Big news to kick off the weekend! Our latest research, the Polyurethanase Potential of R. chinensis Lipase has been published in @J_A_C_S pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... #Chemistry #Sustainability #PlasticDegradation #Biocatalysis @UJIuniversitat Thanks to the sponsors @AgEInves @GVAeducacio

Thank you to all speakers at #TrEnCa2025 for sharing their latest projects and insights with us! Your contributions made this event truly inspiring. 🙌 Special thanks to our sponsors: @uji.es @inam-uji.bsky.social Ayto de Benicassim, SEBIOT and Generalitat Valenciana. See you at #TrEnCa2027!

Exciting News! 🎉 The Spanish Biocatalysis Symposium (JEB2026) is coming to Benicàssim on September 24–25, 2026! ✅ Registration is now open – secure your spot today! 👉https://fue.uji.es/jeb2026 📍 Save the date and join us!

The BioComp group, in collaboration with F. López-Gallego's team from @cicbiomagune.bsky.social, just published a research on Metagenome-Derived Urethanase in @jacs.acspublications.org 📎 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... @uji.es @inam-uji.bsky.social @ageinves.bsky.social Generalitat Valenciana

Insights into the Catalytic Activity of a Metagenome-Derived Urethanase

The discovery of urethanases shows an opportunity to access the biotechnological recycling of polyurethane-based plastics (PURs), widely used in the manufacture of everyday materials. However, the mec...

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Vicent @vicentemoliner.bsky.social) is delighted to take part in the #FEBS2025 Advanced Course “Computational Approaches to Understanding and Engineering Enzyme Catalysis”, hosted at @SciLifeLab and @karolinskainst in Stockholm. 👉 More: computationalenzymeengineering2025.febsevents.org

🧪Yesterday, Biocomp group participated in 🇪🇺 the European Night of Researchers and Investigators. sciencegts.eu/en/inicio/

Our latest contribution on engineering the Tobacco Etch Virus protease in collaboration with Volter’s (Technical University of Munich), Alcalde’s (@CSIC) groups, and biotech partners @EvoEnzyme (@pcmmadrid.bsky.social) & @numaferm (Germany) just published in @ACSSynBio pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

@vicentemoliner.bsky.social visited the BMC at Uppsala University as the opponent in the PhD viva of Lucien Koenekoop, supervised by Prof. J. Åqvist and Prof. H. Gutiérrez-de-Terán. During his visit, he also had the pleasure of giving a lecture and engaging in scientific discussions.

@vicentemoliner.bsky.social visited Prof. Himo’s lab at Stockholm University, where he had the pleasure of giving a lecture and sharing scientific discussions.

Results of our collaboration with Brazilian colleagues Munir Skaf (cces.unicamp.br) and Jeronimo Lameira (ufpa.br) through the stay of C Costa at our lab, is already available at pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Excited to share latest results from @Biocomp, in collaboration with the groups of Luca Salassa (@dipcehu.bsky.social) and Fernando López-Gallego @cicbiomagune.bsky.social) chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...

Latest preprint from our group. Great collaboration with @vicentmoliner.bsky.social @kswiderek.bsky.social Maite Roca and Yazdan Maghsoud: Comparing Force Field Treatments in QM/MM Studies of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase (RdRp) Mechanism | ChemRxiv

Comparing Force Field Treatments in QM/MM Studies of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase (RdRp) Mechanism

Molecular simulations have been instrumental in elucidating the SARS-CoV-2 lifecycle, thereby supporting the design and development of antiviral therapies and diagnostic tools for COVID-19. Here, the ...

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BioComp's contribution to the study on Uncatalyzed Reduction of Flavin Mononucleotide in collaboration with Sam Hay (@manchester.ac.uk) and @efmegroup.bsky.social has just been published in @ACSCatalysis pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

The Uncatalyzed Reduction of Flavin Mononucleotide (FMN) by Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NADH): A Reference Reaction for Catalysis by NAD(P)H-Dependent Flavoenzymes

Flavin-dependent enzymes are widespread across all kingdoms of life and nicotinamide coenzymes are common flavoenzyme substrates, performing 2-electron (hydride) oxidation or reduction of the flavin c...

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@vicentemoliner.bsky.social shared the latest research from the @BioComp_UJI team at #MDMM2025 in Wrocław, Poland 🇵🇱! 👉 More about the conference: mdmm.pwr.edu.pl

Great moments for the BioComp group at the Bienal RSEQ2025 (‪@rseq-quimica.bsky.social‬) held at Bilbao, Spain. Congratulations to Adrian Fernández for his excellent talk and to Carmen Ramos for winning the Best Poster Award. Alongside Maite Roca, they presented some of our latest research results

@vicentemoliner.bsky.social presented our latest results on computer design of new enzymes at the “29th Workshop of Biomolecular Interaction Research Association (BIRA)” in Kyoto, Japan, organized by Prof. Masayuki Oda.

Congratulations to Lucia Peiró Sales and her supervisor, Katarzyna Świderek (@kswiderek.bsky.social), for receiving the award funded by La Cátedra Reciplasa-UJI for the Best Final Degree Project promoting environmental sustainability. castellonplaza.com/castellonpla...

La Cátedra Reciplasa impulsa la innovación en los premios a los mejores Trabajos de Fin de Grado y Máster

Los proyectos están relacionados con el estudio y síntesis de catalizadores que permiten transformar el dióxido de carbono (CO2) atmosférico en compuestos químicos de alto valor añadido

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Vicent (@vicentmoliner.bsky.social ) presented the latest research from the BioComp group at the CECAM workshop "Computations meet Experiments to Advance the Enzymatic Depolymerization of Plastics One Atom at a Time" held last week at the CECAM-IT-SISSA-SNS node in Trieste, Italy.

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new 2-year project within the BioComp group. Congratulations to Kasia (@kswiderek.bsky.social) on receiving funding from MICIU as part of the “Ayudas para Incentivar la Consolidación Investigadora” program. Looking forward to the great work ahead!

Alvaro Serrano presented his master project results in the annual PhD student meeting of @inam-uji.bsky.social at @uji.es

A pleasure for @vicentmoliner.bsky.social and @inakitunon.bsky.social to participate in the "Computational Biochemistry" course, of "European master of theoretical and computational chemistry" organized in the ZCAM, sponsored by the Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moleculaire

Kasia (@kswiderek.bsky.social) shared recent results of BioComp group at 6th Manchester Multiscale Conference ccpbiosim.ac.uk/multiscale2025

Our perspective “A Reflection on the Use of Molecular Simulation to Respond to SARS-CoV2 Pandemic Threats”, in collaboration with the groups of @rommieamaro.bsky.social @adrianmulholla1.bsky.social Alessio Lodola and Carlos Simmerling just available as open access pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

“Advances in the Simulations of Enzyme Reactivity in the Dawn of the Artificial Intelligence Age” published in @WIREs_Reviews. A great job in collaboration with the group of Iñaki Tuñón (UV) and Prof. J. Bertran (UAB) wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Advances in the Simulations of Enzyme Reactivity in the Dawn of the Artificial Intelligence Age

The study of natural enzyme catalytic processes at a molecular level can provide essential information for a rational design of new enzymes, to be applied in more efficient and environmentally friend...

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