Publications

Papers in international peer-reviewed journals

Rui C. Pimpão, M. Rita Ventura, Ricardo B. Ferreira, Gary Williamson and Claudia N. Santos, (2015) Phenolic sulfates as new and highly abundant metabolites in human plasma after ingestion of a mixed berry fruit purée, British Journal of Nutrition, available on CJO2015. (DOI:10.1017/S0007114514003511)
M. Alminger, A.-M., Aura, T. Bohn, C. Dufour, S.N. El, A. Gomes S., Karakaya, M.C. Martínez-Cuesta, G.J. McDougall, T. Requena, C.N. Santos, (2014) In vitro Models for Studying Secondary Plant Metabolite Digestion and Bioaccessibility, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety (DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12081)
Minekus, M., Alminger, M., Alvito, P., Ballance, S., Bohn, T., Bourlieu, C., Carriere, F., Boutrou, R., Corredig, M., Dupont, D., Dufour, C., Egger, L., Golding, M., Karakaya, S., Kirkhus, B., Le Feunteun, S., Lesmes, U., Macierzanka, A., Mackie, A., Marze, S., McClements, D.J., Menard, O., Recio, I., Santos, C.N., Singh, R.P., Vegarud, G.E., Wickham, M.S.J., Weitschies, W. & Brodkorb, A. (2014) A standardised static in vitro digestion method suitable for food - an international consensus. Food Funct. (DOI: 10.1039/C3FO60702J)
Macedo D, Tavares L, McDougall GJ, Vicente Miranda H, Stewart D, Ferreira RB, Tenreiro S, Outeiro TF, Santos CN (2014) (Poly)phenols protect from alpha-synuclein toxicity by reducing oxidative stress and promoting autophagy. Hum. Mol. Genet. first published online November 28, 2014 (DOI:10.1093/hmg/ddu585)
Tenreiro, S.; Reimão-Pinto, M.M.; Antas, P.; Rino, J.; Wawrzycka, D.; Macedo, D.; Rosado-Ramos, R.; Amen, T.; Waiss, M.; Magalhães, F.; Gomes, A.; Santos, C.N.; Kaganovich, D; Outeiro, T.F. (2014) Phosphorylation Modulates Clearance of Alpha-Synuclein Inclusions in a Yeast Model of Parkinson's Disease. PLoS Genetics (DOI:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004302)
Pimpão, R.C.; Dew, T.; Figueira, M. E.; McDougall, G. J.; Stewart, D.; Ferreira, R. B.; Santos, C. N.; Williamson, G. (2014) Urinary metabolite profiling identifies novel colonic metabolites and conjugates of phenolics in healthy volunteers. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research (DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201300822)
Pimentel, C.; Caetano, S.M.; Menezes, R.; Figueira, I.; Santos, C.N.; Ferreira, R.B.; Santos, M.A.; Rodrigues-Pousada, C. (2014) Yap1 mediates tolerance to cobalt toxicity in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects (DOI:10.1016/j.bbagen.2014.01.032.)
Gomes, A.; Fortalezas, S.; Pimpão, R.; Figueira, I.; Maroco, J.; Aguiar, C.; Ferreira, R.B.; Miguel, C.; Santos, C.N. (2013) Valuing the Endangered Species Antirrhinum lopesianum: Neuroprotective Activities and Strategies for in vitro Plant Propagation. Antioxidants (DOI:10.3390/antiox2040273)
Pinto, P., Cardoso, S., Pimpão, R.C., Tavares, L., Ferreira, R.B., Santos, C.N. (2013) Daily polyphenol intake from fresh fruits in Portugal: contribution from berry fruits. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition (DOI:10.3109/09637486.2013.816938).
Tavares, L., Pimpão, R., McDougall, G., Stewart, D., Ferreira, R. B., and Santos, C. N. (2013) Elucidating phytochemical production in Juniperus sp.: seasonality and response to stress situations. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 61 (17) 4044-4052.
Pimpão, R. C., Dew, T., Oliveira, P. B., Williamson, G., Ferreira, R. B., and Santos C. N. (2013) Analysis of phenolic compounds in Portuguese wild and commercial berries after multi-enzyme hydrolysis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 61 (17) 4053-4062.
Santos, C. N., Alves, M., Oliveira, A. and Ferreira, R. B. (2013) β-N-Acetylhexosaminidase involvement in α-conglutin mobilization in Lupinus albus. Jornal of Plant Physiology 170 (12): 1047-1056.
Tavares, L., Figueira, I., McDougall, G. J., Vieira, H. L. A., Stewart, D., Alves, P. M., Ferreira R. B. and Santos C. N. (2013) Neuroprotective effects of digested polyphenols from wild blackberry species. European Journal of Nutrition 52 (1): 225-236.
Santos, C. N., Alves, M., Bento, I., Ferreira, R. B. (2012) Missing pieces in protein deposition and mobilization inside legume seed storage vacuoles: calcium and magnesium ions. Seed Science Research 22: 249-258.
Tavares, L., McDougall, G. J., Fortalezas, S., Stewart, D., Ferreira, R. B., Santos, C. N. (2012) The neuroprotective potential of phenolic-enriched fractions from four Juniperus species found in Portugal. Food Chemistry 135 (2): 562–570.
Tavares, L., Fortalezas, S., Tyagi, M., Barata, D., Serra, T., Duarte, C., Duarte, R., Feliciano, R., Bronze, M. R., Espírito-Santo, M. D., Ferreira, R. B. and Santos, C. N. (2012) Bioactive compounds from endemic plants of Southwest Portugal: Inhibition of acetylcholine esteraseand radical scavenging activities. Pharmaceutical Biology, 50 (2): 239-246.
Tavares, L., Figueira, I., Macedo, D., McDougall, G. J., Leitão, M. C., Vieira, H. L. A., Stewart, D., Alves, P. M., Ferreira, R. B., Santos, C. N. (2012) Neuroprotective effect of blackberry (Rubus sp.) polyphenols is potentiated after simulated gastrointestinal digestion. Food Chemistry, 131 (4): 1443-1452.
Tavares, L., Alves, P. M., Ferreira, R. B. and Santos, C. N. (2011) Comparison of different methods for DNA-free RNA isolation from SK-N-MC neuroblastoma. BMC Research Notes, 1: 140.
Monteiro, S., Freitas, R., Rajasekhar. B.T., Teixeira, A.R. and Ferreira, R.B. (2010) The unique biosynthetic route from Lupinus β-conglutin gene to blad. PLoS ONE 5(1): e8542.

