Researcher
Sophie Roelants
- Disciplines:Industrial molecular engineering of nucleic acids and proteins, Industrial biotechnology diagnostics, Industrial microbiology, Algae biotechnology, Industrial biotechnology not elsewhere classified
Affiliations
- Department of Biotechnology (Department)
Member
From1 Jan 2018 → 31 Dec 2023 - Department of Biochemical and microbial technology (Department)
Member
From15 Jan 2009 → 31 Dec 2017
Projects
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- Efficient biosynthesis of innovative branched sophorolipids through elucidation and engineering of the biosynthetic pathway.From1 Nov 2022 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- Fermentomics: development of an integrative real-time metabolomics approach for the enhanced production of biochemicals: a case study for innovative biosurfactant moleculesFrom1 Nov 2020 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- Unravelling the regulation of secondary metabolite clusters in non-conventional yeasts: sophorolipid biosynthesis by Starmerella bombicola as a case studyFrom1 Nov 2020 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
Publications
1 - 10 of 92
- Tuning the antimicrobial activity of microbial glycolipid biosurfactants through chemical modification(2024)
Authors: Melike Pala, Martijn Castelein, Camille Dewaele, Sophie Roelants, Wim Soetaert, Christian Stevens
- Acidic sophorolipid and antimicrobial peptide based formulation as antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents(2023)
Authors: Sahadevan Seena, Rafaela Ferrão, Melike Pala, Sophie Roelants, Wim Soetaert, Christian Stevens, Lino Ferreira, Akhilesh Rai
- Improved production of novel (bola) glycolipid biosurfactants with the yeast Starmerella bombicola through an integrative approach combining genetic engineering and multiomics analyses(2023)Series: Foundations and Frontiers in Enzymology
Authors: Martijn Castelein, Nicolas de Fooz, Goedele Luyten, Lisa Van Renterghem, Sven Dierickx, Stijn Bovijn, Sophie Roelants, Lynn Vanhaecke, Wim Soetaert, Gloria Soberón-Chávez
Pages: 183 - 202 - Aqueous self-assembly of a wide range of sophorolipid and glucolipid microbial bioamphiphiles (biosurfactants) : considerations on the structure-properties relationship(2023)
Authors: Niki Baccile, Alexandre Poirier, Patrick Le Griel, Petra Pernot, Melike Pala, Sophie Roelants, Wim Soetaert, Christian Stevens
- 'Unlocking the potential of a glycolipid platform through chemical modification'(2023)
Authors: Melike Pala, Sophie Roelants, Wim Soetaert, Christian Stevens
- From bumblebee to bioeconomy : recent developments and perspectives for sophorolipid biosynthesis(2022)
Authors: Sven Dierickx, Martijn Castelein, Jelle Remmery, Veerle De Clercq, Sofie Lodens, Niki Baccile, Sofie De Maeseneire, Sophie Roelants, Wim Soetaert
- Influence of bioprocess parameters on sophorolipid production from bakery waste oil(2022)
Authors: Ming Ho To, Huaimin Wang, Tsz Nok Lam, Guneet Kaur, Sophie Roelants, Carol Sze Ki Lin
- An interdisciplinary-omics study to boost continuous bolaform sophorolipid production(2021)
Authors: Sven Dierickx, Karolien Maes, Sophie Roelants, Lieven Van Meulebroek, Sofie De Maeseneire, Lynn Vanhaecke, Wim Soetaert
Number of pages: 1 - Bioconversion of food waste to produce industrial-scale sophorolipid syrup and crystals : dynamic Life Cycle Assessment (dLCA) of emerging biotechnologies(2021)
Authors: Xiaomeng Hu, Karpagam Subramanian, Huaimin Wang, Sophie Roelants, Wim Soetaert, Guneet Kaur, Carol Sze Ki Lin, Shauhrat S. Chopra
- Guiding environmental sustainability of emerging bioconversion technology for waste-derived sophorolipid production by adopting a dynamic life cycle assessment (dLCA) approach(2021)
Authors: Xiaomeng Hu, Karpagam Subramanian, Huaimin Wang, Sophie Roelants, Ming Ho To, Wim Soetaert, Guneet Kaur, Carol Sze Ki Lin, Shauhrat S. Chopra
Patents
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- Efficient synthesis of sophorosides via ozonolysis (Inventor)
- Improved production of symmetrical bolaform sophorosides (Inventor)
- Improved production of symmetrical bolaform sophorosides (Inventor)
- Lactonase derived from Candida bombicola and uses thereof (Inventor)
- Yeast strains modified in their sophorolipid production and uses thereof (Inventor)
- Methods to produce bolaamphiphilic glycolipids (Inventor)