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Lucília Domingues

Professora Associada com Agregação, Universidade do Minho
Verified email at deb.uminho.pt
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Technological trends, global market, and challenges of bio-ethanol production

…, IC Roberto, A Vicente, L Domingues… - Biotechnology …, 2010 - Elsevier
Ethanol use as a fuel additive or directly as a fuel source has grown in popularity due to
governmental regulations and in some cases economic incentives based on environmental …

Fusion tags for protein solubility, purification and immunogenicity in Escherichia coli: the novel Fh8 system

…, A Almeida, A Castro, L Domingues - Frontiers in microbiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
… André Almeida, António Castro, and Lucília Domingues participated in the study design of
the novel Fh8 and fusion tags. Lucília Domingues conceived and helped to draft the review. …

Fermentation of lactose to bio-ethanol by yeasts as part of integrated solutions for the valorisation of cheese whey

PMR Guimarães, JA Teixeira, L Domingues - Biotechnology advances, 2010 - Elsevier
Cheese whey, the main dairy by-product, is increasingly recognized as a source of many
bioactive valuable compounds. Nevertheless, the most abundant component in whey is lactose …

Wound healing activity of the human antimicrobial peptide LL37

…, F Schmitt, R Soares, M Vilanova, L Domingues… - Peptides, 2011 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are part of the innate immune system and are generally
defined as cationic, amphipathic peptides, with less than 50 amino acids, including multiple …

Recombinant microbial systems for improved β-galactosidase production and biotechnological applications

C Oliveira, PMR Guimarães, L Domingues - Biotechnology advances, 2011 - Elsevier
β-Galactosidases (EC 3.2.1.23) constitute a large family of proteins that are known to catalyze
both hydrolytic and transgalactosylation reactions. The hydrolytic activity has been applied …

Optimization of low-cost medium for very high gravity ethanol fermentations by Saccharomyces cerevisiae using statistical experimental designs

…, PMR Guimarães, JA Teixeira, L Domingues - Bioresource …, 2010 - Elsevier
Statistical experimental designs were used to develop a medium based on corn steep liquor
(CSL) and other low-cost nutrient sources for high-performance very high gravity (VHG) …

Improving bacterial cellulose for blood vessel replacement: Functionalization with a chimeric protein containing a cellulose-binding module and an adhesion peptide

FK Andrade, R Costa, L Domingues, R Soares… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2010 - Elsevier
Chimeric proteins containing a cellulose-binding module (CBM) and an adhesion peptide (RGD
or GRGDY) were produced and used to improve the adhesion of human microvascular …

Production of fermented cheese whey-based beverage using kefir grains as starter culture: Evaluation of morphological and microbial variations

…, MA Pereira, A Nicolau, G Dragone, L Domingues… - Bioresource …, 2010 - Elsevier
Whey valorization concerns have led to recent interest on the production of whey beverage
simulating kefir. In this study, the structure and microbiota of Brazilian kefir grains and …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative study of the biochemical changes and volatile compound formations during the production of novel whey-based kefir beverages and traditional …

…, GV de Melo Pereira, JM Oliveira, L Domingues… - Food Chemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
Cheese whey (CW) and deproteinised cheese whey (DCW) were investigated for their
suitability as novel substrates for the production of kefir-like beverages. Lactose consumption, …

Recombinant CBM-fusion technology—applications overview

C Oliveira, V Carvalho, L Domingues, FM Gama - Biotechnology Advances, 2015 - Elsevier
Carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs) are small components of several enzymes, which
present an independent fold and function, and specific carbohydrate-binding activity. Their …