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Physicochemical, Nutritional, and Medicinal Properties of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. and Its Main Agro-Industrial Use: A Review by Martins, Mariana, Ribeiro, Maria H, Almeida, Cristina M M

“…The cactus, (L.) Mill. (OFI) belongs to the family, which contains about 130 genera and nearly 1600 species. This review aims to evaluate this plant from…”
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Can Sophorolipids prevent biofilm formation on silicone catheter tubes? by Pontes, Cristiana, Alves, Marta, Santos, Catarina, Ribeiro, Maria H., Gonçalves, Lídia, Bettencourt, Ana F., Ribeiro, Isabel A.C.

“…[Display omitted] Given the impact of biofilms in health care environment and the increasing antibiotic resistance and/or tolerance, new strategies for…”
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Sustainable trehalose lipid production by Rhodotorula sp.: a promising bio-based alternative by Lopes, Sara, Fahr, Eva, Costa, João, Silva, Andreia B., Lopes, M. Manuel, Faustino, Célia, Ribeiro, Maria H. L.

“…Global environmental concerns drive research toward the development of new eco-friendly compounds to replace pollutant chemicals. This study focuses on…”
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Immobilization of Naringinase in PVA-Alginate Matrix Using an Innovative Technique by Nunes, Mário A. P, Vila-Real, Hélder, Fernandes, Pedro C. B, Ribeiro, Maria H. L

“…A synthetic polymer, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), a cheap and nontoxic synthetic polymer to organism, has been ascribed for biocatalyst immobilization. In this…”
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Development of novel sophorolipids with improved cytotoxic activity toward MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells by Ribeiro, Isabel A. C., Faustino, Célia M. C., Guerreiro, Patrícia S., Frade, Raquel F. M., Bronze, M. Rosário, Castro, Matilde F., Ribeiro, Maria H. L

“…Sophorolipids (SLs) are glycolipid biosurfactants, produced as a mixture of several compounds by some nonpathogenic yeast. In the current study, separation of…”
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Sophorolipids: improvement of the selective production by Starmerella bombicola through the design of nutritional requirements by Ribeiro, Isabel A., Bronze, M. Rosário, Castro, Matilde F., Ribeiro, Maria H. L.

“…Microtiter plates were used as minireactors to study Starmerella bombicola growth and sophorolipid (SL) production. Compositional analysis of SL mixtures by…”
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Response surface optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis of Cistus ladanifer and Cytisus striatus for bioethanol production by Ferreira, Susana, Duarte, Ana P., Ribeiro, Maria H.L., Queiroz, João A., Domingues, Fernanda C.

“…Current ethanol production processes using crops such as sugar cane and corn are well established; however, utilization of a cheaper substrate such as…”
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Operational stability of naringinase PVA lens-shaped microparticles in batch stirred reactors and mini packed bed reactors-one step closer to industry by Nunes, Mário A.P., Rosa, M. Emilia, Fernandes, Pedro C.B., Ribeiro, Maria H.L.

“…•High potential of the strategy PVA/DMSO lens-shaped particles for immobilization.•Naringinase PVA biocatalyst displayed high operational stability and…”
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Production of human milk fat substitutes enriched in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids using immobilized commercial lipases and Candida parapsilosis lipase/acyltransferase by Tecelão, Carla, Silva, Joana, Dubreucq, Eric, Ribeiro, Maria H., Ferreira-Dias, Suzana

“…In human milk fat (HMF), palmitic acid (20–30%), the major saturated fatty acid, is mostly esterified at the sn-2 position of triacylglycerols, while…”
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Naringinases: occurrence, characteristics, and applications by Ribeiro, Maria H.

