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Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente

Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente

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Chemistry
Spain
2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
114
Citations
56982
World Ranking
652
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research intersects primarily the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and engineering, with significant contributions particularly within molecular biology and biomedical engineering subfields.

Their scientific output includes 275 publications in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as 91 in engineering disciplines. Subfields of focus range from molecular biology and biomedical engineering to electrical and electronic engineering, biotechnology, and biomaterials.

Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente's main research topics cover enzyme catalysis and immobilization, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, electrochemical sensors and biosensors, enzyme production and characterization, biofuel production and bioconversion, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, and biodiesel production and applications.

The scientist has an extensive publication record in specialized journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Catalysts (28 publications)
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (26 publications)
  • Process Biochemistry (15 publications)
  • Molecules (11 publications)
  • Enzyme and Microbial Technology (6 publications)

Several co-authors have collaborated frequently with Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente, evidencing ongoing scientific partnerships:

  • Diego Carballares (44 co-authored papers)
  • Javier Rocha-Martín (36 co-authored papers)
  • Paulo Waldir Tardioli (31 co-authored papers)
  • Roberto Morellon-Sterling (24 co-authored papers)
  • José Renato Guimarães (21 co-authored papers)

Selected recent papers highlight various aspects of enzyme technology and immobilization:

  • "Stabilization of enzymes via immobilization: Multipoint covalent attachment and other stabilization strategies," 2021, published in Biotechnology Advances
  • "Is enzyme immobilization a mature discipline? Some critical considerations to capitalize on the benefits of immobilization," 2022, published in Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Use of Alcalase in the production of bioactive peptides: A review," 2020, published in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • "Enzyme co-immobilization: Always the biocatalyst designers' choice...or not?", 2020, published in Biotechnology Advances
  • "Enzyme production of d-gluconic acid and glucose oxidase: successful tales of cascade reactions," 2020, published in Catalysis Science & Technology

Best Publications

  • Improvement of enzyme activity, stability and selectivity via immobilization techniques

    Cesar Mateo;Jose M. Palomo;Gloria Fernandez-Lorente;Jose M. Guisan

  • Modifying enzyme activity and selectivity by immobilization.

    Rafael C. Rodrigues;Claudia Ortiz;Ángel Berenguer-Murcia;Rodrigo Torres

  • Potential of Different Enzyme Immobilization Strategies to Improve Enzyme Performance

    Cristina Garcia-Galan;Ángel Berenguer-Murcia;Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente;Rafael C. Rodrigues

  • Glutaraldehyde in bio-catalysts design: a useful crosslinker and a versatile tool in enzyme immobilization

    Oveimar Barbosa;Claudia Ortiz;Ángel Berenguer-Murcia;Rodrigo Torres

  • Stabilization of multimeric enzymes: Strategies to prevent subunit dissociation

    Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente

  • Control of protein immobilization: coupling immobilization and site-directed mutagenesis to improve biocatalyst or biosensor performance.

    Karel Hernandez;Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente

  • Strategies for the one-step immobilization–purification of enzymes as industrial biocatalysts

    Oveimar Barbosa;Claudia Ortiz;Ángel Berenguer-Murcia;Rodrigo Torres

  • Lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus: Uses and prospects as an industrial biocatalyst

    Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente

  • A single step purification, immobilization, and hyperactivation of lipases via interfacial adsorption on strongly hydrophobic supports

    Agatha Bastida;Pilar Sabuquillo;Pilar Armisen;Roberto Fernández-Lafuente

  • Immobilization of lipases by selective adsorption on hydrophobic supports.

    Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente;Pilar Armisén;Pilar Sabuquillo;Gloria Fernández-Lorente

  • Is enzyme immobilization a mature discipline? Some critical considerations to capitalize on the benefits of immobilization.

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  • Importance of the Support Properties for Immobilization or Purification of Enzymes

    Jose Cleiton S. dos Santos;Jose Cleiton S. dos Santos;Oveimar Barbosa;Claudia Ortiz;Angel Berenguer‐Murcia

  • Immobilization of lipases on hydrophobic supports: immobilization mechanism, advantages, problems, and solutions.

    Rafael C. Rodrigues;Jose J. Virgen-Ortíz;José C.S. dos Santos;Ángel Berenguer-Murcia

  • Novozym 435: the “perfect” lipase immobilized biocatalyst?

    Claudia Ortiz;María Luján Ferreira;Oveimar Barbosa;José C. S. dos Santos

  • Heterofunctional supports in enzyme immobilization: from traditional immobilization protocols to opportunities in tuning enzyme properties.

    Oveimar Barbosa;Rodrigo Torres;Claudia Ortiz;Ángel Berenguer-Murcia

  • Immobilization of lipases on hydrophobic supports involves the open form of the enzyme

    Evelin A. Manoel;Evelin A. Manoel;José Cleiton Sousa dos Santos;José Cleiton Sousa dos Santos;Denise Maria Guimarães Freire;Nazzoly Rueda

  • Stabilization of enzymes via immobilization: Multipoint covalent attachment and other stabilization strategies

    Rafael C. Rodrigues;Ángel Berenguer-Murcia;Diego Carballares;Roberto Morellon-Sterling

  • Interfacial adsorption of lipases on very hydrophobic support (octadecyl-Sepabeads): Immobilization, hyperactivation and stabilization of the open form of lipases

    José M Palomo;Gloria Muñoz;Gloria Fernández-Lorente;Cesar Mateo

  • 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

  • Parameters necessary to define an immobilized enzyme preparation

    Joseph Boudrant;John M. Woodley;Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente

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

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

  • Coupling Chemical Modification and Immobilization to Improve the Catalytic Performance of Enzymes

    Rafael C. Rodrigues;Ángel Berenguer-Murcia;Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente

  • Multifunctional epoxy supports: a new tool to improve the covalent immobilization of proteins. The promotion of physical adsorptions of proteins on the supports before their covalent linkage.

    Cesar Mateo;Gloria Fernández-Lorente;Olga Abian;Roberto Fernández-Lafuente

Frequent Co-Authors

Jose M. Guisan
Jose M. Guisan Spanish National Research Council
Cesar Mateo
Cesar Mateo Spanish National Research Council
Rafael C. Rodrigues
Rafael C. Rodrigues Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Gloria Fernández-Lorente
Gloria Fernández-Lorente Spanish National Research Council
José C. S. dos Santos
José C. S. dos Santos Universidade Federal do Ceará
Jose M. Palomo
Jose M. Palomo Spanish National Research Council
Luciana Rocha Barros Gonçalves
Luciana Rocha Barros Gonçalves Universidade Federal do Ceará
Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub
Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Denise M. G. Freire
Denise M. G. Freire Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

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