PPGCA
EXCELLENCE SINCE 1970
Prof. Juliano L. Bicas
Permanent professor
Food Biotechnology Laboratory
Laboratory of Bioflavors and Bioactive Compounds
Research Interests
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Biotransformation of agro-industrial products to produce high value added molecules. Use of microorganisms for the production of bioflavors, biocolors, biosurfactants, lipids, vitamins, antimicrobial compounds, prebiotics, thickeners, and more. Evaluation and optimization of fermentation processes; and extraction of microbial compounds of interest for use in the food industry. Use of agro-industrial by-products and residues for value adding and reducing costs in bioprocesses. Co-production of microbial metabolites in a single bioprocess.
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Selected Publications
Prof. Dr. Juliano L. Bicas
Prof. Dr. Juliano L. Bicas
BIAS, JL; DIONISIO, AP; PASTORE, GM Bio-oxidation of terpenes: an approach for the flavor industry. Chemical Reviews . 109:4518-4531, 2009.
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SALES, A.; PASTOR, GM; BICAS, JL Optimization of limonene biotransformation to limonene-1,2-diol by Colletotrichum nymphaeae CBMAI 0864. Process Biochemistry . 86:25-31, 2019.
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SANTOS, MC; MENDONÇA, ML; BICAS, JL Modeling bikaverin production by Fusarium oxysporum CCT7620 in shake flask cultures. Bioresources and Bioprocessing . 7:13, 2020.
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MEDEIROS, TDM; ALEXANDRINO, TD; PASTOR, GM; BICAS, JL Extraction and purification of limonene-1,2-diol obtained from the fungal biotransformation of limonene. Separation and Purification Technology . 254:117683, 2021.
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CEDRAN, MF; RODRIGUES, FJ; BICAS, JL Encapsulation of Bifidobacterium BB12® ​​in alginate-jaboticaba peel blend increased encapsulation efficiency and bacterial survival under adverse conditions. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology . 105:119-127, 2021. DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-11025-9.
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BIAS, JL; RIBEIRO, APB; MELLO, NA Composition and anti-crystallizing formulation and use. INPI Patent Application No. BR 10 2019 026732 1.
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KANEMARU, MYS; BIAS, JL; FILL, TP; SANTOS, EC Optimized recovery and purification process for cercosporamide obtained by fungal fermentation. INPI patent application No. BR 10 2020 023293-2.