Dr Jose Munoz

Understanding the mechanism and structural biology of carbohydrate active enzymes in the metabolism of dietary glycans.

Use of enzymes in laundry and food industry.

Mining gut microbiota and enviromental samples to discover new enzymes with industrial applications, includingC AZYmes and copper oxidases.

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• A computational approach to optimising laccase-mediated polyethylene oxidation through carbohydrate-binding module fusion, Gollan, M., Black, G., Muñoz-Muñoz, J. 6 Jul 2023, In: BMC Biotechnology
• Considerations on the action of polyphenoloxidase on 4-hydroxy-cinnamic acid. Molecular docking simulation, García‐Molina, P., Antonio Teruel Puche, J., Luis Muñoz Muñoz, J., Neptuno Rodriguez Lopez, J., García-Cánovas, F., García-Molina, F. 22 Jul 2023, In: Food Chemistry
• Evaluation of inhibitory effects of some novel phenolic derivatives on the mushroom tyrosinase activity, Molina, P., Muñoz, J., Puche, J., Lopez, J., Canovas, F., Molina, F. 1 Jan 2023, In: Food Chemistry
• Fungal β-glucan-facilitated cross-feeding activities between Bacteroides and Bifidobacterium species, Fernández Juliá, P., Black, G., Cheung, W., Van Sinderen, D., Munoz-Munoz, J. 30 May 2023, In: Communications Biology
• Identification of d -arabinan-degrading enzymes in mycobacteria, Al-Jourani, O., Benedict, S., Ross, J., Layton, A., van der Peet, P., Marando, V., Bailey, N., Heunis, T., Manion, J., Mensitieri, F., Franklin, A., Abellon-Ruiz, J., Oram, S., Parsons, L., Cartmell, A., Wright, G., Baslé, A., Trost, M., Henrissat, B., Munoz-Munoz, J., Hirt, R., Kiessling, L., Lovering, A., Williams, S., Lowe, E., Moynihan, P. 19 Apr 2023, In: Nature Communications
• In Search of Complementary Extraction Methods for Comprehensive Coverage of the Escherichia coli Metabolome, Gould, H., Cheung, W., Finnigan, J., Muñoz-Muñoz, J., Charnock, S., Black, G. 14 Sep 2023, In: Metabolites
• Substituting meat for mycoprotein reduces genotoxicity and increases the abundance of beneficial microbes in the gut: Mycomeat, a randomised crossover control trial, Farsi, D., Gallegos, J., Koutsidis, G., Finnigan, T., Cheung, W., Muñoz-Muñoz, J., Commane, D. 1 Apr 2023, In: European Journal of Nutrition
• Targeting tyrosinase in hyperpigmentation: Current status, limitations and future promises, Zolghadri, S., Beygi, M., Mohammad, T., Alijanianzadeh, M., Pillaiyar, T., Garcia-Molina, P., Garcia-Canovas, F., Munoz-Munoz, J., Saboury, A. 1 Jun 2023, In: Biochemical Pharmacology
• The effects of substituting red and processed meat for mycoprotein on biomarkers of cardiovascular risk in healthy volunteers: an analysis of secondary endpoints from Mycomeat, Farsi, D., Lara Gallegos, J., Finnigan, T., Cheung, W., Muñoz-Muñoz, J., Commane, D. 25 Aug 2023, In: European Journal of Nutrition
• Beyond GalNAc! Drug delivery systems comprising complex oligosaccharides for targeted use of nucleic acid therapeutics, O'Sullivan, J., Muñoz-Muñoz, J., Turnbull, G., Sim, N., Penny, S., Moschos, S. 14 Jul 2022, In: RSC Advances

• Jonathon Woods Filamentous Fungi as an environmental alternative to traditional food. Start Date: 01/10/2021
• Pedro Jesús Fernández Juliá Syntrophic interactions in the digestion of fungal ß-glucans by the gut microbiota Start Date: 01/12/2019
• Ellie Ashcroft Enzyme innovation in fabric care to drive superior cleaning performance under challenging conditions Start Date: 01/10/2022
• Fara Mehnaz Akhtar Start Date: 01/10/2023