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  1. Proteomic Analysis of Intra- and Extracellular Proteins of Aspergillus Niveus During Submerged Bioprocess Culturing Under Different pH Conditions

    Article • Current Proteomics, October 2021, Bentham Science Publishers

    Octavio Franco, Professor Hamilton Cabral

  2. Development of Peptides that Inhibit Aminoglycoside-Modifying Enzymes and β-Lactamases for Control of Resistant Bacteria

    Article • Current Protein and Peptide Science, December 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Octavio Franco

  3. High-intensity aerobic training lowers blood pressure and modulates the renal renin-angiotensin system in spontaneously hypertensive rats

    Article • Clinical and Experimental Hypertension, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Daisy Motta-Santos, Bernardo Petriz, Dr Jonato Prestes, Octavio Franco

  4. Adevonin, a novel synthetic antimicrobial peptide designed from the Adenanthera pavonina trypsin inhibitor (ApTI) sequence

    Article • Pathogens and Global Health, November 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Octavio Franco

  5. Fusion of plectasin derivative NZ2114 with hydrophilic random coil polypeptide: Recombinant production in Pichia pastoris and antimicrobial activity against clinical strain MRSA

    Article • Peptide Science, January 2018, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  6. Activity of synthetic peptides against Chlamydia

    Article • Biopolymers, November 2017, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  7. Computational Investigation of Growth Hormone Receptor Trp169Arg Heterozygous Mutation in a Child With Short Stature

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, June 2017, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  8. Differential accumulation of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris proteins during the interaction with the host plant: Contributions of an in vivo system

    Article • PROTEOMICS, June 2017, Wiley

    Octavio Franco, Cristiane dos Santos

  9. An Immunomodulatory Peptide Confers Protection in an Experimental Candidemia Murine Model

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, May 2017, ASM Journals

    Octavio Franco

  10. Linear antimicrobial peptides with activity against herpes simplex virus 1 and Aichi virus

    Article • Biopolymers, March 2017, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  11. Oxidative stability of sesame and flaxseed oils and their effects on morphometric and biochemical parameters in an animal model

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, February 2017, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  12. Elucidating Unusual Modes of Action and Resistance of Antibacterial Peptides

    Article • Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, December 2016, Bentham Science Publishers

    Octavio Franco

  13. Cloning and characterization of novel cyclotides genes from South American plants

    Article • Biopolymers, November 2016, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  14. Prediction of the impact of coding missense and nonsense single nucleotide polymorphisms on HD5 and HBD1 antibacterial activity againstEscherichia coli

    Article • Biopolymers, September 2016, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  15. The intrinsic antimicrobial activity of citric acid-coated manganese ferrite nanoparticles is enhanced after conjugation with the antifungal peptide Cm-p5

    Article • International Journal of Nanomedicine, August 2016, Dove Medical Press

    Octavio Franco, Dr. Edilso Reguera, Anselmo de Jesus Otero-Gonzalez

  16. The Effects of Acute and Chronic Exercise on Skeletal Muscle Proteome

    Article • Journal of Cellular Physiology, July 2016, Wiley

    Octavio Franco, Bernardo Petriz

  17. HD5 and HBD1 variants’ solvation potential energy correlates with their antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli

    Article • Biopolymers, January 2016, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  18. High-performance computational analysis and peptide screening from databases of cyclotides from poaceae

    Article • Biopolymers, January 2016, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  19. Cm-p5: an antifungal hydrophilic peptide derived from the coastal mollusk Cenchritis muricatus (Gastropoda: Littorinidae)

    Article • The FASEB Journal, April 2015, Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    Octavio Franco

  20. Antibiofilm Peptides Increase the Susceptibility of Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates to β-Lactam Antibiotics

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, April 2015, ASM Journals

    Octavio Franco, Dr Robert E Hancock

  21. Insights Into RNA Transcriptome Profiling of Cardiac Tissue in Obesity and Hypertension Conditions

    Article • Journal of Cellular Physiology, January 2015, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  22. Antifungal nanofibers made by controlled release of sea animal derived peptide

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Octavio Franco

  23. Clavanin A Improves Outcome of Complications from Different Bacterial Infections

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, December 2014, ASM Journals

