Nelson Silva

Dr. Nelson Silva

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Academic Career Length

22Years (2005-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 January 2009 in Biocatalysis and Biotransformation
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NSNelson Silva
Nelson Silva
DGDulce Gil
Dulce Gil
AKAmin Karmali
Amin Karmali
MMManuel Matos
Manuel Matos

1 January 2011 in Portugaliae Electrochimica Acta
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NSNelson Silva
Nelson Silva
MMManuel Matos
Manuel Matos
AKAmin Karmali
Amin Karmali
MRM M Rocha
M M Rocha

1 December 2005 in Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
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NSNelson Silva
Nelson Silva
MLMaria I. Lopes
Maria I. Lopes
RERuben Elvas-Leitão
Ruben Elvas-Leitão
HSHugo Félix Silva
Hugo Félix Silva
MMManuel Matos
Manuel Matos

4 July 2018 in The Analyst
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Marta VeríssimoMarta Veríssimo
Marta Veríssimo
SOSara Barone de Oliveira
Sara Barone de Oliveira
NSNelson Silva
Nelson Silva
MMManuel Matos
Manuel Matos
AKAmin Karmali
Amin Karmali
Maria Teresa S.R. GomesMaria Teresa S.R. Gomes
Maria Teresa S.R. Gomes
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) possesses intracellular amidase activity, which catalyses the hydrolysis of short aliphatic amides producing NH4 +, and has already been used along with an ammonium ion selective electrode for amide quantification. However, the incorporation of a biological membrane turned to be a challenging process and either the final arrangement was prone to amidase losses or the recovery of the sensor coating after the interaction took too long. In this article a flow injection system with an ammonium acoustic wave sensor is proposed, and after testing several different arrangements for the biological element, the ultimate choice consisted of the immobilization of a P. aeruginosa cell-free extract in the inner wall of a tubular glass reactor, which resulted in a reliable analytical system. Response times less than one minute and complete recovery in less than two minutes assured conveniently fast analysis. The analytical system, as long as the column was properly stored in HEPES buffer containing 2 mM β-mercaptoethanol and 1 mM benzamidine and refrigerated when not in use, could be used at least for 20 working days, along a period of one month, maintaining the initial sensitivity.

1 January 2006 in Portugaliae Electrochimica Acta
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NSNelson Silva
Nelson Silva
RLR A E Leitão
R A E Leitão
MMM J Matos
M J Matos