Susete Pinteus

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Email: 
susete.pinteus@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/0000-0002-3290-3111
Scopus Author ID: 
http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55655328300
ResearchGate: 
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Susete_Pinteus

Activity summary

Susete Pinteus holds a PhD in Science, Technology and Management of the Sea. Currently she is researcher of the CROSS-ATLANTIC project "CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FROM SEAWEED SULFATED POLYSACCHARIDES FOR APPLICATION IN THERAPEUTICS". Throughout her academic and professional activities she has acquired vast experience in the extraction of bioactive compounds from marine organisms, having as main target molecules with antimicrobial, antioxidant, antitumor and antifouling properties.

Highlights

Pinteus, S., Lemos, M. F., Freitas, R., Duarte, I. M., Alves, C., Silva, J., ... & Pedrosa, R. 2020. Medusa polyps adherence inhibition: A novel experimental model for antifouling assays. Science of The Total Environment, 715, 136796. Pinteus, S., Lemos, M. F., Alves, C., Silva, J., & Pedrosa, R. 2020. The marine invasive seaweeds Asparagopsis armata and Sargassum muticum as targets for greener antifouling solutions. Science of The Total Environment, 141372. Susete Pinteus et. al., 2018. Marine invasive macroalgae: Turning a real threat into a major opportunity - the biotechnological potential of Sargassum muticum and Asparagopsis armata. Algal Research V34: 217-234. Pinteus, S., Silva, J., Alves, C., Horta, A., Thomas, O. P., & Pedrosa, R. 2017. Antioxidant and Cytoprotective Activities of Fucus spiralis Seaweed on a Human Cell in Vitro Model. International journal of molecular sciences, 18(2), 292. Susete Pinteus, Joana Silva, Celso Alves, André Horta, Nádia Fino, Ana Inês Rodrigues, Susana Mendes, Rui Pedrosa. 2017. Cytoprotective effect of seaweeds with high antioxidant activity from the Peniche coast (Portugal). Food Chemistry, 218, 591-599. Pinteus, S., Lemos, M. F., Silva, J., Alves, C., Neugebauer, A., Freitas, R., Duarte, A & Pedrosa, R. 2017. An Insight into Sargassum muticum Cytoprotective Mechanisms against Oxidative Stress on a Human Cell In Vitro Model. Marine Drugs, 15(11), 353. Alves, C., Silva, J., Pinteus, S., Gaspar, H., Alpoim, M.C., Botana, L.M., Pedrosa, R. 2018. From marine origin to therapeutics: The antitumour potential of marine algae-derived compounds. Front. Pharmacol. | doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00777. Pinteus, S., Susano, P., Alves, C., Silva, J., Martins, A., & Pedrosa, R. 2022. Seaweed’s Role in Energetic Transition - From Environmental Pollution Challenges to Enhanced Electrochemical Devices. Biology, 11(3), 458.