A central goal at the Molecular Enzymology Lab (abbrev LEM, after the Spanish name)
is the biochemical characterization of regulatory enzymes involved in carbon and redox
metabolisms in bacteria, protozoa, and plants. We perform insight exploration of the
kinetic, regulatory, and structural properties of enzymes catalyzing key steps for
bioenergetics and carbon partitioning in microorganisms and plants.

A branch in our group dedicates to the biochemical research of different microorganisms centered on the characterization of redox metabolism, synthesis of polysaccharides, and the ability of microalgae for bioaccumulation of metals.

Our group is also involved in obtaining biological procedures and molecular tools (cell cultures and production of recombinant enzymes) useful for the production of biofuels, adhesives, plasticizers, and biodegradable polymers in the development of biorefineries strategies.

LEM has appropriate resources to offer services for molecular cloning, expression, recombinant production and purification of enzymes and other proteins of relevance in biotechnology in Escherichia coli and other hosts.
We also carry out biotechnological developments to produce recombinant proteins and plant extracts for uses in cosmetics, foods, analytical chemistry, and bioremediation.