Graduate in Biochemistry, University of Lisbon
Master of Science in Applied Biochemistry, University of Lisbon

Undergraduate student at ISA
Post graduate student at ISA
MS student at FCUL/ISA
Post graduate student at ISA
PhD student at ITQB

Transcriptomic, Proteomic and Metabolomic studies on the interaction pathogen-host, between grapevine (Vitis spp.) and fungi involved in some of the its main trunk diseases: Phomopsis spp. (cane and leaf spot), Eutypa lata (Eutypa dieback), and Botryosphaeria parva (canker disease).

Lectins and legume seed storage proteins.

Ferreira, R.B., Monteiro, S., Freitas, R., Santos, C.N., Chen, Z., Batista, L.M., Duarte, J., Borges, A. and Teixeira, A.R. “The role of plant defence proteins in fungal pathogenesis” (submitted).

Freitas, R.L., Teixeira, A.R. and Ferreira, R.B. (2007) Vicilin-type globulins follow distinct patterns of degradation in different species of germinating legume seeds. Food Chemistry, 102: 323-329.

Ferreira, R.B., Monteiro, S., Freitas, R., Santos, C.N., Chen, Z., Batista, L.M., Duarte, J., Borges, A. and Teixeira, A.R. (2006) Fungal pathogens: The battle for plant infection. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 25: 505-524.

Freitas, R.L., Teixeira, A.R. and Ferreira, R.B. (2004) Characterization of the proteins from Vigna unguiculata seeds. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 52: 1682-1687.

Freitas, R.L., Ferreira, R.B. and Teixeira, A.R. (2000) Use of a single method in the extraction of the seed storage globulins from several legume species. Application to analyse structural comparisons within the major classes of globulins. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 51: 341-352.

Ferreira, R.B., Freitas, R.L. and Teixeira, A.R. (2003) Self-aggregation of legume seed storage proteins inside the protein storage vacuoles is electrostatic in nature, rather than lectin mediated. FEBS Letters, 534: 106-110.

Ferreira, R.B., Freitas, R.L. and Teixeira, AR. (2003) The structure of Lupinus seed storage proteins. Recent developments. Current Topics in Plant Biology, 4: 139-150.

Freitas, R.L., Ferreira, R.B. and Teixeira, A.R. (2000) Use of a single method in the extraction of the seed storage globulins from several legume species. Application to analyse structural comparisons within the major classes of globulins. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 51: 341-352.

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Protein and gene sequences

Monteiro, S.A., Freitas, R.M., Teixeira, A.N. and Ferreira, R.B. (2004) 1791 nucleotides. Lupinus albus beta-conglutin precursor mRNA, complete cds. GenBank Accession number AY500372.

Monteiro, S.A., Freitas, R.M., Teixeira, A.N. and Ferreira, R.B. (2005) 519 nucleotides. Lupinus albus BLAD mRNA, complete cds. GenBank Accession number DQ142920.