    Octavio Franco

  24. Clavanin bacterial sepsis control using a novel methacrylate nanocarrier

    Article • International Journal of Nanomedicine, October 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Octavio Franco, Dr OSMAR NASCIMENTO SILVA, Ms Amanda C M Saude, Dr Luciano Paulino Silva

  25. Identification of multifunctional peptides from human milk

    Article • Peptides, June 2014, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  26. Challenges and future prospects of antibiotic therapy: from peptides to phages utilization

    Article • Frontiers in Pharmacology, May 2014, Frontiers

    Octavio Franco

  27. Investigating specific bacterial resistance to AMPs by using a magainin I-resistant Escherichia coli model

    Article • The Journal of Antibiotics, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco, Dr OSMAR NASCIMENTO SILVA

  28. Native and recombinant Pg-AMP1 show different antibacterial activity spectrum but similar folding behavior

    Article • Peptides, May 2014, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  29. The use of versatile plant antimicrobial peptides in agribusiness and human health

    Article • Peptides, May 2014, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  30. New edge of antibiotic development: antimicrobial peptides and corresponding resistance

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, April 2014, Frontiers

    Octavio Franco

  31. Snake Venom Proteins: Development into Antimicrobial and Wound Healing Agents

    Article • Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry, April 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Octavio Franco

  32. Shedding Some Light over the Floral Metabolism by Arum Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) Spathe De Novo Transcriptome Assembly

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2014, PLOS

    Octavio Franco

  33. Tolerance evaluation in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium challenged with sublethal amounts of Rosmarinus officinalis L. essential oil or 1,8‐cineole in meat model

    Article • International Journal of Food Science & Technology, March 2014, Wiley

    Octavio Franco, Professor Evandro Leite de Souza

  34. Screening of serine protease inhibitors with antimicrobial activity using iron oxide nanoparticles functionalized with dextran conjugated trypsin and in silico analyses of bacterial serine protease inhibition

    Article • The Analyst, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Octavio Franco

  35. Organelles Proteomics

    Article • Organelles Proteomics, January 2014, Portico

    Octavio Franco

  36. Preface

    Article • January 2014, American Institute of Physics

    Octavio Franco

  37. Effects of Hypertension and Exercise on Cardiac Proteome Remodelling

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Octavio Franco, Bernardo Petriz

  38. Type 2 Diabetes Elicits Lower Nitric Oxide, Bradykinin Concentration and Kallikrein Activity Together with Higher DesArg9-BK and Reduced Post-Exercise Hypotension Compared to Non-Diabetic Condition

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2013, PLOS

    Octavio Franco

  39. Rooteomics: The Challenge of Discovering Defense-Related Proteins in Plants-An Update

    Article • October 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    Octavio Franco, Dr Luciano Paulino Silva

  40. Novel Inhibitor Cystine Knot Peptides from Momordica charantia

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2013, PLOS

    Octavio Franco

  41. Biomedical Exploitation of Self Assembled Peptide Based Nanostructures

    Article • Current Protein and Peptide Science, October 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    Octavio Franco, Santi Mandal

  42. The attack of the phytopathogens and the trumpet solo: Identification of a novel plant antifungal peptide with distinct fold and disulfide bond pattern

    Article • Biochimie, October 2013, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  43. Editorial (Thematic Issue: Discovery of Peptides and Proteins with Biotechnological Potential: From Methods to Application)

    Article • Current Protein and Peptide Science, September 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    Octavio Franco

  44. Pharmacological Potential of Exercise and RAS Vasoactive Peptides for Prevention of Diseases

    Article • Current Protein and Peptide Science, September 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    Octavio Franco, Bernardo Petriz

  45. Bioinsecticidal activity of a novel Kunitz trypsin inhibitor from Catanduva (Piptadenia moniliformis) seeds

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, September 2013, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  46. Dentistry proteomics: From laboratory development to clinical practice

    Article • Journal of Cellular Physiology, August 2013, Wiley

    Octavio Franco, Dr OSMAR NASCIMENTO SILVA, Bernardo Petriz

  47. Identification of a Novel Antimicrobial Peptide from Brazilian Coast Coral Phyllogorgia dilatata

    Article • Protein and Peptide Letters, August 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    Octavio Franco

