Biospectroscopy and Interfaces Research Group

PATENTS
1. Sensores de oxigénio luminescentes não-metálicos para tanques de combustível de aeronaves e o seu método de funcionamento, B. Pedras, M.N. Berberan-Santos, C. Baleizão, J.P. Farinha, Patente PT 110889, 2018.

ARTICLES

1. M. Cavalheiro, C. Costa, A. Silva-Dias, I.M. Miranda, C. Wang, P. Pais, S.N. Pinto, D. Mil-Homens, M. Sato-Okamoto, A. Takahashi-Nakaguchi, R.M. Silva, N.P. Mira, A.M. Fialho, H. Chibana, A.G. Rodrigues, G. Butler, M.C. Teixeira, A Transcriptomics approach to Unveiling the mechanisms of in vitro evolution towards fluconazole resistance of a Candida glabrata clinical isolate, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2018, 63(1), e00995-18.
2. N. Bernardes, A.R. Garizo, S.N. Pinto, B. Caniço, C. Perdigão, F. Fernandes, A.M. Fialho, Azurin interaction with the lipid raft components ganglioside GM-1 and caveolin-1 increases membrane fluidity and sensitivity to anti-cancer drugs,
Cell Cycle, 2018, 17(13), 1649-1666.
3. C.I.M. Santos, I.F.A. Mariz, S.N. Pinto, G. Gonçalves, I. Bdikin, P.A.A.P. Marques, M.G.P.M.S. Neves, J.M.G. Martinho, E.M.S. Maçôas, Selective two-photon absorption in carbon dots: A piece of the photoluminescence emission puzzle,
Nanoscale, 2018, 10(26), 12505-12514.
4. C.P. Godinho, C.S. Prata, S.N. Pinto, C. Cardoso, N.M. Bandarra, F. Fernandes, I. Sá-Correia, Pdr18 is involved in yeast response to acetic acid stress counteracting the decrease of plasma membrane ergosterol content and order,
Sci. Rep. 2018, 8(1), 7860.
5. C.C. Miranda, T.G. Fernandes, S.N. Pinto, M. Prieto, M.M. Diogo, J.M.S. Cabral, A scale out approach towards neural induction of human induced pluripotent stem cells for neurodevelopmental toxicity studies,
Toxicol. Lett. 2018, 294, 51-60.
6. T.P. Dias, S.N. Pinto, J.I. Santos, T.G. Fernandes, F. Fernandes, M.M. Diogo, M. Prieto, J.M.S. Cabral, Biophysical study of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte structural maturation during long-term culture,
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2018, 499(3), 611-617.
7. D. Mil-Homens, S. Barahona, R.N. Moreira, I.J. Silva, S.N. Pinto, A.M. Fialho,C.M. Arraiano, Stress response protein BolA influences fitness and promotes Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium virulence,
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2018, 84(8), e02850-17.
8. T. Dao, F. Fernandes, M. Fauquignon, E. Ibarboure, M. Prieto and J.-F. Le Meins, The combination of block copolymers and phospholipids to form giant hybrid unilamellar vesicles (GHUVs) does not systematically lead to “intermediate” membrane properties,
Soft Matter. 2018, 14, 6476-6484.
9. M.A.M. Videira, S.A.L. Lobo, L.S.O. Silva, D.J. Palmer, M.J. Warren, M. Prieto, A. Coutinho, F.L. Sousa, F. Fernandes, L.M. Saraiva, Staphylococcus aureus haem biosynthesis and acquisition pathways are linked through haem monooxygenase IsdG,
Mol. Microbiol. 2018, 109:385-400.
10. C.I.C Crucho, The attack of the smart particles: Should bacteria be afraid?
ACS Med. Chem. Lett. 2018, 9, 2-3.
11. R.F. Pires, J. Frutuoso, A.S. Cortes, A. Aguiar-Ricardo, V.D.B. Bonifácio,Synthesis of fluorescent water-soluble oligo(oxazoline-ethylenimine) block copolymers,
Adv. Mat. Lett. 2018, 9(5), 383.