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José C. S. dos Santos

José C. S. dos Santos

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2025

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8254
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Chemistry

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9281
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Overview

José C. S. dos Santos is affiliated with Universidade Federal do Ceará in Brazil. Their research spans multiple interdisciplinary fields, primarily focusing on engineering and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work extensively addresses enzyme catalysis and immobilization, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, electrochemical sensors and biosensors, and biofuel-related topics such as biodiesel production and applications as well as biofuel production and bioconversion.

Their recent notable publications include studies in diverse scientific journals. Among these are:

  • "Opportunities for improving biodiesel production via lipase catalysis" (2020, Fuel)
  • "Biodiesel production from microalgae using lipase-based catalysts: Current challenges and prospects" (2022, Algal Research)
  • "Liquid lipase preparations designed for industrial production of biodiesel. Is it really an optimal solution?" (2020, Renewable Energy)
  • "An overview on the conversion of glycerol to value-added industrial products via chemical and biochemical routes" (2021, Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry)
  • "Current Status and Future Perspectives of Supports and Protocols for Enzyme Immobilization" (2021, Catalysts)

José C. S. dos Santos frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. The most common coauthors include Francisco Simão Neto, Rafael Leandro Fernandes Melo, Maria Cristiane Martins de Souza, Paulo Gonçalves de Sousa, and Antônio Luthierre Gama Cavalcante.

The scientist's work appears regularly in specific publication venues. These include:

  • Catalysts
  • ACS Omega
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their fields of study focus on Engineering and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with subfields extending to Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Biomaterials.

Their research topics reflect a strong emphasis on enzyme catalysis and immobilization, microbial metabolic engineering, and bioproduction, along with applications in electrochemical sensors and biosensors, biodiesel production, and biomass conversion technologies. Hybrid renewable energy systems also form part of their scientific inquiry.

Best Publications

  • Importance of the Support Properties for Immobilization or Purification of Enzymes

    Jose Cleiton S. dos Santos;Jose Cleiton S. dos Santos;Oveimar Barbosa;Claudia Ortiz;Angel Berenguer‐Murcia

  • Immobilization of lipases on hydrophobic supports: immobilization mechanism, advantages, problems, and solutions.

    Rafael C. Rodrigues;Jose J. Virgen-Ortíz;José C.S. dos Santos;Ángel Berenguer-Murcia

  • Novozym 435: the “perfect” lipase immobilized biocatalyst?

    Claudia Ortiz;María Luján Ferreira;Oveimar Barbosa;José C. S. dos Santos

  • Immobilization of lipases on hydrophobic supports involves the open form of the enzyme

    Evelin A. Manoel;Evelin A. Manoel;José Cleiton Sousa dos Santos;José Cleiton Sousa dos Santos;Denise Maria Guimarães Freire;Nazzoly Rueda

  • Polyethylenimine: a very useful ionic polymer in the design of immobilized enzyme biocatalysts.

    Jose J. Virgen-Ortíz;José C. S. dos Santos;Ángel Berenguer-Murcia;Oveimar Barbosa

  • Opportunities for improving biodiesel production via lipase catalysis

    Francisco Thálysson Tavares Cavalcante;Francisco Simao Neto;Italo Rafael de Aguiar Falcão;José Erick da Silva Souza

  • Chemical Modification in the Design of Immobilized Enzyme Biocatalysts: Drawbacks and Opportunities.

