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Munir S. Skaf is affiliated with the State University of Campinas in Brazil. Their research spans multiple domains within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on medicine.

Skaf's main fields of study include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with 31 publications, and Medicine, with 25 publications. Within these broader fields, their work emphasizes several subfields, notably Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, Infectious Diseases, and Biotechnology.

The scientist's primary research topics reflect a diverse range of interests:

  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Biofuel Production and Bioconversion
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Recent publications by Munir S. Skaf include:

  • Importance of Water in Maintaining Softwood Secondary Cell Wall Nanostructure, 2021, Biomacromolecules
  • SARS-CoV-2 uses CD4 to infect T helper lymphocytes, 2023, eLife
  • Structural insights into β-1,3-glucan cleavage by a glycoside hydrolase family, 2020, Nature Chemical Biology
  • SARS-CoV-2 receptor is co-expressed with elements of the kinin-kallikrein, renin-angiotensin and coagulation systems in alveolar cells, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Pathophysiology of chikungunya virus infection associated with fatal outcomes, 2024, Cell Host & Microbe

Frequent collaborators reflect a network of interdisciplinary research with coauthors including Amadeus C. S. de Alcântara, Clauber Henrique Souza da Costa, Caroline S. Pereira, Artur Hermano Sampaio Dias, and Alberto Santos. This collaboration pattern aligns with the scientist's interdisciplinary research areas.

Skaf's research is commonly published in a set of specific journals, indicating preferred dissemination channels and research communities. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling (4 publications)
  • Biomacromolecules (3 publications)
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (3 publications)
  • Nature Chemical Biology (2 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Characterization and engineering of a plastic-degrading aromatic polyesterase

    Harry P. Austin;Mark D. Allen;Bryon S. Donohoe;Nicholas A. Rorrer

  • Medium chain fatty acids are selective peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) γ activators and pan-PPAR partial agonists

    Marcelo Vizoná Liberato;Alessandro Silva Nascimento;Steven D. Ayers;Jean Z. Lin

  • The pattern of xylan acetylation suggests xylan may interact with cellulose microfibrils as a twofold helical screw in the secondary plant cell wall of Arabidopsis thaliana

    Marta Busse‐Wicher;Thiago C. F. Gomes;Theodora Tryfona;Nino Nikolovski

  • Cellulose-builder: a toolkit for building crystalline structures of cellulose.

    Thiago C. F. Gomes;Munir S. Skaf

  • Computer Simulation of Hydrogen-Bonding Liquids

    B. M. Ladanyi;M. S. Skaf

  • Molecular association between water and dimethyl sulfoxide in solution: A molecular dynamics simulation study

    Ivana A. Borin;Munir S. Skaf

  • A promiscuous cytochrome P450 aromatic O-demethylase for lignin bioconversion.

    Sam J. B. Mallinson;Melodie M. Machovina;Melodie M. Machovina;Rodrigo L. Silveira;Rodrigo L. Silveira;Marc Garcia-Borràs

  • Evolution of Xylan Substitution Patterns in Gymnosperms and Angiosperms: Implications for Xylan Interaction with Cellulose

    Marta Natalia Busse-Wicher;An Li;Rodrigo L Silveira;Caroline S Pereira

  • GQ-16, a Novel Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ (PPARγ) Ligand, Promotes Insulin Sensitization without Weight Gain

    Angelica A. Amato;Senapathy Rajagopalan;Jean Z. Lin;Bruno M. Carvalho

  • Plant biomass recalcitrance: effect of hemicellulose composition on nanoscale forces that control cell wall strength.

    Rodrigo L. Silveira;Rodrigo L. Silveira;Stanislav R. Stoyanov;Stanislav R. Stoyanov;Sergey Gusarov;Munir S. Skaf

  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Solvation Dynamics in Methanol−Water Mixtures

    Munir S. Skaf;Branka M. Ladanyi

  • Molecular Mechanism of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor α Activation by WY14643: a New Mode of Ligand Recognition and Receptor Stabilization

    Amanda Bernardes;Paulo C Telles de Souza;João R C Muniz;Clarisse G Ricci

  • Wave vector dependent dielectric relaxation in hydrogen‐bonding liquids: A molecular dynamics study of methanol

    Munir S. Skaf;Teresa Fonseca;Branka M. Ladanyi

  • Mode of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ activation by luteolin.

    Ana C. Puhl;Amanda Bernardes;Rodrigo L. Silveira;Jing Yuan

  • Gaining ligand selectivity in thyroid hormone receptors via entropy.

    Leandro Martínez;Alessandro S. Nascimento;Fabio M. Nunes;Kevin Phillips

  • Structural and Electronic Characterization of Chemical and Conformational Defects in Conjugated Polymers

    Kim F. Wong;Munir S. Skaf;Chao-Yie Yang;Peter J. Rossky

  • Molecular dynamics simulations of ligand dissociation from thyroid hormone receptors: evidence of the likeliest escape pathway and its implications for the design of novel ligands.

    Leandro Martínez;Paul Webb;Igor Polikarpov;Munir S. Skaf

  • Aspergillus niger β-Glucosidase Has a Cellulase-like Tadpole Molecular Shape INSIGHTS INTO GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASE FAMILY 3 (GH3) β-GLUCOSIDASE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

    Marisa A. Lima;Mario Oliveira-Neto;Marco Antonio S. Kadowaki;Flavio R. Rosseto

  • A Lennard-Jones plus Coulomb potential for Al3+ ions in aqueous solutions.

    Tatiana M. C. Faro;Gilmar P. Thim;Munir S. Skaf

  • Molecular Dynamics Study of Dielectric Properties of Water−Dimethyl Sulfoxide Mixtures

    Munir S. Skaf

  • Effects of Xylan Side-Chain Substitutions on Xylan-Cellulose Interactions and Implications for Thermal Pretreatment of Cellulosic Biomass

    Caroline S. Pereira;Rodrigo L. Silveira;Paul Dupree;Munir S. Skaf

  • Molecular dynamics simulations reveal multiple pathways of ligand dissociation from thyroid hormone receptors

    Leandro Martínez;Milton T. Sonoda;Paul Webb;John D. Baxter

Frequent Co-Authors

Igor Polikarpov
Igor Polikarpov Universidade de São Paulo
Branka M. Ladanyi
Branka M. Ladanyi Colorado State University
Paul Dupree
Paul Dupree University of Cambridge
Douglas S. Galvao
Douglas S. Galvao State University of Campinas
Andriy Kovalenko
Andriy Kovalenko University of Alberta
Gregg T. Beckham
Gregg T. Beckham National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Michael F. Crowley
Michael F. Crowley National Renewable Energy Laboratory
George Stell
George Stell Stony Brook University
Steven P. Brown
Steven P. Brown University of Warwick
Lício A. Velloso
Lício A. Velloso State University of Campinas

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