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Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva

Publications (5)

Opuntia sp. Cactus: Biological Characteristics, Cultivation and Applications

Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva, Igor Felipe Andrade Costa de Souza, Maria Cláudia Valério Vicalvi Costa, Andréa de Fátima Silva Santos & Luana Cassandra Breitenbach Barroso Coel · Advances in Research · 2016

In this review, we approached various aspects of Opuntia sp., a forage cactus.  This plant stand out for its energy potential and have peculiar morphological and physiological features that allow tolerance for long periods of drought. In addition, Opuntia species has a cosmopolit...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2016/26125

Saprophytic, Symbiotic and Parasitic Bacteria: Importance to Environment, Biotechnological Applications and Biocontrol

Francis Soares Gomes, Emmanuel Viana Pontual, Luana Cassandra Breitenbach Barroso Coelho & Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva · Advances in Research · 2014

Microbial communities have a vast importance to the ecosystem being of use by humans for health or industrial purposes. Most bacteria can be distinguished into three groups: saprophytic; symbiotic and parasitic. Saprophytic bacteria, which are the major decomposers of organic mat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/9161

Can Plant Lectins be Alternatives to Treat Anxiety and Depressive Disorders?

Bárbara Raíssa Ferreira de Lima, Leydianne Leite de Siqueira Patriota, Lidiane Pereira de Albuquerque, Dalila de Brito Marques Ramos, Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva, Emmanuel Viana Pontual, Michelle Melgarejo da Rosa & Thiago Henrique Napoleão · Advances in Research · 2020

Depression and anxiety disorder are the most common mental disorders worldwide and their treatments are combinations of pharmacological and psychotherapeutic approaches. Depression treatment depends largely on a pharmacotherapy that improves the transmission of monoamines in the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2020/v21i1130274

Coronavirus Spike (S) Protein: A Brief Review on Structure-Function Relationship, Host Receptors, and Role in Cell Infection

Lidiane Pereira de Albuquerque, Leydianne Leite de Siqueira Patriota, Vitor Gonzatto, Emmanuel Viana Pontual, Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva & Thiago Henrique Napoleão · Advances in Research · 2020

Coronaviruses (CoVs) are a broad group of spherical and enveloped viruses that cause diseases in humans and animals. CoVs have become a major threat to public health in the past two decades, exemplified by epidemics of acute respiratory syndromes and, most recently, the coronavir...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2020/v21i930240

PgTI, the First Bioactive Protein Isolated from the Cactus Pilosocereus gounellei, is a Trypsin Inhibitor with Antimicrobial Activity

Cláudio Alberto Alves da Rocha Filho, Poliana Karla Amorim, Thâmarah de Albuquerque Lima, Pollyanna Michelle da Silva, Maiara Celine de Moura, Luana Cassandra Breitenbach Barroso Coelho, Russolina Benedeta Zingali, Emmanuel Viana Pontual, Thiago Henrique Napoleão & Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva · Advances in Research · 2019

Aims: This work aimed to isolate, characterize and evaluate the antimicrobial activity of a trypsin inhibitor (PgTI) from the stem of Pilosocereus gounellei. Place and Duration of Study: Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco between March 2013 and October...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2019/v20i330160