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Aqueous solutions of organic acids as effective solvents for levodopa extraction from Mucuna pruriens seeds by Benfica, Jordana, Morais, Eduarda S., Miranda, Julia S., Freire, Mara G., de Cássia Superbi de Sousa, Rita, Coutinho, João A.P.

“…[Display omitted] •Aqueous solutions of organic acids are promising substitutes for organic solvents.•Performance in the extraction of L-dopa from the seeds of…”
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Equilibrium Data for Aqueous Two-Phase Systems Formed by Ionic Liquid (1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Methanesulfonate, 1‑Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Chloride, and 1‑Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Chloride) and Inorganic Salts (Dibasic Potassium Phosphate and Tripotassium Phosphate) at 298.15 K by Silva Calhau, Pedro Henrique, de Sousa, Rita de Cássia Superbi, Santos, Igor José Boggione, Silva, Simone Monteiro, Coimbra, Jane Sélia dos Reis

“…Equilibrium data were obtained for aqueous two-phase systems composed of ionic liquid (IL) and two inorganic salts (dibasic potassium phosphate, K2HPO4, and…”
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Simulation of ethanol recovery and economic analysis of pectin production on an industrial scale by de Freitas, Cariny Maria Polesca, Júnior, Damázio Borda Sant’Ana, Martins, Ricardo David, Dias, Manoela Maciel dos Santos, Coimbra, Jane Sélia dos Reis, de Sousa, Rita de Cássia Superbi

“…Taking into account that the industrial processing of passion fruit generates significant amounts of waste (only the peels represent 51% of the total mass of…”
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Evaluation of the effect of ionic liquids as adjuvants in polymer-based aqueous biphasic systems using biomolecules as molecular probes by Sousa, Rita de Cássia S., Pereira, Matheus M., Freire, Mara G., Coutinho, João A.P.

“…•The effect of ILs as adjuvants in ABS composed of PEG and salts is investigated.•The partition behavior of antioxidants, alkaloids and amino acids is…”
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Understanding the effect of ionic liquids as adjuvants in the partition of biomolecules in aqueous two-phase systems formed by polymers and weak salting-out agents by Neves, Catarina M.S.S., de Cássia S. Sousa, Rita, Pereira, Matheus M., Freire, Mara G., Coutinho, João A.P.

“…[Display omitted] •The ionic liquids effect as adjuvants was studied in systems formed by water, polymer and salt.•Ionic liquids may be as adjuvants to tailor…”
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Enhanced Extraction of Levodopa from Mucuna pruriens Seeds Using Aqueous Solutions of Eutectic Solvents by Benfica, Jordana, Miranda, Júlia S, Morais, Eduarda S, Freire, Mara G, Coutinho, João A. P, de Cássia Superbi de Sousa, Rita

“…Levodopa (l-dopa) is an amino acid precursor of catecholamines dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine, which can be used in the treatment of Parkinson’s…”
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Tailoring the partitioning of proteins using ionic liquids as adjuvants in polymer-polymer aqueous biphasic systems by Magalhães, Flávia F., Pereira, Matheus M., de Cássia Superbi de Sousa, Rita, Tavares, Ana P.M., Coutinho, João A.P., Freire, Mara G.

“…Aqueous biphasic systems (ABS) are promising for proteins purification; however, when dealing with samples comprising several proteins, the selectivity towards…”
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Potential Challenges of the Extraction of Carotenoids and Fatty Acids from Pequi ( Caryocar brasiliense ) Oil by Carneiro, Camila Rodrigues, Alhaji, Adamu Muhammad, da Silva, César Augusto Sodré, de Sousa, Rita de Cássia Superbi, Monteiro, Simone, Coimbra, Jane Sélia Dos Reis

“…Pequi is a natural source of bioactive compounds with wide versatility for fresh or processed fruit consumption, but it is still little explored economically…”
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Potential of aqueous two‐phase systems for the separation of levodopa from similar biomolecules by Sousa, Rita de Cássia S, Neves, Catarina MSS, Pereira, Matheus M, Freire, Mara G, Coutinho, João AP

“…BACKGROUND Levodopa is a precursor of several neurotransmitters, such as dopamine, and is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. In this work, an…”
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Harmonising dietary datasets for global surveillance: methods and findings from the Global Dietary Database by Karageorgou, Dimitra, Lara Castor, Laura, Padula de Quadros, Victoria, Ferreira de Sousa, Rita, Holmes, Bridget Anna, Ioannidou, Sofia, Mozaffarian, Dariush, Micha, Renata

“…The Global Dietary Database (GDD) expanded its previous methods to harmonise and publicly disseminate individual-level dietary data from nutrition surveys…”
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The challenge of accounting for less frequently consumed foods with a high impact on nutrient intake estimates using the EFSA Comprehensive Food Consumption Database: The example of preformed vitamin A by Valtueña Martínez, Silvia, Bohn, Torsten, Craciun, Ionut, Fabiani, Lucia, Ferreira de Sousa, Rita Sofia, Horvath, Zsuzsanna, Ioannidou, Sofia, Lietz, Georg, Livaniou, Anastasia, Passeri, Giovanni, Naska, Androniki

