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New insights into the dermocosmetic potential of the red seaweed Gelidium corneum
Matias, Margarida; Martins, Alice; Alves, Celso; Silva, Joana; Pinteus, Susete; Fitas, Manuel; Pinto, Pedro; Marto, Joana; Ribeiro, HelenaThis work addresses the potential of the red seaweed Gelidium corneum as a source of bioactive ingredients for skin health and wellness in response to the growing awareness regarding the significance of sustainable strategies in developing new nature-based dermocosmetic products. Hydroalcoholic extracts from the dried biomass were subjected to sequential liquid–liquid partitions, affording five different fracti...
Economic Assessment of Energy Consumption in Wastewater Treatment Plants: Appli...
Santos, Eleonora; Albuquerque, António; Lisboa, Inês; Murray, Patrick; Ermis, HandeUnderstanding how to address today’s global challenges is critical to improving corporate performance in terms of economic and environmental sustainability. In wastewater treatment systems, such an approach implies integrating efficient treatment technologies with aspects of the circular economy. In this business field, energy costs represent a large share of operating costs. This work discusses technological a...
Enhanced textile dye decolorization by marine-derived basidiomycete Peniophora ...
Bonugli-Santos, Rafaella C.; Vieira, Gabriela A. L. [UNESP]; Collins, Catherine; Fernandes, Thaís Cristina C. [UNESP]Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T16:40:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2016-05-01; In the present study, the biotechnological potential of the marine-derived fungus Peniophora sp. CBMAI 1063 was investigated in relation to Reactive Black 5 (RB5) dye decolorization and degradation using an integrated statistical design composed of Plackett-Burman design (P&B), central composite design ...
Cloning and expression of a thermostable α-galactosidase from the thermophilic ...
Similä, Janika; Gernig, Anita; Murray, Patrick; Fernandes, Sara; Tuohy, Maria G.The first gene (alpha-gal1) encoding an extracellular alpha-Dgalactosidase from the thermophilic fungus Talaromyces emersonii was cloned and characterized. The alpha-gal1 gene consisted of an open reading frame of 1,792 base pairs interrupted by six introns that encoded a mature protein of 452 amino acids, including a 24 amino acid secretory signal sequence. The translated protein had highest identity with othe...
Metabolic engineering for improved microbial pentose fermentation
Fernandes, Sara; Murray, PatrickGlobal concern over the depletion of fossil fuel reserves, and the detrimental impact that combustion of these materials has on the environment, is focusing attention on initiatives to create sustainable approaches for the production and use of biofuels from various biomass substrates. The development of a low-cost, safe and eco-friendly process for the utilisation of renewable resources to generate value-added...