Personal profile
Research interests
Domains of specialization:
BIOCHEMISTRY, BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY, ENZYMOLOGY, SPECTROSCOPY
Expertise in PROTEIN production, BIOCHEMICAL & FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISATION (kinetics, mechanism, spectroscopy)
PRESENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:
• Human signalling pathways mediated by •NO, CO, H2S, SO2
• Nitric oxide metabolism - human and bacterial
• Nitric oxide sensing
• Mechanisms of disease
• New catalytic activities of molybdoenzymes - kinetic and mechanistic studies and in situ studies, in mammalian, plant and bacterial enzymes
• Enzymatic systems for carbon dioxide utilisation (reduction)
• Structure-activity relationships in metalloproteins (molybdenum, copper, haem and non-haem-iron)
• Spectroscopic and kinetic characterisation of model complexes of the active site of molybdoenzymes
• Spectroscopic and kinetic characterisation of metalloproteins (molybdenum, copper, haem and non-haem-iron)
• Spectroscopic characterisation of metallocomplexes
• Spectroscopic and kinetic characterisation of compounds with antioxidant activity
• Theoretical mechanistic studies of enzymatic mechanisms
Education/Academic qualification
Pharmaceutical and Clinical Biochemistry, Doctorate, A Actividade de Nadh Oxidase dos Enzimas Xantina Oxidorredutase e Aldeído Oxidase. Novas Vias Matabólicas de Formação de Espécies Reactivas de Oxigénio, Universidade de Lisboa
Award Date: 1 Jan 2007
Keywords
- Q Science (General)
- BIOCHEMISTRY
- ENZYMOLOGY
- BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- SPECTROSCOPY
- Protein Production
- Biochemical Characterisation
- Functional Characterisation
- Nitric Oxide
- Molybdenum
- Superoxide
- Reactive Oxygen Species
- Reactive Nitrogen Species
- Xanthine oxidase
- Aldehyde Oxidase
- Nitrite
- Carbon Dioxide
- Formate Dehydrogenase
- Kinetics
- EPR
- Catalysis
- Cell Signalling
- Redox Signalling
- Free Radicals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A dual-responsive Dansyl–Naphthalimide system for Hg(II) CHEF detection and ligand-mediated Cu(II) reduction with catalytic relevance
Duarte, F., Torres, D., Dobrikov, G. M., Kurutos, A., Maia, L. B., Bondarchuk, O., Slavchev, I., Capelo-Martínez, J. L., Santos, H. M. & Lodeiro, C., Dec 2025, In: Dyes and Pigments. 243, p. 1-13 13 p., 113088.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Electroenzymatic CO2 Reduction Using Formate Dehydrogenase: Direct and Mediated Catalysis
Paul, N., Moura, I., Maia, L. B., Cordas, C. M. & Moura, J. J. G., 12 Jun 2025, In: Chemelectrochem. 12, 5, p. 1-7 7 p., e202500100.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bringing Nitric Oxide to the Molybdenum World: A Personal Perspective
Maia, L., 2 Aug 2023, In: Molecules. 28, 23 p., 5819.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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From cultivation to cancer: formation of N-nitrosamines and other carcinogens in smokeless tobacco and their mutagenic implications
Stanfill, S. B., Hecht, S. S., Joerger, A. C., González, P. J., Maia, L. B., Rivas, M. G., Moura, J. J. G., Gupta, A. K., Le Brun, N. E., Crack, J. C., Hainaut, P., Sparacino-Watkins, C., Tyx, R. E., Pillai, S. D., Zaatari, G. S., Henley, S. J., Blount, B. C., Watson, C. H., Kaina, B. & Mehrotra, R., 2023, In: Critical Reviews In Toxicology. 53, 10, p. 658-701 44 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Mechanistic insights into the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO on Ni(salphen) complexes
Realista, S., Costa, P. J., Maia, L., Calhorda, M. J. & Martinho, P. N., Jul 2023, In: Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 14, p. 4175–4189 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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3rd International Workshop on Chemistry of Group 11 Elements
Maia, L. B. L. (Organiser)
Jan 2020 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Responsible for the EPR Laboratory at NOVA School of Science and Technology, Lisboa, Portugal.
Maia, L. B. L. (Supervisor)
2020 → …Activity: Other
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ACS Publications, Springer Nature Publisher, The Royal Society of Chemistry and MDPI Publisher (Journal)
Maia, L. B. L. (Peer reviewer)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Enzymes for Solving Humankind's Problems (Journal)
Maia, L. B. L. (Editor)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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3rd International Workshop on Chemistry of Group 11 Elements
Maia, L. B. L. (Participant)
Jan 2020 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference