Pedro Ribeiro Fontes

ORCID: 0000-0002-5804-7632
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Research Areas
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • ECG Monitoring and Analysis
  • melanin and skin pigmentation

Universidade de Brasília
2014-2022

National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
2016

Agricultural Research Corporation
2016

Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
2016

Melanogenesis is a process responsible for melanin production, which stored in melanocytes containing tyrosinase. Inhibition of this enzyme target the cosmetics industry, since it controls undesirable skin conditions such as hyperpigmentation due to overproduction melanin. Species Morus genus are known beneficial uses offered different parts its plants, including tyrosinase inhibition. Thus, project aimed study inhibitory activity by extracts from nigra leaves well characterization...

10.1371/journal.pone.0163130 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2016-09-21
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