BlueBio4Future – Blue Biotechnology and Bioengineering for the Current and Future Development of a Blue Bioeconomy in Portugal

Project Information

BlueBio4Future

Grant agreement ID: 952374

DOI

10.3030/952374

EC signature date 10 June 2020

Start date 1 October 2020

End date 31 March 2026

Funded under

• Establishing ‚ERA Chairs’

Total cost

€ 2 494 032,50

EU contribution

€ 2 494 032,50

Coordinated by

CENTRO INTERDISCIPLINAR DE INVESTIGACAO MARINHA E AMBIENTAL
Portugal

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Deliverables

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (3)

Webiste

Development of the project website together with the branding of the action

Report on implementation of the CIIMAR Bioengineering Lab

This deliverable focuses on offering the ERA Chair and the research team the opportunity to enhance the existing research labs with new equipment for world class HCI and design innovation research

International Conference on Marine Biotechnology Website

Development of the website for the conference giving access to the program invited speakers and their cv as well as a platform for online registration

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (75)

Comparative Genomics Discloses the Uniqueness and the Biosynthetic Potential of the Marine Cyanobacterium Hyella patelloides

Author(s): Brito Â., Vieira J., Vieira C.P., Zhu T., Leão P.N., Ramos V., Lu X., Vasconcelos V.M., Gugger M., Tamagnini P.
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01527

Chlorophyll Derivatives from Marine Cyanobacteria with Lipid-Reducing Activities

Author(s): Sara Freitas, Natália Gonçalves Silva, Maria Lígia Sousa, Tiago Ribeiro, Filipa Rosa, Pedro N. Leão, Vitor Vasconcelos, Mariana Alves Reis, Ralph Urbatzka
Published in: Marine Drugs, Issue 17/4, 2019, Page(s) 229, ISSN 1660-3397
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/md17040229

Chemistry of the fumiquinazolines and structurally related alkaloids

Author(s): Diana I. S. P. Resende, Papichaya Boonpothong, Emília Sousa, Anake Kijjoa, Madalena M. M. Pinto
Published in: Natural Product Reports, Issue 36/1, 2019, Page(s) 7-34, ISSN 0265-0568
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/c8np00043c

Actinobacteria and Cyanobacteria Diversity in Terrestrial Antarctic Microenvironments Evaluated by Culture-Dependent and Independent Methods

Author(s): Adriana Rego, Francisco Raio, Teresa P. Martins, Hugo Ribeiro, António G. G. Sousa, Joana Séneca, Mafalda S. Baptista, Charles K. Lee, S. Craig Cary, Vitor Ramos, Maria F. Carvalho, Pedro N. Leão, Catarina Magalhães
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Issue 10, 2019, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01018

The Relative Importance of Shear Forces and Surface Hydrophobicity on Biofilm Formation by Coccoid Cyanobacteria

Author(s): Sara I. Faria, Rita Teixeira-Santos, Maria J. Romeu, João Morais, Vitor Vasconcelos, Filipe J. Mergulhão
Published in: Polymers, Issue 12/3, 2020, Page(s) 653, ISSN 2073-4360
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym12030653

Moroccan actinobacteria with promising activity against toxic cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa

Author(s): Soukaina El Amrani Zerrifi, El Mahdi Redouane, Richard Mugani, Inês Ribeiro, Maria de Fátima Carvalho, Alexandre Campos, Mustapha Barakate, Vitor Vasconcelos, Brahim Oudra, Fatima El Khalloufi
Published in: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020, ISSN 0944-1344
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10439-2

Potential of synthetic chalcone derivatives to prevent marine biofouling

Author(s): J.R. Almeida, J. Moreira, D. Pereira, S. Pereira, J. Antunes, A. Palmeira, V. Vasconcelos, M. Pinto, M. Correia-da-Silva, H. Cidade
Published in: Science of The Total Environment, Issue 643, 2018, Page(s) 98-106, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.169

One Step Forward towards the Development of Eco-Friendly Antifouling Coatings: Immobilization of a Sulfated Marine-Inspired Compound

