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  1. Carotenoids and Their Interaction with the Immune System

    Article • Antioxidants, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  2. Special Issue “Current Research on Omics of Microorganisms”

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  3. Advanced Strategies for Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Production: PHA Synthase Homologous Overexpression in the Extremophile Haloferax mediterranei

    Article • Marine Drugs, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  4. Advances in the Management of Children and Adolescents with Obesity

    Article • Children, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  5. Halocins and C50 Carotenoids from Haloarchaea: Potential Natural Tools against Cancer

    Article • Marine Drugs, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  6. The Antitumour Mechanisms of Carotenoids: A Comprehensive Review

    Article • Antioxidants, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  7. Production of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) by Haloferax mediterranei Using Candy Industry Waste as Raw Materials

    Article • Bioengineering, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  8. Bacterioruberin: Biosynthesis, Antioxidant Activity, and Therapeutic Applications in Cancer and Immune Pathologies

    Article • Marine Drugs, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  9. Molecular Advances in Microbial Metabolism 2.0

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  10. Molecular Advances in Microbial Metabolism

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  11. Evaluation of Haloferax mediterranei Strain R4 Capabilities for Cadmium Removal from Brines

    Article • Marine Drugs, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  12. Carbon Source Influences Antioxidant, Antiglycemic, and Antilipidemic Activities of Haloferax mediterranei Carotenoid Extracts

    Article • Marine Drugs, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  13. Halophilic Carotenoids and Breast Cancer: From Salt Marshes to Biomedicine

    Article • Marine Drugs, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  14. Controversy over the Use of “Shade Covers” to Avoid Water Evaporation in Water Reservoirs

    Article • Sustainability, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  15. Personalized Diet in Obesity: A Quasi-Experimental Study on Fat Mass and Fat-Free Mass Changes

    Article • Healthcare, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  16. Distribution of Denitrification among Haloarchaea: A Comprehensive Study

    Article • Microorganisms, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  17. Ubiquitousness of Haloferax and Carotenoid Producing Genes in Arabian Sea Coastal Biosystems of India

    Article • Marine Drugs, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Ranjith Kumavath, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  18. In Silico Analysis of the Enzymes Involved in Haloarchaeal Denitrification

    Article • Biomolecules, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  19. Analysis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates Granules in Haloferax mediterranei by Double-Fluorescence Staining with Nile Red and SYBR Green by Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy

    Article • Polymers, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  20. Insights on Cadmium Removal by Bioremediation: The Case of Haloarchaea

    Article • Microbiology Research, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  21. Haloarchaea as Cell Factories to Produce Bioplastics

    Article • Marine Drugs, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  22. Haloferax mediterranei Cells as C50 Carotenoid Factories

    Article • Marine Drugs, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  23. Carotenoids as a Protection Mechanism against Oxidative Stress in Haloferax mediterranei

    Article • Antioxidants, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  24. Evidences from Clinical Trials in Down Syndrome: Diet, Exercise and Body Composition

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  25. Microorganisms and Their Metabolic Capabilities in the Context of the Biogeochemical Nitrogen Cycle at Extreme Environments

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  26. Deciphering Pathways for Carotenogenesis in Haloarchaea

    Article • Molecules, March 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  27. New Advances on Fermentation Processes

    Article • February 2020, IntechOpen

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  28. Catalase as a Molecular Target for Male Infertility Diagnosis and Monitoring: An Overview

    Article • Antioxidants, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  29. Heterologous and Homologous Expression of Proteins from Haloarchaea: Denitrification as Case of Study

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  30. Practical Guidance for Interventions in Adults with Metabolic Syndrome: Diet and Exercise vs. Changes in Body Composition

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, September 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  31. Haloarchaeal Carotenoids: Healthy Novel Compounds from Extreme Environments

    Article • Marine Drugs, September 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  32. DMSO Reductase Family: Phylogenetics and Applications of Extremophiles

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, July 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  33. Multicomponent synthesis of sulfonamides from triarylbismuthines, nitro compounds and sodium metabisulfite in deep eutectic solvents

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  34. Denitrification in haloarchaea

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, December 2018, Wiley

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  35. Optimization of Growth and Carotenoid Production by Haloferax mediterranei Using Response Surface Methodology

    Article • Marine Drugs, October 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  36. New Insights about How to Make an Intervention in Children and Adolescents with Metabolic Syndrome: Diet, Exercise vs. Changes in Body Composition. A Systematic Review of RCT

    Article • Nutrients, July 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  37. Exploring the Valuable Carotenoids for the Large-Scale Production by Marine Microorganisms

    Article • Marine Drugs, June 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  38. Effects of the Usage of l-Cysteine (l-Cys) on Human Health

    Article • Molecules, March 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  39. Denitrifying haloarchaea: sources and sinks of nitrogenous gases

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, December 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  40. Nitric oxide reductases in haloarchaea

    Article • Environmental Microbiology Reports, November 2017, Wiley

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  41. Biocompounds from Haloarchaea and Their Uses in Biotechnology

    Article • October 2017, IntechOpen

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  42. Nitrate reduction in Haloferax alexandrinus: the case of assimilatory nitrate reductase

    Article • Extremophiles, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  43. EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES AT THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE. UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE

    Article • July 2016, IATED Academy, S.L.

