Clélia Afonso

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Email: 
clelia@ipleiria.pt
URI: 
MARE - IPLeiria
Role: 
Researcher
Qualifications: 
PhD
Research domain: 
Coastal Systems and Ocean
Research lines: 
Biotechnology and Resources Valorisation
ORCID ID: 
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4167-5237
Scopus Author ID: 
http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57208413825
Researcher ID: 
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-1211-2016
ResearchGate: 
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Clelia_Afonso2

Activity summary

Marine Biotechnology and Biology. Extraction and biotechnological application of bioactive compounds (namely with antioxidant and antimicrobial activity). Molecular tools for characterization and genetic manipulation of algae.

Highlights

Freitas, Marta V., Leonardo G. Inácio, Ana Ruas, Isabela A. Silva, Teresa Mouga, Leonel Pereira, e Clélia Afonso. 2023. "Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Selected Red Seaweeds from Central Portugal" Applied Sciences 13, no. 1: 157. João Rui Tanoeiro, Duarte Fortunato, Tiago Morais, João Cotas, Ana Marta Mendes Gonçalves, Clélia Afonso, Leonel Pereira (2023) Advanced techniques for cultivating algae with regard to the industrialization, in: K. Arunkumar, A. Arun, Rathinam Raja, Ra Martins A, Pinto FR, Barroso S, Pereira T, Mouga T, Afonso C, Freitas MV, Pinteus S, Pedrosa R, Gil MM. Valorization of the Red Seaweed Gracilaria gracilis Through a Biorefinery Approach. J Vis Exp. 2023 Nov 21; (201). Tanoeiro, João Rui, Duarte Fortunato, João Cotas, Tiago Morais, Clélia Afonso, and Leonel Pereira. 2023. "Different Chondrus crispus Aquaculture Methods and Carrageenan Extraction" Applied Sciences 13, no. 9: 5466 Barbosa, M., Inácio L.G., Afonso C., Maranhão P. (2023) “The microalga Dunaliella and its applications: a review”, Applied Phycology, 4:1, 99-120, Baptista, R.S.; Teles, M.; Adão, P.; Afonso, C.; Bernardino, R.; Bernardino, S.; Ferro, A.C.; Elias, S.; Guedes, M. Morphological and Mechanical Characterization of Films Incorporating Porphyran Extracted from Porphyra dioica. Coatings 2022, 12, 1720. Freitas, M.V.; Inácio, L.G.; Martins, M.; Afonso, C.; Pereira, P.; Mouga, T. Primary Composition and Pigments of 11 Red Seaweed Species from the Center of Portugal. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10 (2022): 1168 Afonso, C.; Bragança, A.R.; Rebelo, B.A.; Serra, T.S.; Abranches, R. Optimal Nitrate Supplementation in Phaeodactylum tricornutum Culture Medium Increases Biomass and Fucoxanthin Production. Foods 2022, 11, 568