Education

• Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, UM, 2003

• Master Degree in Environmental Technology - Universidade do Minho (Braga) – 1998

• Graduation in Biological Engineering, UM, 1995

Positions

• Invited Assistant, UM, 2004-2005

• Teaching Assistant, UM, 1998-1999, 2002-2003

Teaching

• Separation Processes (Biological Engineering Degree – 3rd year)

• Laboratory of Instrumental Methods of Analysis (Biological Engineering Degree – 3rd year)

• Laboratory of Chemical Technology (Biological Engineering Degree – 3rd year)

Research

• Plant cell wall polysaccharides characterization

• Biomedical applications of plant cell wall polysaccharides

Selected publications

• Fernando Dourado, Susana M. Cardoso, Artur M.S. Silva, Francisco M. Gama , Manuel A. Coimbra. 2006. NMR structural elucidation of the arabinan from Prunus dulcis immunobiological active pectic polysaccharides. Carbohydr. Polym. 66(1):27-33.
• Fernando Dourado; Manuel A. Coimbra; Vera Carvalho; Pedro Madureira; Manuel Vilanova; Manuel Mota; and Francisco M. Gama. 2004. Purification, structure and biological activity of an arabinan-rich pectic polysaccharide from the Cell Wall Material of Prunus dulcis seeds. Carbohydrate Research 339(15):2555-2566.
• Andrés Moure, Fernando Dourado, Jorge Sineiro, Francisco M. Gama, Herminia Domínguez. 2004. Physico-chemical, functional and structural characterization of fiber from defatted Rosa rubiginosa and Gevuina avellana seeds. J. Sci. Food Agric. 84:1951-1959.
• Dourado, F.; Barros, A.; Mota, M.; Coimbra, M. A.; Gama, F. M. 2004. Anatomy and Cell Wall Polysaccharides of Almond (Prunus dulcis D. A. Webb) Seeds. J. Agric. Food Chem. 52(5); 1364-1370.
• Fernando Dourado, Pedro Vasco, António Barros, Manuel Mota, Manuel A. Coimbra, and Francisco M. Gama 2003. Characterisation of hazelnut (Gevuina avellana) tissues: light microscopy and cell wall polysaccharides. J. Sci. Food Agric. 83(3):158-165.
• Dourado, F.; Bastos, M.; Mota, M.; Gama, F.M. Studies on the properties of Celluclast/Eudragit L-100 conjugate 2002. J. Biotechnol. 99 (2):121-131.
• R.I. Santamaría; M.D. Reyes-Duarte; E. Bárzana; D. Fernando; F.M. Gama; M. Mota; A. López-Munguía 2000. Selective Enzyme-Mediated Extraction of Capsaicinoids and Carotenoids from Chili Guajillo “Puya” (Capsicum annuum L.) using Ethanol as a Solvent. J. Agric. Food Chem. 48(7):3063-3067.
• Fernando Dourado, Pedro Vasco, Francisco M. Gama, Manuel A. Coimbra, Manuel Mota 2000. Characterisation of Rosa mosqueta seeds: cell wall polysaccharides composition and light microscopy observations. J. Sci. Food Agric., 80:1859-1865.
• Dourado, F.; Mota, M.; Pala, H.; Gama, F. M. 1999. Effect of Cellulase Adsorption on the Surface and Interfacial Properties of Cellulose. Cellulose, 6:265-282.
• Dourado, F.; Gama, F. M.; Mota, M. 1998. Effect of enzymatic treatment on the cell wall microstructure of G. avellana seeds: optical microscopy and granulometric studies. Pol. J. Food Nutr. Sci., 3 (7), 69-72.

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Last update: 09-Mar-2007

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