Position:
head of the department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
senior scientist
Contact:
Phone: + 421/37 6943 247
e-mail: jana.libantova@savba.sk
Research interests
Research on plant chitinases and
β-1,3-glucanases, in the context of plant defense against stress and as part of
the digestive juices of carnivorous plants
Research focused on biochemical antifungal characteristics of purified enzymes for chitinases and β-1,3-glucanases
Testing of individual genes of isolated chitinases and β-1,3-glucanases for the purpose of preparation of transgenic plants in order to increase their resistance to stress
Selected publications (last 5 years)
· RAJNINEC, Miroslav - JOPČÍK, Martin - DANCHENKO, Maksym - LIBANTOVÁ, Jana**. Biochemical and antifungal characteristics of recombinant class I chitinase from Drosera rotundifolia. In International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2020, vol. 161, p. 854-863.
· ĎURECHOVÁ, Dominika* - JOPČÍK, Martin* - RAJNINEC, Miroslav - MORAVČÍKOVÁ, Jana - LIBANTOVÁ, Jana**. Expression of Drosera rotundifolia Chitinase in Transgenic Tobacco Plants Enhanced Their Antifungal Potential. In Molecular Biotechnology, 2019, vol.61, no.12, p.916-928.
· JOPČÍK, Martin - MORAVČÍKOVÁ, Jana - MATUŠÍKOVÁ, Ildikó - BAUER, Miroslav - RAJNINEC, Miroslav - LIBANTOVÁ, Jana. Structural and functional characterisation of a class I endochitinase of the carnivorous sundew (Drosera rotundifolia L.). In Planta, 2017, vol. 245, no. 2, p. 313-327.
· MICHALKO, Jaroslav - RENNER, Tanya - MÉSZÁROS, Patrik - SOCHA, Peter - MORAVČÍKOVÁ, Jana - BLEHOVÁ, Alžbeta - LIBANTOVÁ, Jana - POLÓNIOVÁ, Zuzana - MATUŠÍKOVÁ, Ildikó. Molecular characterization and evolution of carnivorous sundew (Drosera rotundifolia L.) class V beta-1,3-glucanase. In Planta, 2017, vol. 245, no. 1, p. 77-91
· BOSZORÁDOVÁ, Eva - MATUŠÍKOVÁ, Ildikó - LIBANTOVÁ, Jana - ZIMOVÁ, Mária - MORAVČÍKOVÁ, Jana**. Cre-mediated marker gene removal for production of biosafe commercial oilseed rape. In Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2019, vol. 46, no. 6, art. no. 73.