C.M.G.A. Fontes

8.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
206 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

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C.M.G.A. Fontes is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, C.M.G.A. Fontes has authored 206 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 97 papers in Biotechnology and 75 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in C.M.G.A. Fontes's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (102 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (95 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (63 papers). C.M.G.A. Fontes is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (102 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (95 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (63 papers). C.M.G.A. Fontes collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United Kingdom and India. C.M.G.A. Fontes's co-authors include José A. M. Prates, L.M.A. Ferreira, Harry J. Gilbert, Harry J. Gilbert, G.J. Davies, R.J.B. Bessa, Cristina M. Alfaia, Joana L. A. Brás, P.I.P. Ponte and Maria João Romão and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Annual Review of Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

C.M.G.A. Fontes

204 papers receiving 6.7k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Cellulosomes: Highly Efficient Nanomachines Designed to Deconstruct Plant Cell Wall Complex Carbohydrates

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
C.M.G.A. Fontes Portugal	46	2.8k	2.7k	2.4k	1.8k	1.7k	206	6.9k
L.M.A. Ferreira Portugal	36	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	814 0.5×	94	3.8k
Corinne Rancurel France	21	1.6k 0.6×	3.3k 1.2×	2.4k 1.0×	2.0k 1.1×	123 0.1×	37	6.5k
Paw Dalgaard Denmark	48	1.3k 0.5×	2.5k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	371 0.2×	3.7k 2.2×	114	7.3k
Stefano Sforza Italy	45	785 0.3×	3.5k 1.3×	370 0.2×	1.4k 0.8×	699 0.4×	222	7.3k
A.B. Boraston Canada	52	2.7k 1.0×	4.6k 1.7×	3.2k 1.3×	2.5k 1.4×	50 0.0×	159	8.8k
Fausto Gardini Italy	47	466 0.2×	3.2k 1.2×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	180	6.9k
Geoffrey B. Fincher Australia	62	3.7k 1.3×	3.9k 1.5×	3.2k 1.3×	9.7k 5.5×	127 0.1×	210	13.3k
Hans Henrik Huss Denmark	37	796 0.3×	2.1k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	205 0.1×	2.7k 1.6×	69	5.4k
Pasquale Ferranti Italy	48	397 0.1×	3.8k 1.4×	547 0.2×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	268	8.0k
Shuryo Nakai Canada	35	296 0.1×	2.3k 0.9×	413 0.2×	600 0.3×	1.8k 1.1×	114	6.0k

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Fontes, C.M.G.A., et al.. (2025). A novel bifunctional type I α-l-arabinofuranosidase of family 43 glycoside hydrolase (BoGH43_35) from Bacteroides ovatus with endo-β-1,4-xylanase activity. Carbohydrate Research. 552. 109432–109432. 2 indexed citations

Thakur, Abhijeet, et al.. (2024). A novel thermophilic recombinant obligate xylobiohydrolase (AcGH30A) from Acetivibrio clariflavus orchestrates the deconstruction of xylan polysaccharides. Carbohydrate Polymers. 340. 122295–122295. 4 indexed citations

Moraïs, Sarah, et al.. (2023). Carbohydrate Depolymerization by Intricate Cellulosomal Systems. Methods in molecular biology. 2657. 53–77. 1 indexed citations

Costa, Mónica M., Pedro Bule, Vânia Cardoso, et al.. (2022). Recalcitrant cell wall of Ulva lactuca seaweed is degraded by a single ulvan lyase from family 25 of polysaccharide lyases. Animal nutrition. 9. 184–192. 24 indexed citations

Viegas, Aldino, Victor D. Alves, José A. M. Prates, et al.. (2021). A dual cohesin–dockerin complex binding mode in Bacteroides cellulosolvens contributes to the size and complexity of its cellulosome. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 296. 100552–100552. 11 indexed citations

