Sergio Sánchez Esquivel

Investigador Titular C Tiempo Completo

Departamento Biología Molecular y Biotecnología

Ubicación
Sede Tercer Circuito Exterior
Edificio C  1er Piso / Oficina C-103 , Laboratorio C-106

Teléfono
Oficina 562-29199 , Laboratorio 562-29200

Correo electrónico

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BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY STUDIES ON THE MICROBIAL SYNTHESIS OF SECONDARY METABOLITES.

Secondary metabolites are compounds with a wide range of chemical structures and biological activities synthesized by a few range of microorganisms usually at the late growth phase. Although involved in different functions (signalling differentiation, mediating ecological interactions and facilitating biochemical evolution in microorganisms), these metabolites are considered as secondary since are not essential for microbial growth. The remarkable diversity of biological functions and chemical structures characteristic of these metabolites reflects the random manner in which their biosynthesis has evolved and been exploited. It represents a form of inventive evolution in which metabolic opportunities that arose by chance were exploited and incorporated to various degrees into the phenotype of the species. Therefore it has been interesting for us to elucidate, at the biochemical and molecular biology levels, how these microorganisms are able to synthesize and regulate the production of these compounds. The impact of these studies can be situated at the general microbiology level, but also from the biotechnology standpoint since the resulting knowledge can be used to design rational genetic improvement and process optimization of secondary metabolites production.

PLANT-ASSOCIATED MICROBIAL SYSTEMS AS A SOURCE OF BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS.

Plants and microorganisms synthesize most of the secondary metabolites with biological activity. Almost 50% of the biopharmaceutical have been obtained from plants. Plan-associated microorganisms (endophytic) such as bacteria or fungi produce many of these secondary metabolites. One endophytic fungi is Taxomyces andreanae, able to produce the anticancer drug, Taxol. Other endophytics have been shown to produce compounds with antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antimalarial activity. We are interested in the evaluation of medicinal plants as source of endophytic microorganisms as a way to look for new biologically active compounds.

Publicaciones Recientes

Moreno-Mendieta S, Barrera-Rosales A, Mata-Espinosa D, Barrios-Payán J, Sánchez S, Hernández-Pando, S, Rodríguez-Sanoja R*.
Raw starch microparticles as BCG adjuvant: Their efficacy depends on the virulence of the infection strains
Vaccine En prensa IF: F.I. 3.33
2019

Centeno-Leija A*, Tapia-Cabrera S, Guzmán-Trampe S, Esquivel B, Esturau-Escofet N, Tierrafría VH, Rodríguez-Sanoja R,
Zárate-Romero A, Stojanoff V, Rudiño-Piñera E, Sánchez S* and Serrano-Posada H*.
The structure of (E)-biformene synthase provides insights into the biosynthesis of bacterial bicyclic labdane-related diterpenoids
J Estruct Biol. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2019.04.010 En prensa IF: 3.433
2019

Demain AL, Sánchez S.
Microbial synthesis of primary metabolites: Current trends and future prospects.
In: Mansi EL, Nielsen J, Mousdale D, Allman D, Carlson RP (Eds.).
Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology, 4th Edition. CRC Press; Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton. Chapter 4th, pp. 57-74. ISBN: ISBN 9781138581029.
2019

Sánchez S*, Ruiz-Villafán B, Ceapă CD, Demain A.L.
Microbial synthesis of secondary metabolites and strain improvement. Current trends and future prospects.
In: Mansi EL, Nielsen J, Mousdale D, Allman D, Carlson RP (Eds.). Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology, 4th Edition. CRC Press; Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton. 2011, Chapter 5th, pp. 75-89. ISBN: ISBN 9781138581029.
2019

Demain AL, Gómez-Ortiz B, Ruiz-Villafán B, Rodríguez-Sanoja R and Sánchez S*.
Recent findings of molecules with anti-infective activity: Screening of non-conventional
sources.
Curr Opin Pharm. En prensa. IF: 6.31
2019

Integrantes de Grupo

Beatriz Ruiz Villafán

Beatriz Ruiz Villafán

Estudiantes

NombreNivel
Ajit Kumar PassariPosdoctoral
Corina Diana Ceapa Posdoctoral
Dulce María Ramírez RendónDoctorado
Karol Rodríguez PeñaDoctorado
Silvia Margarita Guzmán Trampe †Doctorado
Brenda Gómez OrtizMaestría
Daniela Stefany Rodríguez LunaMaestría
José Augusto Zelarayan AgueroMaestría
Karen Villarreal GómezMaestría
Lenin Osel Pech SantiagoMaestría
María Paula Gómez RománMaestría
Omar Jiménez RodríguezMaestría
Sarai Bata VenturaMaestría
Diana Enríquez VargasLicenciatura