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Isabel Moura is affiliated with Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Energy. Within these broad fields, Moura's work covers subfields such as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Molecular Biology, Inorganic Chemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Pollution.

The scientist's main research topics include metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal, microbial fuel cells and bioremediation, metal complexes synthesis and properties, and metal-catalyzed oxygenation mechanisms.

Isabel Moura has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Selenium-More than Just a Fortuitous Sulfur Substitute in Redox Biology, 2023, published in Molecules
  • The effect of pH on Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus denitrification pathway and nitrous oxide reductase, 2020, published in JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry
  • Proton-coupled electron transfer mechanisms of the copper centres of nitrous oxide reductase from Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus - An electrochemical study, 2020, published in Bioelectrochemistry
  • Molybdenum-Copper Antagonism In Metalloenzymes And Anti-Copper Therapy, 2024, published in ChemBioChem
  • Preditores de Mortalidade Hospitalar nos Pacientes Tratados por Angioplastia Primária: Um Estudo de Caso-Controle Multicêntrico, 2022, published in Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues such as José J. G. Moura, Sofia R. Pauleta, Marta S. P. Carepo, Cristina M. Cordas, and Luísa B. Maia.

Isabel Moura's work is often published in specific venues, including JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, Molecules, Revista de Extensão IAES., Arquivos de Asmas Alergia e Imunologia, and Brazilian Journal of Health Review.

Best Publications

  • Crystal Structure of the Xanthine Oxidase-Related Aldehyde Oxido-Reductase from D. gigas

    Maria J. Romão;Margarida Archer;Isabel Moura;José J. G. Moura

  • A Novel Type of Catalytic Copper Cluster in Nitrous Oxide Reductase

    K. Brown;M. Tegoni;M. Prudêncio;A. Pereira

  • Crystal structure of the first dissimilatory nitrate reductase at 1.9 A solved by MAD methods.

    João M. Dias;Manuel E. Than;Andreas Humm;Robert Huber

  • The three classes of hydrogenases from sulfate-reducing bacteria of the genus Desulfovibrio

    G. Fauque;H.D. Peck;J.J.G. Moura;B.H. Huynh

  • A structure-based catalytic mechanism for the xanthine oxidase family of molybdenum enzymes

    Robert Huber;Peter Hof;Rui O. Duarte;Jose J. G. Moura

  • Bacterial nitrate reductases: Molecular and biological aspects of nitrate reduction.

    P.J. González;C. Correia;Isabel Moura;C.D. Brondino;C.D. Brondino

  • Moessbauer study of D. gigas ferredoxin II and spin-coupling model for Fe3S4 cluster with valence delocalization

    V. Papaefthymiou;J. J. Girerd;I. Moura;J. J. G. Moura

  • Metalloenzymes of the denitrification pathway.

    P. Tavares;A.S. Pereira;J.J.G. Moura;I. Moura

  • Nitrous oxide reductase

    Sofia Rocha Pauleta;Simone Dell'Acqua;Simone Dell'Acqua;Isabel Maria Andrade Martins Galhardas de Moura

  • Revisiting the Catalytic CuZ Cluster of Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Reductase EVIDENCE OF A BRIDGING INORGANIC SULFUR

    Kieron Brown;Kristina Djinović-Carugo;Tuomas Haltia;Inês Cabrito

  • Evidence for a three-iron center in a ferredoxin from Desulfovibrio gigas. Mössbauer and EPR studies.

    B H Huynh;J J Moura;I Moura;T A Kent

  • Redox intermediates of Desulfovibrio gigas [NiFe] hydrogenase generated under hydrogen. Mössbauer and EPR characterization of the metal centers.

    M. Teixeira;I. Moura;A. V. Xavier;José J. G. Moura

  • Gene Sequence and the 1.8 Å Crystal Structure of the Tungsten-Containing Formate Dehydrogenase from Desulfovibrio gigas

    Hans Raaijmakers;Sofia Macieira;Sofia Macieira;João M Dias;Susana Teixeira

  • Chromatographic-based methods for pesticide determination in honey: An overview

    R. Rial-Otero;E.M. Gaspar;I. Moura;J.L. Capelo

  • NMR studies of electron transfer mechanisms in a protein with interacting redox centres: Desulfovibrio gigas cytochrome c3.

    Helena Santos;José J. G. Moura;Isabel Moura;Jean LeGALL

  • Interconversions of [3Fe-3S] and [4Fe-4S] clusters. Mössbauer and electron paramagnetic resonance studies of Desulfovibrio gigas ferredoxin II.

    J. J G Moura;I. Moura;T. A. Kent;J. D. Lipscomb

  • Electron paramagnetic resonance studies on the mechanism of activation and the catalytic cycle of the nickel-containing hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio gigas.

    M. Teixeira;M. Teixeira;I. Moura;I. Moura;A. V. Xavier;A. V. Xavier;B. H. Huynh

  • Mössbauer characterization of the iron-sulfur clusters in Desulfovibrio vulgaris hydrogenase.

    Alice S. Pereira;Pedro Tavares;Isabel Moura;José J. G. Moura

  • Detection and Characterization of Exchangeable Protons Bound to the Hydrogen-Activation Nickel Site of Desulfovibrio gigas Hydrogenase: A 1H and 2H Q-Band ENDOR Study

    Chaoliang Fan;Miguel Teixeira;José J. G. Moura;Isabel Moura

  • The presence of redox-sensitive nickel in the periplasmic hydrogenase from Desulfovibriogigas

    J. LeGall;P.O. Ljungdahl;I. Moura;H.D. Peck

Frequent Co-Authors

José J. G. Moura
José J. G. Moura Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Jean LeGall
Jean LeGall University of Georgia
Maria João Romão
Maria João Romão Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Miguel Teixeira
Miguel Teixeira Universidade Nova de Lisboa
António V. Xavier
António V. Xavier Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Harry D. Peck
Harry D. Peck University of Georgia
José Luis Capelo
José Luis Capelo Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Juan J. Calvete
Juan J. Calvete Spanish National Research Council
John A. Shelnutt
John A. Shelnutt University of Georgia
Bart Devreese
Bart Devreese Ghent University

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