Working group: Dairy and Microbiology
Pedagogical activity:
- Courses for BSc. degree:
- Food technology (seminar of Dairy technology)
- Food Technology and Biotechnology (Dairy technology)
- Courses for MSc. degree:
- Food Process Chemistry (seminars Enzymes in foods, Milk proteins)
- Food process quality control (sensory analysis, biochemical methods)
- Laboratory of food technology and process control
- Technological project
Supervision of bachelor's and diploma theses, supervision of student projects.
Scientific activity:
- Milk proteins – isolation and analysis
- Preparation, analysis and application of galactooligosaccharides
- Isolation and utilization of human milk components
- Isolation and analysis of vegetable proteins for food use
- Development of hybrid dairy-plant products
Education:
- 2006-2009 bachelor's degree, Biochemstry and Biotechnology, UCT Prague
- 2009-2011 MSc General and Applied Biochemistry, UCT Prague
- 2011-2018 PhD Biochemistry, UCT Prague
Employment experiences:
- 2012-2021 researcher, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, UCT Prague
Selected scientific papers since 2015:
ORCID ID 0000-0003-1001-1320
- Benes, R., D. Koval, I. Svec, A. Macurkova, B. Vrchotova, T. Honzikova, K. Kalenchak, J. Barta, V. Bartova, J. Bedrnicek, F. Lorenc, P. Smetana, and J. Kyselka. "Antimicrobial and Antifungal Activities of Proline-Based 2,5-Diketopiperazines Occurring in Food and Beverages and Their Synergism with Lactic Acid." ACS Agric Sci Technol 5, no. 8 (Aug 18 2025): 1681-92. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsagscitech.5c00236.
- 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
- Kroneislová, A. Macurková, Z. Novotná, R. Jezek, and P. Lovecká, Antimicrobial activity and properties of de novo design of short synthetic lipopeptides. FOLIA MICROBIOLOGICA (2024) 445–457. 10.1007/s12223-024-01132-9.
- Burketova L., J. Martinec, J. Siegel, A. Macurkova, L. Maryska, and O. Valentova, Noble metal nanoparticles in agriculture: impacts on plants, associated microorganisms, and biotechnological practices. BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES (2022). DOI 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.107929.
- Macurková A., L. Maryska, B. Jindrichová, T. Drobníková, B. Vrchotová, R. Pospíchalová, K. Záruba, T. Hubácek, J. Siegel, L. Burketová, P. Lovecká, and O. Valentová, Effect of round-shaped silver nanoparticles on the genetic and functional diversity of soil microbial community in soil and "soil-plant" systems. APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY (2021). DOI 10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.104165.
- Lovecka P., A. Macurkova, K. Zaruba, T. Hubacek, J. Siegel, and O. Valentova, Genomic Damage Induced in Nicotiana tabacum L. Plants by Colloidal Solution with Silver and Gold Nanoparticles. PLANTS-BASEL (2021). DOI 10.3390/plants10061260.
- Lovecká P., A. Svobodová, A. Macurková, B. Vrchotová, K. Demnerová, and Z. Wimmer, Decorative Magnolia Plants: A Comparison of the Content of Their Biologically Active Components Showing Antimicrobial Effects. PLANTS-BASEL (2020). DOI 10.3390/plants9070879.
- Özdemir Z., U. Bildziukevich, M. Wimmerová, A. Macurková, P. Lovecká, and Z. Wimmer, Plant Adaptogens: Natural Medicaments for 21st Century? CHEMISTRYSELECT (2018) 2196–2214. DOI 10.1002/slct.201702682.
- Lovecka P., J. Lipov, K. Thumova, and A. Macurkova, Characterization of Biologically Active Substances from Calendula officinalis. CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY (2017) 1167–1174. DOI 10.2174/1389201019666180226151910.
- Synytsya A., J. Monkai, R. Bleha, A. Macurkova, T. Ruml, J. Ahn, and E. Chukeatirote, Antimicrobial activity of crude extracts prepared from fungal mycelia. ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TROPICAL BIOMEDICINE (2017) 257–261. DOI 10.1016/j.apjtb.2016.12.011.
- Neubauerová T., I. Dolezílková, M. Králová, I. Schevchenko, A. Macurková, M. Sanda, P. Lovecká, M. Macková, and T. Macek: Antibacterial Effect of Compounds of Peptide Nature Contained in Aqueous Extract of Brassica Napus Solanum lycopersicum and Tetragonia tetragonioides Leaves. Journal of Microbiology Biotechnology and Food Sciences (2015) 427–433. DOI 10.15414/jmbfs.2015.4.5.427-433.