SINTMOL Biotechnology

Bioassays: The laboratory is equipped to bioassay synthetic organic compounds, particularly to explore features related to: 

• antibacterial activity
• larvicidal properties
• antioxidant ability
• tyrosinase inhibition
• acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition

Biotransformation/biocatalysis: Enzymes and microorganisms are employed to biotransform and biocatalyze organic substrates (bioactive or otherwise) to trigger or potentiate biological activity. 

Molecular bioprospection: The focus is mainly on finding the solutions for drug resistant infections (bacterial and fungi).

Production of antibiotics: We are interested in producing 6-APA and 7-ACA by biotechnological processes.

Synthetic Biology: Synthetic biology (SynBio) is a multidisciplinary science that combines engineering principles with biology to create new biological parts, devices, and systems, or to redesign existing systems from nature.

The laboratory is managed by:

• • Adilson Beatriz
  • Ana Camila Micheletti
  • Ingrid Batista Pinto
  • Cynthia Mantovani