  48. Exercise Training at MLSS Decreases Weight Gain and Increases Aerobic Capacity in Obese Zucker Rats

    Article • International Journal of Sports Medicine, July 2013, Thieme Publishing Group

    Octavio Franco

  49. Theoretical structural insights into the snakin/GASA family

    Article • Peptides, June 2013, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  50. Characterization and Pharmacological Properties of a Novel Multifunctional Kunitz Inhibitor from Erythrina velutina Seeds

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2013, PLOS

    Octavio Franco, Dr OSMAR NASCIMENTO SILVA

  51. Snake venoms: attractive antimicrobial proteinaceous compounds for therapeutic purposes

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco

  52. Dengue virus tetra-epitope peptide expressed in lettuce chloroplasts for potential use in dengue diagnosis

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco

  53. In vivo antimicrobial evaluation of an alanine-rich peptide derived from Pleuronectes americanus

    Article • Peptides, April 2013, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco, Dr OSMAR NASCIMENTO SILVA

  54. N, N′-Olefin Functionalized Bis-Imidazolium Gold(I) Salt Is an Efficient Candidate to Control Keratitis-Associated Eye Infection

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2013, PLOS

    Dr. Joydev Dinda, Octavio Franco

  55. Nanoformulated Antibiotics: the Next Step for Pathogenic Bacteria Control

    Article • Current Medicinal Chemistry, March 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    Octavio Franco

  56. Lipopeptides in microbial infection control: Scope and reality for industry

    Article • Biotechnology Advances, March 2013, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  57. Inhibitory effects of a Kunitz-type inhibitor from Pithecellobium dumosum (Benth) seeds against insect-pests' digestive proteinases

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, February 2013, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  58. A Review of Computational Tools in microRNA Discovery

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, January 2013, Frontiers

    Octavio Franco

  59. Current scenario of peptide-based drugs: the key roles of cationic antitumor and antiviral peptides

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2013, Frontiers

    Octavio Franco

  60. Purification, biochemical characterization and self-assembled structure of a fengycin-like antifungal peptide from Bacillus thuringiensis strain SM1

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2013, Frontiers

    Octavio Franco

  61. Plant Antifungal Peptides

    Article • January 2013, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco, Dr OSMAR NASCIMENTO SILVA

  62. LPS inmobilization on porous and non-porous supports as an approach for the isolation of anti-LPS host-defense peptides

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2013, Frontiers

    Octavio Franco

  63. Effects of acute exercise over heart proteome from monogenic obese (ob/ob) mice

    Article • Journal of Cellular Physiology, December 2012, Wiley

    Octavio Franco, Bernardo Petriz

  64. CS-AMPPred: An Updated SVM Model for Antimicrobial Activity Prediction in Cysteine-Stabilized Peptides

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2012, PLOS

    Octavio Franco

  65. Expression systems for heterologous production of antimicrobial peptides

    Article • Peptides, December 2012, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  66. Toxicological and Histological Evaluation ofBothrops itapetiningaeVenom

    Article • Journal of Herpetology, December 2012, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles

    Octavio Franco, Dr OSMAR NASCIMENTO SILVA

  67. Assessment of maximal lactate steady state during treadmill exercise in SHR

    Article • BMC Research Notes, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco, Bernardo Petriz

  68. The use of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in the evaluation of obesity in women with obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome

    Article • European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco

  69. In silico identification of novel hevein-like peptide precursors

    Article • Peptides, November 2012, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  70. Structural and Functional Characterization of a Multifunctional Alanine-Rich Peptide Analogue from Pleuronectes americanus

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2012, PLOS

    Octavio Franco, Dr OSMAR NASCIMENTO SILVA

  71. Predicting antimicrobial peptides from eukaryotic genomes: In silico strategies to develop antibiotics

    Article • Peptides, October 2012, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco, Dr OSMAR NASCIMENTO SILVA

  72. Antimicrobial activity of recombinant Pg-AMP1, a glycine-rich peptide from guava seeds

    Article • Peptides, October 2012, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  73. Determination of the Maximal Lactate Steady State in Obese Zucker Rats

    Article • International Journal of Sports Medicine, September 2012, Thieme Publishing Group

    Octavio Franco, Bernardo Petriz

  74. High molecular mass proteomics analyses of left ventricle from rats subjected to differential swimming training

    Article • BMC Physiology, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco, Bernardo Petriz

