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Luciana Rocha Barros Gonçalves

Luciana Rocha Barros Gonçalves

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Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
9725
World Ranking
9938
National Ranking
63

Overview

Luciana Rocha Barros Gonçalves is affiliated with Universidade Federal do Ceará in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with notable contributions to engineering disciplines. The subfields they have worked on include molecular biology, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, biotechnology, and spectroscopy.

The main topics of their work cover:

  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion

Their publication record includes a significant number of papers in journals such as Enzyme and Microbial Technology, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Catalysts, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, and Process Biochemistry.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Effects of Enzyme Loading and Immobilization Conditions on the Catalytic Features of Lipase From Pseudomonas fluorescens Immobilized on Octyl-Agarose Beads, 2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Immobilization of lipases via interfacial activation on hydrophobic supports: Production of biocatalysts libraries by altering the immobilization conditions, 2020, Catalysis Today
  • A new heterofunctional support for enzyme immobilization: PEI functionalized Fe3O4 MNPs activated with divinyl sulfone. Application in the immobilization of lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus, 2020, Enzyme and Microbial Technology
  • β-Galactosidase from Kluyveromyces lactis: Characterization, production, immobilization and applications - A review, 2021, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Modulation of lipase B from Candida antarctica properties via covalent immobilization on eco-friendly support for enzymatic kinetic resolution of rac-indanyl acetate, 2020, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Luciana Rocha Barros Gonçalves include Nathália Saraiva Rios, Roberto Fernández-Lafuente, Maria Valderez Ponte Rocha, Tiago Lima de Albuquerque, and Diego Carballares.

Best Publications

  • Effect of chemical treatments on properties of green coconut fiber

    A.I.S. Brígida;V.M.A. Calado;L.R.B. Gonçalves;M.A.Z. Coelho

  • Extraction of lipids from microalgae by ultrasound application: Prospection of the optimal extraction method

    Glacio S. Araujo;Leonardo J.B.L. Matos;Jader O. Fernandes;Samuel J.M. Cartaxo

  • Enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation of pretreated cashew apple bagasse with alkali and diluted sulfuric Acid for bioethanol production.

    Maria Valdereza Ponte Rocha;Tigressa Helena Soares Rodrigues;Gorete Ribeiro De Macedo;Luciana R. B. Goncalves

  • Multipoint covalent immobilization of microbial lipase on chitosan and agarose activated by different methods

    Dasciana S. Rodrigues;Adriano A. Mendes;Wellington S. Adriano;Luciana R.B. Gonçalves

  • Adsorption of amoxicillin on chitosan beads: Kinetics, equilibrium and validation of finite bath models

    W.S. Adriano;V. Veredas;C.C. Santana;L.R.B. Gonçalves

  • Bioprospecting for oil producing microalgal strains: Evaluation of oil and biomass production for ten microalgal strains

    Glacio S. Araujo;Leonardo J.B.L. Matos;Luciana R.B. Gonçalves;Fabiano A.N. Fernandes

  • Alkaline hydrogen peroxide pretreatment of cashew apple bagasse for ethanol production: Study of parameters

    Jessyca Aline da Costa Correia;José Edvan Marques Júnior;Luciana Rocha B. Gonçalves;Maria Valderez Ponte Rocha

  • Immobilization of Candida antarctica lipase B by covalent attachment on chitosan-based hydrogels using different support activation strategies

    J.A. Silva;G.P. Macedo;D.S. Rodrigues;R.L.C. Giordano

  • Kinetic study of biosurfactant production by Bacillus subtilis LAMI005 grown in clarified cashew apple juice.

    Darlane Wellen Freitas de Oliveira;Ítalo Waldimiro Lima França;Anne Kamilly Nogueira Félix;João Jeferson Lima Martins

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

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

  • Ultrasound-assisted production of biodiesel and ethanol from spent coffee grounds.

    Maria Valderez Ponte Rocha;Leonardo José Brandão Lima de Matos;Larissa Pinto de Lima;Pablo Marciano da Silva Figueiredo

  • Purification and characterization of a biosurfactant produced by Bacillus subtilis in cashew apple juice and its application in the remediation of oil-contaminated soil

    Anne Kamilly Nogueira Felix;Jeferson J.L. Martins;José Gustavo Lima Almeida;Maria Estela A. Giro

  • Enzyme immobilization onto renewable polymeric matrixes: Past, present, and future trends

    Camilla Salviano Bezerra;Celina Maria Gentil de Farias Lemos;Marylane de Sousa;Luciana Rocha Barros Gonçalves

  • 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

  • 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

  • Production of a biosurfactant by Bacillus subtilis ICA56 aiming bioremediation of impacted soils

    Ítalo Waldimiro Lima de França;Andrea Parente Lima;João Alexandre Monteiro Lemos;Celina Gentil Farias Lemos

  • 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

  • Lipase from Yarrowia lipolytica: Production, characterization and application as an industrial biocatalyst

    Ana I.S. Brígida;Priscilla F.F. Amaral;Maria A.Z. Coelho;Luciana R.B. Gonçalves

  • Chemoenzymatic synthesis of (S)-Pindolol using lipases

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

Frequent Co-Authors

José C. S. dos Santos
José C. S. dos Santos Universidade Federal do Ceará
Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente
Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente Spanish National Research Council
Sueli Rodrigues
Sueli Rodrigues Universidade Federal do Ceará
Lígia R. Rodrigues
Lígia R. Rodrigues University of Minho
Denise M. G. Freire
Denise M. G. Freire Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Fabiano A.N. Fernandes
Fabiano A.N. Fernandes Universidade Federal do Ceará
Rafael C. Rodrigues
Rafael C. Rodrigues Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Jose M. Guisan
Jose M. Guisan Spanish National Research Council
José Luis García
José Luis García Spanish National Research Council

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