Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Enzymology
The Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Enzymology focuses on the use of various types of microorganisms (fungi, bacteria and yeasts) and their secondary metabolites in the field of environmental protection.
The important part of the laboratory is The Culture Collection of Basidiomycetes, which are studied as new sources of secondary metabolites characterized by various activities (antimicrobial, antifungal, antioxidant, etc.) with potential use in the pharmaceutical industry as a new source of natural substances with biological activity.
The aim of the research is to provide an effective alternative in the form of environmentally safe substances and thus reduce the burden on the environment.
Another part of the research is focused on the study of production and immobilization of biotechnologically important enzymes whose application potential is tested in a bioreactor on real samples of water contaminated by drug residues or synthetic dyes etc.
Another area of interest is the characterization and study of microorganisms in real conditions such as forest or farmland, compost, food waste, wastewater or sediment with regard to their use, for example in bioremediation, biodegradation, soil quality improvement or soil regeneration.
Our research group is also involved in studying the process of composting and treating food waste. We analyze these biological materials using valid standards, and the scope of analysis depends on the origin and planned use of compost and bio-waste. In the laboratory, we have several types of composters (electric, rotary) of various sizes and a destructor. Furthermore, we also assess the quality of decomposition and the compost hygiene process using molecular biological methods (sequencing) or by determining enzymatic activities.
Ing. Martina Vršanská, Ph.D.
Head of Laboratory of environmental chemistry and enzymology
Phone: +420 734 252 656
Address: ÚCB AF, třída Generála Píky 1999/5, 61300 Brno – Building K
Office: BA02N3018
Email: martina.vrsanskav@mendelu.
Team members
- Mgr. Stanislava Voběrková, Ph.D.
- Ing. Martina Vršanská, Ph.D.
- Ing. Nikola Schlosserová
- Ing. Ester Kovaříková
- Mgr. Eva Jansová, Ph.D.
Topics of Ph.D. theses
- Optional topic
Topics of bachelor theses
- Verification of the effect of natural antimicrobial substances on inhibiting the growth of pathogenic microorganisms.
- Study of composting gastro waste using molecular biology methods.
- Immobilization of ligninolytic enzymes produced by basidiomycete fungi.
Bachelor thesis
- Oleksandra Ovchynnikova: Study of laccase production by selected species of fungi (2017)
- Adéla Švoncová: Antibacterial effects of propolis (2018)
- Martin Řiháček: Using of modern molecular methods for isolation and identification of ligninolytic enzymes (2018)
- Andrea Blahutová: Degradation of synthetic dyes using Phanerochaete chrysosporium (2018)
- Ester Badinová: Use of ligninolytic enzymes in the degradation of pollutants (2018)
- Žaneta Nedvědická: Use of white rot mushrooms in bioremediation of pollutants (2019)
- Polina Nadtochaeva: Use of ligninolytic enzymes in food industry (2019)
- Petra Šťavíková: Monitoring the microbiological safety of the food waste during its processing (2022)
- Sofiia Lymarenko: Application of the enzyme tyrosinase in the food industry (2021)
- Kristýna Pirochtová: Monitoring of physico – chemical parameters food-waste during its processing (2022)
- Mariia Balycheva: Influence of inoculation of Trametes versicolor and Bacillus subtilis on food waste composting efficiency (2021)
- Jaroslava Bednářová: Determination of ergosterol in food (2022)
- Tereza Bečicová: Determination of streptomycin in honey samples (2022)
- Eliška Kopuncová: Determination of tetracycline in milk (2022)
- Petra Krejčiříková: Použití dřevokazných hub na biosorpci niklu a kadmia (2022)
- Markéta Mlčáková: Skríning a identifikace ligninolytických enzymů basidiomycetních hub izolovaných z českých lesů (2020)
- Vendula Jemelíková: Study of laccase production by batch and continous cultivation (2021)
- Lucie Komárková Studium změn antimikrobiální aktivity houby Ganoderma adspersum pomocí kultivační strategie OSMAC (2023)
- Lucie Malinová Navržení vhodného bakteriálního inokula pro podporu procesu kompostování gastroodpadu (2023)
- Paulína Bírošíková Biodegradace azobarviv působením hub bílé hniloby (2023)
- Lenka Tomková Sledování výskytu patogenních mikroorganismů v potravinovém odpadu po přídavku různých aditiv (2023)
Diploma thesis
- Nikola Schlosserová: Immobilization of lignolytic enzymes (2019)
