Search Results - "Rodrigues, Ana I."
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Biosurfactant production by Bacillus subtilis using corn steep liquor as culture medium
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (06-02-2015)“…In this work, biosurfactant production by Bacillus subtilis #573 was evaluated using corn steep liquor (CSL) as culture medium. The best results were obtained…”
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A lab-made e-nose-MOS device for assessing the bacterial growth in a solid culture medium
Published in Biosensors (Basel) (01-01-2023)“…The detection and level assessment of microorganisms is a practical quality/contamination indicator of food and water samples. Conventional analytical…”
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Impact of Frost on the Morphology and Chemical Composition of cv. Santulhana Olives
Published in Applied sciences (2022)“…Frost events and extreme weather phenomena greatly affect several characteristics of the olive fruit. This study evaluated the impact of frost on the…”
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Sodium chloride effect on the aggregation behaviour of rhamnolipids and their antifungal activity
Published in Scientific reports (10-10-2017)“…In this work, the antifungal activity of rhamnolipids produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa #112 was evaluated against Aspergillus niger MUM 92.13 and Aspergillus…”
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Valorization of agro-industrial wastes towards the production of rhamnolipids
Published in Bioresource technology (01-07-2016)“…•Oil mill wastewater (OMW) was evaluated as an inductor of rhamnolipid production.•A culture medium containing corn steep liquor, molasses and OMW was…”
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Calcium phosphates and silicon: exploring methods of incorporation
Published in Biomaterials research (2017)“…Bioinorganics have been explored as additives to ceramic bone graft substitutes with the aim to improve their performance in repair and regeneration of large…”
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Bioconversion of agro-industrial by-products in rhamnolipids toward applications in enhanced oil recovery and bioremediation
Published in Bioresource technology (01-02-2015)“…•Two agro-industrial by-products were evaluated for biosurfactant production.•Pseudomonas aeruginosa #112 produced 3.2gbiosurfactant/l in the optimized…”
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Biodegradation of ochratoxin A by Pediococcus parvulus isolated from Douro wines
Published in International journal of food microbiology (01-10-2014)“…Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are a promising solution to reduce exposure to dietary mycotoxins because of the unique mycotoxin decontaminating characteristic of…”
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Rhamnolipids inhibit aflatoxins production in Aspergillus flavus by causing structural damages in the fungal hyphae and down-regulating the expression of their biosynthetic genes
Published in International journal of food microbiology (16-06-2021)“…Aflatoxins are hepatotoxic and carcinogenic fungal secondary metabolites that usually contaminate crops and represent a serious health hazard for humans and…”
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Antioxidant Capacity, Cytotoxicity and Antimycobacterial Activity of Madeira Archipelago Endemic Helichrysum Dietary and Medicinal Plants
Published in Antioxidants (31-10-2014)“…The potential bioactivity of dietary and medicinal endemic Helichrysum plants from Madeira Archipelago was explored, for the first time, in order to supply new…”
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Professional experience before a PhD. Does it pay off?
Published in Frontiers in education (Lausanne) (10-08-2023)“…The number of PhD graduates has been increasing yearly, but the job opportunities in Academia remain the same. This pattern will intensify the pressure on PhD…”
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Elucidating the individual effects of calcium and phosphate ions on hMSCs by using composite materials
Published in Acta biomaterialia (01-04-2015)“…[Display omitted] The biological performance of bone graft substitutes based on calcium phosphate bioceramics is dependent on a number of properties including…”
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Synthesis of 3-aminochromenes: the Zincke reaction revisited
Published in Tetrahedron (19-08-2014)“…3-Aminocoumarines and 2-iminochromen-3-amines were efficiently prepared from the Zincke-ring-opening reaction of the corresponding 2H-chromen-3-pyridinium…”
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Unveiling the effect of three-dimensional bioactive fibre mesh scaffolds functionalized with silanol groups on bacteria growth
Published in Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A (01-09-2016)“…The need to replace or repair deteriorating bones and simultaneously prevent the formation of bacteria biofilm without impairing local tissue integration has…”
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Outlook on the Phase Equilibria of the Innovative System of “Protected Glycerol”: 1,4-Dioxaspiro[4.5]decane-2-methanol and Alternative Solvents
Published in The journal of physical chemistry. A, Molecules, spectroscopy, kinetics, environment, & general theory (23-02-2012)“…Fundamental data on 1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane-2-methanol are scarce. This work presents the foremost systematic data on the solubility of…”
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HPLC quantification of dye flavonoids in Reseda luteola L. from Portugal
Published in Journal of separation science (01-12-2008)“…A HPLC method was developed for the simultaneous identification of Reseda luteola L. (weld) flavonoids and quantification of the main compounds responsible for…”
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Describing natural colors with Munsell and NCS color systems
Published in Color research and application (01-06-2019)“…The Munsell Color System and the Natural Color System are widely used but they have some limitations due to the manufacturing process and sampling choices. To…”
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Volatile composition of red clover ( Trifolium pratense L.) forages in Portugal: The influence of ripening stage and ensilage
Published in Food chemistry (2007)“…The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of three different red clover ( Trifolium pratense L.) forages, fresh plant, hay and silage, were analyzed using GC and…”
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Combinatorial Effect of Silicon and Calcium Release from Starch-Based Scaffolds on Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Adipose Stem Cells
Published in ACS biomaterials science & engineering (14-09-2015)“…Instructive materials able to drive cells, in particular the differentiation of stem cells toward osteoblastic lineages, have been investigated as a promising…”
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Quantification of artemisinin in Artemisia annua extracts by ¹H-NMR
Published in Phytochemical analysis (01-07-2008)“…Artemisinin is a polycyclic sesquiterpene lactone that is highly effective against multidrug-resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum, the etiological agent…”
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