Publications by authors named "Victor Diogo Alves"
Article Synopsis
- The diversity of β-glucans leads to their various biological functions, necessitating multiple enzymes for their assembly and breakdown, along with new discoveries for potential biotechnological uses.
- Recent studies have identified and characterized two bacterial β-glucanases, LaGH157 and BcGH157, from the glycoside hydrolase family 157, detailing their structures and functions in hydrolysis.
- Both enzymes display optimal activity at specific pH and temperature ranges and exhibit unique cleavage patterns, expanding knowledge on β-glucan processing and suggesting future applications in biotechnology.
is a microalga rich in proteins with potential applications in food and feed industries. However, the presence of a cellulose-containing cell wall, which is a major barrier to protein extraction, together with fibroproteinaceous complexes, limits the bioaccessibility of nutritional and bioactive proteins and peptides from biomass. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of different mechanical/physical pre-treatments (bead milling, extrusion, freeze-drying, heating, microwave and sonication) combined or not with enzymatic treatments (commercial trypsin and pancreatin) on protein extraction and peptide formation from a suspension.
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