- Bc. Andrea Blahutová: CLEA imobilizace enzymů z hub bílé a hnědé hniloby (2020)
- Polina Nadtochaeva: Detekce bisfenolu A jako endokrinního disruptoru živočišných organismů (2020)
- Bc. Tereza Dufková: Stanovení kvalitativních parametrů u různých vzorků medu (2021)
- Ing. Sofiia Lymarenko Stanovení aktivity průmyslově významných enzymů produkovaných mikroorganismy izolovanými z potravinového odpadu (2023)
Vedené práce
- Ivana Palkechová (bakalářská práce, rok ukončení 2024): Vliv enkapsulace kmene Bacillus licheniformis na účinnost kompostování potravinového odpadu
- Denisa Stloukalová (bakalářská práce, rok ukončení 2024): Enkapsulace vybraných druhů kvasinek produkujících lipázy
- Vendula Nekvasilová (bakalářská práce, rok ukončení 2024): Ověření účinku přírodních antimikrobiálních látek pro inhibici růstu patogenních mikroorganismů
- Vendulka Pauzarová (bakalářská práce, rok ukončení 2024): Imobilizace ligninolytických enzymů produkovaných basidiomycetními houbami
- Veronika Vaníčková (bakalářská práce, rok ukončení 2024): Ověření kávové sedliny jako antimikrobiální látky pro inhibici růstu patogenních mikroorganismů
- Bc. Petra Šťavíková (diplomová práce, rok ukončení 2024): Sledování parametrů zrání mladého bílého vína
- Bc. Michaela Dobešová (diplomová práce, rok ukončení 2024): Ověření kávové sedliny jako potenciálního substrátu pro bakterie použitelné při bioremediaci
- Ing. Ester Kovaříková (disertační práce, rok ukončení 2024): Studium problematiky kompostování gastroodpadu metodami molekulární biologie
Collaboration with:
- Technical university in Liberec
- Institute of Chemistry of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovak Republic
- Center of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal
- University of West Hungary, Hungary
- Austria, University of Vienna, Department of Environmental Geosciences
- Bereich Holzchemie und Biotechnologie , Team Holzchemie, Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH , Linz, Rakousko
Publications
2022
Valorization of brewer's spent grain using biological treatments and its application in feeds for European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Journal Article
In: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, vol. 10, 2022, ISSN: 2296-4185 .
In: Environmental Technology & Innovation, vol. 26, 2022, ISBN: 2352-1864.
2021
In: Forests, vol. 12, iss. 9, 2021.
In vitro antioxidant and antibacterial activities with polyphenolic profiling of wild cherry, the European larch and sweet chestnut tree bark Journal Article
In: European Food Research and Technology, 2021, ISSN: 2355-2370.
2020
Food waste composting - Is it really so simple as stated in scientific literature? - A case study Journal Article
In: Sci Total Environ, vol. 723, pp. 138202, 2020, ISSN: 1879-1026.
Food waste composting - Is it really so simple as stated in scientific literature? - A case study Journal Article
In: Sci Total Environ, vol. 723, pp. 138202, 2020, ISSN: 1879-1026.
Composting versus mechanical-biological treatment: Does it really make a difference in the final product parameters and maturity Journal Article
In: Waste Manag, vol. 106, pp. 173–183, 2020, ISSN: 1879-2456.
Soil protein as a potential antimicrobial agent against methicillin -resistant Staphylococcus aureus Journal Article
In: Environ Res, vol. 188, pp. 109320, 2020, ISSN: 1096-0953.
2019
Use of soil enzyme activities to assess the recovery of soil functions in abandoned coppice forest systems Journal Article
In: Sci Total Environ, vol. 694, pp. 133692, 2019, ISSN: 1879-1026.
2018
Immobilization of ligninolytic enzymes from white-rot fungi in cross-linked aggregates Journal Article
In: Chemosphere, vol. 202, pp. 694–707, 2018, ISSN: 1879-1298.
2017
Enzyme Production During Composting of Aliphatic–Aromatic Copolyesters in Organic Wastes Journal Article
In: Environmental Engineering Science, vol. 34, iss. 3, 2017.
Effect of inoculation with white-rot fungi and fungal consortium on the composting efficiency of municipal solid waste Journal Article
In: Waste Manag, vol. 61, pp. 157–164, 2017, ISSN: 1879-2456.
Enzyme Production During Composting of Aliphatic–Aromatic Copolyesters in Organic Wastes Journal Article
In: Environmental Engineering Science, vol. 34, no. 3, 2017.
In: Int J Environ Res Public Health, vol. 15, no. 1, 2017, ISSN: 1660-4601.
2016
Induction of Laccase, Lignin Peroxidase and Manganese Peroxidase Activities in White-Rot Fungi Using Copper Complexes Journal Article
In: Molecules, vol. 21, no. 11, 2016, ISSN: 1420-3049.
In: Folia Microbiol (Praha), vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 91–100, 2016, ISSN: 1874-9356.