Principal Researcher
Dr. Livnat Afriat-Jurnou
Directed Evolution of Enzymes
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Enzymes are extremely potent biocatalysts capable of enhancing reaction rates by up to 1019-fold (kcat/knoncat). Despite their great proficiency, enzymes exhibit a remarkable evolutionary adaptability (evolvability).
Latest Publications
Identification and Characterization of a New Quorum-Quenching N-acyl Homoserine Lactonase in the Plant Pathogen Erwinia amylovora
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
10.1021/acs.jafc.1c00366
10.1021/acs.jafc.1c00366
2021
Directed Enzyme Evolution and Encapsulation in Peptide Nanospheres of Quorum Quenching Lactonase as an Antibacterial Treatment against Plant Pathogen
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces
2021
Predicting nitroimidazole antibiotic resistance mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with protein engineering
Plos Pathogen
2020
New homologues of Brassicaceae water?soluble chlorophyll proteins shed light on chlorophyll binding, spectral tuning and molecular evolution.
Febs Journal 2019 Pages febs.15068
2019