Author(s): Cátia Vilas-Boas, Francisca Carvalhal, Beatriz Pereira, Sílvia Carvalho, Emília Sousa, Madalena M. M. Pinto, Maria José Calhorda, Vitor Vasconcelos, Joana R. Almeida, Elisabete R. Silva, Marta Correia-da-Silva
Published in: Marine Drugs, Issue 18/10, 2020, Page(s) 489, ISSN 1660-3397
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/md18100489

Exopolysaccharides from Cyanobacteria: Strategies for Bioprocess Development

Author(s): Diogo Cruz, Vitor Vasconcelos, Guillaume Pierre, Philippe Michaud, Cédric Delattre
Published in: Applied Sciences, Issue 10/11, 2020, Page(s) 3763, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app10113763

Sphaerocyclamide, a prenylated cyanobactin from the cyanobacterium Sphaerospermopsis sp. LEGE 00249

Author(s): Joana Martins, Niina Leikoski, Matti Wahlsten, Joana Azevedo, Jorge Antunes, Jouni Jokela, Kaarina Sivonen, Vitor Vasconcelos, David P. Fewer, Pedro N. Leão
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 8/1, 2018, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32618-5

Biosynthesis of the unusual carbon skeleton of nocuolin A

Author(s): Teresa Martins; Nathaniel Glasser; Duncan Kountz; Paulo Oliveira; Emily Balskus; Pedro Leão
Published in: ACS Chemical Biology, Issue 1, 2022, ISSN 1554-8929
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.2c00464

Bioactive potential of Cyanobium sp. pigment-rich extracts

Author(s): Fernando Pagels, Daniel Salvaterra, Helena M. Amaro, Graciliana Lopes, Isabel Sousa-Pinto, Vitor Vasconcelos, A. Catarina Guedes
Published in: Journal of Applied Phycology, Issue 32/5, 2020, Page(s) 3031-3040, ISSN 0921-8971
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-020-02213-1

Application of Bioactive Thermal Proteome Profiling to Decipher the Mechanism of Action of the Lipid Lowering 132-Hydroxy-pheophytin Isolated from a Marine Cyanobacteria

Author(s): Ana Carrasco del Amor, Sara Freitas, Ralph Urbatzka, Olatz Fresnedo, Susana Cristobal
Published in: Marine Drugs, Issue 17/6, 2019, Page(s) 371, ISSN 1660-3397
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/md17060371

Cultivation and functional characterization of 79 planctomycetes uncovers their unique biology

Author(s): Wiegand S., Jogler M., Boedeker C., Pinto D., Vollmers J., Rivas-Marín E., Kohn T., Peeters S.H., Heuer A., Rast P., Oberbeckmann S., Bunk B., Jeske O., Meyerdierks A., Storesund J.E., Kallscheuer N., Lücker S., Lage O.M., Pohl T., Merkel B.J., Hornburger P., Müller R.-W., Brümmer F., Labrenz M., Spormann A.M., Op den Camp H.J.M., Overmann J., Amann R., Jetten M.S.M., Mascher T., Medema M.H.,
Published in: Nature Microbiology, 2020, ISSN 2058-5276
Publisher: Nature Research
DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0588-1

Can marine-derived fungus Neosartorya siamensis KUFA 0017 extract and its secondary metabolites enhance antitumor activity of doxorubicin? An in vitro survey unveils interactions against lung cancer cells

Author(s): Ramos A.A., Castro-Carvalho B., Prata-Sena M., Malhão F., Buttachon S., Dethoup T., Kijjoa A., Rocha E.
Published in: Environmental Toxicology, 2020, ISSN 1522-7278
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/tox.22886

Incorporation and modification of fatty acids in cyanobacterial natural products biosynthesis

Author(s): Pedro N. Leão, Teresa P. Martins, Kathleen Abt, João P.A.Reis, Sandra Figueiredo, Raquel Castelo-Branco, Sara Freitas
Published in: Chemical Communications, 2023, ISSN 1359-7345
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d3cc00136a

