• Agave syrup as a substrate for inulinase production by Kluyveromyces marxianus NRRL Y-7571 

  de Oliveira, Luana Paula de Azevedo; de Oliveira, Tiago Felipe; Contiero, Jonas ; Cazetta, Márcia Luciana (Acta Scientiarum - Biological Sciences, 2016) [Artigo]

  The factorial planning was used to plan and optimize inulinase production by the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus NRRL Y-7571. The experiments were conducted using a Central Composite Design (CCD) 22, at different concentrations ...

• Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Naturally occurring microbial polymers suitable for nanotechnology applications 

  De Paula-Elias, Fabrício C.; De Paula, Carolina B. C. ; De Oliveira, Nayra M. L.; De Almeida, Alex F.; Contiero, Jonas (Handbook of Greener Synthesis of Nanomaterials and Compounds: Volume 2: Synthesis at the Macroscale and Nanoscale, 2021) [Capítulo de livro]

  Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are intracellular microbial polyesters synthesized by many species of Bacteria and Archaea, generally under nutrient limitation and excess of carbon source as storage granules of energy and ...

• FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND RECENT APPLICATIONS OF FACTORIAL STATISTICAL DESIGNS 

  Mainardi, Pedro Henrique ; Bidoia, Ederio Dino (Revista Brasileira de Biometria, 2022) [Artigo]

  Factorial designs have been increasingly used in scientific investigations and technological development. The designs, through the use of matrices with all the treatment combinations, have been capable to effectively ...

• Antibacterial action and target mechanisms of zinc oxide nanoparticles against bacterial pathogens 

  Mendes, Carolina Rosai ; Dilarri, Guilherme ; Forsan, Carolina Froes ; Sapata, Vinícius de Moraes Ruy ; Lopes, Paulo Renato Matos ; de Moraes, Peterson Bueno; Montagnolli, Renato Nallin ; Ferreira, Henrique ; Bidoia, Ederio Dino (Scientific Reports, 2022) [Artigo]

  Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are one of the most widely used nanoparticulate materials due to their antimicrobial properties, but their main mechanism of action (MOA) has not been fully elucidated. This study ...

• Enzymatic Production of Xylooligosaccharides from Xylan Solubilized from Food and Agroindustrial Waste 

  Pereira, Beatriz Salustiano ; de Freitas, Caroline ; Contiero, Jonas ; Brienzo, Michel (Bioenergy Research, 2022) [Artigo]

  A large volume of biomass residue is disposed daily, and the use of chemical and enzymatic treatments is an alternative to reuse it generating value-added products such as xylooligosaccharides (XOS). Banana peel, guava ...

• Rhamnolipids and essential oils in the control of mosquito-borne tropical diseases 

  Salazar-Bryam, Ana Maria ; Silva, Vinicius Luis ; de Abreu, Marina Rodrigues ; Matos, Renata Silva ; da Rocha, Mateus Aparecido Gonçalves ; Neves, Raphael Culim ; Camargo-Mathias, Maria Izabel ; Von Zuben, Claudio José ; Lovaglio, Roberta Barros; Contiero, Jonas (Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021) [Artigo]

  The diseases transmitted by mosquito vectors are a great public health issue. Thus, effective vector control becomes the main strategy to reduce their prevalence. However, insecticide resistance has become a huge concern ...

• Production of l (+) lactic acid by lactobacillus casei ke11: Fed batch fermentation strategies 

  de Oliveira, Paola Monteiro ; Santos, Larissa Provasi ; Coelho, Luciana Fontes ; Avila Neto, Paulo Marcelo ; Sass, Daiane Cristina ; Contiero, Jonas (Fermentation, 2021) [Artigo]

  Lactic acid and its derivatives are widely used in pharmaceutical, leather, textile and food industries. However, until now there have been few systematic reports on fed-batch fermentation for efficient production and high ...

• Laccases produced by Peniophora from marine and terrestrial origin: A comparative study 

  de Jesus Fontes, Bruno ; Kleingesinds, Eduardo Krebs; Giovanella, Patricia ; Junior, Adalberto Pessoa; Sette, Lara Durães (Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2021) [Artigo]

  Although fungal laccases have been widely applied in environmental and industrial processes, little is known about laccases produced by marine fungi. In this study, the laccases from basidiomycetes of marine (Peniophora ...

• Polyhydroxyalkanoates: A short tale from polymer synthesis to future prospects 

  de Paula, Fabrício C. ; de Paula, Carolina B. C. ; Contiero, Jonas (Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Biosynthesis, Chemical Structures and Applications, 2018) [Capítulo de livro]

  Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are bacterial polyesters belonging to the most important group of bio-based and biodegradable polymers. A large number of bacteria possesses the ability to synthesize PHAs as carbon energy ...

• Factors affecting rhamnolipids production by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa LBI 

  Silva, Barbara Henning; Pirôllo, Maria Paula Santos; Lovaglio, Roberta; Costa Siddhartha, G. V.A.O.; Contiero, Jonas ; Loschchagin, Pizzolitto Elisabeth (Research Journal of Biotechnology, 2008) [Artigo]

  This paper presents the results from study investigating the capacity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa LBI growing on several carbon (Hydrophilic substrate) and nitrogen sources. The carbon source (2%) studied were: glycerol, ...

