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Benildo Sousa Cavada

Benildo Sousa Cavada

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
10063
World Ranking
15665
National Ranking
88

Overview

Benildo Sousa Cavada is affiliated with the Universidade Federal do Ceará in Brazil and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research emphasizes Molecular Biology, Immunology, Organic Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work primarily involves topics such as Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis, Galectins and Cancer Biology, Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins, Transgenic Plants and Applications, Autophagy in Disease and Therapy, and Biochemical and Structural Characterization.

Benildo Sousa Cavada has published numerous articles across several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Glycoconjugate Journal
  • ACS Omega
  • Biochimie
  • Process Biochemistry

Among recent notable papers are:

  • Reviewing Mimosoideae lectins: A group of under explored legume lectins (2020), International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Comprehensive review on Caelsalpinioideae lectins: From purification to biological activities (2020), International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • In depth analysis on the carbohydrate-binding properties of a vasorelaxant lectin from Dioclea lasiophylla Mart Ex. Benth seeds (2021), Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
  • A galactoside-specific Dalbergieae legume lectin from seeds of Vataireopsis araroba (Aguiar) Ducke (2022), Glycoconjugate Journal

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues including Kyria Santiago Nascimento, Vinicius José Silva Osterne, Messias Vital Oliveira, Vanir Reis Pinto-Junior, and Ana Maria Sampaio Assreuy.

Best Publications

  • The complete genome sequence of Chromobacterium violaceum reveals remarkable and exploitable bacterial adaptability

    Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos;Darcy F. De Almeida;Mariangela Hungria;Claudia Teixeira Guimarães

  • Compositional and nutritional attributes of seeds from the multiple purpose tree Moringa oleifera Lamarck

    Jose T A Oliveira;Silvana B Silveira;Ilka M Vasconcelos;Benildo S Cavada

  • Revisiting proteus: do minor changes in lectin structure matter in biological activity? Lessons from and potential biotechnological uses of the Diocleinae subtribe lectins

    B. S. Cavada;T. Barbosa;S. Arruda;T. B. Grangeiro

  • The crystal structure of Canavalia brasiliensis lectin suggests a correlation between its quaternary conformation and its distinct biological properties from Concanavalin A.

    Julia Sanz-Aparicio;Juan Hermoso;Thalles B Grangeiro;Juan J Calvete;Juan J Calvete

  • Anti-inflammatory effect of glucose—mannose binding lectins isolated from Brazilian beans

    A. M. S. Assreuy;M. D. Shibuya;G. J. Martins;M. L. P. De Souza

  • Larvicidal activity of lectins from Myracrodruon urundeuva on Aedes aegypti.

    Roberto Araújo Sá;Nataly Diniz de Lima Santos;Clécia Sipriano Borges da Silva;Thiago Henrique Napoleão

  • Casbane diterpene as a promising natural antimicrobial agent against biofilm-associated infections.

    Victor Alves Carneiro;Hélcio Silva dos Santos;Francisco Vassiliepe Sousa Arruda;Paulo Nogueira Bandeira

  • Binding Studies of α-GalNAc-specific Lectins to the α-GalNAc (Tn-antigen) Form of Porcine Submaxillary Mucin and Its Smaller Fragments

    Tarun K. Dam;Thomas A. Gerken;Benildo S. Cavada;Kyria S. Nascimento

  • Lectin-induced nitric oxide production.

    Jó Luis Andrade;Sergio Arruda;Theolis Barbosa;Luciana Paim

  • Plant lectins, chemical and biological aspects

    R de A Moreira;I L Ainouz;J T De Oliveira;B S Cavada

  • Purification and biological effects of Araucaria angustifolia (Araucariaceae) seed lectin

    Tatiane Santi-Gadelha;Carlos Alberto de Almeida Gadelha;Karoline Sabóia Aragão;Cecı´lia Carvalho de Oliveira

  • Antimicrobial peptide control of pathogenic microorganisms of the oral cavity: a review of the literature.

    Bruno Rocha da Silva;Victor Aragão Abreu de Freitas;Luiz Gonzaga Nascimento-Neto;Victor Alves Carneiro

  • Purification and characterization of a lectin from seeds of Vatairea macrocarpa duke

    Benildo S. Cavada;Cláudia F. Santos;Thalles B. Grangeiro;Edson P. Nunes

  • Human lymphocyte stimulation by legume lectins from the Diocleae tribe.

    M. Barral-Netto;S. B. Santos;A. Barral;L.I.M. Moreira

  • Leguminous lectins as tools for studying the role of sugar residues in leukocyte recruitment.

    N. M. N. Alencar;E. H. Teixeira;A. M. S. Assreuy;B. S. Cavada

  • Diocleinae Lectins Are a Group of Proteins with Conserved Binding Sites for the Core Trimannoside of Asparagine-linked Oligosaccharides and Differential Specificities for Complex Carbohydrates*

    Tarun K. Dam;Benildo S. Cavada;Thalles B. Grangeiro;Claudia F. Santos

  • PREVENTION OF CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE-INDUCED HEMORRHAGIC CYSTITIS BY GLUCOSE-MANNOSE BINDING PLANT LECTINS

    A.M.S. Assreuy;G.J. Martins;G.J. Martins;M.E.F. Moreira;M.E.F. Moreira;G.A.C. Brito;G.A.C. Brito

  • Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of a mucin-binding agglutinin isolated from the red marine alga Hypnea cervicornis

    Flávio da S. Bitencourt;Jozi G. Figueiredo;Mário R. L. Mota;Carla C. R. Bezerra

  • Molecular characterization and crystallization of Diocleinae lectins.

    Juan J. Calvete;Hubert H. Thole;Manfred Raida;Claus Urbanke

  • Rat paw edema and leukocyte immigration induced by plant lectins

    C. A. M. Bento;B. S. Cavada;J. T. A. Oliveira;R. A. Moreira;R. A. Moreira

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan J. Calvete
Juan J. Calvete Spanish National Research Council
Walter Filgueira de Azevedo
Walter Filgueira de Azevedo Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Manoel Barral-Netto
Manoel Barral-Netto Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Fernando Q. Cunha
Fernando Q. Cunha Universidade de São Paulo
Mariana Henriques
Mariana Henriques University of Minho
Karl Gruber
Karl Gruber University of Graz
Libia Sanz
Libia Sanz Spanish National Research Council
Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos
Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos National Laboratory of Scientific Computing
Ana Lúcia S. Rodrigues
Ana Lúcia S. Rodrigues Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
C. Fred Brewer
C. Fred Brewer Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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