Overcoming environmental problems of biocides: Synthetic bile acid derivatives as a sustainable alternative

Author(s): Ana R. Neves, Joana R. Almeida, Francisca Carvalhal, Amadeu Câmara, Sandra Pereira, Jorge Antunes, Vitor Vasconcelos, Madalena Pinto, Elisabete R. Silva, Emília Sousa, Marta Correia-da-Silva
Published in: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Issue 187, 2020, Page(s) 109812, ISSN 0147-6513
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109812

Electrotechnologies applied to microalgal biotechnology – Applications, techniques and future trends

Author(s): Pedro Geada, Rui Rodrigues, Luís Loureiro, Ricardo Pereira, Bruno Fernandes, José A. Teixeira, Vítor Vasconcelos, António A. Vicente
Published in: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Issue 94, 2018, Page(s) 656-668, ISSN 1364-0321
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2018.06.059

Light quality triggers biochemical modulation of Cyanobium sp.—photobiology as tool for biotechnological optimization

Author(s): Fernando Pagels, José Bonomi-Barufi, Julia Vega, Roberto Abdala-Díaz, Vitor Vasconcelos, A. Catarina Guedes, Félix L. Figueroa
Published in: Journal of Applied Phycology, Issue 32/5, 2020, Page(s) 2851-2861, ISSN 0921-8971
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-020-02179-0

Planctomycetes attached to algal surfaces: Insight into their genomes

Author(s): Faria M., Bordin N., Kizina J., Harder J., Devos D., Lage O.M.
Published in: Genomics, 2018, ISSN 0888-7543
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2017.10.007

Beyond the beaten path: improving natural products bioprospecting using an eco-evolutionary framework – the case of the octocorals

Author(s): Jean-Baptiste Ledoux, Agostinho Antunes
Published in: Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, Issue 38/2, 2018, Page(s) 184-198, ISSN 0738-8551
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2017.1331335

Assessment of the Allelochemical Activity and Biochemical Profile of Different Phenotypes of Picocyanobacteria from the Genus Synechococcus

Author(s): Zofia Konarzewska, Sylwia Śliwińska-Wilczewska, Aldo Barreiro Felpeto, Vitor Vasconcelos, Adam Latała
Published in: Marine Drugs, Issue 18/4, 2020, Page(s) 179, ISSN 1660-3397
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/md18040179

Chalcone derivatives targeting mitosis: synthesis, evaluation of antitumor activity and lipophilicity

Author(s): Pinto P., Machado C.M., Moreira J., Almeida J.D.P., Silva P.M.A., Henriques A.C., Soares J.X., Salvador J.A.R., Afonso C., Pinto M., Bousbaa H., Cidade H.
Published in: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2019, ISSN 0223-5234
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.111752

Portable sensing system based on electrochemical impedance spectroscopy for the simultaneous quantification of free and total microcystin-LR in freshwaters

Author(s): Barreiros dos Santos M., Queirós R.B., Geraldes Á., Marques C., Vilas-Boas V., Dieguez L., Paz E., Ferreira R., Morais J., Vasconcelos V., Piteira J., Freitas P.P., Espiña B.
Published in: Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 2019, ISSN 0956-5663
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111550

Marine biofilms: diversity of communities and of chemical cues

Author(s): Antunes J., Leão P., Vasconcelos V.
Published in: Environmental Microbiology Reports, 2019, ISSN 1758-2229
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12694

Carotenoids from Cyanobacteria: A Biotechnological Approach for the Topical Treatment of Psoriasis

Author(s): Graciliana Lopes, Duarte Clarinha, Vitor Vasconcelos
Published in: Microorganisms, Issue 8/2, 2020, Page(s) 302, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8020302

Diketopiperazines and other bioactive compounds from bacterial symbionts of marine sponges

Author(s): José Diogo Santos, Inês Vitorino, Mercedes de la Cruz, Caridad Díaz, Bastien Cautain, Frederick Annang, Guiomar Pérez-Moreno, Ignacio Gonzalez, José Ruben Tormo, Jesus Martin, Maria Francisca Vicente, Olga Maria Lage
Published in: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Issue 113/7, 2020, Page(s) 875-887, ISSN 0003-6072
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10482-020-01398-2

