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Researcher

Carlos Alvarez Quispe

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5 Results

2025

A molecular dance : deciphering the dynamic mechanisms of GDP-sugar epimerases

Carlos Alvarez QuispeTom DesmetKoen Beerens

Protein flexibility drives sugar rotation and high substrate promiscuity in a GDP-sugar 4-epimerase

Carlos Alvarez QuispeKoen BeerensAndy-Mark W.H. ThunnissenXevi BiarnésAntoni PlanasTom Desmet

A1 Journal Article in COMPUTATIONAL AND STRUCTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

2023

The conversion of UDP-Glc to UDP-Man : in silico and biochemical exploration to improve the catalytic efficiency of CDP-tyvelose C2-epimerases

Ulrike VogelMatthieu Da CostaCarlos Alvarez QuispeRobin StragierHenk‐Jan JoostenKoen BeerensTom Desmet

A1 Journal Article in CHEMBIOCHEM

2022

Exploration of archaeal nucleotide sugar epimerases unveils a new and highly promiscuous GDP-Gal4E subgroup

Carlos Alvarez QuispeMatthieu Da CostaKoen BeerensTom Desmet

A2 Journal Article in CURRENT RESEARCH IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

2021

Discovery of a novel GDP-glucose 4-epimerase in archaea reveals an uncommon promiscuity

Carlos Alvarez QuispeMatthieu Da CostaKoen BeerensTom Desmet