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Thermostable transaminases for the synthesis of pharmaceutical building blocks

Coordinatore	KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET    more  Organization address postcode: 1017 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Bjarne Friis Cognome: Ploumark Email: send email Telefono: +45 35322712 Fax: +45 35324612
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Denmark [DK]
Totale costo	221˙154 €
EC contributo	221˙154 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF
Funding Scheme	MC-IEF
Anno di inizio	2014
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2014-03-01   -   2016-02-29

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET	DK	coordinator	221˙154.60

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Biocatalysis is considered a key component for the development of a sustainable chemistry in Europe by the European Commission, CEFIC and Biotech Industries Association. Indeed, the use of enzymes as biocatalysts in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries has been constantly growing in the last years. Aim of this project is to screen and obtain novel thermostable omega-Transaminases (TAs) from the metagenomes of (hyper)thermophiles. Furthermore, the novel TAs will be characterized and their biocatalytical application will be investigated. TAs catalyze enantioselective reductive amination reactions of ketones and represent an attractive option for the synthesis of chiral amines, valuable building blocks for the synthesis of several pharmaceutical compounds. In the respect of other enzyme classes, the array of available TAs is still very restricted. The search of novel TAs will provide suitable biocatalysts for the industrial development of a larger set of synthetic processes. The overall concept of this project is to exploit metagenomics for the discovery of a new generation of thermostable TAs from the hot terrestrial environments. The complementarity of the skills provided by the Applicant and the Host will ensure the success of the project. In fact, the Host is an expert in metagenomic studies and has already an in-house collection of environmental samples from various geothermal regions of the world available for library preparation. On the other side, the Applicant has a 7-years proved experience in applied biocatalysis, acquired by joining the Biocatalysis group at ICRM-CNR (Milan, Italy), one of the world leading research groups in the field. This experience will be exploited for the characterization and development of the novel biocatalysts. It must be pointed out that the project will have a strong impact on the applicant's career. In fact, the skills acquired during this experience will enhance her possibility to achieve a permanent position at ICRM-CNR'