The Swinholide Biosynthesis Gene Cluster from a Terrestrial Cyanobacterium, Nostoc sp. Strain UHCC 0450

Author(s): Anu Humisto, Jouni Jokela, Liwei Liu, Matti Wahlsten, Hao Wang, Perttu Permi, João Paulo Machado, Agostinho Antunes, David P. Fewer, Kaarina Sivonen
Published in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Issue 84/3, 2018, ISSN 0099-2240
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
DOI: 10.1128/aem.02321-17

Distinct Temporal Succession of Bacterial Communities in Early Marine Biofilms in a Portuguese Atlantic Port

Author(s): Jorge T. Antunes, António G. G. Sousa, Joana Azevedo, Adriana Rego, Pedro N. Leão, Vitor Vasconcelos
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Issue 11, 2020, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01938

Comparative Genomics Reveals Metabolic Specificity of Endozoicomonas Isolated from a Marine Sponge and the Genomic Repertoire for Host-Bacteria Symbioses

Author(s): Anoop Alex, Agostinho Antunes
Published in: Microorganisms, Issue 7/12, 2019, Page(s) 635, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7120635

Norhierridin B, a new hierridin B-based hydroquinone with improved antiproliferative activity

Author(s): Brandão P., Moreira J., Almeida J., Nazareth N., Sampaio-Dias I.E., Vasconcelos V., Martins R., Leão P., Pinto M., Saraíva L., Cidade H.
Published in: Molecules, 2020, ISSN 1420-3049
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071578

Structure-antifouling activity relationship and molecular targets of bio-inspired(Thio)xanthones

Author(s): Almeida J.R., Palmeira A., Campos A., Cunha I., Freitas M., Felpeto A.B., Turkina M.V., Vasconcelos V., Pinto M., Correia-Da-silva M., Sousa E.
Published in: Biomolecules, 2020, ISSN 2218-273X
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biom10081126

Diversity of Bacterial Biosynthetic Genes in Maritime Antarctica

Author(s): Adriana Rego, António G. G. Sousa, João P. Santos, Francisco Pascoal, João Canário, Pedro N. Leão, Catarina Magalhães
Published in: Microorganisms, Issue 8/2, 2020, Page(s) 279, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8020279

BrtB is an O-alkylating enzyme that generates fatty acid-bartoloside esters

Author(s): João P. A. Reis, Sandra A. C. Figueiredo, Maria Lígia Sousa, Pedro N. Leão
Published in: Nature Communications, Issue 11/1, 2020, ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15302-z

Lichen Xanthones as Models for New Antifungal Agents

Author(s): Diana Resende, Patrícia Pereira-Terra, Ângela Inácio, Paulo Costa, Eugénia Pinto, Emília Sousa, Madalena Pinto
Published in: Molecules, Issue 23/10, 2018, Page(s) 2617, ISSN 1420-3049
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/molecules23102617

Identification of Cyanobacterial Strains with Potential for the Treatment of Obesity-Related Co-Morbidities by Bioactivity, Toxicity Evaluation and Metabolite Profiling

Author(s): Margarida Costa, Filipa Rosa, Tiago Ribeiro, Rene Hernandez-Bautista, Marco Bonaldo, Natália Gonçalves Silva, Finnur Eiríksson, Margrét Thorsteinsdóttir, Siegfried Ussar, Ralph Urbatzka
Published in: Marine Drugs, Issue 17/5, 2019, Page(s) 280, ISSN 1660-3397
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/md17050280

Structure of Hierridin C, Synthesis of Hierridins B and C, and Evidence for Prevalent Alkylresorcinol Biosynthesis in Picocyanobacteria