  75. The Use of MALDI-TOF-MS and In Silico Studies for Determination of Antimicrobial Peptides’ Affinity to Bacterial Cells

    Article • Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, August 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Octavio Franco

  76. Evaluation of Magainin I interactions with lipid membranes: An optical and electrochemical study

    Article • Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, July 2012, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  77. Comparative proteomics between natural Microcystis isolates with a focus on microcystin synthesis

    Article • Proteome Science, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco, Bernardo Petriz

  78. Proteomic Analysis of Developing Somatic Embryos of Coffea arabica

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco

  79. Functional characterization of a synthetic hydrophilic antifungal peptide derived from the marine snail Cenchritis muricatus

    Article • Biochimie, April 2012, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco, Dr OSMAR NASCIMENTO SILVA

  80. Evaluation of an Antimicrobial L-Amino Acid Oxidase and Peptide Derivatives from Bothropoides mattogrosensis Pitviper Venom

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2012, PLOS

    Octavio Franco, Dr OSMAR NASCIMENTO SILVA

  81. Screening of Antimicrobials from Caribbean Sea Animals and Isolation of Bactericidal Proteins from the Littoral Mollusk Cenchritis muricatus

    Article • Current Microbiology, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco

  82. Evidences for Viral Strain Selection in Late Stages of HIV Infection: An Analysis of Vpu Alleles

    Article • The Protein Journal, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco

  83. Peptides from agribusiness to human health

    Article • Biopolymers, January 2012, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  84. Prediction of antimicrobial peptides based on the adaptive neuro‐fuzzy inference system application

    Article • Biopolymers, January 2012, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  85. Cn‐AMP1: A new promiscuous peptide with potential for microbial infections treatment

    Article • Biopolymers, January 2012, Wiley

    Octavio Franco, Dr OSMAR NASCIMENTO SILVA

  86. Structural insights regarding an insecticidal Talisia esculenta protein and its biotechnological potential for Diatraea saccharalis larval control

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, January 2012, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  87. Proteomics applied to exercise physiology: A cutting‐edge technology

    Article • Journal of Cellular Physiology, December 2011, Wiley

    Octavio Franco, Bernardo Petriz

  88. Identification and characterization of a bactericidal and proapoptotic peptide from cycas revoluta seeds with DNA binding properties

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, December 2011, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  89. Plant Antimicrobial Peptides: From Basic Structures to Applied Research

    Article • October 2011, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  90. Plant Cyclotides: An Unusual Protein Family with Multiple Functions

    Article • September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco

  91. Sequence variations of Env signal peptide alleles in different clinical stages of HIV infection

    Article • Peptides, September 2011, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  92. Identification of an antifungal peptide from Trapa natans fruits with inhibitory effects on Candida tropicalis biofilm formation

    Article • Peptides, August 2011, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  93. TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF PROTEINS DIRECTLY FROM 2D-PAGE: AN EFFICIENT STRATEGY FOR METALLOPROTEOMICS

    Article • Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology, July 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Octavio Franco

  94. Bactericidal Activity Identified in 2S Albumin from Sesame Seeds and In silico Studies of Structure–Function Relations

    Article • The Protein Journal, June 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco

  95. Identification of a Passiflora alata Curtis dimeric peptide showing identity with 2S albumins

    Article • Peptides, May 2011, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  96. Peptide promiscuity: An evolutionary concept for plant defense

    Article • FEBS Letters, March 2011, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  97. Practical and theoretical characterization of Inga laurina Kunitz inhibitor on the control of Homalinotus coriaceus

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, February 2011, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  98. Exploring the pharmacological potential of promiscuous host-defense peptides: from natural screenings to biotechnological applications

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2011, Frontiers

    Octavio Franco, Dr OSMAR NASCIMENTO SILVA

  99. Antibacterial Glycine-rich Peptide from Guava (Psidium guajava) Seeds

    Article • January 2011, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  100. Preface

    Article • January 2011, American Institute of Physics

    Octavio Franco

  101. Identification of Botryticidal Proteins with Similarity to NBS–LRR Proteins in Rosemary Pepper (Lippia sidoides Cham.) Flowers

    Article • The Protein Journal, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco

