This work focused on the biocatalitic multi-enzymatic cascade reactions of allylic alcohols mediated by Candida albicans (CCT 0776), as well as the relation between the degree of substitution at the olefin and the enantioselectivity presented by the microorganism.

A search for multiple crosslinking reaction products was conducted using processed raw data of the protein SALBIII obtained by LC/MS-MS. In parallel, new compounds containing three reactive terminal groups were used with myoglobin and cytochrome c to evaluate the formation of multiple crosslinked species.

Microorganisms were used to reduce regioselectively carbonyl groups in furan systems and the aplication of biocatalysis products in the production of new polymers (polyesters). The study had a great focus on the bioreduction of 5hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) using yeasts available in the lab collection as well as assess its conversion efficiency.