Assoc. Prof. Ladislav Čurda, MSc, PhD

Working group: Dairy and Microbiology

Pedagogical activity:

• Bc degree
  • Courses Food Technology  – part Dairy Technology – for Bc degree
  • Supervising Bc projects: 34 students
• MSc degree
  • Food production and nutritional value – part of seminars to this course
  • Technology of dairy products II (Dairy Fermentation Technology)
  • Supervising MSc diploma projects: 60 students
• PhD degree
  • Chemistry and Analysis of Dairy Products 
  • Supervising PhD projects: 11 succesfully finished

Scientific activity:

• Whey proteins – fractionation, enzyme hydrolysis and functional properties of hydrolysates
• Lactose – enzyme hydrolysis, preparation and properties of galactooligosaccharides
• Membrane processes
• Human milk – processing for nutrition of premature babies
• Processing of colostrum

Education:

• 1980 ICT Prague, specialisation Dairy and Fat Technology
• 1987 PhD in Chemistry and Technology of Food at the ICT, Prague

Other activities:

• Member of organization commiittee for National Cheese Competition and conference Milk and Cheeses

Selected scientific papers since 2015:

 ORCID ID 0000-0002-1469-7940

• Botvynko, A., A. Synytsya, and L. Curda. "Synthesis of Galactooligosaccharides with Four Beta-Galactosidases: Structural Comparison of the Products by Hplc, Esi-Ms and Nmr." Biochem Biophys Res Commun 744 (Jan 2025): 151204. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.151204
• Harkavchenko, D., Macurkova, A., Hyrslova, I., Marhons, S., Stetina, J., & Curda, L. (2024). Preparation of a potentially synbiotic dairy product fortified with galactooligosaccharides. J Dairy Res, 91(4), 490-497. doi:10.1017/S0022029925000093
• Marhons, Štěpán, Ivana Hyršlová, Veronika Stetsenko, Eva Jablonská, Martin Veselý, Hana Míchová, Ladislav Čurda, and Jiří Štĕtina. 2023. "Properties of Yoghurt Treated with Microbial Transglutaminase and Exopolysaccharides." International Dairy Journal 144 (2023). https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2023.105701 .
• Hyrslova, I., G. Krausova, J. Smolova, B. Stankova, T. Branyik, H. Malinska, M. Huttl, A. Kana, L. Curda, and I. Doskocil. 2021. “Functional Properties of Chlorella Vulgaris, Colostrum, and Bifidobacteria, and Their Potential for Application in Functional Foods.” APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 11(11). doi: 10.3390/app11115264   
• Hyrslova, I., G. Krausova, J. Smolova, B. Stankova, T. Branyik, H. Malinska, M. Huttl, A. Kana, I. Doskocil, and L. Curda. 2021. “Prebiotic and Immunomodulatory Properties of the Microalga Chlorella Vulgaris and Its Synergistic Triglyceride-Lowering Effect with Bifidobacteria.” FERMENTATION-BASEL 7(3). doi: 10.3390/fermentation7030125 .
• Koval, Daniel, Katsiaryna Alishevich, Kateřina Sasínová, Adéla Ramešová, Štěpán Marhons, Tereza Nešporová, Ladislav Čurda, Monika Kumherová, Jan Bárta, Vladimír Filip, and Jan Kyselka. 2021. “Formation of Dihydrophenolic Acids and Aroma-Active Volatile Phenols by New Strains of Limosilactobacillus Fermentum.” European Food Research and Technology 248(2):599–611. https://doi.10.1007/s00217-021-03907-7 .
• Hyrslova, I., G. Krausova, T. Michlova, A. Kana, and L. Curda. 2020. “Fermentation Ability of Bovine Colostrum by Different Probiotic Strains.” FERMENTATION-BASEL 6(3). doi: 10.3390/fermentation6030093
• Botvynko, A., A. Bednarova, S. Henke, N. Shakhno, and L. Curda. 2019. “Production of Galactooligosaccharides Using Various Combinations of the Commercial Beta-Galactosidases.” BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 517(4):762–66. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.08.001 .
• Shakhno, N., A. Botvynko, J. Ecer, and L. Curda. 2019. “Electrodialysis Application of the Ultrafiltration Permeate of Milk Before and After Reverse Osmosis.” CHEMICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY 42(4):867–73. doi: 10.1002/ceat.201800597 .
• Skalka, V., N. Shakhno, J. Ecer, and L. Curda. 2017. “Separation of Immunoglobulins from Colostrum Using Methods Based on Salting-out Techniques.” CZECH JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCES 35(3):259–66. doi: 10.17221/10/2017-CJFS .
• Botvynko, A., and L. Curda. 2017. “ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS OF GALACTOOLIGASACCHARIDES: COMPARISON OF THE THREE SOLUBLE Beta-GALACTOSIDASES” edited by R. Rapkova, J. Copikova, and E. Sarka. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POLYSACCHARIDES-GLYCOSCIENCE (13th International Conference on Polysaccharides-Glycoscience (ICPG)):96-99 WE-Conference Proceedings Citation Index-Science (CPCI-S).
• Ecer, J., J. Kincl, and L. Curda. 2015. “Using Foil Membranes for Demineralization of Whey by Electrodialysis.” DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT 56(2nd Membrane and Electromembrane Processes Conference (MELPRO)):3273–77. doi: 10.1080/19443994.2014.981924 WE  - Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) WE  - Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S).