Solutions for modern agriculture and plant biotechnology.

The Metabolic Engineering Laboratory executes research projects that immediately, medium or long term lead to an efficient increase in the availability of biological products with potential uses in any of the spheres of modern life. In close relation with the mentioned projects, he performs basic studies of metabolism in plants (including secondary metabolism).

Investigation Lines

Isolation, purification and characterization of phytoproteases from different sources

Isolation and characterization of secondary metabolites of commercial interest. Use of in vitro culture techniques to overexpress their production

Study of the main enzymes related to the secondary metabolism of plants. Metabolic profile of transgenic plants.

Evaluation of the biological activity in vivo and in vitro of the natural products obtained from the different vegetable sources

Acknowledgements

New methodology for obtaining bromelain. Purification alternatives for use in the Cuban pharmaceutical-medical industry	2002
Purification, immobilization and toxicological, antitumor and immunological evaluation of Bromelain	1999

Members

	PhD. Aurora T. Pérez Martínez Occupation: Laboratory Head
	PhD. Janet Quiñones Galvez Occupation: Managing Director
	PhD. Reinaldo Trujillo Sánchez Occupation: Principal researcher
	MsC. Yanelis Capdesuñer Ruíz Occupation: Researcher
	MsC. Claudia Linares Rivero Occupation: Aspirant to Researcher
	MsC. Geeisy Angela Cid Valdes Occupation: Aspirant to Researcher
	MsC. Maribel Rivas Paneca Occupation: Specialist
	Ing. Yemeys Quirós Molina Occupation: Technical
	Lic. Lianny Pérez Gómez Occupation: Trained
	Lic. Susett La Rosa Gonzalez Occupation: Trained