Fortalezas, S., Tavares L., Pimpão R., Tyagi, M., Pontes, V., Alves, P.M., McDougall, G., Stewart, D., Ferreira, R.B. and Santos, C.N. (2010) Antioxidant properties and neuroprotective capacity of strawberry tree fruit (Arbutus unedo). Nutrients, 2 : 214-229;
Tavares, L., Carrilho, D., Tyagi, M., Barata, D., Serra, A.T., Duarte, C.M.M., Duarte, R.O., Feliciano, R.P., Bronze, M.R., Chicau, P., Espírito-Santo, M.D., Ferreira, R.B. and dos Santos, C.N. (2010). Antioxidant Capacity of Macaronesian Traditional Medicinal Plants. Molecules , 15: 2576-2592.
Tavares, L., Fortalezas, S., Carrilho, C., McDougall, G.J., Stewart D., Ferreira R.B., Santos C. (2010) Antioxidant and antiproliferative properties of strawberry tree tissues. Journal of Berry Research, 1: 3-12.
Cherian, S. and Ferreira, R.B. (2010) Analysis of Lupinus albus heat-shock granule proteins in response to high temperature stress. Biologia Plantarum, 54: 587-591.
Martin, N., Vesentini, D., Rego, C., Monteiro, S., Oliveira, H. and Ferreira, R.B. (2009) Phaeomoniella chlamydospora infection induces changes in phenolic compounds content in Vitis vinifera. Phytopathologia Mediterranea, 48 : 101-116.

Freitas, R., Rego, C., Oliveira, H. and Ferreira, R.B. (2009) Interactions among grapevine disease-causing fungi. The role of reactive oxygen species. Phytopathologia Mediterranea, 48 : 117-127.
Batista L., Monteiro,S., Loureiro, V.B., Teixeira, A.R. and Ferreira, R.B. (2009) The complexity of protein haze formation in wines. Food Chemistry, 112 : 169-177.
Menezes, R.A., Amaral, C., Batista-Nascimento, L., Santos, C., Ferreira, R.B., Devaux, F., Eleutherio, E. and Rodrigues-Pousada, C. (2008) Contribution of Yap1 towards S. cerevisiae adaptation to arsenic mediated oxidative stress. Biochemistry Journal. 414: 301–311.
Caeiro, A.S., Ramos, P.C., Teixeira, A.R. and Ferreira, R.B. (2008) The ubiquitin/proteasome pathway from Lemna minor subjected to heat shock. Biologia Plantarum, 52 : 695-702.
Oliveira, P.B., Silva, M.J., Ferreira, R.B., Oliveira, C.M. and Monteiro, A.A. (2007) Dry matter partitioning, carbohydrate composition, protein reserves and fruiting in 'Autumn Bliss' red raspberry vary in response to pruning date and cane density. HortScience, 42 : 77-82.

