Project acronym:   MeMEAS

Project type:   DIASPORA

Grant agreement No.:   6464843

Project is funded by:   Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (Belgrade, Serbia)

Instituions where the research is conducted:

  • University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia) – Beneficiary
  • Department of Biosciences, University College London (London, United Kingdom) – Beneficiary

Project realization is scheduled from January 8, 2021 till November 30, 2023.

Project staff

Principal investigator:   Jelena Z. Radosavljeviæ, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Beograd, Serbia)

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Short description of the project

This project is focused on knowledge transfer between researchers from UBFC and UCL, through training on (meta)genomes mining for transaminase activity. Upon identification of putative transaminases in available sequencing data, selected genes will be cloned. Expressed transaminases will be assayed for activity with the aim to identify enzymes suitable for applications in organic synthesis of chiral amines.