  102. Antibacterial Peptides from Plants: What They Are and How They Probably Work

    Article • Biochemistry Research International, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Octavio Franco, Dr OSMAR NASCIMENTO SILVA

  103. Structural and mechanistic insights into a novel non-competitive Kunitz trypsin inhibitor from Adenanthera pavonina L. seeds with double activity toward serine- and cysteine-proteinases

    Article • Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, September 2010, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  104. Investigation of insecticidal activity of rye α-amylase inhibitor gene expressed in transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) toward cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis)

    Article • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, September 2010, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  105. Plant nuclear proteomics – inside the cell maestro

    Article • FEBS Journal, August 2010, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  106. Head and neck cancer

    Article • Cancer, July 2010, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  107. Evaluation of nutritional and anti‐nutritional compounds from tania (Xanthosoma Schott) corms

    Article • Nutrition & Food Science, July 2010, Emerald

    Octavio Franco

  108. METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF 2-DE TO STUDY ROOT PROTEOMICS DURING NEMATODE INFECTION IN COTTON AND COFFEE PLANTS

    Article • Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology, March 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Octavio Franco, Dr. Erika V S Albuquerque

  109. Evaluation of nutritional and anti-nutritional compounds from tania (Xanthosoma Schott) corms

    Article • Nutrition & Food Science, January 2010, Emerald

    Octavio Franco

  110. Comparative analyses of different surfactants on matrix- assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry peptide analysis

    Article • European Journal of Mass Spectrometry, January 2010, IM Publications

    Octavio Franco

  111. An SVM Model Based on Physicochemical Properties to Predict Antimicrobial Activity from Protein Sequences with Cysteine Knot Motifs

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco

  112. Identification of four novel members of Kunitz-like α-amylase inhibitors family from Delonix regia with activity toward Coleopteran insects

    Article • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, November 2009, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  113. Proteomic evaluation of coffee zygotic embryos in two different stages of seed development

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, November 2009, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  114. A Novel Antimicrobial Peptide from Crotalaria pallida Seeds with Activity Against Human and Phytopathogens

    Article • Current Microbiology, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco, Dr Luciano Paulino Silva

  115. Comparative proteomical and metalloproteomical analyses of human plasma from patients with laryngeal cancer

    Article • Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco

  116. Protective effects of a cysteine proteinase propeptide expressed in transgenic soybean roots

    Article • Peptides, May 2009, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  117. Identification and structural insights of three novel antimicrobial peptides isolated from green coconut water

    Article • Peptides, April 2009, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  118. A Wide Antimicrobial Peptides Search Method Using Fuzzy Modeling

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco

  119. Biotechnological potential of antimicrobial peptides from flowers

    Article • Peptides, October 2008, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  120. Identification of a novel storage glycine-rich peptide from guava (Psidium guajava) seeds with activity against Gram-negative bacteria

    Article • Peptides, August 2008, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco, Dr Luciano Paulino Silva

  121. Plant–pathogen interactions: what is proteomics telling us?

    Article • FEBS Journal, July 2008, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  122. Novel insights on the mechanism of action of α-amylase inhibitors from the plant defensin family

    Article • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics, May 2008, Wiley

    Octavio Franco, Dr Fung T Lay

  123. Rooteomics: The Challenge of Discovering Plant Defense-Related Proteins in Roots

    Article • Current Protein and Peptide Science, April 2008, Bentham Science Publishers

    Octavio Franco, Dr Luciano Paulino Silva

  124. Identification of a novel β-N-acetylhexosaminidase (Pcb-NAHA1) from marine Zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Zoanthidea)

    Article • Protein Expression and Purification, March 2008, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco, Dr Luciano Paulino Silva

  125. Molecular and structural characterization of a trypsin highly expressed in larval stage of Zabrotes subfasciatus

    Article • Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, November 2007, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  126. Plant cyclotides: An unusual class of defense compounds

    Article • Peptides, July 2007, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  127. Susceptibility of Human Pathogenic Bacteria to Antimicrobial Peptides from Sesame Kernels

    Article • Current Microbiology, June 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco

  128. Identification of an α-Amylase Inhibitor from Pterodon pubescens with Ability To Inhibit Cowpea Weevil Digestive Enzymes

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, May 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Octavio Franco

