C.M.G.A. Fontes

8.9k citations

206 papers · 6.9k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 46

Co-authors: José A. M. Prates L.M.A. Ferreira Harry J. Gilbert G.J. Davies R.J.B. Bessa Cristina M. Alfaia Joana L. A. Brás P.I.P. Ponte
Topics: Biofuel production and bioconversion (102 papers)Enzyme Production and Characterization (95 papers)Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (63 papers)
Cited by: Biotechnology Animal Science and Zoology Nutrition and Dietetics
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of Biological Chemistry Annual Review of Biochemistry
Partner nations: Portugal United Kingdom India

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C.M.G.A. Fontes

204 papers receiving 6.7k citations

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	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 2025 ·Carbohydrate Research ·(unknown),(unknown),C.M.G.A. Fontes,Arun Goyal	2
2	A novel thermophilic recombinant obligate xylobiohydrolase (AcGH30A) from Acetivibrio clariflavus orchestrates the deconstruction of xylan polysaccharides 2024 ·Carbohydrate Polymers ·(unknown),Abhijeet Thakur,C.M.G.A. Fontes,Arun Goyal	4
3	Carbohydrate Depolymerization by Intricate Cellulosomal Systems 2023 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Sarah Moraïs,(unknown),Lior Artzi,C.M.G.A. Fontes,Edward A. Bayer,Itzhak Mizrahi	1
4	Recalcitrant cell wall of Ulva lactuca seaweed is degraded by a single ulvan lyase from family 25 of polysaccharide lyases 2022 ·Animal nutrition ·Mónica M. Costa,(unknown),Pedro Bule,Vânia Cardoso,(unknown),Cristina M. Alfaia,Diogo Coelho,Joana L. A. Brás,C.M.G.A. Fontes,José A. M. Prates	24
5	A dual cohesin–dockerin complex binding mode in Bacteroides cellulosolvens contributes to the size and complexity of its cellulosome 2021 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown),Aldino Viegas,Victor D. Alves,José A. M. Prates,L.M.A. Ferreira,Shabir Najmudin,Eurico J. Cabrita,Ana Luı́sa Carvalho,C.M.G.A. Fontes,Pedro Bule	11
6	Molecular basis for the preferential recognition of β1,3‐1,4‐glucans by the family 11 carbohydrate‐binding module from Clostridium thermocellum 2019 ·FEBS Journal ·(unknown),Aldino Viegas,Virgínia M. R. Pires,João Medeiros‐Silva,Pedro Bule,Wengang Chai,Filipa Marcelo,C.M.G.A. Fontes,Eurico J. Cabrita,Angelina S. Palma,Ana Luı́sa Carvalho	10
7	Discovery of hyperstable carbohydrate‐active enzymes through metagenomics of extreme environments 2019 ·FEBS Journal ·Andrea Strazzulli,Beatrice Cobucci‐Ponzano,Roberta Iacono,(unknown),Luisa Maurelli,(unknown),(unknown),Annalisa Santangelo,Patrizia Contursi,Vincent Lombard,Bernard Henrissat,Federico M. Lauro,C.M.G.A. Fontes,Marco Moracci	29
8	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 2018 ·International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·Krishan Kumar,M.A.S. Correia,Virgínia M. R. Pires,(unknown),Kedar Sharma,Vikky Rajulapati,C.M.G.A. Fontes,Ana Luı́sa Carvalho,Arun Goyal	28
9	Complexity of the Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD-1 cellulosome reflects an expansion of family-related protein-protein interactions 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown),Pedro Bule,Sadanari Jindou,Bareket Dassa,Sarah Moraïs,Ilya Borovok,Yoav Barak,Michal Slutzki,(unknown),Vânia Cardoso,Victor D. Alves,Shabir Najmudin,Bryan A. White,Harry J. Flint,Harry J. Gilbert,Raphael Lamed,C.M.G.A. Fontes,Edward A. Bayer	39
10	Assembly of Ruminococcus flavefaciens cellulosome revealed by structures of two cohesin-dockerin complexes 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Pedro Bule,Victor D. Alves,(unknown),Ana Luı́sa Carvalho,L.M.A. Ferreira,Steven P. Smith,Harry J. Gilbert,Shabir Najmudin,Edward A. Bayer,C.M.G.A. Fontes	22
