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Alejandra Margarita Herrera Morandé

PROFESORA ASISTENTE

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

TALCA, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


BIOQUIMICA; BIOLOGIA ESTRUCTURAL; ENZIMOLOGIA

Educación

  •  Doctorado en Biotecnología, UNIVERSIDAD DE BARCELONA. España, 2015
  •  Bioquimica, UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE. Chile, 2007
  •  Biotecnología Molecular, UNIVERSIDAD DE BARCELONA. Chile, 2010

Experiencia Académica

  •   POSTDOCTORADO Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    CIENCIAS

    SANTIAGO, Chile

    2015 - 2018

  •   PROFESORA DE LABORATORIO BIOQUIMICA Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    SANTIAGO, Chile

    2016 - 2018

  •   POSTDOCTORADO Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

    Química y Biología

    SANTIAGO, Chile

    2019 - 2019

  •   POSTDOCTORADO Full Time

    INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICINE

    Barcelona, España

    2019 - 2019

  •   PROFESORA ASISTENTE Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE CHILE

    INGENIERIA

    TALCA, Chile

    2023 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Personal Docente

    Universidad de Chile

    Chile

    2012 - 2014


 

Article (9)

Theoretical evaluation of a bulky ortho-thioalkyl-azobenzene as an alternative to photocontrol structural cytotoxic effects of metal-free and disulfide oxidized hSOD1 in pathogenesis of ALS
Structure and inhibition of SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 main proteases by oral antiviral compound AG7404
Free radicals derived from ?-radiolysis of water and AAPH thermolysis mediate oxidative crosslinking of eGFP involving Tyr-Tyr and Tyr-Cys bonds: the fluorescence of the protein is conserved only towards peroxyl radicals
Tuning of Conformational Dynamics Through Evolution-Based Design Modulates the Catalytic Adaptability of an Extremophilic Kinase
Protein topology determines substrate-binding mechanism in homologous enzymes
Protein topology determines substrate-binding mechanism in homologous enzymes
Reconstructed ancestral enzymes reveal that negative selection drove the evolution of substrate specificity in ADP-dependent kinases
Bifunctional ADP-dependent phosphofructokinase/ glucokinase activity in the order Methanococcales biochemical characterization of the mesophilic enzyme from Methanococcus maripaludis
Crystal Structure, SAXS and Kinetic Mechanism of Hyperthermophilic ADP-Dependent Glucokinase from Thermococcus litoralis Reveal a Conserved Mechanism for Catalysis

Abstract (2)

Folding topology determines substrate binding order in the ribokinase superfamily
Ligands-induced catalytically relevant structural transitions of ADP-dependent glucokinase in the crystalline state and in solution

Proyecto (8)

Generación y caracterización de VLPs de Piscine Reovirus de Salmon como posible prototipo de vacuna
X-Ray diffractions of proteins from a Chilean Crystallization Facility (continuation of prior proposal)
Red Chilena de Cristalografía de proteínas
X-Ray Diffraction of proteins from a Chilean Crystallization Facility
Análisis estructural y funcional de la gucoquinasa dependiente de ADP de Homo Sapiens
EVOLUTION OF RIBOKINASE SUPERFAMILY ENZYMES=> STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPS THAT DETERMINE SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY, METAL ASSISTED MECHANISM AND PROTEIN STABILITY.
Phylogeny, catalytic mechanism, and substrate specificity of enzymes from the ribokinase superfamily. Implications for the evolution of the superfamily.
MECANISMO CATALITICO DE LA CARBOXIQUINASA FOSFOENOLPIRUVICA DE SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE.
5
Victoria Guixé

Titular Profesor

Biology

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Camilo López

prof. Asociado

Química Física

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
ALEXIS ASPEE

Profesor Titular

Ciencias del Ambiente

UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Andrea Rivas

Investigadora

Universidad San Sebastián

Santiago, Chile

3
Víctor Castro

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Biología

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Ñuñoa, Chile

10
Alejandra Herrera

PROFESORA ASISTENTE

QUÍMICA Y FISICA

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

TALCA, Chile

1
Francisco Mura

Investigador postdoctoral

Química y Biología

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Ricardo Zamora

Researcher Assistant

Universidad de Talca

Talca, Chile

1
CESAR RAMIREZ

Assistant Professor

Institute for Biological and Medical Engineering

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Jaime Rivas

Profesor Asociado

Facultad de Ciencias

Universidad Mayor

Santiago, Chile

1
Pablo Barrías

Profesor por hora

Ciencias del Ambiente

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Eduardo Fuentes

Profesor Asistente

Química Física

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Constanza Galaz

Postdoctorado

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile