Ana Raquel Madureira completed her PhD degree in Biotechnology at Catholic University of Porto (ESB) in 2010. She is a senior researcher at the collaborative project between Amyris US Biotechnology company and ESB -- Alchemy -- for the valorization of Amyris fermentation processes by-products and development of new ingredients for food, animal feed, cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications. She supervises doctoral, master and BsC students and she is an invited assistant professor of Industrial Microbiology at ESB. Her research is focused in the valorization of industrial byproducts by the extraction and characterization of molecules and compounds and development of new ingredients for several applications. In this line ,expertise in the characterization of biological activities and physical properties of compounds and development of new ingredients as nanoparticulate systems and ingredients. Expertise in the development of human and animal digestive simulation models for the evaluation of microbiota modulation by bioactive compounds.
Publications:
Castro, Pedro M., Fonte, P., Oliveira, A., Madureira, A.R., Sarmento, B. & Pintado, ME. (2017). Optimization of two biopolymer-based oral films for the delivery of bioactive molecules, In Materials Science and Engineering: C, 76, 171-180. doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2017.02.173.
Madureira, A.R.*, Nunes, S., Campos, D., Marques, C., Alcala, C., Sarmento, B., Gomes, A.M.P., Reis, F. & Pintado, M. (2016). Safety profile of solid lipid nanoparticles loaded with rosmarinic acid for oral use: in vitro and animal approaches. International Journal of Nanomedicine. doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S104623.
Madureira, A.R., Pereira, A. & Pintado, M.M. (2015). Current state on the development of nanoparticles for use against bacterial gastrointestinal pathogens. Focus on chitosan nanoparticles loaded with phenolic compounds. Carbohydrate Polymers, 130, 429-439, doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.05.030.
Madureira, A.R., Campos, D., Gullon, B., Marques, C., Rodríguez-Alcalá, L.M., Calhau, C., Alonso, J.L., Sarmento, B., Gomes, A.M. & Pintado, M. (2015). Fermentation of bioactive solid lipid nanoparticles by human gut microflora. Food and Function, 7, 516-529, doi: 10.1039/C5FO01004G.
Nunes, S., Madureira, A.R., Campos, D., Sarmento, B., Gomes, A.M., Pintado, M. & Reis, F. (2015). Therapeutic and nutraceutical potential of rosmarinic acid - cytoprotective properties and pharmacokinetic profile. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 57, 1799-1806. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2015.1006768.
Researcher Center
Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF)
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