People

Name Buček Aleš
Position Ph.D. Student
Aleš Buček Aleš Buček
Ph.D. Student


Viral and Microbial Proteins
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry ASCR, v.v.i.
Flemingovo nám. 2, CZ-166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic

Phone: (+420) 220 183 519
Fax: (+420) 224 310 556

 

 
Education
Since 2009 Ph.D. study of biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Ph.D. thesis being elaborated at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR, Prague.
2004-2009 M.Sc. in biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Diploma thesis "Desaturases of a pathogenic yeast Candida parapsilosis" elaborated under supervision of Dr. Olga Hrušková-Heidingsfeldová at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR, Prague.



Papers
 
1. Buček A., Matoušková P., Vogel H., Šebesta P., Jahn U., Weißflog J., Svatoš A., Pichová I.:
Evolution of moth sex pheromone composition by a single amino acid substitution in a fatty acid desaturase.
PNAS, epub ahead of print (2015).
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2. Buček A., Matoušková P., Sychrová H., Pichová I., Hrušková-Heidingsfeldová O.:
Δ12-Fatty Acid Desaturase from Candida parapsilosis Is a Multifunctional Desaturase Producing a Range of Polyunsaturated and Hydroxylated Fatty Acids.
PLoS ONE 9: e93322/1-e93322/10, 2014.
 
3. Buček A., Vogel H., Matoušková P., Prchalová D., Žáček P., Vrkoslav V., Šebesta P., Svatoš A., Jahn U., Valterová I., Pichová I.:
The role of desaturases in the biosynthesis of marking pheromones in bumblebee males.
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 43: 724-731, 2013.