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Francisco J. Plou is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and specializes in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans a variety of interconnected subfields including molecular biology, nutrition and dietetics, biotechnology, organic chemistry, and biochemistry.

Their scholarly output includes extensive work on microbial metabolites in food biotechnology, enzyme production and characterization, enzyme catalysis and immobilization, biofuel production and bioconversion, studies on chitinases and chitosanases, free radicals and antioxidants, and nanocomposite films for food packaging.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Celia Andrés, José Manuel Pérez de la Lastra, Eduardo Pérez-Lebeña, José L. González-Alfonso, and María Fernández-Lobato.

Most of Francisco J. Plou's research appears in several notable publication venues. These include the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, where they have published 13 papers; Stresses, with 4 publications; Processes and Vaccines, each with 2 contributions; and the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry with 2.

Some of their recent papers are:

  • The Chemistry of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Revisited: Outlining Their Role in Biological Macromolecules (DNA, Lipids and Proteins) and Induced Pathologies, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Superoxide Anion Chemistry-Its Role at the Core of the Innate Immunity, 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Chemistry of Hydrogen Peroxide Formation and Elimination in Mammalian Cells, and Its Role in Various Pathologies, 2022, Stresses
  • Hypochlorous Acid Chemistry in Mammalian Cells-Influence on Infection and Role in Various Pathologies, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Polyphenols as Antioxidant/Pro-Oxidant Compounds and Donors of Reducing Species: Relationship with Human Antioxidant Metabolism, 2023, Processes

Francisco J. Plou is also the author of a book published by IntechOpen titled Reactive Oxygen Species - Advances and Developments (2023).

Best Publications

  • The Chemistry of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Revisited: Outlining Their Role in Biological Macromolecules (DNA, Lipids and Proteins) and Induced Pathologies.

    Celia Andrés Juan;José Manuel Pérez de la Lastra;Francisco J. Plou;Eduardo Pérez-Lebeña

  • Environmental biocatalysis: from remediation with enzymes to novel green processes

    Miguel Alcalde;Manuel Ferrer;Francisco J. Plou;Antonio Ballesteros

  • Engineering and Applications of fungal laccases for organic synthesis

    Adinarayana Kunamneni;Susana Camarero;Carlos García-Burgos;Francisco J Plou

  • Laccases and their applications: a patent review.

    Adinarayana Kunamneni;Francisco J. Plou;Antonio Ballesteros;Miguel Alcalde

  • Synthesis of sugar esters in solvent mixtures by lipases from Thermomyces lanuginosus and Candida antarctica B, and their antimicrobial properties

    Manuel Ferrer;Juan Soliveri;Francisco J. Plou;Nieves López-Cortés

  • Decolorization of synthetic dyes by laccase immobilized on epoxy-activated carriers

    Adinarayana Kunamneni;Iraj Ghazi;Susana Camarero;Antonio Ballesteros

  • Enzymatic acylation of di- and trisaccharides with fatty acids: choosing the appropriate enzyme, support and solvent

    Francisco J. Plou;M.Angeles Cruces;Manuel Ferrer;Gloria Fuentes

  • Novel polyphenol oxidase mined from a metagenome expression library of bovine rumen: biochemical properties, structural analysis, and phylogenetic relationships.

    Ana Beloqui;Marcos Pita;Julio Polaina;Arturo Martínez-Arias

  • Fungal laccase - a versatile enzyme for biotechnological applications

    Adinarayana Kunamneni;Antonio Ballesteros;Francisco J. Plou;Miguel Alcalde

  • Lipase-catalyzed regioselective acylation of sucrose in two-solvent mixtures.

    M Ferrer;M A Cruces;M Bernabé;A Ballesteros

  • Immobilized biocatalysts: novel approaches and tools for binding enzymes to supports

    Pamela Torres-Salas;Alberto del Monte-Martinez;Bessy Cutiño-Avila;Barbara Rodriguez-Colinas

  • Transformation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Laccase Is Strongly Enhanced by Phenolic Compounds Present in Soil

    Ana I. Cañas;Miguel Alcalde;Francisco Plou;María Jesús Martínez

  • Purification and kinetic characterization of a fructosyltransferase from Aspergillus aculeatus.

    Iraj Ghazi;Lucia Fernandez-Arrojo;Humberto Garcia-Arellano;Manuel Ferrer

  • The potential use of lipases in the production of fatty acid derivatives for the food and nutraceutical industries

    Suzana Ferreira-Dias;Georgina Sandoval;Francisco Plou;Francisco Valero

  • In vitro evolution of a fungal laccase in high concentrations of organic cosolvents

    Miren Zumárraga;Thomas Bulter;Sergey Shleev;Julio Polaina

  • Genetically engineered proteins with two active sites for enhanced biocatalysis and synergistic chemo- and biocatalysis

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  • Characterization of a β-fructofuranosidase from Schwanniomyces occidentalis with transfructosylating activity yielding the prebiotic 6-kestose

    Miguel Álvaro-Benito;Miguel de Abreu;Lucía Fernández-Arrojo;Francisco J. Plou

  • Detailed Analysis of Galactooligosaccharides Synthesis with β-Galactosidase from Aspergillus oryzae

    Paulina Urrutia;Bárbara Rodriguez-Colinas;Lucía Fernandez-Arrojo;Antonio O. Ballesteros

  • High-yield production of mono- and di-oleylglycerol by lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis of triolein

    Francisco J. Plou;María Barandiarán;María V. Calvo;Antonio Ballesteros

  • Stability and Stabilization of Biocatalysts

    Francisco J Plou;Antonio Ballesteros

  • Immobilization on Eupergit C of cyclodextrin glucosyltransferase (CGTase) and properties of the immobilized biocatalyst

    M.Teresa Martı́n;Francisco J Plou;Miguel Alcalde;Antonio Ballesteros

  • Novel Polyphenol Oxidase Mined from a Metagenome Expression Library of Bovine Rumen

    Ana Beloqui;Marcos Pita;Julio Polaina;Arturo Martínez-Arias

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio O. Ballesteros
Antonio O. Ballesteros Spanish National Research Council
Miguel Alcalde
Miguel Alcalde Spanish National Research Council
Manuel Ferrer
Manuel Ferrer Spanish National Research Council
María Jesús Martínez
María Jesús Martínez Spanish National Research Council
Peter N. Golyshin
Peter N. Golyshin Bangor University
Fernando J. Lahoz
Fernando J. Lahoz University of Zaragoza
Kenneth N. Timmis
Kenneth N. Timmis Technische Universität Braunschweig
Ángel T. Martínez
Ángel T. Martínez Spanish National Research Council
Arturo Martínez-Arias
Arturo Martínez-Arias Spanish National Research Council

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