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  44. Anaerobic Metabolism in Haloferax Genus

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  45. New Uses of Haloarchaeal Species in Bioremediation Processes

    Article • September 2015, IntechOpen

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  46. Carotenoids from Haloarchaea and Their Potential in Biotechnology

    Article • Marine Drugs, August 2015, MDPI AG

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  47. Characterisation of chlorate reduction in the haloarchaeon Haloferax mediterranei

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, April 2015, Elsevier

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  48. Transcriptional profiles of Haloferax mediterranei based on nitrogen availability

    Article • Journal of Biotechnology, January 2015, Elsevier

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  49. Ferredoxin-dependent glutamate synthase: involvement in ammonium assimilation in Haloferax mediterranei

    Article • Extremophiles, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  50. Cu-NirK from Haloferax mediterranei as an example of metalloprotein maturation and exportation via Tat system

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics, June 2013, Elsevier

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  51. Cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase: a key enzyme in the assimilation of starch by the halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei

    Article • Extremophiles, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  52. A haloarchaeal ferredoxin electron donor that plays an essential role in nitrate assimilation

    Article • Biochemical Society Transactions, December 2011, Portland Press Ltd.

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  53. Enzymology and ecology of the nitrogen cycle

    Article • Biochemical Society Transactions, February 2011, Portland Press Ltd.

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  54. Enzymes from Halophilic Archaea: Open Questions

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  55. Enzymes from Halophilic Archaea: Open Questions

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  56. SufS protein from Haloferax volcanii involved in Fe-S cluster assembly in haloarchaea

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics, July 2010, Elsevier

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  57. Biodiversity of Archaea and flora of two inland saltern ecosystems in the Alto Vinalopo Valley, Spain

    Article • Saline Systems, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  58. Respiratory nitrate reductase complex from Haloferax mediterranei: applications on salted wastewater treatments and biosensor engineering

    Article • New Biotechnology, September 2009, Elsevier

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  59. NO3 −/NO2 − assimilation in halophilic archaea: physiological analysis, nasA and nasD expressions

    Article • Extremophiles, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  60. Nitrogen metabolism in haloarchaea

    Article • Saline Systems, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  61. Spectopotentiometric properties and salt-dependent thermotolerance of a [2Fe–2S] ferredoxin-involved nitrate assimilation in Haloferax mediterranei

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, December 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  62. Look on the positive side! The orientation, identification and bioenergetics of ‘Archaeal’ membrane-bound nitrate reductases

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, November 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa, Prof Frank Sargent

  63. Bioremediation of chlorate and perchlorate salted water using Haloferax mediterranei

    Article • Journal of Biotechnology, September 2007, Elsevier

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  64. The effect of ammonium on assimilatory nitrate reduction in the haloarchaeon Haloferax mediterranei

    Article • Extremophiles, June 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  65. Analysis of acidic surface ofHaloferax mediterraneiglucose dehydrogenase by site-directed mutagenesis

    Article • FEBS Letters, February 2007, Wiley

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  66. Organisms of the Nitrogen Cycle Under Extreme Conditions: Low Temperature, Salinity, pH Value and Water Stress

    Article • January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  67. Nitrate and nitrite removal from salted water byHaloferax mediterranei

    Article • Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, January 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  68. An octameric prokaryotic glutamine synthetase from the haloarchaeon Haloferax mediterranei

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, November 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  69. Respiratory nitrate and nitrite pathway in the denitrifier haloarchaeonHaloferax mediterranei

    Article • Biochemical Society Transactions, February 2006, Portland Press Ltd.

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  70. Identification and transcriptional analysis of nitrate assimilation genes in the halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei

    Article • Gene, November 2005, Elsevier

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  71. Respiratory nitrate reductase from haloarchaeon Haloferax mediterranei: biochemical and genetic analysis

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, September 2004, Elsevier

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  72. Nitrate Assimilation in Halophilic Archaea

    Article • January 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  73. NMR studies of a ferredoxin from Haloferax mediterranei and its physiological role in nitrate assimilatory pathway

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, September 2003, Elsevier

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  74. Assimilatory nitrate reductase from the haloarchaeon Haloferax mediterranei: purification and characterisation

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, November 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  75. Assimilatory nitrate reductase from the haloarchaeon Haloferax mediterranei: purification and characterisation

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, November 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  76. Purification and characterisation of a possible assimilatory nitrite reductase from the halophile archaeon Haloferax mediterranei

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, March 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor MARIA-JOSE BONETE, Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

  77. Purification and characterisation of a possible assimilatory nitrite reductase from the halophile archaeonHaloferax mediterranei

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, March 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa