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José J. G. Moura is affiliated with Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal. Their academic contributions are primarily within the field of Medicine, with notable work also spanning Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Clinical Psychology.

Their research covers a range of topics including:

  • Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry

Recent selected publications by Moura include:

  • Designed Metal-ATCUN Derivatives: Redox- and Non-redox-Based Applications Relevant for Chemistry, Biology, and Medicine, 2020, iScience
  • Selenium-More than Just a Fortuitous Sulfur Substitute in Redox Biology, 2023, Molecules
  • Diverse biological roles of the tetrathiomolybdate anion, 2020, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • The complete catalytic mechanism of xanthine oxidase: a computational study, 2020, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
  • Screening of Potential Stress Biomarkers in Sweat Associated with Sports Training, 2021, Sports Medicine - Open

Their frequent co-authors include Cristina M. Cordas, Isabel Moura, Biplab K. Maiti, D. Seabra, and Luísa B. Maia.

Moura's work has been published repeatedly in a variety of scientific journals. The venues with the highest frequency of their publications are:

  • European Psychiatry
  • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
  • Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
  • Neuroscience Applied
  • Molecules

In addition to journal articles, Moura has contributed to scholarly books, including a publication with Springer Nature titled "Developments and Advances in Defense and Security" released in 2021.

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

  • BiGGER: a new (soft) docking algorithm for predicting protein interactions.

    P. Nuno Palma;Ludwig Krippahl;John E. Wampler;José J.G. Moura

  • How biology handles nitrite.

    Luisa B. Maia;José J. G. Moura

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Isabel Moura
Isabel 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
Juan J. Calvete
Juan J. Calvete Spanish National Research Council
Robert Huber
Robert Huber University of Duisburg-Essen
Mireille Bruschi
Mireille Bruschi Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Michael K. Johnson
Michael K. Johnson University of Georgia

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