Author(s): Margarida Costa, Ivo E. Sampaio-Dias, Raquel Castelo-Branco, Hugo Scharfenstein, Roberta Rezende de Castro, Artur Silva, Maria Paula C. Schneider, Maria João Araújo, Rosário Martins, Valentina F. Domingues, Fátima Nogueira, Vera Camões, Vitor M. Vasconcelos, Pedro N. Leão
Published in: Journal of Natural Products, Issue 82/2, 2019, Page(s) 393-402, ISSN 0163-3864
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b01038

Alienimonas chondri sp. nov., a novel planctomycete isolated from the biofilm of the red alga Chondrus crispus

Author(s): Inês Vitorino, Luciana Albuquerque, Sandra Wiegand, Nicolai Kallscheuer, Milton S. da Costa, Alexandre Lobo-da-Cunha, Christian Jogler, Olga Maria Lage
Published in: Systematic and Applied Microbiology, Issue 43/3, 2020, Page(s) 126083, ISSN 0723-2020
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2020.126083

Antifouling Napyradiomycins from Marine-Derived Actinomycetes Streptomyces aculeolatus

Author(s): Florbela Pereira, Joana R. Almeida, Marisa Paulino, Inês R. Grilo, Helena Macedo, Isabel Cunha, Rita G. Sobral, Vitor Vasconcelos, Susana P. Gaudêncio
Published in: Marine Drugs, Issue 18/1, 2020, Page(s) 63, ISSN 1660-3397
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/md18010063

Discovery and heterologous expression of microginins from Microcystis aeruginosa LEGE 91341

Author(s): Nádia Eusébio; Raquel Castelo-Branco; Diana Sousa; Marco Preto; Paul D’Agostino; Tobias A. M. Gulder; Pedro N. Leão
Published in: ACS Synthetic Biology, Issue 3, 2022, ISSN 2161-5063
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.2c00389

Inhibition of Bacterial and Fungal Biofilm Formation by 675 Extracts from Microalgae and Cyanobacteria

Author(s): Virginio Cepas, Yuly López, Yaiza Gabasa, Clara B. Martins, Joana D. Ferreira, Maria J. Correia, Lília M.A. Santos, Flávio Oliveira, Vitor Ramos, Mariana Reis, Raquel Castelo-Branco, João Morais, Vitor Vasconcelos, Ian Probert, Emilie Guilloud, Mohamed Mehiri, Sara M. Soto
Published in: Antibiotics, Issue 8/2, 2019, Page(s) 77, ISSN 2079-6382
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics8020077

Culturable bacteria from two Portuguese salterns: diversity and bioactive potential

Author(s): Almeida E., Dias T.V., Ferraz G., Carvalho M.F., Lage O.M.
Published in: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2020, ISSN 1572-9699
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10482-019-01356-7

Tryptophan derived natural marine alkaloids and synthetic derivatives as promising antimicrobial agents

Author(s): Mariana C. Almeida, Diana I.S.P. Resende, Paulo M. da Costa, Madalena M.M. Pinto, Emília Sousa
Published in: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2020, Page(s) 112945, ISSN 0223-5234
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112945

Factorial optimization of upstream process for Cyanobium sp. pigments production

Author(s): Fernando Pagels, Daniel Salvaterra, Helena M Amaro, Graciliana Lopes, Isabel Sousa-Pinto, Vitor Vasconcelos, A. Catarina Guedes
Published in: Journal of Applied Phycology, Issue 32/6, 2020, Page(s) 3861-3872, ISSN 0921-8971
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-020-02260-8

Biofilm formation behaviour of marine filamentous cyanobacterial strains in controlled hydrodynamic conditions

Author(s): Maria J. Romeu, Patrícia Alves, João Morais, João M. Miranda, Ed.D. Jong, Jelmer Sjollema, Vítor Ramos, Vitor Vasconcelos, Filipe J. M. Mergulhão
Published in: Environmental Microbiology, Issue 21/11, 2019, Page(s) 4411-4424, ISSN 1462-2912
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14807

Light regulating metabolic responses of cyanobium sp. (cyanobacteria)

Author(s): Pagels F., Barufi J.B., Vega J., Abdala-Díaz R., Vasconcelos V., Guedes A.C., Figueroa F.L.
Published in: Fundamental and Applied Limnology, 2020, ISSN 1863-9135
Publisher: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung
DOI: 10.1127/fal/2020/1290

