Ana Lúcia Ponte Freitas
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Federal University of Ceara
Brazil
Biography
He holds a BS in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Ceará (1977), a master's degree in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Ceará (1982) and a Ph.D. from Nouveau Doctorat - Joseph Fourier University - Grenoble I (1990). He is currently prof.Titular of the Federal University of Ceará. He has experience in the field of Biochemistry, with emphasis on Proteins and carbohydrates, working mainly on the following topics: Proteins (lectins) and polysaccharides of seaweed and their biological applications.
Research Interest
Biological Sciences and Biochemistry.
Publications
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V. BRITO, TARCISIO; BARROS, FRANCISCO CN ; SILVA, RENAN O.; DIAS JÚNIOR, GENILSON J.; C. JÚNIOR, JOSÉ SIMIÃO; FRANCO, ÃLVARO X .; SOARES, PEDRO MG; CHAVES, LUCIANO S .; ABREU, CLARA MWS; by Paula, Regina CM ; SOUZA, MARCELLUS HLP ; FREITAS, ANA LÚCIA P .; R. BARBOSA, ANDRÉ LUIZ. Sulfated polysaccharide from the marine algae Hypnea musciformis inhibits TNBS-induced intestinal damage in rats. Carbohydrate Polymers , v. 151, p. 957-964, 2016.
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SOUSA, NAYARA A.; Barros, Francisco Clark N .; ARAÚJO, THIAGO SL; COSTA, DOUGLAS S.; SOUZA, LUAN KELVES M.; SOUSA, FRANCISCA BEATRIZ M.; LEÓDIDO, ANA CAROLINA M.; PACIFIC, DVISON M.; However, BEZERRA, FRANCISCO F.; FREITAS, ANA LÚCIA P .; MEDEIROS, JAND VENES R.. The efficacy of a sulphated polysaccharide fraction from Hypnea musciformis against diarrhea in rodents. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules , v. 86, p. 865-875, 2016.
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LEÓDIDO, ANA CAROLINA M.; COSTA, LUIS EC; ARAÚJO, THIAGO SL; COSTA, DOUGLAS S.; SOUSA, NAYARA A.; SOUZA, LUAN KM; SOUSA, FRANCISCA BM; FILHO, MANOEL DS; VASCONCELOS, DANIEL FP; SILVA, FELIPE RP; NOGUEIRA, KEROLAYNE M.; ARAÚJO, ALYNE R.; Barros, Francisco Clark N .; FREITAS, ANA LÚCIA P .; MEDEIROS, JAND VENES R.. Anti-diarrhoeal therapeutic potential and safety assessment of sulphated polysaccharide fraction from Gracilaria intermedia seaweed in mice. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules , v. 97, p. 34-45, 2017.
