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Miguel Alcalde is a researcher affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Chemistry, with a significant focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Pharmacology.

Their research interests cover a range of topics, including:

  • Enzyme-mediated dye degradation
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors

Miguel Alcalde's publication record includes contributions to several well-regarded journals. Frequent venues for their publications include:

  • ChemCatChem (14 publications)
  • ACS Catalysis (6 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (5 publications)
  • ChemSusChem (3 publications)
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology (3 publications)

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Recent developments in the use of peroxygenases - Exploring their high potential in selective oxyfunctionalisations" (2020, Biotechnology Advances)
  • "Unspecific peroxygenases: The pot of gold at the end of the oxyfunctionalization rainbow?" (2023, Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry)
  • "A modular two yeast species secretion system for the production and preparative application of unspecific peroxygenases" (2021, Communications Biology)
  • "Piezobiocatalysis: Ultrasound-Driven Enzymatic Oxyfunctionalization of C-H Bonds" (2020, ACS Catalysis)
  • "Stable and Functionally Diverse Versatile Peroxidases Designed Directly from Sequences" (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues such as Frank Hollmann, Patricia Gómez de Santos, Wuyuan Zhang, Ivan Mateljak, and David González-Pérez. These partnerships have contributed to a substantial collective output in their shared research areas.

Best Publications

  • Laccase: a multi-purpose biocatalyst at the forefront of biotechnology

    Diana M. Mate;Miguel Alcalde

  • 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

  • Selective aerobic oxidation reactions using a combination of photocatalytic water oxidation and enzymatic oxyfunctionalizations

    Wuyuan Zhang;Elena Fernández-Fueyo;Yan Ni;Morten van Schie

  • Functional Expression of a Fungal Laccase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Directed Evolution

    Thomas Bulter;Miguel Alcalde;Volker Sieber;Peter Meinhold

  • Laccase engineering: From rational design to directed evolution

    Diana M. Mate;Miguel Alcalde

  • Laccases and their applications: a patent review.

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

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

    Adinarayana Kunamneni;Iraj Ghazi;Susana Camarero;Antonio Ballesteros

  • Oxidoreductases on their way to industrial biotransformations

    Angel T. Martínez;Francisco J. Ruiz-Dueñas;Susana Camarero;Ana Serrano

  • Directed evolution of unspecific peroxygenase from Agrocybe aegerita.

    Patricia Molina-Espeja;Eva Garcia-Ruiz;David Gonzalez-Perez;René Ullrich

  • 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

  • A chemo-enzymatic oxidation cascade to activate C-H bonds with in situ generated H2O2.

    Simon J. Freakley;Simon J. Freakley;Svenja Kochius;Svenja Kochius;Jacqueline van Marwijk;Jacqueline van Marwijk;Caryn Fenner

  • Laccases: Biological Functions, Molecular Structure and Industrial Applications

    Miguel Alcalde

  • 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

  • Laboratory Evolution of High-Redox Potential Laccases

    Diana Maté;Carlos García-Burgos;Eva García-Ruiz;Antonio O. Ballesteros

  • Peroxygenase-Catalyzed Oxyfunctionalization Reactions Promoted by the Complete Oxidation of Methanol.

    Yan Ni;Elena Fernández-Fueyo;Alvaro Gomez Baraibar;René Ullrich

  • Tandem-yeast expression system for engineering and producing unspecific peroxygenase.

    Patricia Molina-Espeja;Su Ma;Diana M. Mate;Roland Ludwig

  • Recent developments in the use of peroxygenases – Exploring their high potential in selective oxyfunctionalisations

    Markus Hobisch;Dirk Holtmann;Patricia Gomez de Santos;Miguel Alcalde

  • Modification of galactose oxidase to introduce glucose 6-oxidase activity.

    Lianhong Sun;Thomas Bulter;Miguel Alcalde;Ioanna P. Petrounia

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco J. Plou
Francisco J. Plou Spanish National Research Council
Antonio O. Ballesteros
Antonio O. Ballesteros Spanish National Research Council
Frank Hollmann
Frank Hollmann Delft University of Technology
Ángel T. Martínez
Ángel T. Martínez Spanish National Research Council
Manuel Ferrer
Manuel Ferrer Spanish National Research Council
Victor Guallar
Victor Guallar Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Sergey Shleev
Sergey Shleev Malmö University
Roland Ludwig
Roland Ludwig BOKU University
Francisco J. Ruiz-Dueñas
Francisco J. Ruiz-Dueñas Spanish National Research Council
Isabel W. C. E. Arends
Isabel W. C. E. Arends Utrecht University

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