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Marcos Pita is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and is engaged in research primarily within the fields of engineering, energy, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy and sustainability, molecular biology, electrochemistry, and environmental engineering.

Their research focuses on a variety of topics related to electrochemistry and biosensors. These topics include:

  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Electrochemical analysis and applications
  • Electrocatalysts for energy conversion
  • Microbial fuel cells and bioremediation
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Enzyme catalysis and immobilization
  • CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts

Marcos Pita's publication record includes several papers across notable scientific journals. Some recent papers are:

  • Bioelectrocatalytic Activity of W-Formate Dehydrogenase Covalently Immobilized on Functionalized Gold and Graphite Electrodes, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Enhancement of Biosensors by Implementing Photoelectrochemical Processes, 2020, Sensors
  • Photoelectrocatalytic detection of NADH on n-type silicon semiconductors facilitated by carbon nanotube fibers, 2021, Electrochimica Acta
  • Efficient bioelectrocatalytic NADH regeneration with a novel amino-functionalized viologen redox polymer, 2024, Bioelectrochemistry
  • Potentiometric detection of ATP based on the transmembrane proton gradient generated by ATPase reconstituted on a gold electrode, 2020, Bioelectrochemistry

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Marcos Pita include:

  • António L. De Lacey
  • José M. Abad
  • Julia Álvarez-Malmagro
  • Cristina Gutiérrez-Sánchez
  • Inês A. C. Pereira

Their publications have appeared most often in these venues:

  • Bioelectrochemistry
  • Electrochimica Acta
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Best Publications

  • Functionalization of Thioctic Acid-Capped Gold Nanoparticles for Specific Immobilization of Histidine-Tagged Proteins

    José M. Abad;Stijn F. L. Mertens;Marcos Pita;Victor M. Fernandez

  • Bioelectrochemical Haber-Bosch Process: An Ammonia-Producing H2 /N2 Fuel Cell.

    Ross D. Milton;Ross D. Milton;Rong Cai;Sofiene Abdellaoui;Donal Leech

  • Biocomputing Security System: Concatenated Enzyme-Based Logic Gates Operating as a Biomolecular Keypad Lock

    Guinevere Strack;Maryna Ornatska;Marcos Pita;Evgeny Katz

  • 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

  • Gold Nanoparticles as Electronic Bridges for Laccase-Based Biocathodes

    Cristina Gutiérrez-Sánchez;Marcos Pita;Cristina Vaz-Domínguez;Sergey Shleev

  • Laccase electrode for direct electrocatalytic reduction of O2 to H2O with high-operational stability and resistance to chloride inhibition.

    Cristina Vaz-Dominguez;Susana Campuzano;Olaf Rüdiger;Marcos Pita

  • Polymer Brush-Modified Electrode with Switchable and Tunable Redox Activity for Bioelectronic Applications

    Tsz Kin Tam;Maryna Ornatska;Marcos Pita;Sergiy Minko

  • Stimuli-responsive hydrogel membranes coupled with biocatalytic processes.

    Ihor Tokarev;Venkateshwarlu Gopishetty;Jian Zhou;Marcos Pita

  • Biofuel cell controlled by enzyme logic systems.

    Liron Amir;Tsz Kin Tam;Marcos Pita;Michael M Meijler

  • Switchable electrode controlled by enzyme logic network system: approaching physiologically regulated bioelectronics.

    Marina Privman;Tsz Kin Tam;Marcos Pita;Evgeny Katz

  • "Chemical transformers" from nanoparticle ensembles operated with logic.

    Mikhail Motornov;Jian Zhou;Marcos Pita;Venkateshwarlu Gopishetty

  • Synthesis of cobalt ferrite core/metallic shell nanoparticles for the development of a specific PNA/DNA biosensor

    Marcos Pita;José María Abad;Cristina Vaz-Dominguez;Carlos Briones

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

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  • High Redox Potential Cathode Based on Laccase Covalently Attached to Gold Electrode

    Marcos Pita;Cristina Gutierrez-Sanchez;David Olea;Marisela Velez

  • Boolean Logic Gates that Use Enzymes as Input Signals

    Guinevere Strack;Marcos Pita;Maryna Ornatska;Evgeny Katz

  • Metallacarboranes on the Road to Anticancer Therapies: Cellular Uptake, DNA Interaction, and Biological Evaluation of Cobaltabisdicarbollide [COSAN]−

    Isabel Fuentes;Tania García-Mendiola;Tania García-Mendiola;Shinichi Sato;Marcos Pita

  • Direct heterogeneous electron transfer reactions of Trametes hirsuta Laccase at bare and thiol-modified gold electrodes

    Sergey Shleev;Sergey Shleev;Marcos Pita;Alexander I. Yaropolov;Tautgirdas Ruzgas

  • Optimization of enzymatic biochemical logic for noise reduction and scalability: how many biocomputing gates can be interconnected in a circuit?

    Vladimir Privman;Guinevere Strack;Dmitry Solenov;Marcos Pita

  • Self-powered wireless carbohydrate/oxygen sensitive biodevice based on radio signal transmission

    Magnus Falk;Miguel Alcalde;Philip N. Bartlett;Antonio L. De Lacey

  • Network analysis of biochemical logic for noise reduction and stability: a system of three coupled enzymatic and gates.

    Vladimir Privman;Mary A. Arugula;Jan Halámek;Marcos Pita

  • Direct heterogeneous electron transfer reactions of fungal laccases at bare and thiol-modified gold electrodes

    Marcos Pita;Sergey Shleev;Sergey Shleev;Tautgirdas Ruzgas;Víctor M. Fernández

  • Enhanced direct electron transfer between laccase and hierarchical carbon microfibers/carbon nanotubes composite electrodes. Comparison of three enzyme immobilization methods

    Cristina Gutiérrez-Sánchez;Wenzhi Jia;Yvonne Beyl;Marcos Pita

  • Switchable selectivity for gating ion transport with mixed polyelectrolyte brushes: approaching 'smart' drug delivery systems.

    Mikhail Motornov;Tsz Kin Tam;Marcos Pita;Ihor Tokarev

  • 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 L. De Lacey
Antonio L. De Lacey Spanish National Research Council
Sergey Shleev
Sergey Shleev Malmö University
Sergiy Minko
Sergiy Minko University of Georgia
Victor M. Fernandez
Victor M. Fernandez Spanish National Research Council
Inês A. C. Pereira
Inês A. C. Pereira Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Wolfgang Schuhmann
Wolfgang Schuhmann Ruhr University Bochum
Vera Bocharova
Vera Bocharova Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Roland Ludwig
Roland Ludwig BOKU University
Encarnación Lorenzo
Encarnación Lorenzo Autonomous University of Madrid
Miguel Alcalde
Miguel Alcalde Spanish National Research Council

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