“…Naringinase, an enzyme complex, is commercially attractive due to its potential usefulness in pharmaceutical and food industries. It is of particular interest…”
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Fluid Flow Regulation of Revascularization and Cellular Organization in a Bioengineered Liver Platform by Baptista, Pedro M, Moran, Emma C, Vyas, Dipen, Ribeiro, Maria H, Atala, Anthony, Sparks, Jessica L, Soker, Shay

“…Modeling of human liver development, especially cellular organization and the mechanisms underlying it, is fundamental for studying liver organogenesis and…”
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Effect of naringin enzymatic hydrolysis towards naringenin on the anti-inflammatory activity of both compounds by Ribeiro, Isabel A., Rocha, João, Sepodes, Bruno, Mota-Filipe, Helder, Ribeiro, Maria H.

“…The aim of this work was the hydrolysis of naringin towards naringenin with immobilized naringinase and the evaluation of their anti-inflammatory activity. An…”
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Selective recovery of acidic and lactonic sophorolipids from culture broths towards the improvement of their therapeutic potential by Ribeiro, Isabel A. C., Bronze, M. Rosário, F. Castro, Matilde, Ribeiro, Maria H. L.

“…Sophorolipids (SLs) were produced by Starmerella bombicola . The separation and purification of SLs are a complex process, since they are produced as a mixture…”
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Exploring Functionalized Magnetic Hydrogel Polyvinyl Alcohol and Chitosan Electrospun Nanofibers by Guerra, Mónica, Garrudo, Fábio F F, Faustino, Célia, Rosa, Maria Emilia, Ribeiro, Maria H L

“…Nanofibrous materials present interesting characteristics, such as higher area/mass ratio and reactivity. These properties have been exploited in different…”
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Microtiter plates versus stirred mini-bioreactors in biocatalysis: A scalable approach by Nunes, Mário A.P., Fernandes, Pedro C.B., Ribeiro, Maria H.L.

“…► A scaled down approach to identify and optimize operational conditions was developed. ► A set of parallel bioreactors system was designed, developed and…”
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Optimization and correlation of HPLC-ELSD and HPLC–MS/MS methods for identification and characterization of sophorolipids by Ribeiro, Isabel A., Bronze, M. Rosário, Castro, Matilde F., Ribeiro, Maria H.L.

“…► TLC, HPLC-ELSD and HPLC–ESI-MS/MS were optimized and correlated for SLs analysis. ► HPLC–ESI-MS/MS analysis allowed identification of SLs from different…”
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Application of statistical modeling for the production of highly pure rhamnolipids using magnetic biocatalysts: Evaluating its efficiency as a bioremediation agent by Rathankumar, Abiram Karanam, Saikia, Kongkona, Ribeiro, Maria H., Cheng, Chin Kui, Purushothaman, Maheswari, Vaidyanathan, Vinoth kumar

“…In the present study, highly pure rhamnolipids (RLs) was produced using biocatalysts immobilized on amino-functionalized chitosan coated magnetic…”
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Exploring Drug Diffusion through a Membrane: A Physical Chemistry Experiment for Health and Life Sciences Undergraduate Students by Ribeiro, Isabel A. C, Faustino, Célia M. C, Guedes, Rita C, Alfaia, António J. I, Ribeiro, Maria H. L

“…The transport of molecules across biological membranes are critical for most cellular processes. Membrane permeability is also a key determinant for drug…”
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Triacylglycerols accumulation and glycolipids secretion by the oleaginous yeast Rhodotorula babjevae Y-SL7: Structural identification and biotechnological applications by Guerfali, Mohamed, Ayadi, Ines, Mohamed, Nadia, Ayadi, Wajdi, Belghith, Hafedh, Bronze, Maria Rosário, Ribeiro, Maria H.L., Gargouri, Ali

“…[Display omitted] •Oleaginous yeast isolation, identification and characterization.•Study of the effect of nutritional parameters on lipids…”
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Design of an immobilized enzyme system for naringin hydrolysis at high-pressure by Pedro, Helder A.L., Alfaia, António J., Marques, João, Vila-Real, Helder J., Calado, António, Ribeiro, Maria H.L.

“…The effect of pressure was studied in an enzymatic reaction with an immobilized biocatalyst. Naringinase immobilized by entrapment in calcium alginate beads…”
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