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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• Biocatalysis: Important considerations for testing and evaluation of biocatalysts, Tischler, D., Barone, G., Munoz-Munoz, J., Woodley, J. 2025, Methods in Enzymology, Amsterdam, Netherlands , Academic Press Inc.
• Growth profile of Bacteroidetes strains under low molecular weight alginate fractions produced by non-thermal processing techniques, Rivero-Ramos, P., Fernandez-Julia, P., Rodrigo, D., Benlloch-Tinoco, M., Muñoz-Muñoz, J. 5 Feb 2025, In: Food Hydrocolloids for Health
• Mining metagenomes from extremophiles as a resource for novel glycoside hydrolases for industrial applications, Ashcroft, E., Poma, M., Tischler, D., Munoz-Munoz, J. 2025, Methods in Enzymology, Amsterdam, Netherlands , Academic Press Inc.
• Structure/activity relationships of two alginate lyases from Flavobacterium spp. and their potential application in detergents, Morley, C., Yau, H., Houppy, W., Singh, W., Lant, N., Black, G., Munoz-Munoz, J. 1 May 2025, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
• Utilisation of complex sugars for biomass production, and low-energy lipid extraction from Chlorella vulgaris and Nannochloropsis oculata for sustainable biodiesel production, Okoro, V., Munoz, J., Azimov, U. 1 Jan 2025, In: Algal Research
• A review of the principles and biotechnological applications of glycoside hydrolases from extreme environments, Ashcroft, E., Munoz-Munoz, J. 1 Feb 2024, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
• Considerations about the inhibition of monophenolase and diphenolase activities of tyrosinase. Characterization of the inhibitor concentration which generates 50 % of inhibition, type and inhibition constants. A review, García Molina, P., Saura-Sanmartin, A., Berna, J., Teruel, J., Muñoz Muñoz, J., Rodríguez López, J., García Cánovas, F., García Molina, F. 1 May 2024, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
• Two extracellular α-arabinofuranosidases are required for cereal-derived arabinoxylan metabolism by Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum, Friess, L., Bottacini, F., McAuliffe, F., O’Neill, I., Cotter, P., Lee, C., Munoz-Munoz, J., Van Sinderen, D. 31 Dec 2024, In: Gut Microbes
• 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. 15 Dec 2023, In: Food Chemistry

• Alice Stephen Identification and mechanistic understanding of enzymes optimised for high pH detergent environments Start Date: 01/10/2023
• Jonathon Woods Investigating the degradation pathways of mannoproteins obtained from Fusarium venenatum as carried out by the Human Gut Microbiome (HGM). Start Date: 01/10/2021
• Ellie Ashcroft Enzyme innovation in fabric care to drive superior cleaning performance under challenging conditions Start Date: 01/10/2022
• Fara Mehnaz Akhtar Structural and Kinetic Characterization of Novel Multimodular Glycoside Hydrolases to generate alternative Bioenergy Molecules Start Date: 01/10/2023
• Molly Hall AmadoriZyme: Enzymatic targeting of Amadori compounds in laundry and dish soils Start Date: 01/10/2024