Dr. Érica Teixeira Prates

Jan 1, 2024

Former PhD Student

Institute of Chemistry, Unicamp

Érica’s doctoral research investigated the dynamics of enzymes involved in second-generation ethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass using molecular dynamics simulations.

Interests

Cellulases
Lignocellulosic Biomass
Bioenergy
Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Education

PhD in Chemistry
Unicamp, Brazil

Publications

MV Liberato, Érica Teixeira Prates, TA Goncalves, A Bernardes, N Vilela, J Fattori, Munir S. Skaf, et al. (2021). Insights into the dual cleavage activity of the GH16 laminarinase enzyme class on beta-1,3 and beta-1,4 glycosidic bonds. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 296, 100385.

Érica Teixeira Prates, GHR da Silva, TF Souza, Munir S. Skaf, M Pickholz, E de Paula (2020). Articaine interaction with phospholipid bilayers. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1222, 128854.

Érica Teixeira Prates, MF Crowley, Munir S. Skaf, GT Beckham (2019). Catalytic mechanism of aryl-ether bond cleavage in lignin by LigF and LigG. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 123(48), 10142-10151.

AC Puhl, Érica Teixeira Prates, FR Rosseto, LR Manzine, I Stankovic, Munir S. Skaf, et al. (2019). Crystallographic structure and molecular dynamics simulations of the major endoglucanase from Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 136, 493-502.

Érica Teixeira Prates, X Guan, Y Li, X Wang, PK Chaffey, Munir S. Skaf, MF Crowley, et al. (2018). The impact of O-glycan chemistry on the stability of intrinsically disordered proteins. Chemical Science, 9(15), 3710-3715.

F Calzado, Érica Teixeira Prates, TA Goncalves, MV Rubio, MP Zubieta, FM Squina, Munir S. Skaf, et al. (2016). Molecular basis of substrate recognition and specificity revealed in family 12 glycoside hydrolases. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 113(12), 2577-2586.

MA Lima, M Oliveira-Neto, MAS Kadowaki, FR Rosseto, Érica Teixeira Prates, Munir S. Skaf, et al. (2013). Aspergillus niger beta-glucosidase has a cellulase-like tadpole molecular shape that creates a new substrate binding subsite. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288(46), 32991-33005.

L Bleicher, Érica Teixeira Prates, Thiago Costa Ferreira Gomes, Rodrigo Leandro Silveira, AS Nascimento, AL Rojas, Munir S. Skaf, et al. (2011). Molecular basis of the thermostability and thermophilicity of laminarinases. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 115(24), 7940-7949.