Cyanobacteria phylogenetic studies reveal evidence for polyphyletic genera from thermal and freshwater habitats

Author(s): Cordeiro R., Luz R., Vasconcelos V., Gonçalves V., Fonseca A.
Published in: Diversity, 2020, ISSN 1424-2818
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/d12080298

4-Oxo-β-apo-13-carotenone from the Cyanobacterium Anabaena cylindrica PCC 7122

Author(s): Martins T.P., Reis M.A., Leão P.N.
Published in: Chemistry and Biodiversity, 2018, ISSN 1612-1880
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag
DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201800076

Lipid reducing activity and toxicity profiles of a library of polyphenol derivatives

Author(s): Urbatzka R., Freitas S., Palmeira A., Almeida T., Moreira J., Azevedo C., Afonso C., Correia-da-Silva M., Sousa E., Pinto M., Vasconcelos V.
Published in: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2018, ISSN 0223-5234
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.03.036

Chlorosphaerolactylates A–D: Natural Lactylates of Chlorinated Fatty Acids Isolated from the Cyanobacterium Sphaerospermopsis sp. LEGE 00249

Author(s): Ignacio Gutiérrez-del-Río, Nelly Brugerolle de Fraissinette, Raquel Castelo-Branco, Flavio Oliveira, João Morais, Saúl Redondo-Blanco, Claudio J. Villar, María José Iglesias, Raquel Soengas, Virginio Cepas, Yuly López Cubillos, Giacomo Sampietro, Liliana Rodolfi, Felipe Lombó, Sara M. Soto González, Fernando López Ortiz, Vitor Vasconcelos, Mariana A. Reis
Published in: Journal of Natural Products, Issue 83/6, 2020, Page(s) 1885-1890, ISSN 0163-3864
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00072

Current Screening Methodologies in Drug Discovery for Selected Human Diseases

Author(s): Olga Lage, María Ramos, Rita Calisto, Eduarda Almeida, Vitor Vasconcelos, Francisca Vicente
Published in: Marine Drugs, Issue 16/8, 2018, Page(s) 279, ISSN 1660-3397
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/md16080279

Characterization of planktonic and biofilm cells from two filamentous cyanobacteria using a shotgun proteomic approach

Author(s): Maria João Leal Romeu, Dany Domínguez-Pérez, Daniela Almeida, João Morais, Alexandre Campos, Vítor Vasconcelos, Filipe J. M. Mergulhão
Published in: Biofouling, Issue 36/6, 2020, Page(s) 631-645, ISSN 0892-7014
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2020.1795141

Chemistry, bioactivity and biosynthesis of cyanobacterial alkylresorcinols

Author(s): Teresa P. Martins, Caroline Rouger, Nathaniel R. Glasser, Sara Freitas, Nelly B. de Fraissinette, Emily P. Balskus, Deniz Tasdemir, Pedro N. Leão
Published in: Natural Product Reports, Issue 36/10, 2019, Page(s) 1437-1461, ISSN 0265-0568
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/c8np00080h

Phycobiliproteins from cyanobacteria: Chemistry and biotechnological applications

Author(s): Pagels F., Guedes A.C., Amaro H.M., Kijjoa A., Vasconcelos V.
Published in: Biotechnology Advances, 2019, ISSN 0734-9750
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2019.02.010

Cyanobacterial diversity held in microbial biological resource centers as a biotechnological asset: the case study of the newly established LEGE culture collection

Author(s): Ramos V., Morais J., Castelo-Branco R., Pinheiro Â., Martins J., Regueiras A., Pereira A.L., Lopes V.R., Frazão B., Gomes D., Moreira C., Costa M.S., Brûle S., Faustino S., Martins R., Saker M., Osswald J., Leão P.N., Vasconcelos V.M.
Published in: Journal of Applied Phycology, 2018, ISSN 1573-5176
Publisher: Spinger
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-017-1369-y

