Pedro Alexandrino Fernandes

This study identifies and characterizes five novel bacterial urethanases capable of degrading polyurethanes, with u15 showing high catalytic efficiency and structural insights for biocatalytic recycling.

The paper identifies two novel peptides that protect C. elegans from paraquat-induced Parkinson's-like pathology by inhibiting reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial damage, and alpha-synuclein aggregation.

The paper investigates the kinetics of carbon-carbon bond formation in fatty acid synthase, revealing how the enzyme's activity and fidelity are influenced by substrate length and dimeric cooperativity.