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Thermodynamic studies of partitioning behavior of lysozyme and conalbumin in aqueous two-phase systems by de Sousa, Rita de Cássia Superbi, dos Reis Coimbra, Jane Sélia, da Silva, Luis Henrique Mendes, da Silva, Maria do Carmo Hespanhol, Rojas, Edwin Elard Garcia, Vicente, Antonio António Augusto

“…The objective of this study was to determine the thermodynamic parameters ( Δ tr G, Δ tr H and Δ tr S) associated with lysozyme and conalbumin partitioning in…”
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Harmless or threatening? Interpreting the results of molecular diagnosis in the context of virus-host relationships by Abade dos Santos, Fábio, Portela, Sara J., Nogueira, Teresa, Carvalho, Carina L., Sousa, Rita de, Duarte, Margarida

“…Research Areas: Microbiology Molecular methods, established in the 1980s, expanded and delivered tools for the detection of vestigial quantities of nucleic…”
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Unraveling the metabolomic profile and acute toxicity of ethanolic extract from Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poir. root bark by de Sousa, Renato Pinto, de Oliveira, Carlos Mario Freitas, de Lima Sousa, Rita de Cassia, Leite, Lucas Luan Lima, Oliveira, André Luiz Ozório, Ferreira, Jady Vitoria Barjud Pereira, de Freitas Pessoa, Ana Marcia, Oliveira, Jorge Luiz Silva, Meireles, Victor de Jesus Silva, Lustosa Barros, Esmeralda Maria, Viana Nunes, Adriana Maria, Chaves, Mariana Helena, do Amaral, Maurício Pires de Moura, Vieira Júnior, Gerardo Magela

“…Mimosa tenuiflora (Fabaceae) is popularly known in Brazil as “Jurema preta”. From the bark of its root, “jurema wine” is obtained, a psychedelic drink used in…”
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Dietary exposure to heavy metals and iodine intake via consumption of seaweeds and halophytes in the European population by Dujardin, Bruno, Ferreira de Sousa, Rita, Gómez Ruiz, Jose Ángel

“…EFSA assessed the relevance of seaweed and halophyte consumption to the dietary exposure to heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury) and the iodine…”
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Portugal in May-July 2020: Results of the First National Serological Survey (ISNCOVID-19) by Kislaya, Irina, Gonçalves, Paulo, Barreto, Marta, Sousa, Rita, Garcia, Ana Cristina, Matos, Rita, Guiomar, Raquel, Rodrigues, Ana Paula

“…The aim of this study was to estimate and describe the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) specific antibodies…”
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Separation of free fatty acids and neutral lipids from an aqueous suspension of crude microalgae oil with ethyl acetate by Ferreira, Isabela Nascimento Tavares, Sousa, Rita de Cássia Superbi, Saldaña, Marleny Doris Aranda, Martins, Marcio Arêdes

“…The aim of this study was to determine the liquid-liquid equilibrium data for a ternary system of water, ethyl acetate and oil from the microalgae Scenedesmus…”
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Anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody for the treatment of remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting oedema: a new outlook? by Noversa de Sousa, Rita, Marques Rocha, Diana, Nair Simões, Marisa, Rosário, Cristina

“…We present the case of an elderly man with a small-joint polyarthritis, accompanied by pitting oedema, involving hands and feet, raising clinical suspicion of…”
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Safety evaluation of the food enzyme glucan‐1,4‐α‐glucosidase from the non‐genetically modified Rhizopus delemar strain CU634‐1775 by Lambré, Claude, Barat Baviera, José Manuel, Bolognesi, Claudia, Cocconcelli, Pier Sandro, Crebelli, Riccardo, Gott, David Michael, Grob, Konrad, Lampi, Evgenia, Mengelers, Marcel, Mortensen, Alicja, Rivière, Gilles, Steffensen, Inger‐Lise, Tlustos, Christina, Van Loveren, Henk, Vernis, Laurence, Zorn, Holger, Glandorf, Boet, Aguilera, Jaime, Andryszkiewicz, Magdalena, Kovalkovicova, Natalia, Liu, Yi, Piazza, Giulio, Ferreira de Sousa, Rita, Chesson, Andrew

“…The food enzyme glucan‐1,4‐α‐glucosidase (4‐α‐d‐glucan glucohydrolase; EC 3.1.2.3) is produced with the non‐genetically modified Rhizopus delemar strain…”
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Safety evaluation of the food enzyme preparation D‐psicose 3‐epimerase from the non‐genetically modified Microbacterium foliorum strain SYG27B by Lambré, Claude, Barat Baviera, José Manuel, Bolognesi, Claudia, Cocconcelli, Pier Sandro, Crebelli, Riccardo, Gott, David Michael, Grob, Konrad, Lampi, Evgenia, Mengelers, Marcel, Mortensen, Alicja, Rivière, Gilles, Steffensen, Inger‐Lise, Tlustos, Christina, Van Loveren, Henk, Vernis, Laurence, Zorn, Holger, Andryszkiewicz, Magdalena, Cabo, Laura Sanmartin, Criado, Ana, Fernàndez‐Fraguas, Cristina, Liu, Yi, Peluso, Silvia, Ferreira de Sousa, Rita, Chesson, Andrew

“…This assessment addresses a food enzyme preparation consisting of the immobilised non‐viable cells of the non‐genetically modified bacterium identified by the…”
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