    Nazzoly Rueda;Nazzoly Rueda;Jose C. S. dos Santos;Jose C. S. dos Santos;Claudia Ortiz;Rodrigo Torres

  • DESIGN OF IMMOBILIZED ENZYME BIOCATALYSTS: DRAWBACKS AND OPPORTUNITIES

    Carla Luzia Borges Reis;Emerson Yvay Almeida de Sousa;Juliana de França Serpa;Ravena Casemiro Oliveira

  • Biotechnological potential of lipases from Pseudomonas: Sources, properties and applications

    Nathalia Saraiva Rios;Bruna Bandeira Pinheiro;Maísa Pessoa Pinheiro;Rayanne Mendes Bezerra

  • Improved performance of lipases immobilized on heterofunctional octyl-glyoxyl agarose beads

    Nazzoly Rueda;Nazzoly Rueda;Jose C. S. dos Santos;Jose C. S. dos Santos;Rodrigo Torres;Claudia Ortiz

  • Inactivation of immobilized trypsin under dissimilar conditions produces trypsin molecules with different structures

    Alfredo Sanchez;Jenifer Cruz;Jenifer Cruz;Nazzoly Rueda;Nazzoly Rueda;Jose C. S. dos Santos;Jose C. S. dos Santos

  • Liquid lipase preparations designed for industrial production of biodiesel. Is it really an optimal solution

    Rodolpho R.C. Monteiro;Sara Arana-Peña;Thays N. da Rocha;Letícia P. Miranda

  • Enzymatic synthesis of sugar esters and their potential as surface-active stabilizers of coconut milk emulsions

    Nair do Amaral Sampaio Neta;José Cleiton Sousa dos Santos;Soraya de Oliveira Sancho;Sueli Rodrigues

  • Current Status and Future Perspectives of Supports and Protocols for Enzyme Immobilization

    Francisco T. T. Cavalcante;Antônio L. G. Cavalcante;Isamayra G. de Sousa;Francisco S. Neto

  • An overview on the conversion of glycerol to value-added industrial products via chemical and biochemical routes.

    Paula Jéssyca Morais Lima;Rhonyele Maciel da Silva;Carlos Alberto Chaves Girão Neto;Natan Câmara Gomes e Silva

  • Novel nanohybrid biocatalyst: application in the kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols

    W. S. Galvão;B. B. Pinheiro;L. R. B. Golçalves;M. C. de Mattos

  • Easy stabilization of interfacially activated lipases using heterofunctional divinyl sulfone activated-octyl agarose beads. Modulation of the immobilized enzymes by altering their nanoenvironment

    Tiago L.de Albuquerque;Tiago L.de Albuquerque;Nazzoly Rueda;Nazzoly Rueda;Jose C.S. dos Santos;Jose C.S. dos Santos;Oveimar Barbosa

  • Chemical and physical Chitosan modification for designing enzymatic industrial biocatalysts: How to choose the best strategy?

    Yale Luck Nunes;Fernando Lima de Menezes;Isamayra Germano de Sousa;Antônio Luthierre Gama Cavalcante

  • Chitosan activated with divinyl sulfone: a new heterofunctional support for enzyme immobilization. Application in the immobilization of lipase B from Candida antarctica

    Bruna B. Pinheiro;Nathalia S. Rios;Elena Rodríguez Aguado;Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente

  • Chemoenzymatic synthesis of (S)-Pindolol using lipases

    Gledson Vieira Lima;Marcos Reinaldo da Silva;Thiago de Sousa Fonseca;Leandro Bezerra de Lima

  • Tuning the catalytic properties of lipases immobilized on divinylsulfone activated agarose by altering its nanoenvironment.

    José Cleiton Sousa dos Santos;Nazzoly Rueda;Luciana R. B. Gonçalves;Roberto Fernández-Lafuente

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente
Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente Spanish National Research Council
Luciana Rocha Barros Gonçalves
Luciana Rocha Barros Gonçalves Universidade Federal do Ceará
Rafael C. Rodrigues
Rafael C. Rodrigues Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Denise M. G. Freire
Denise M. G. Freire Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Reynaldo Villalonga
Reynaldo Villalonga Complutense University of Madrid
José Carlos Pinto
José Carlos Pinto Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
José A. Teixeira
José A. Teixeira University of Minho
Jose M. Guisan
Jose M. Guisan Spanish National Research Council
Sueli Rodrigues
Sueli Rodrigues Universidade Federal do Ceará
Lígia R. Rodrigues
Lígia R. Rodrigues University of Minho

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