Researcher
Tom Desmet
- Keywords:Chemical engineering and applied chemistry, Applied biological sciences, biotechnology
- Disciplines:Other biotechnology, bio-engineering and biosystem engineering not elsewhere classified, Medical biotechnology not elsewhere classified, Industrial molecular engineering of nucleic acids and proteins, Cell, tissue and organ engineering, Cellular therapy, Gene and molecular therapy, Genetically modified animals , Carbohydrates, Biocatalysis and enzyme technology
Affiliations
- Department of Biotechnology (Department)
Member
From1 Jan 2018 → Today - Department of Biochemical and microbial technology (Department)
Member
From1 Apr 2006 → 31 Dec 2017
Projects
1 - 10 of 24 results
- Evolution at work: turning hydrolases into phosphorylases for the cost-efficient synthesis of glycosidic bonds.From1 Oct 2019 → TodayFunding: BOF - Doctoral projects (previously NOI/LP)
- Exploring the scope of nickel pincer as enzymatic cofactor:
engineering of gluconate epimerase towards the production of rare
sugars.From1 Jan 2018 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- Carbohydrate-based fine chemicals: Development of a glycosylation platform cell factory and optimization of downstream processing for the sustainable production of glycosidesFrom1 Jan 2018 → TodayFunding: H2020 - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (LEIT)
- GlycoProFit: Cost-efficient synthesis of health-promoting glycobiosesFrom1 Jan 2017 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research (SBO)
- GlycoProFit: Cost-efficient synthesis of health-promoting glycobiosesFrom1 Jan 2017 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research (SBO)
- A new route towards the production of L-sugars and derivatives: an
integration of enzyme engineering and pathway designFrom1 Jan 2017 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- EpiSwitch: Characterization and engineering of the specificity determinants of carbohydrate epimerases to achieve a specificity switch.From1 Jan 2017 → TodayFunding: FWO research project
- GlycoProFit: Cost-efficient synthesis of health-promoting glycobiosesFrom1 Jan 2017 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research (SBO)
- Development of microbial cell factories for the production of
chitoheptaose and -octaose using metabolic and protein
engineering: Promising molecules with an underexplored potential
for plant, animal and human healthFrom1 Jan 2017 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- GlycoProFit: Cost-efficient synthesis of health-promoting glycobiosesFrom1 Jan 2017 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research (SBO)
Publications
1 - 10 of 94 results
- Rational design of an improved transglucosylase for production of the rare sugar nigerose(2019)Journal: CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONSISSN: 1364-548XIssue: 31Volume: 55
Authors: Jorick Franceus, Shari Dhaene, Hannes Decadt, Judith Vandepitte, Jurgen Caroen, Johan Van der Eycken, Koen Beerens, Tom Desmet
Pages: 4531 - 4533 - Structural features on the substrate-binding surface of fungal lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases determine their oxidative regioselectivity(2019)Journal: Biotechnology JournalISSN: 1860-6768Issue: 3Volume: 14
Authors: Barbara Danneels, Magali Tanghe, Tom Desmet
Number of pages: 1 - Synthesis of Novel AzaU+2010aromatic Curcuminoids with Improved Biological Activities towards Various Cancer Cell Lines(2018)Journal: CHEMISTRYOPENISSN: 2191-1363Issue: 5Volume: 7
Authors: Mr. Atiruj Theppawong, Tim Van de Walle, Charlotte Grootaert, Margot Bultinck, Tom Desmet, John Van Camp, Matthias D'hooghe
Pages: 381 - 392 - Thermostable alpha-glucan phosphorylases : characteristics and industrial applications(2018)Journal: Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyISSN: 0175-7598Issue: 19Volume: 102
Authors: Zorica Ubiparip, Koen Beerens, Jorick Franceus, Ronny Vercauteren, Tom Desmet
Pages: 8187 - 8202 - Assessment of the trifluoromethyl ketone functionality as an alternative zinc-binding group for selective HDAC6 inhibition(2018)Journal: MedChemCommISSN: 2040-2503Issue: 6Volume: 9
Authors: Yves Depetter, Silke Geurs, Flore Vanden Bussche, Rob De Vreese, Jorick Franceus, Tom Desmet, Olivier De Wever, Matthias D'hooghe
Pages: 1011 - 1016 - Exploring the sequence diversity in glycoside hydrolase family 13_18 reveals a novel glucosylglycerol phosphorylase(2018)Journal: Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyISSN: 0175-7598Issue: 7Volume: 102
Authors: Jorick Franceus, Lena Decuyper, Matthias D'hooghe, Tom Desmet
Pages: 3183 - 3191 - Converting galactose into the rare sugar talose with cellobiose 2-epimerase as biocatalyst(2018)Journal: MoleculesIssue: 10Volume: 23
Authors: Stevie Van Overtveldt, Ophelia Gevaert, Martijn Cherlet, Koen Beerens, Tom Desmet
Number of pages: 1 - Glycosylation of thymol to alter its kinetics along the gastro-intestinal tract of the piglet(2018)Book: ANR Forum, 43rd, Abstracts
Authors: Noémie Van Noten, Elout Van Liefferinge, Joris Michiels, Tom Desmet, Stefaan De Smet
Number of pages: 1 - Analysis of the substrate specificity of U+03B1-L-arabinofuranosidases by DNA sequencer-aided fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis(2018)Journal: Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyISSN: 0175-7598Issue: 23Volume: 102
Authors: Maria João de Carvalho Maurício da Fonseca, Edita Jurak, Kim Kataja, Emma R Master, Jean-Guy Berrin, Ingeborg Stals, Tom Desmet, Anita Van Landschoot, Yves Briers
Pages: 10091 - 10102 - Chemoenzymatic approach toward the synthesis of 3-O-(U+03B1/U+03B2)-glucosylated 3-hydroxy-U+03B2-lactams(2018)Journal: ACS OMEGAISSN: 2470-1343Issue: 11Volume: 3
Authors: Lena Decuyper, Jorick Franceus, Shari Dhaene, Maarten Debruyne, Kevin Vandoorne, Nicola Piens, Griet Dewitte, Tom Desmet, Matthias D'hooghe
Pages: 15235 - 15245