• Atrazine-Induced Chlorosis in Synechococcus elongatus Cells 

      González Barreiro, Óscar; Rioboo, Carmen; Cid, Ángeles; Herrero, Concepción (Springer, 2004)
      The effects of a widely used herbicide, atrazine, on the freshwater cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus were studied. The cyanobacteria were exposed to varying concentrations of atrazine (0.025, 0.05, 0.1, 0.25, and ...
    • Purification and characterization of phycocyanin from the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. IO9201 

      Abalde, Julio; Betancourt, Liliana; Torres, Enrique; Cid, Ángeles; Barwell, Clive (Elsevier, 1998-08-07)
      This paper describes a suitable method for the optimum extraction and isolation of phycocyanin from the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. IO9201 isolated from Caribbean waters. Phycocyanin from this microorganism was purified ...
    • Uncovering the Cyanobacterial Chemical Diversity: The Search for Novel Anticancer Compounds 

      Ferreira, Leonor; Sousa, Maria Lígia; Ribeiro, Tiago; Morais, João; Forero, Abel M.; Branco, Raquel Castelo; Leão, Pedro N.; Preto, Marco Aurélio Correia; Urbatzka, Ralph; Szemerédi, Nikoletta; Spengler, Gabriella; Jiménez, Carlos; Rodríguez, Jaime; Vasconcelos, Vitor; Reis, Mariana (MDPI, 2022-09-15)
      [Abstract] Cancer has a tremendous negative socio-economic impact on our society. Thus, the discovery of new and more effective anticancer drugs is of utmost importance. To address this societal challenge, the main goal ...