• Yeasts and others parameters of pollution of the Ribeirão Claro stream in Rio Claro, São Paulo 

  Peçanha, Marcela Pellegrini ; Pagnocca, Fernando Carlos ; Rugani, Célio Augusto ; Neves, Fátima Aparecida (Revista de Microbiologia, 1996) [Artigo]

  The main water source of the Rio Claro municipal district (DAAE) was analysed for determining the level of organic contamination. Temperature, pH, light penetration, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, total dissolved phosphate, ...

• Production of β-galactosidase by Trichoderma reesei FTKO-39 in wheat bran: Partial purification of two isozymes 

  Adalberto, P. R.; Massabni, A. C.; Goulart, A. J.; Contiero, J.; Carmona, E. C.; Cardello, L.; Monti, R. (Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2006) [Artigo]

  Trichoderma reesei FTKO-39 grown at 35°C for 5 d on wheat bran supplemented with MgCl2 and lactose as the carbon source produced two isozymes of β-galactosidase: BGT I and BGT II. These isozymes were partially purified on ...

• The formation of anodic sulfide films on tin electrodes 

  Bidóia, Edério D.; de S. Bulhões, Luis Otávio (Corrosion Science, 1990) [Artigo]

  The electrodeposition of tin sulfide on polycrystaline tin from alkaline solution has been investigated using cyclic voltammetry. The first anodic peak in the cyclic voltammogram is associated with the deposition of a Sn ...

• TEOR DE GLICIDIOS TOTAIS E TREALOSE EM ALGUMAS ESPECIES DO GENERO CANDIDA 

  De Angelis, D. F.; De Oliveira, M. C.F.; Furletti, M. E.M. (Revista de Microbiologia, 1979) [Artigo]

• Antibacterial Activity of Isobavachalcone (IBC) Is Associated with Membrane Disruption 

  de Assis, Leticia Ribeiro ; Theodoro, Reinaldo Dos Santos ; Costa, Maria Beatriz Silva ; Nascentes, Julyanna Andrade Silva ; da Rocha, Miguel Divino ; Bessa, Meliza Arantes de Souza; Menezes, Ralciane de Paula; Dilarri, Guilherme ; Hypolito, Giovane Böerner ; Dos Santos, Vanessa Rodrigues et al. (Membranes, 2022) [Artigo]

  Isobavachalcone (IBC) is a natural prenylated chalcone with a broad spectrum of pharmacological properties. In this work, we newly synthesized and investigated the antibacterial activity of IBC against Gram-positive, ...

• Technological challenges and advances: From lactic acid to polylactate and copolymers 

  Coelho, Luciana Fontes ; Beitel, Susan Michelz ; Contiero, Jonas (Materials for Biomedical Engineering: Hydrogels and Polymer-based Scaffolds, 2019) [Capítulo de livro]

  Lactic acid is an organic acid that has been extensively used worldwide in a variety of industrial and biotechnological applications. Lactic acid can be obtained chemically or by microbial fermentation. Production by ...

• Lignin surface area influenced by biomass heterogeneity and pretreatment process 

  de Azevedo, Gabriel Oliveira ; Shimizu, Felipe Lange ; Fontes, Luciana Coelho ; Contiero, Jonas ; Brienzo, Michel (Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2022) [Artigo]

  Biomass conversion is challenged by the heterogeneity and lignin, a component that acts as a barrier to the enzymatic hydrolysis of polysaccharides. This study evaluated the effect of pretreatments on different fractions ...

• Effects of metals on activity and community of sulfate-reducing bacterial enrichments and the discovery of a new heavy metal-resistant SRB from Santos Port sediment (São Paulo, Brazil) 

  Zampieri, Bruna Del Busso ; Nogueira, Elis Watanabe; de Oliveira, Ana Julia Fernandes Cardoso ; Sánchez-Andrea, Irene; Brucha, Gunther (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022) [Artigo]

  Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) can be used to remove metals from wastewater, sewage, and contaminated areas. However, metals can be toxic to this group of bacteria. Sediments from port areas present abundance of SRB and ...

• Use of Complex Network Modelling to Assess the Influence of the Parameters on Water Quality of Rivers 

  Gayer, Fernanda Almeida Marchini; de Angelis, Dejanira de Franceschi ; de Angelis, Andre Franceschi; Poletti, Elaine Cristina Catapani (Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 2021) [Artigo]

  The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of parameters, used in the monitoring and classification of the rivers water quality, for the analysis of environmental impacts in two important water resources in the ...

• L-asparaginase and Biosurfactants Produced by Extremophile Yeasts from Antarctic Environments 

  Correa, Higor Tulio; Vieira, William Fernando; Pinheiro, Tais Magalhães Abrantes; Cardoso, Vicelma Luis; Silveira, Edgar; Sette, Lara Durães ; Pessoa, Adalberto; Filho, Ubirajara Coutinho (Industrial Biotechnology, 2020) [Artigo]

  In this study, L-asparaginase and biosurfactants production by yeasts isolated from marine and terrestrial Antarctic environments was investigated. L-asparaginase production was determined by assessing enzyme activity and ...

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