Aquaporins in boar and bull spermatozoa: identification and functional implications 

    Prieto Martínez, Noelia (Date of defense: 2017-03-17)

    Aquaporins (AQPs) are proteins involved in the transport of water and some other solutes across plasma membranes. The fact that mammalian spermatozoa are highly permeable to water suggests the presence of these proteins. ...

    Strategies for the production of cationic α-helical antimicrobial peptides in plant biofactories 

    Company Casadevall, Núria (Date of defense: 2014-07-24)

    Antimicrobial Peptides have strong interest as a novel class of antimicrobial agents in the phytosanitary field. This Thesis focuses on the development of strategies to produce of BP100 derivatives (BP100ders) in genetically ...

    Variability associated to the insertion and expression of transgenes in plants 

    Coll Rius, Anna (Date of defense: 2010-09-10)

    Amb la finalitat de garantir la seguretat dels consumidors i del medi ambient, a la UE els aliments modificats genèticament (MG) estan sotmesos a un rigorós procés d'autorització que inclou: caracterització molecular del ...