coprinus cinereus

    Sean Agger;Fernando Lopez-Gallego;Claudia Schmidt-Dannert

  • Co-immobilized Phosphorylated Cofactors and Enzymes as Self-Sufficient Heterogeneous Biocatalysts for Chemical Processes.

    Susana Velasco‐Lozano;Ana I. Benítez‐Mateos;Fernando López‐Gallego

  • Draft genome of Omphalotus olearius provides a predictive framework for sesquiterpenoid natural product biosynthesis in Basidiomycota

    Grayson T. Wawrzyn;Maureen B. Quin;Swati Choudhary;Fernando López-Gallego

  • Improved stabilization of chemically aminated enzymes via multipoint covalent attachment on glyoxyl supports

    Fernando López-Gallego;Tamara Montes;Manuel Fuentes;Noelia Alonso

  • Identification of sesquiterpene synthases from Nostoc punctiforme PCC 73102 and Nostoc sp. strain PCC 7120.

    Sean A. Agger;Fernando Lopez-Gallego;Thomas R. Hoye;Claudia Schmidt-Dannert

  • Rational Co‐Immobilization of Bi‐Enzyme Cascades on Porous Supports and their Applications in Bio‐Redox Reactions with In Situ Recycling of Soluble Cofactors

    Javier Rocha-Martín;Blanca de las Rivas;Rosario Muñoz;José M Guisán

  • Dextran aldehyde coating of glucose oxidase immobilized on magnetic nanoparticles prevents its inactivation by gas bubbles

    Lorena Betancor;Manuel Fuentes;Gisella Dellamora-Ortiz;Fernando López-Gallego

  • Cross-linked enzyme aggregates (CLEA) in enzyme improvement – a review

    Susana Velasco-Lozano;Fernando López-Gallego;Juan C. Mateos-Díaz;Ernesto Favela-Torres

  • Sesquiterpene Synthases Cop4 and Cop6 from Coprinus cinereus: Catalytic Promiscuity and Cyclization of Farnesyl Pyrophosphate Geometric Isomers

    Fernando Lopez-Gallego;Sean A. Agger;Daniel Abate-Pella;Mark D. Distefano

  • A roadmap for biocatalysis - functional and spatial orchestration of enzyme cascades

    Claudia Schmidt-Dannert;Fernando Lopez-Gallego

  • Co-aggregation of Enzymes and Polyethyleneimine: A Simple Method To Prepare Stable and Immobilized Derivatives of Glutaryl Acylase

    Fernando López-Gallego;Lorena Betancor;Aurelio Hidalgo;Noelia Alonso

  • Solid-phase chemical amination of a lipase from Bacillus thermocatenulatus to improve its stabilization via covalent immobilization on highly activated glyoxyl-agarose.

    Gloria Fernandez-Lorente;Cesar A. Godoy;Adriano A. Mendes;Fernando Lopez-Gallego

  • Characterization and evaluation of immobilized enzymes for applications in flow reactors

    Juan M. Bolivar;Fernando López-Gallego

  • Preparation of a very stable immobilized biocatalyst of glucose oxidase from Aspergillus niger.

    Lorena Betancor;Fernando López-Gallego;Aurelio Hidalgo;Noelia Alonso-Morales

Frequent Co-Authors

Jose M. Guisan
Jose M. Guisan Spanish National Research Council
Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente
Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente Spanish National Research Council
Cesar Mateo
Cesar Mateo Spanish National Research Council
Gloria Fernández-Lorente
Gloria Fernández-Lorente Spanish National Research Council
Claudia Schmidt-Dannert
Claudia Schmidt-Dannert University of Minnesota
Jose M. Palomo
Jose M. Palomo Spanish National Research Council
Juan A. Hermoso
Juan A. Hermoso Spanish National Research Council
José Luis García
José Luis García Spanish National Research Council
Bernd Nidetzky
Bernd Nidetzky Graz University of Technology
Mark D. Distefano
Mark D. Distefano University of Minnesota

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