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Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub

Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub

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Overview

Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a notable focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Food Science, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Biotechnology.

Their scholarly work covers key topics including biofuel production and bioconversion, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, enzyme catalysis and immobilization, tea polyphenols and effects, fermentation and sensory analysis, enzyme production and characterization, and microbial metabolites in food biotechnology.

Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub has contributed to several academic journals with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
  • Food Bioscience
  • Biotechnology Progress
  • Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
  • Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering

Their recent papers include:

  • Health effects and probiotic and prebiotic potential of Kombucha: A bibliometric and systematic review (2021) published in Food Bioscience
  • Transglutaminases: part I-origins, sources, and biotechnological characteristics (2020) published in World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Effect of freeze-dried kombucha culture on microbial composition and assessment of metabolic dynamics during fermentation (2021) published in Food Microbiology
  • Biosynthesis of vitamin B12 by Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. shermanii ATCC 13673 using liquid acid protein residue of soybean as culture medium (2020) published in Biotechnology Progress
  • Understanding the effect of fermentation time on physicochemical characteristics, sensory attributes, and volatile compounds in green tea kombucha (2023) published in Food Research International

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their academic activity, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Mariana Fensterseifer Fabricio
  • Lilian Raquel Hickert
  • Carla Roberta Matte
  • Daniele Misturini Rossi
  • Paulo Roberto Dall Cortivo

Best Publications

  • Effect of microencapsulation on survival of Lactobacillus plantarum in simulated gastrointestinal conditions, refrigeration, and yogurt

    Graziela Brusch Brinques;Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub

  • Production of biosurfactant by hydrocarbon degrading Rhodococcus ruber and Rhodococcus erythropolis

    Flávio Correa Bicca;Leonardo Colombo Fleck;Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub

  • Cellulase and xylanase productions by isolated Amazon Bacillus strains using soybean industrial residue based solid-state cultivation

    Júlio Xandro Heck;Plinho Francisco Hertz;Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub

  • Enzymatic reactors for biodiesel synthesis: Present status and future prospects

    Jakeline Kathiele Poppe;Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente;Rafael C. Rodrigues;Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub

  • Enzymatic Synthesis of Biodiesel from Transesterification Reactions of Vegetable Oils and Short Chain Alcohols

    Rafael Costa Rodrigues;Giandra Volpato;Keiko Wada;Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub

  • Effects of the combined use of Thermomyces lanuginosus and Rhizomucor miehei lipases for the transesterification and hydrolysis of soybean oil

    Rafael C. Rodrigues;Marco A. Záchia Ayub

  • Production of ethanol from soybean hull hydrolysate by osmotolerant Candida guilliermondii NRRL Y-2075

    Ângela Cristina Schirmer-Michel;Simone Hickmann Flôres;Plinho Francisco Hertz;Gilvane Souza Matos

  • Immobilization–stabilization of the lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus: Critical role of chemical amination

    Rafael C. Rodrigues;Rafael C. Rodrigues;Cesar A. Godoy;Giandra Volpato;Giandra Volpato;Marco A.Z. Ayub

  • Rapid and high yields of synthesis of butyl acetate catalyzed by Novozym 435: Reaction optimization by response surface methodology

    Andrea B. Martins;Natalia G. Graebin;André Soibelmann Glock Lorenzoni;Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente

  • Electrospraying microencapsulation of Lactobacillus plantarum enhances cell viability under refrigeration storage and simulated gastric and intestinal fluids

    Chaline Caren Coghetto;Graziela Brusch Brinques;Nataly Machado Siqueira;Jéssica Pletsch

  • High stability of immobilized β-D-galactosidase for lactose hydrolysis and galactooligosaccharides synthesis.

    Manuela P. Klein;Lucas P. Fallavena;Jéssie da N. Schöffer;Marco A.Z. Ayub

  • Immobilization and stabilization of different β-glucosidases using the glutaraldehyde chemistry: Optimal protocol depends on the enzyme

    Diandra de Andrades;Natália G. Graebin;Marina Kimiko Kadowaki;Marco A.Z. Ayub

  • Ultrasound-assisted butyl acetate synthesis catalyzed by Novozym 435: enhanced activity and operational stability.

    Andréa B. Martins;Mirela F. Schein;John L.R. Friedrich;Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente

  • Improved production of butyl butyrate with lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus immobilized on styrene-divinylbenzene beads

    Andréa B. Martins;John L.R. Friedrich;Jhonnattas C. Cavalheiro;Cristina Garcia-Galan

  • Utilization of protein-hydrolyzed cheese whey for production of β-galactosidase by Kluyveromyces marxianus

    R Rech;C F Cassini;A Secchi;M A Z Ayub

  • The combined use of ultrasound and molecular sieves improves the synthesis of ethyl butyrate catalyzed by immobilized Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase.

    Natalia Paludo;Joana S. Alves;Cintia Altmann;Marco A.Z. Ayub

  • Conversion of sugars present in rice hull hydrolysates into ethanol by Spathaspora arborariae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and their co-fermentations

    Fernanda da Cunha-Pereira;Lilian Raquel Hickert;Nicole Teixeira Sehnem;Priscila Brasil de Souza-Cruz

  • Combi-lipase for heterogeneous substrates: a new approach for hydrolysis of soybean oil using mixtures of biocatalysts

    Joana S. Alves;Nathália S. Vieira;Alisson S. Cunha;Alexandre M. Silva

  • Ultrasound technology and molecular sieves improve the thermodynamically controlled esterification of butyric acid mediated by immobilized lipase from Rhizomucor miehei

    Lucas P. Fallavena;Fábio H. F. Antunes;Joana S. Alves;Natalia Paludo

  • Environmentally friendly hide unhairing: enzymatic hide processing for the replacement of sodium sulfide and delimig

    Aline Dettmer;Élita Cavalli;Marco A.Z. Ayub;Mariliz Gutterres

  • Optimization of cellulase-free xylanase activity produced by Bacillus coagulans BL69 in solid-state cultivation

    Júlio Xandro Heck;Simone Hickmann Flôres;Plinho Francisco Hertz;Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub

Frequent Co-Authors

Rafael C. Rodrigues
Rafael C. Rodrigues Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente
Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente Spanish National Research Council
Simone Hickmann Flôres
Simone Hickmann Flôres Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Carlos A. Rosa
Carlos A. Rosa Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
João Antonio Pêgas Henriques
João Antonio Pêgas Henriques University of Caxias Do Sul
Jose M. Guisan
Jose M. Guisan Spanish National Research Council
Adriano Brandelli
Adriano Brandelli Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Cesar Mateo
Cesar Mateo Spanish National Research Council
Jairton Dupont
Jairton Dupont Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Maria Fatima Grossi-de-Sa
Maria Fatima Grossi-de-Sa Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

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