Portoamides A and B are mitochondrial toxins and induce cytotoxicity on the proliferative cell layer of in vitro microtumours

Author(s): Maria Lígia Sousa, Tiago Ribeiro, Vítor Vasconcelos, Stig Linder, Ralph Urbatzka
Published in: Toxicon, Issue 175, 2020, Page(s) 49-56, ISSN 0041-0101
Publisher: Pergamon Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2019.12.159

The Extremophile Endolithella mcmurdoensis gen. et sp. nov. (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorellaceae), A New Chlorella ‐like Endolithic Alga From Antarctica

Author(s): Teresa P. Martins, Vitor Ramos, Guilherme S. Hentschke, Raquel Castelo‐Branco, Adriana Rego, Maria Monteiro, Ângela Brito, Paula Tamagnini, S. Craig Cary, Vitor Vasconcelos, Lothar Krienitz, Catarina Magalhães, Pedro N. Leão
Published in: Journal of Phycology, Issue 56/1, 2019, Page(s) 208-216, ISSN 0022-3646
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12940

A Multi-Bioassay Integrated Approach to Assess the Antifouling Potential of the Cyanobacterial Metabolites Portoamides

Author(s): Jorge Antunes, Sandra Pereira, Tiago Ribeiro, Jeffrey Plowman, Ancy Thomas, Stefan Clerens, Alexandre Campos, Vitor Vasconcelos, Joana Almeida
Published in: Marine Drugs, Issue 17/2, 2019, Page(s) 111, ISSN 1660-3397
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/md17020111

Exploitation of Filamentous and Picoplanktonic Cyanobacteria for Cosmetic Applications: Potential to Improve Skin Structure and Preserve Dermal Matrix Components

Author(s): Janaína Morone, Graciliana Lopes, Marco Preto, Vítor Vasconcelos, Rosário Martins
Published in: Marine Drugs, Issue 18/9, 2020, Page(s) 486, ISSN 1660-3397
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/md18090486

Deciphering the role of cyanobacteria in water resistome: Hypothesis justifying the antibiotic resistance (phenotype and genotype) in Planktothrix genus

Author(s): Elsa Dias, Micaela Oliveira, Vera Manageiro, Vitor Vasconcelos, Manuela Caniça
Published in: Science of The Total Environment, Issue 652, 2019, Page(s) 447-454, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.167

Physiological Effects on Coexisting Microalgae of the Allelochemicals Produced by the Bloom-Forming Cyanobacteria Synechococcus sp. and Nodularia Spumigena

Author(s): Sylwia Śliwińska-Wilczewska, Aldo Barreiro Felpeto, Katarzyna Możdżeń, Vitor Vasconcelos, Adam Latała
Published in: Toxins, Issue 11/12, 2019, Page(s) 712, ISSN 2072-6651
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/toxins11120712

Antiproliferative effects of the natural oxadiazine nocuolin A are associated with impairment of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation

Author(s): Sousa M.L., Preto M., Vasconcelos V., Linder S., Urbatzka R.
Published in: Frontiers in Oncology, 2019, ISSN 2234-943X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00224

Incorporation, fate, and turnover of free fatty acids in cyanobacteria

Author(s): Amaranta Kahn; Paulo Oliveira; Marine Cuau; Pedro N Leão
Published in: FEMS Microbiology Reviews, Issue 5, 2023, ISSN 0168-6445
Publisher: Blackwell
DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuad015

White and red LEDs as two-phase batch for cyanobacterial pigments production

Author(s): Fernando Pagels, Graciliana Lopes, Vitor Vasconcelos, A. Catarina Guedes
Published in: Bioresource Technology, Issue 307, 2020, Page(s) 123105, ISSN 0960-8524
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123105

Structure and Biosynthesis of Desmamides A–C, Lipoglycopeptides from the Endophytic Cyanobacterium <i>Desmonostoc muscorum</i> LEGE 12446