  129. Screening and secretomic analysis of enthomopatogenic Beauveria bassiana isolates in response to cowpea weevil (Callosobruchus maculatus) exoskeleton

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology, April 2007, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  130. Identification of a cowpea γ‐thionin with bactericidal activity

    Article • FEBS Journal, July 2006, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  131. Production and Biochemical Characterization of Insecticidal Enzymes from Aspergillus fumigatus Toward Callosobruchus maculatus

    Article • Current Microbiology, May 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco

  132. INFLUENCE OF HEAT TREATMENT AND GRAIN GERMINATION ON THE ISOFLAVONE PROFILE OF SOY MILK

    Article • Journal of Food Biochemistry, April 2006, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Octavio Franco

  133. Screening of entomopathogenic Metarhizium anisopliae isolates and proteomic analysis of secretion synthesized in response to cowpea weevil (Callosobruchus maculatus) exoskeleton

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology, March 2006, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  134. Molecular modeling and inhibitory activity of cowpea cystatin against bean bruchid pests

    Article • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics, February 2006, Wiley

    Octavio Franco, PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  135. Structure and enzyme properties of Zabrotes subfasciatus α‐amylase

    Article • Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, January 2006, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  136. Trichomonas vaginalis: Identification of a triacylglycerol acylhydrolase

    Article • Experimental Parasitology, December 2005, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  137. Plant γ-thionins: Novel insights on the mechanism of action of a multi-functional class of defense proteins

    Article • The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, November 2005, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  138. Identification of a novel bean α‐amylase inhibitor with chitinolytic activity

    Article • FEBS Letters, September 2005, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  139. In Vivo Bioinsecticidal Activity toward Ceratitis capitata (Fruit Fly) and Callosobruchus maculatus (Cowpea Weevil) and in Vitro Bioinsecticidal Activity toward Different Orders of Insect Pests of a Trypsin Inhibitor Purified from Tamarin...

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, April 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Octavio Franco

  140. Characterization of Two Acanthoscelides obtectus α-Amylases and Their Inactivation by Wheat Inhibitors

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, February 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Octavio Franco

  141. Molecular Cloning and Expression of an α-Amylase Inhibitor from Rye with Potential for Controlling Insect Pests

    Article • The Protein Journal, February 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Octavio Franco

  142. Toxicity to cotton boll weevil Anthonomus grandis of a trypsin inhibitor from chickpea seeds

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, February 2005, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  143. A diverse family of serine proteinase genes expressed in cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis): implications for the design of pest-resistant transgenic cotton plants

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, September 2004, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  144. Effects of soybean Kunitz trypsin inhibitor on the cotton boll weevil ( A nthonomus grandis )

    Article • Phytochemistry, January 2004, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  145. Molecular Cloning of a Cysteine Proteinase cDNA from the Cotton Boll WeevilAnthonomus grandis(Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

    Article • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, January 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Octavio Franco

  146. Use of phage display to select novel cystatins specific for Acanthoscelides obtectus cysteine proteinases

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics, September 2003, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  147. Effects of black-eyed pea trypsin/chymotrypsin inhibitor on proteolytic activity and on development of Anthonomus grandis

    Article • Phytochemistry, June 2003, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  148. β‐Helical catalytic domains in glycoside hydrolase families 49, 55 and 87: domain architecture, modelling and assignment of catalytic residues

    Article • FEBS Letters, October 2002, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  149. Activity toward Bruchid Pest of a Kunitz-Type Inhibitor from Seeds of the Algaroba Tree (Prosopis juliflora D.C.)

    Article • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, February 2002, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  150. Plant α‐amylase inhibitors and their interaction with insect α‐amylases

    Article • European Journal of Biochemistry, January 2002, Wiley

    Octavio Franco

  151. Partial purification and characterization of ribonucleases from roots, stem and leaves of cowpea

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Fisiologia Vegetal, January 2001, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Octavio Franco

  152. Purification, biochemical characterisation and partial primary structure of a new α-amylase inhibitor from Secale cereale (rye)

    Article • The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, December 2000, Elsevier

    Octavio Franco

  153. Activity of wheat α‐amylase inhibitors towards bruchid α‐amylases and structural explanation of observed specificities

    Article • European Journal of Biochemistry, April 2000, Wiley

    Octavio Franco