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List of works by Luís M.A. Ferreira

A family 11 carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) improves the efficacy of a recombinant cellulase used to supplement barley-based diets for broilers at lower dosage rates.

scientific article published on September 2008

A family 6 carbohydrate-binding module potentiates the efficiency of a recombinant xylanase used to supplement cereal-based diets for poultry

scientific article published on 01 October 2004

Cellulose binding domains and linker sequences potentiate the activity of hemicellulases against complex substrates

scientific article published on 01 September 1997

Construction of GH16 β-glucanase mini-cellulosomes to improve the nutritive value of barley-based diets for broilers.

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Crystal structures of Clostridium thermocellum xyloglucanase, XGH74A, reveal the structural basis for xyloglucan recognition and degradation.

scientific article published on 13 June 2006

Direct supplementation of diet is the most efficient way of enriching broiler meat with n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

scientific article published in January 2013

Effect of reduced dietary protein and supplementation with a docosahexaenoic acid product on broiler performance and meat quality

scientific article published on 01 January 2014

Evidence for temporal regulation of the two Pseudomonas cellulosa xylanases belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 11.

scientific article published on August 2002

Family 6 carbohydrate-binding modules display multiple beta1,3-linked glucan-specific binding interfaces

scientific article published on 19 August 2009

Feline pansteatitis revisited: hazards of unbalanced home-made diets.

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Functional insights into the role of novel type I cohesin and dockerin domains from Clostridium thermocellum.

scientific article published on 10 December 2009

Galactomannan hydrolysis and mannose metabolism in Cellvibrio mixtus.

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Homologous xylanases from Clostridium thermocellum: evidence for bi-functional activity, synergism between xylanase catalytic modules and the presence of xylan-binding domains in enzyme complexes.

scientific article published on August 1999

Identification of tandemly repeated type VI cellulose-binding domains in an endoglucanase from the aerobic soil bacterium Cellvibrio mixtus

scientific article published on May 1, 1998

Improving the lipid nutritive value of poultry meat through the incorporation of a dehydrated leguminous-based forage in the diet for broiler chicks.

scientific article published in August 2008

Influence of pasture intake on the fatty acid composition, and cholesterol, tocopherols, and tocotrienols content in meat from free-range broilers.

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Insights into the Structural Determinants of Cohesin—Dockerin Specificity Revealed by the Crystal Structure of the Type II Cohesin from Clostridium thermocellum SdbA

scientific article published on 01 June 2005

Insights into the molecular determinants of substrate specificity in glycoside hydrolase family 5 revealed by the crystal structure and kinetics of Cellvibrio mixtus mannosidase 5A.

scientific article published on 10 March 2004

Novel Clostridium thermocellum Type I Cohesin-Dockerin Complexes Reveal a Single Binding Mode

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Novel modular enzymes encoded by a cellulase gene cluster in Cellvibrio mixtus

scientific article published on 27 September 2006

Overexpression, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of glucuronoxylan xylanohydrolase (Xyn30A) from Clostridium thermocellum.

scientific article published on 30 November 2013

Overproduction, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray characterization of the family 46 carbohydrate-binding module (CBM46) of endo-β-1,4-glucanase B (CelB) from Bacillus halodurans

scientific article published on 10 May 2014

Pasture intake improves the performance and meat sensory attributes of free-range broilers.

scientific article published in January 2008

Possible roles for a non-modular, thermostable and proteinase-resistant cellulase from the mesophilic aerobic soil bacterium Cellvibrio mixtus

scientific article published on October 1, 1997

Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray characterization of the third ScaB cohesin in complex with an ScaA X-dockerin from Acetivibrio cellulolyticus

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Restricting the intake of a cereal-based feed in free-range-pastured poultry: effects on performance and meat quality.

scientific article published in October 2008

Role of a family 11 carbohydrate-binding module in the function of a recombinant cellulase used to supplement a barley-based diet for broiler chickens.

scientific article published on July 2008

Structure and activity of two metal ion-dependent acetylxylan esterases involved in plant cell wall degradation reveals a close similarity to peptidoglycan deacetylases.

scientific article published on 23 January 2006

The X6 "thermostabilizing" domains of xylanases are carbohydrate-binding modules: structure and biochemistry of the Clostridium thermocellum X6b domain

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The crystal structure of the family 6 carbohydrate binding module from Cellvibrio mixtus endoglucanase 5a in complex with oligosaccharides reveals two distinct binding sites with different ligand specificities.

scientific article published on 08 March 2004

The family 6 carbohydrate binding module CmCBM6-2 contains two ligand-binding sites with distinct specificities.

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The mechanisms by which family 10 glycoside hydrolases bind decorated substrates

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The membrane-bound alpha-glucuronidase from Pseudomonas cellulosa hydrolyzes 4-O-methyl-D-glucuronoxylooligosaccharides but not 4-O-methyl-D-glucuronoxylan.

scientific article published on September 2002

The structure of the feruloyl esterase module of xylanase 10B from Clostridium thermocellum provides insights into substrate recognition

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