Viegas, Aldino, Virgínia M. R. Pires, João Medeiros‐Silva, et al.. (2019). Molecular basis for the preferential recognition of β1,3‐1,4‐glucans by the family 11 carbohydrate‐binding module from Clostridium thermocellum. FEBS Journal. 287(13). 2723–2743. 10 indexed citations

Strazzulli, Andrea, Beatrice Cobucci‐Ponzano, Roberta Iacono, et al.. (2019). Discovery of hyperstable carbohydrate‐active enzymes through metagenomics of extreme environments. FEBS Journal. 287(6). 1116–1137. 29 indexed citations

Kumar, Krishan, M.A.S. Correia, Virgínia M. R. Pires, et al.. (2018). Novel insights into the degradation of β-1,3-glucans by the cellulosome of Clostridium thermocellum revealed by structure and function studies of a family 81 glycoside hydrolase. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 117. 890–901. 28 indexed citations

Bule, Pedro, Sadanari Jindou, Bareket Dassa, et al.. (2017). Complexity of the Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD-1 cellulosome reflects an expansion of family-related protein-protein interactions. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 42355–42355. 39 indexed citations

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Bule, Pedro, Victor D. Alves, Ana Luı́sa Carvalho, et al.. (2017). Assembly of Ruminococcus flavefaciens cellulosome revealed by structures of two cohesin-dockerin complexes. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 759–759. 22 indexed citations

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Artzi, Lior, et al.. (2017). Carbohydrate Depolymerization by Intricate Cellulosomal Systems. Methods in molecular biology. 1588. 93–116. 7 indexed citations

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Dias, Fernando M. V., et al.. (2015). Role of Pectinolytic Enzymes Identified in Clostridium thermocellum Cellulosome. PLoS ONE. 10(2). e0116787–e0116787. 25 indexed citations

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Costa, Mónica M., T. Ribeiro, Luís Serrano, et al.. (2014). Construction of GH16 β-Glucanase Mini-cellulosomes To Improve the Nutritive Value of Barley-Based Diets for Broilers. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 62(30). 7496–7506. 12 indexed citations

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Sardinha, João, C.C. Marques, Ana Domingos, et al.. (2013). Inhibition of ovine in vitro fertilization by anti-Prt antibody: hypothetical model for Prt/ZP interaction. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 11(1). 25–25. 10 indexed citations

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Currie, Mark A., Kate Cameron, Fernando M. V. Dias, et al.. (2013). Small Angle X-ray Scattering Analysis of Clostridium thermocellum Cellulosome N-terminal Complexes Reveals a Highly Dynamic Structure. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(11). 7978–7985. 21 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Shadab, Ana S. Luís, Joana L. A. Brás, C.M.G.A. Fontes, & Arun Goyal. (2013). Functional and structural characterization of family 6 carbohydrate-binding module (CtCBM6A) of Clostridium thermocellum α-L-arabinofuranosidase. Biochemistry (Moscow). 78(11). 1272–1279. 3 indexed citations

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Sossidou, Evangelia Ν., Alessandro Dal Bosco, H.A. Elson, & C.M.G.A. Fontes. (2011). Pasture-based systems for poultry production: implications and perspectives. World s Poultry Science Journal. 67(1). 47–58. 71 indexed citations

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Barbas, João Pedro, Rui S. Soares, Patrícia Mesquita, et al.. (2011). The Prion‐like Protein Doppel Enhances Ovine Spermatozoa Fertilizing Ability. Reproduction in Domestic Animals. 47(2). 196–202. 9 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Shadab, Deepmoni Deka, Mohammad Khalid Jawed, et al.. (2009). Biochemical characterization of a recombinant derivative (CtLic26A-Cel5) of a cellulosomal cellulase from Clostridium thermocellum. Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy. 3(1). 56–63. 2 indexed citations

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Viegas, Aldino, Natércia F. Brás, Nuno M. F. S. A. Cerqueira, et al.. (2008). Molecular determinants of ligand specificity in family 11 carbohydrate binding modules – an NMR, X‐ray crystallography and computational chemistry approach. FEBS Journal. 275(10). 2524–2535. 26 indexed citations

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