Publications

• E. Walls, J. L. Martinez , E. A. del Rio Chanona  and L. Rios-Solis.  Definitive screening for accelerated Taxol biosynthetic pathway optimization and scale up in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell factories. Manuscript accepted for publication to The Biotechnology Journal in September 2021.
• P. Guaman-Bautista, E. Moreta U, C. G. O.-Arias, M. Torres-Arias, N. C. Kyriakidis, K. Malcı, N.Jonguitud-Borrego, L. Rios-Solis, E. Ramos-Martinez, A. López-Cortés, C. Barba-Ostria. Tracking SARS-CoV-2: novel trends and diagnostic strategies. Manuscript accepted for publication to the Journal of Diagnostics in September  2021.
• Morris, R. Gacia Arrazola, L. Rios-Solis and P. A. Dalby. Biophysical characterization of the inactivation of E. coli transketolase by aqueous co-solvents. BioRxiv. .doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.09.140988.  2021. Manuscript submitted to Nature Scientific Report in September 2021
• Malcı, E. Watts, J. Y. Auxillos, B. Nowrouzi,T. M. Roberts, H. Oss Boll, C. Zolnier Sousa do Nascimento, A. Andreou, S. Panke,  E. Wallace, A. Elfick, L. Rios-Solis. Standardisation of Synthetic Biology for Saccharomyces cerevisiae and emerging yeast species. Manuscript submitted to the Journal of ACS Synthetic Biology in August 2021.
• Teworte, K. Malcı, L. E. Walls,  M. Halim, L. Rios-Solis. Recent advances in fed-batch microscale bioreactor design. Manuscript submitted to Biotechnology Advances in August 2021.
• Jonguitud-Borrego, K. Malci ,M. Anand, E. Baluku, C. Webb, L. Liang, C. Barba Ostria, L. P. Guaman Bautista, L. Rios-Solis. Automated Screening for COVID-19 using an optimized one pot CRIPSR Cas9/ Replication Protein A assay. Manuscript submitted to the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics in July. 2021.
• Temisak, J. Boonil, W. Yenchum, K. Hongthong, T. yat, L. Rios-Solis and P. Morris.  Accurate determination of meat mass fractions using DNA measurements for quantifying met adulteration. 2021. International Journal of Food Science and Technology. In Press.  BioRxiv. doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.14.150375.
• Nowrouzi, L. Rios-Solis. The redox power: Hidden gem for improving whole-cell P450-catalysed terpenoid biosynthesis. 2021. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. In Press.
• Muhammad Fakhri Zainuddin, Chong Kar Fai, Arbakariya B Ariff, Leonardo Rios-Solis, Murni Halim. Current Pretreatment/Cell Disruption and Extraction Methods Used to Improve Intracellular Lipid Recovery from Oleaginous Yeasts. Microorganisms 9(2)

P. Wilk, H. Murni, L. Rios-Solis. 2018. Recent Advances and Impacts of Microtiter Plate-Based Fermentations in Synthetic Biology and Bioprocess Development. Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology, 4th edition. Taylor and Francis Publishers. 18:359-372

 N.F Fazilah, A.B Ariff, M.E Khayat, L. Rios-Solis, M Halim. 2018. Influence of probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics and bioactive phytochemicals on the formulation of functional yogurt. J. Funct. Foods 48, 387-399. doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2018.07.039

 M. Othman, A. B. Ariff, M. R. Kapri, L. Rios-Solis, M. Halim. 2018. Growth enhancement of probiotic Pediococcus acidilactici by extractive fermentation of lactic acid exploiting anion-exchange resin. Fronts. Microbiol. 9, 2554. doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02554

J. Wong, T. de Rond, L. d’Espaux, C. V. Horst, I. Dev, L. Rios-Solis, J. Kirby, H. Scheller, Jay Keasling. 2018. High-titer production of lathyrane diterpenoids from sugar by engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Metab. Eng. 45:142-148. doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2017.12.007

P. Morris, L. Rios-Solis, R. Garc.a-Arrazola, G. J. Lye and P. A. Dalby. 2016. Impact of cofactorbinding loop mutations on thermotolerance and activity of E. coli transketolase. Enz Microb Tech. 89:85-91. DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2016.04.003

L. Rios-Solis, P. Morris, H. Al-Bahrani, C. Du. Immobilized biospheres filtration system using unidirectional flow. U.K. Patent Application GB1602673.4, filed 16 February 2016. Patent Pending.

C.J. Du, L. Rios-Solis, J.M. Ward, P. A. Dalby, G. J. Lye. 2014. Evaluation of the CV2025 ω-transaminase for the bioconversion of lignin breakdown products into value-added chemicals. Biocat. Biotrans. 32:302-313. doi.org/10.3109/10242422.2014.976632

M. Halim, L. Rios-Solis. M. Micheletti, J. M. Ward and G.J. Lye. 2014. Microscale methods to rapidly evaluate bioprocess options for increasing bioconversion yields: application to the ω-transaminase synthesis of chiral amines. Bioprocess Biosyst. Eng. 37:931-41. DOI: 10.1007/s00449-013-1065-5

L. Rios-Solis, M. Halim, A. C.zares, P. Morris, J. M. Ward, H.C. Hailes, P.A. Dalby, F. Baganz and G.J. Lye. 2011. A toolbox approach for the rapid evaluation of multi-step enzymatic syntheses comprising a ‘mix and match’ E. coli expression system with microscale experimentation. Biocat. Biotrans. 29: 192-203. doi.org/10.3109/10242422.2011.609589

F. Baganz, S. Matosevic, L. Rios, G. Lye, A. Jadhav, N. Szita. 2009. Towards engineering of de novo pathways for the synthesis of chiral chemicals using in vitro and in vivo approaches. New Biotechnol. 25: 159-160. 10.1016/j.nbt.2009.06.511