Freitas, R.L., Teixeira, A.R. and Ferreira, R.B. (2007) Vicilin-type globulins follow distinct patterns of degradation in different species of germinating legume seeds. Food Chemistry, 102 : 323-329.
Monteiro, S., Piçarra-Pereira, M.A., Loureiro, V., Teixeira, A. and Ferreira, R.B. (2007) The diversity of pathogenesis-related proteins decreases during grape maturation. Phytochemistry , 68 : 416-425.

Ferreira, R.B., Monteiro, S., Freitas, R., Santos, C.N., Chen, Z., Batista, L.M., Duarte, J., Borges, A. and Teixeira, A.R. (2007) The role of plant defence proteins in fungal pathogenesis. Molecular Plant Pathology, 8 : 677-700. (review article)
Ferreira, R.B., Monteiro, S., Freitas, R., Santos, C.N., Chen, Z., Batista, L.M., Duarte, J., Borges, A. and Teixeira, A.R. (2006) Fungal pathogens: The battle for plant infection. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 25 : 505-524. (review article)
Santos, C., Caeiro, A.S., Branco-Price, C., Teixeira, A.R. and Ferreira, R.B. (2006) Exposure of Lemna minor to arsenite: espression levels of the components and intermediates of the ubiquitin/proteasome pathway. Plant and Cell Physiology, 47 : 1262-1273.
Monteiro, S., Piçarra-Pereira, M.A., Batista, L.M., Loureiro, V.B., Teixeira, A.R. and Ferreira, R.B. (2006) Electrophoretic analysis of the polypeptide composition during berry development. Vitis, 45 : 149-150.
Cherian, S., Reddy, M.P. and Ferreira, R.B. (2006) Transgenic plants with improved dehydration-stress tolerance: Progress and future prospects. Biologia Plantarum, 50 : 481-495. (review article)
Branco-Price, C., Kawaguchi, R., Ferreira, R.B. and Bailey-Serres, J. (2005) Genome-wide analysis of transcript abundance and translation in Arabidopsis seedlings subjected to oxygen deprivation. Annals of Botany (London), 96 : 647-660.

Ferreira, R.B., Monteiro, S.S., Piçarra-Pereira, M.A. and Teixeira, A.R. (2004) Biotechnology of grapevine for increased resistance to fungal pathogens without compromising wine stability. Trends in Biotechnology, 22 : 168-173. (review article)
Ribeiro, A.C., Teixeira, A.R. and Ferreira, R.B. (2004) Characterization of globulins from common vetch (Vicia sativa L.). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 52 : 4913-4920.
Freitas, R.L., Teixeira, A.R. and Ferreira, R.B. (2004) Characterization of the proteins from Vigna unguiculata seeds. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 52 : 1682-1687.
Ferreira, R.B., Freitas, R.L. and Teixeira, A.R. (2003) The structure of Lupinus seed storage proteins. Recent developments. Current Topics in Plant Biology, 4 : 139-150. (review article)
Salgado, P., Freira, J.P.B., Ferreira, R.B., Teixeira, A.R., Bento, O., Abreu, M.C., Toullec, R. E. and Lallès, J.-P. (2003) Immunodetection of legume proteins resistant to small intestinal digestion in weaned piglets. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 83 : 1571-1580.

