Sergi Maicas Prieto. PhD in Biology (Universitat de València, 1998)

 

Email: sergi.maicas@valencia.edu

 

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Laboratory at:

          Plaça de la Cultura 206

          46960 ALDAIA (València)

         

AND

GRUPO DE ENOLOGIA MICOLÓGICA                                                                                                          

 

Laboratory at:

          Departament de Microbiologia i Ecologia

          Edifici d’Investigació (Universitat de València)

          Avda Dr. Moliner s/n

          46100 Burjassot (València) SPAIN

 

 

 

Previous laboratories:

 

(1992-1998)

Laboratory of Microbial Enology

Departament de Microbiologia i Ecologia

Facultat de Biologia

Universitat de València

Heads of laboratory: Isabel Pardo and Sergi Ferrer

 

(1994-1996)

Laboratory of Fungal Pathogens

Institut d’Investigacions Citològiques de València

Fundació Valenciana d’Investigacions Biomèdiques

Heads of laboratory: Rafael Sentandreu and Eulogio Valentín

 

(1996)

Laboratory of Microbial Immobilization

School of Chemical Engineering

University of Bath

Head of laboratory: J. Ashley Scott

 

(1998-2000)

Laboratory of Protein Structure and Function

Institut d’Agroquímica i Tecnologia dels Aliments

Consell Superior d’Investigacions Científiques

Head of laboratory: Julio Polaina

 

(2001-2004)

Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology

Department of Food Science and Technology

Universitat Cardenal Herrera-CEU

Head of laboratory: Sergi Maicas

 

 

Research interest

 

Heterologous protein production in Escherichia coli

 

ð       Private contract research for GÉNESIS Especialidades Farmacéuticas y Biotecnología S.A. http://www.genesisbiotecnologia.com

 

ð       Vicente, P., Moukadiri, I., Maicas, S., Nieto, A., Montero, M., Polaina, J., Bosch, F. y Valentín, E. Procedimiento para la producción y purificación de somatostatina en células de la cepa comercial BL21-DE3 de Escherichia coli a partir de la expresión en las mismas del gen codificante clonado en el vector pET17xb-LAC4. P200401780/5.  

 

Fungal Cell Wall

 

ð       Ramón, A.M., Valentín, E., Maicas, S. and Sentandreu, R. (1997) Expression of YWP1, a gene that encodes a specific Yarrowia lipolytica mycelial cell wall protein, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Fungal Genetics and Biology 22: 77‑83.  

 

ð       Moreno, I., Pedreño, Y., Maicas, S., Sentandreu, R., Herrero, E. and Valentín, E. (2003) Characterization of a Candida albicans gene encoding a putative transcriptional factor required for cell wall integrity. FEMS Microbiology Letters 226: 159-167.

 

ð       Pedreño, Y., Maicas, S., Argüelles, J.C., Sentandreu, R. and Valentín, E. (2004) Characterization of the Candida albicans ATC gene encoding a cell wall acid trehalase required for growth on trehalose. Journal of Biological Chemistry 279: 40852-40860.

 

ð       Maicas, S., Moreno, I., Nieto, A., Gómez, M., Sentandreu, R. and Valentín, E. (2005) In silico analysis for transcription factors with Zn(II)2C6 binuclear cluster DNA-binding domains in Candida albicans. Comparative and Functional Genomics 6: 345-356.

 

 

Microbial Enology

 

ð       Maicas, S., González-Cabo, P., Ferrer, S. and Pardo, I. (1999) Production of Oenococcus oeni biomass to induce malolactic fermentation in wine by control of pH and substrate addition. Biotechnology Letters 21 (4):349-353.

 

ð       Maicas, S., Pardo, I. and Ferrer, S. (1999) Continuous malolactic fermentation in red wine using Oenococcus oeni. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 15 (6):737-739.

 

ð       Maicas, S., Gil, J.V., Pardo, I. and Ferrer, S. (1999) Improvement of volatile composition of wines by controlled addition of malolactic bacteria. Food Research International 32 (7):491-496.

 

ð       Maicas, S., Pardo, I. and Ferrer, S. (2000) The effects of freezing and freeze-drying of Oenococcus oeni upon induction of malolactic fermentation in red wine. International Journal of Food Science and Technology 35 (1):75-80.

 

ð       Maicas, S., Natividad, A., Ferrer, S. and Pardo, I. (2000) Malolactic fermentation in wine with high densities of non-proliferating Oenococcus oeni. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 16 (8/9):805-810.

 

ð       Maicas, S., Pardo, I. and Ferrer, S. (2001) The potential of positively-charged cellulose sponge for malolactic fermentation of wine, using Oenococcus oeni. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 28 (4-5):415-419.

 

ð       Maicas, S. (2001) The use of alternative technologies to develop malolactic fermentation in wine. Review. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 56: 35-39.

 

ð       Maicas, S., Ferrer, S. and Pardo, I. (2002) NAD(P)H regeneration in Oenococcus oeni during heterolactic fermentation of hexoses. Microbiology 148: 325-332.

 

ð       Maicas, S. and Mateo, J.J. (2005). Hydrolysis of terpenyl glycosides in grape juice and other fruit juices: a review. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 67: 322-335.

 

Fungal Rennet (Mucor miehei)

 

ð       Maicas, S., Adam, A.C. and Polaina, J. (2000) The ribosomal DNA of the Zygomycete Mucor miehei. Current Genetics 37:412-419.

 

ð       Monfort, A., Cordero, L., Maicas, S. and Polaina, J. (2003) Transformation of Mucor miehei results in plasmid deletion and phenotypic instability. FEMS Microbiology Letters 224: 101-106.

 

 

 

LAST UPDATE: 20TH January 2008