Name: Ana Lucia Figueiredo Porto

Title: Full Professor

Affiliation: University Rural Federal of Pernambuco, Brazil

Email: analuporto@yahoo.com.br

Research fields:

· Applied Enzymology

· Biocatalysis

· Biomedical Enzymology

· Coformational Dynamics of Enzymes

· Enzyme Binding Studies

· Enzyme Inhibition and Inhibitors

· Enzyme Therapy

· Enzymes and Metabolism

· Enzymes in Biotechnology

· Enzymes in Medicine

· Enzymes in Nutrition

· Enzymes in Pharmacology

· Experimental Techniques in Enzymology

· Industrial Enzymology

· Mechanisms of Enzyme Reactions

· Novel Applications of Enzymes

Qualifications:

1998 Ph.D., University State of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

1994 M.Sc., University Federal of Pernambuco,Brazil

1980 B.Sc., University Rural Federal of Pernambuco, Brazil

Publications:

1. Brandao, R. M. P. ; Nascimento, T. P. ; Pedrosa, Raquel Bezerra ; Porto, Ana Lucia F. . FDS, a novel saponin isolated from Felicium decipiens: Lectin interaction and Biological 2 complementary activities. PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY, v. 1, p. 1, 2020.

2. Costa, R. B. ; Brandao, R. M. P. ; Pedrosa, Raquel Bezerra ; Albuquerque, W. ; Porto, Ana Lucia Figueiredo . Ultrasound-assisted enzyme catalyzed hydrolysis of collagen to produce peptides with biomedical potential: Collagenase from Aspergillus terreus UCP1276. BIOELECTROMAGNETICS, v. 1, p. 1, 2020.

3. Fernandes, Lígia Maria Gonçalves ; Da Cunha, Márcia Nieves Carneiro ; De Carvalho Silva, Jônatas ; Porto, Ana Lúcia Figueiredo ; Porto, Tatiana Souza . Purification and characterization of a novel Aspergillus heteromorphus URM 0269 protease extracted by aqueous two-phase systems PEG/citrate. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS, v. 1, p. 113957, 2020

4. Silva, M. M. ; Rocha, T. A. ; Moura, D. F. ; Chagas, C. A. ; Aguiar Junior, F. C. A. ; Santos, N. P. S. ; Sobral, R. V. S. ; Nascimento, J. M. ; Leit, A. C. L. ; Pastrana, L. ; Brandao, R. M. P. ; Nascimento, T. P. ; Porto, Ana L.F. . Effect of acute exposure in swiss mice (Mus musculus) to a fibrinolytic protease produced by Mucor subtilissimus UCP 1262: An histomorphometric, genotoxic and cytological approach. REGULATORY TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY, v. 103, p. 282-291, 2019.

5. Nobre, Clarisse ; Do Nascimento, Ana Karoline Caitano ; Silva, Soraia Pires ; Coelho, Elisabete ; Coimbra, Manuel A. ; Cavalcanti, Maria Taciana Holanda ; Teixeira, José António ; Porto, Ana Lúcia Figueiredo . Process development for the production of prebiotic fructo-oligosaccharides byPenicillium citreonigrum. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, v. 1, p. 1, 2019.

6. Pequeno, Alexsandra C. L. ; Arruda, Aline A. ; Silva, Douglas F. ; Duarte Neto, José M. W. ; Silveira Filho, Vladimir M. ; Converti, Attilio ; Marques, Daniela A. V. ; Porto, Ana L. F. ; Lima, Carolina A. . Production and characterization of collagenase from a new Amazonian Bacillus cereus strain. PREPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOTECHNOLOGY, v. 1, p. 1-9, 2019.

7. Duarte, J. M. ; Wanderley, M. C. A. ; Lima, C. A. ; Porto, A.L.F. . Single step purification via magnetic nanoparticles of new broad pH active protease from Penicillium aurantiogriseum. PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION, v. 1, p. 1, 2018.

8. Silva, P. E. C. ; Pedrosa, Raquel Bezerra ; Porto, A. L. F. . In vitro thrombolytic activity of a purified fibrinolytic enzyme from Chlorella vulgaris. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY B-ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES, v. 1092, p. 524-529, 2018.

9. De Melo Oliveira, Vagne ; Coelho De Araújo Neri, Robson ; Duarte Do Monte, Flávia Thuane ; Roberto, Nathália Albuquerque ; Silva Costa, Helane Maria ; Dias Assis, Caio Rodrigo ; Santos, Juliana Ferreira ; Bezerra, Ranilson Souza ; Figueiredo Porto, Ana Lúcia . Crosslink-free collagen from Cichla ocellaris: structural characterization by FT-IR spectroscopy and densitometric evaluation. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE, v. 01, p. 01, 2018.

10. Duarte, J. M. ; Maciel, J. C. ; Campos, Julia Furtado ; Carvalho-Junior, L. B. ; Albuquerque Lima, Carolina ; Porto, ALF . Optimization of Penicillium Aurantiogriseum Protease Immobilization on Magnetic Nanoparticles for Antioxidant Peptides Obtainment. Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology, v. 01, p. 01, 2017

11. Liu, Tatiana Pereira Shiu Lin ; Brandão Costa, Romero Marcos Pedrosa ; De Vasconcelos Freitas, Dante Jordão ; Oliveira Nacimento, Cynthia ; De Souza Motta, Cristina Maria ; Bezerra, Raquel Pedrosa ; Nunes Herculano, Polyanna ; Porto, Ana Lucia Figueiredo . Tannase from Aspergillus melleus improves the antioxidant activity of green tea: purification and biochemical characterisation. International Journal of Food Science & Technology (Print), v. 52, p. 652-661, 2017.

12. Silva, P. E. C. ; Pedrosa, Raquel Bezerra ; Porto, A. L. F. . An overview about fibrinolytic enzymes from microorganisms and algae: production and characterization. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, v. 4, p. 1-11, 2016

13. Silva, G. M. M. ; Pedrosa, Raquel Bezerra ; Teixeira,J.A. ; Silva, F. De O. ; Correia, J. M. ; Porto, Tatiana Souza ; Lima-Filho, J.L. ; Porto, A.L.F. . Screening, production and biochemical characterization of a new fibrinolytic enzyme produced by Streptomyces sp. (Streptomycetaceae) isolated from Amazonian lichens. Acta Amazonica (Impresso), v. 46, p. 301-310, 2016.

14. Santos, M.G.S ; Bezerra, J. D. P ; Svedese, V. M. ; Sousa, M. A ; Silva, D. C. V. ; Maciel, M. H. C ; Paiva, L. M. ; Porto, A.L.F ; Motta, C. M. S . Production of L-asparaginase by endophytic fungi from cactus of the Brazilian tropical dry forest. SYDOWIA, v. 67, p. 147-156, 2015.

15. Nascimento, T. P. ; Sales, A. E. ; Porto, C. S. ; Brandao, R. M. P. ; Campos-Takaki, G. M. ; Teixeira,J.A. ; Tatiana, S. Porto ; Porto, A. L. F. . Production and characterization of new firinolytic protease from Mucor subtillissimus UCP1262 in solid-state fermentatio. Advances in Enzymes Reseach, v. 3, p. 81-91, 2015.