Author(s): Sara Freitas; Raquel Castelo Branco; Arlette Wenzel-Storjohann; Vitor Vasconcelos; Deniz Tasdemir; Pedro Leão
Published in: Journal of Natural Products, Issue 4, 2022, ISSN 0163-3864
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00162

Revealing the potential of cyanobacteria in cosmetics and cosmeceuticals — A new bioactive approach

Author(s): Janaína Morone, Anna Alfeus, Vitor Vasconcelos, Rosário Martins
Published in: Algal Research, Issue 41, 2019, Page(s) 101541, ISSN 2211-9264
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2019.101541

Planctomycetes as a Vital Constituent of the Microbial Communities Inhabiting Different Layers of the Meromictic Lake Sælenvannet (Norway)

Author(s): Julia E. Storesund, Anders Lanzèn, Eva-Lena Nordmann, Hilde Rief Armo, Olga Maria Lage, Lise Øvreås
Published in: Microorganisms, Issue 8/8, 2020, Page(s) 1150, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8081150

Pink‐ and orange‐pigmented Planctomycetes produce saproxanthin‐type carotenoids including a rare C 45 carotenoid

Author(s): Nicolai Kallscheuer, Catia Moreira, Ruth Airs, Carole A. Llewellyn, Sandra Wiegand, Christian Jogler, Olga M. Lage
Published in: Environmental Microbiology Reports, 2019, ISSN 1758-2229
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12796

Expanding the Diversity of the Cyanobacterial Dialkylresorcinol Bartoloside Family

Author(s): João P. A. Reis, Sara Freitas, Tereza Procházková, Pedro N. Leão
Published in: Journal of Natural Products, Issue 87, 2025, Page(s) 2709-2715, ISSN 0163-3864
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00832

Decylprodigiosin: a new member of the prodigiosin family isolated from a seaweed-associated Streptomyces

Author(s): Mariana Girão, Sara Freitas, Teresa P. Martins, Ralph Urbatzka, Maria F. Carvalho, Pedro N. Leão
Published in: Frontiers in Pharmacology, Issue 15, 2024, ISSN 1663-9812
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1347485

Experimental Assessment of the Performance of Two Marine Coatings to Curb Biofilm Formation of Microfoulers

Author(s): Sara I. Faria, Rita Teixeira-Santos, Luciana C. Gomes, Elisabete R. Silva, João Morais, Vítor Vasconcelos, Filipe J. M. Mergulhão
Published in: Coatings, Issue 10/9, 2020, Page(s) 893, ISSN 2079-6412
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/coatings10090893

Targeting antimicrobial drug resistance with marine natural products

Author(s): Filipa Barbosa, Eugénia Pinto, Anake Kijjoa, Madalena Pinto, Emília Sousa
Published in: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, Issue 56/1, 2020, Page(s) 106005, ISSN 0924-8579
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106005

Diversity and Bioactive Potential of Actinobacteria Isolated from a Coastal Marine Sediment in Northern Portugal

Author(s): Inês Ribeiro, Mariana Girão, Diogo A. M. Alexandrino, Tiago Ribeiro, Chiara Santos, Filipe Pereira, Ana P. Mucha, Ralph Urbatzka, Pedro N. Leão, Maria F. Carvalho
Published in: Microorganisms, Issue 8/11, 2020, Page(s) 1691, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8111691

Actinobacteria Isolated From Laminaria ochroleuca: A Source of New Bioactive Compounds

Author(s): Mariana Girão, Inês Ribeiro, Tiago Ribeiro, Isabel C. Azevedo, Filipe Pereira, Ralph Urbatzka, Pedro N. Leão, Maria F. Carvalho
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Issue 10, 2019, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00683

Bioactivities and Extract Dereplication of Actinomycetales Isolated From Marine Sponges

Author(s): José D. Santos, Inês Vitorino, Mercedes De la Cruz, Caridad Díaz, Bastien Cautain, Frederick Annang, Guiomar Pérez-Moreno, Ignacio Gonzalez Martinez, Jose R. Tormo, Jesús M. Martín, Ralph Urbatzka, Francisca M. Vicente, Olga M. Lage
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Issue 10, 2019, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00727