11	Carbohydrate Depolymerization by Intricate Cellulosomal Systems 2017 ·Methods in molecular biology ·(unknown),Lior Artzi,Sarah Moraïs,C.M.G.A. Fontes,Edward A. Bayer	7
12	Role of Pectinolytic Enzymes Identified in Clostridium thermocellum Cellulosome 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),(unknown),Fernando M. V. Dias,José A. M. Prates,L.M.A. Ferreira,C.M.G.A. Fontes,Arun Goyal,(unknown)	25
13	Construction of GH16 β-Glucanase Mini-cellulosomes To Improve the Nutritive Value of Barley-Based Diets for Broilers 2014 ·Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ·Mónica M. Costa,(unknown),T. Ribeiro,Luís Serrano,Vânia Cardoso,(unknown),M.M. Lordelo,L.M.A. Ferreira,C.M.G.A. Fontes	12
14	Inhibition of ovine in vitro fertilization by anti-Prt antibody: hypothetical model for Prt/ZP interaction 2013 ·Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology ·(unknown),João Sardinha,C.C. Marques,Ana Domingos,M.C. Baptista,João Pedro Barbas,Ivo C. Martins,Patrícia Mesquita,(unknown),Rui S. Soares,Aldino Viegas,Eurico J. Cabrita,(unknown),C.M.G.A. Fontes,(unknown),R.M. Pereira	10
15	Small Angle X-ray Scattering Analysis of Clostridium thermocellum Cellulosome N-terminal Complexes Reveals a Highly Dynamic Structure 2013 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Mark A. Currie,Kate Cameron,Fernando M. V. Dias,(unknown),Edward A. Bayer,C.M.G.A. Fontes,Steven P. Smith,Zongchao Jia	21
16	Functional and structural characterization of family 6 carbohydrate-binding module (CtCBM6A) of Clostridium thermocellum α-L-arabinofuranosidase 2013 ·Biochemistry (Moscow) ·Shadab Ahmed,Ana S. Luís,Joana L. A. Brás,C.M.G.A. Fontes,Arun Goyal	3
17	Pasture-based systems for poultry production: implications and perspectives 2011 ·World s Poultry Science Journal ·Evangelia Ν. Sossidou,Alessandro Dal Bosco,H.A. Elson,C.M.G.A. Fontes	71
18	The Prion‐like Protein Doppel Enhances Ovine Spermatozoa Fertilizing Ability 2011 ·Reproduction in Domestic Animals ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),João Pedro Barbas,Rui S. Soares,Patrícia Mesquita,Eurico J. Cabrita,C.M.G.A. Fontes,(unknown),R.M. Pereira	9
19	Biochemical characterization of a recombinant derivative (CtLic26A-Cel5) of a cellulosomal cellulase from Clostridium thermocellum 2009 ·Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy ·Shadab Ahmed,Deepmoni Deka,Mohammad Khalid Jawed,Dinesh Goyal,C.M.G.A. Fontes,Arun Goyal	2
20	Molecular determinants of ligand specificity in family 11 carbohydrate binding modules – an NMR, X‐ray crystallography and computational chemistry approach 2008 ·FEBS Journal ·Aldino Viegas,Natércia F. Brás,Nuno M. F. S. A. Cerqueira,Pedro Alexandrino Fernandes,José A. M. Prates,C.M.G.A. Fontes,Marta Bruix,Maria João Romão,Ana Luı́sa Carvalho,Maria J. Ramos,Anjos L. Macedo,Eurico J. Cabrita	26

About C.M.G.A. Fontes

C.M.G.A. Fontes is a scholar working on Biotechnology, Animal Science and Zoology and Nutrition and Dietetics, having authored 206 papers that have together received 6.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (102 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (95 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (63 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biotechnology (2.4k citations), Animal Science and Zoology (1.7k citations) and Nutrition and Dietetics (1.1k citations). C.M.G.A. Fontes has collaborated with scholars based in Portugal, United Kingdom and India. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Annual Review of Biochemistry.

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