Monteiro, S., Barakat, M., Piçarra-Pereira, M.A., Teixeira, A.R. and Ferreira, R.B. (2003) Osmotin and thaumatin from grape. A putative general defence mechanism against pathogenic fungi. Phytopathology, 93 : 1505-1512.
Monteiro, S., Piçarra-Pereira, M.A., Teixeira, A.R., Loureiro, V.B. and Ferreira, R.B. (2003) Environmental conditions during vegetative growth determine the major proteins that accumulate in mature grapes. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 51 : 4046-4053.
Ferreira, R.B., Freitas, R.L. and Teixeira, A.R. (2003) Self-aggregation of legume seed storage proteins inside the protein storage vacuoles is electrostatic in nature, rather than lectin mediated. FEBS Letters, 534 : 106-110.
Ferreira, R.B., Piçarra-Pereira, M.A., Monteiro, S., Loureiro, V.B. and Teixeira, A.R. (2002) The wine proteins. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 12 : 230-239. (review article)
Salgado, P., Montagne, L., Freire, J.P.B., Ferreira, R.B., Teixeira, A., Bento, O., Abreu, M.C., Toullec, R. and Lallès, J.-P. (2002) Legume grains enhance ileal losses of specific endogenous serine-protease proteins in the weaned pig. Journal of Nutrition, 132 : 1913-1920.
Salgado, P., Freire, J.B., Ferreira, R.B., Seabra, M., Teixeira, A.R., Toullec, R. and Lallès, J.-P. (2002) Legume proteins of the vicilin family are more immunogenic than those of the legumin family in weaned piglets. Food and Agricultural Immunology, 14 : 51-63.

Mesquita, P.R., Piçarra-Pereira, M.A., Monteiro, S., Loureiro, V.B., Teixeira, A.R. and Ferreira, R.B. (2001). Effect of wine composition on protein stability. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 52 : 324-330.
Monteiro, S., Piçarra-Pereira, M.A., Mesquita, P.R., Loureiro, V.B., Teixeira, A. and Ferreira, R.B. (2001) The wide diversity of structurally similar wine proteins. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 49 : 3999-4010.
Albuquerque, J.A., Esquível, M.G., Teixeira, A.R. and Ferreira, R.B. (2001) The catabolism of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase from higher plants. A hypothesis. Plant Science, 161, 55-65.
Seabra, M., Carvalho, S., Freire, J., Ferreira, R., Mourato, R., Cunha, M., Cabral, F., Teixeira, A. and Aumaitre, A. (2001) Lupinus luteus, Vicia sativa and Lathyrus cicera as protein sources for piglets: ileal and total tract apparent digestibility of amino acids and antigenic effects. Animal Feed Science & Technology, 89 : 1-16.
Rosa, M.J.S., Ferreira, R.B. and Teixeira, A.R. (2000) Storage proteins from Lathyrus sativus seeds. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 48 : 5432-5439.
Ferreira, R.M.S.B., Esquível, M.G.C.I. and Teixeira, A.R.N. (2000) An accurate method to quantify ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase content in plant tissue. Plant, Cell & Environment, 23 : 1329-1340.

Freitas, R.L., Ferreira, R.B. and Teixeira, A.R. (2000) Use of a single method in the extraction of the seed storage globulins from several legume species. Application to analyse structural comparisons within the major classes of globulins. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 51 : 341-352.
Esquível, M.G., Ferreira, R.B. and Teixeira, A.R. (2000) Protein degradation in C3 and C4 plants subjected to nutrient starvation. Particular reference to ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase and glycolate oxidase. Plant Science, 153 : 15-23.
Ferreira, R.B., Monteiro, S., Piçarra-Pereira, M.A., Tanganho, M.C., Loureiro, V.B. and Teixeira, A.R. (2000) Characterization of the proteins from grapes and wines by immunological methods. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 51 : 22-28.
Ferreira, R.B., Esquível, M.G. and Teixeira, A.R. (2000) Catabolism of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase from higher plants. Current Topics in Phytochemistry, 3 : 129-165 (review article).

Chapters in Books

Ferreira, R.B., Monteiro, S., Freitas, R., Santos, C.N., Chen, Z., Batista, L.M., Duarte, J., Borges, A. and Teixeira, A.R. (2008) Plant/fungal interactions studied at the molecular level. In: Plant pathology concepts and laboratory exercises. 2nd Edition. Chapter 28, pp. 309-322. R.N.Trigiano, M.T. Windham and A.S. Windham, Eds. CRC Press, Boca Raton.
Monteiro, S., Batista, L., , Loureiro, V., Teixeira, A. and Ferreira, R.B. (2007) Major characteristics of wine proteins. In: Macromolecules and secondary metabolites of grapevine and wine, (P. Jeandet, C. Clément and A. Conreaux), pp. 153-158. Lavoisier, Paris.