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Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (Brasil). Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
graduation at Bacharelado em Ciências Biológicas from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (2005) and doctorate at Genetics from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (2010). Has experience in Biochemistry, focusing on Molecular Biology, acting on the following subjects: proteins of unknown function, x-ray crystallography and crystal structure. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Aromatic compounds are widely used in several industrial sectors, but many are synthesized from petroleum derivatives, by processes of high energy demand that usually produce intermediates of high toxicity and hazardousness. In nature, there is a diversity of aromatic compounds, but they are often found in low concentration or contained in the polymeric structure of lignin, which makes th…
The chemical diversity of lignin-derived molecules has great potential to provide new building blocks for the synthesis of advanced biomaterials or pharmacologically active molecules. In this context, Dr. Priscila Giuseppe from LNBR and Dr. Magnus Carlquist from the LUND University have been working on biological strategies for lignin conversion into chemicals, within their respective ins…
Lignin is an aromatic heteropolymer of vegetal origin, which corresponds to about 30% of the organic carbon available in our biosphere. In plants, it confers mechanical resistance to cells, support for the vascular system and resistance against pathogens. In industry, it is one of the main byproducts of the papermaking and cellulosic ethanol process, being produced in the scale of thousan…
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The sustainable exploitation of lignin waste in producing high-value chemical compounds has gained prominence as a strategy to reduce the dependence on fossil industries. In this context, the use of microorganisms to funnel the variety of compounds resulting from the initial depolymerization of lignin into bioproducts, formed in convergence points of the central carbon metabolism, has bee…
Lignin is a vegetable aromatic heteropolymer, which corresponds to about 30% of the organic carbon in our biosphere. It is considered one of the most promising renewable raw materials to serve as an alternative to petroleum in the production of chemicals, and thus reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with it. However, one of the main factors that hinder the use of lignin as a ra…
Vanillin is a molecule that ranks as the most used flavoring agent in the world. Currently, petroleum is vanillin's primary raw material. However, the growing demand for natural vanillin, the appeal for renewable sources, and the disadvantages associated with current vanillin production processes have driven the search for alternative production routes. The production of vanillin from ren…
Lignin is an aromatic heteropolymer that accounts for about 30% of the organic carbon available in our biosphere. In plants, it confers mechanical resistance to cells, support to the vascular system and resistance against pathogens. In industry, it is one of the main byproducts of the paper and cellulosic ethanol manufacturing process, being produced in the range of thousands of tons per …
The sustainable exploitation of lignin waste in producing high-value chemical compounds has gained prominence as a strategy to reduce the dependence on fossil fuel industries. In this context, microorganisms that transform the variety of compounds derived from lignin breakdown into bioproducts have been widely studied in recent decades. However, despite increasing interest in identifying …
Enzyme engineering is a highly valuable tool for optimizing processes in the field of biocatalysis. Among the current enzyme engineering strategies, directed evolution and semi-rational design emerge as powerful approaches, compared to rational design, when there is limited information on the structure-function relationships of the target enzyme. Moreover, these approaches enable the fast…
Lignin is considered one of the most abundant renewable raw materials to serve as analternative to petroleum in the production of chemicals, thereby contributing to theestablishment of a green and renewable economy. However, one of the main challengesfor its use as a feedstock is its heterogeneous structure, which poses considerabletechnical challenges to achieve high-purity products. To …
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