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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Lígia Leão Pimentel

Citation names

  • Pimentel, Lígia
  • Pimentel, L.L.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6618-9DD9-3C65
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6656-017X
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.es/citations?hl=pt-PT&user=KF7yT94AAAAJ
Scopus Author Id
22035944100

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
English Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2013/07/29
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Biotecnologia com especialização em Microbiologia (Doutoramento)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
"Deepening the knowledge on the role of enterococci, from manufacture through maturation of traditional cheeses" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 "Magna cum Laude" por unanimidade
2001
Concluded
 Microbiologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/11/02 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Biorbis, Portugal
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2019/03/01 - 2023/09/30 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2010/10/11 - 2010/10/18 Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Escola de Tecnologia e Gestão Industrial, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/09/01 - 2019/02/28 Postdoctoral Researcher (SFRH/BPD/119785/2016) granted by the Portuguese government through Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde, Portugal
2012/09/17 - 2019/02/28 Invited Teaching Assistant for the undergraduate courses of Biochemistry (2nd year of B.Sc. degrees in Microbiology, Bioengineering and Nutrition) and Clinical Microbiology (M.Sc. degree in Biotechnol Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2017/08/31 Researcher in the project FUNCTIONALTUNA – development of functional canned tuna Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2014/07/01 - 2015/06/30 Research fellow in the project VALORINTEGRADOR – Valorization of Agro-food byproducts for use in human food and animal feed. Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2015/04/06 - 2015/04/10 Visiting Researcher. Quantitative and qualitative determination of the lipid composition of food samples by GC-MS and GC-FID. Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación, Spain
2013/08/01 - 2013/12/31 Research Fellow in the project HYPERI-FOOD – Functional foods for neuroprotection: a role to Hypericum perforatum (PTDC/AGR-ALI/105169/2008). Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2002/05/01 - 2013/07/29 PhD in Biotechnology Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2011/10/17 - 2012/03/30 Invited Teaching Assistant for the undergraduate courses of General Microbiology I (2nd year of B.Sc. degree in Nutrition) and Clinical Microbiology (M.Sc. degree in Biotechnology) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2009/09/14 - 2010/02/19 Invited Teaching Assistant for the undergraduate courses of General Microbiology I (2nd year of B.Sc. degrees in Biosciences, Bioengineering and Nutrition) and Advanced Clinical Microbiology (M.Sc. de Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2009/02/16 - 2009/07/31 Invited Teaching Assistant for the undergraduate courses of General Microbiology II (2nd year of B.Sc. degree in Biosciences) and Clinical Microbiology II (M.Sc. degree in Biotechnology) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2008/09/15 - 2009/02/13 Invited Teaching Assistant for the undergraduate courses of General Microbiology I (2nd year of B.Sc. degrees in Biosciences, Bioengineering and Health Technologies and 3rd year of B.Sc. degree in Bio Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2008/07/07 - 2008/08/03 Visiting Researcher to study “CLA production from potentially probiotic Enterococci in cow and sheep milks.” Instituto del Frio, Spain
2008/02/18 - 2008/07/31 Invited Teaching Assistant for the undergraduate courses of General Microbiology II (2nd year of B.Sc. degree in Biosciences) and Clinical Microbiology (4th year of B.Sc. degree in Microbiology) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2008/03/03 - 2008/03/24 Pedagogical trainer on Organic Chemistry for the course of “Técnico de Laboratório – Microbiologia” Escola de Tecnologia e Gestão Industrial, Portugal
2008/02/04 - 2008/03/02 Visiting Researcher to study “CLA production from potentially probiotic Enterococci in culture media” Instituto del Frio, Spain
2007/09/16 - 2008/02/15 Invited Teaching Assistant for the undergraduate courses of General Microbiology I (2nd year of B.Sc. degrees in Biosciences and Health Technologies and 3rd year of B.Sc. degree in Bioinformatics) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2006/09/11 - 2007/07/31 Invited Teaching Assistant for the undergraduate courses of General Microbiology (2nd year of B.Sc. degrees in Food Engineering and Environmental Engineering), Clinical Microbiology (4th year of B.Sc. Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2006/05/01 - 2006/07/31 Invited Teaching Assistant for the undergraduate courses of General Microbiology (2nd year of B.Sc. degrees in Food Engineering and Environmental Engineering) and Clinical Microbiology (4th year of B. Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2006/05/01 - 2006/05/31 Pedagogical trainer on Organic Chemistry for the course of “Técnico de Laboratório – Microbiologia” Escola de Tecnologia e Gestão Industrial, Portugal
2006/03/01 - 2006/03/31 Pedagogical trainer on Organic Chemistry for the courses of “Técnico de Laboratório – Microbiologia” and “Chemical Analysis” Escola de Tecnologia e Gestão Industrial, Portugal
2005/05/09 - 2005/07/09 Visiting Researcher to study the “Effect of storage temperature on the stability of freeze-dried enterococci” Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy, Finland
2004/09/28 - 2004/12/18 Visiting Researcher to study the “Survival of potentially probiotic enterococci in the GI tract” Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy, Finland
2004/07/05 - 2004/07/16 Visiting Researcher: “Study of virulence factors of enterococcal strains” Universidade de Lisboa - ICAT, Portugal
2001/10/01 - 2002/02/28 Trainee in Food Microbiology Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/09 - Current Impact of microbial produced bioactive CLA and CLnA on acquired and genetic obesity and on gut microbiota in a murine model
SFRH/BPD/119785/2016
 Governo da República Portuguesa Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
2014/07 - 2015/06 VALORINTEGRADOR- Valorização integrada de subprodutos Agro-Alimentares para aplicação na alimentação humana e animal
38861
 European Regional Development Fund
2013/08 - 2013/12 Functional foods for neuroprotection: a role to Hypericum perforatum (Hyperi-Food)
PTDC/AGR-ALI/105169/2008
 Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology
2002/05 - 2006/05 Deepening the knowledge on the role of enterococci, from manufacture through maturation of traditional cheeses
SFRH/BD/7000/2001
 Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology

Contract

Designation Funders
2017/02 - 2021/01 Microbial production of bioactive conjugated linolenic acid isomers to obtain functional ingredients and foods
PTDC/AGR-TEC/2125/2014
PTDC/AGR-TEC/2125/2014
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário CRL, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2007/07 - 2010/12 PROBIOCAPS - tailored microencaPsulation technology foR prOBIOtic baCteriA: Production, stability and functionality enhancementS in various carriers
Provided by PTCRIS: 71051
71051
PTDC/AGR-ALI/71051/2006
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
New York State Foundation for Science Technology and Innovation

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Ana Sofia Nobre Salsinha; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "6". In Bioactive lipids, 133-167. Academic Press, 2022.
    Published • 10.1016/B978-0-12-824043-4.00012-9
  2. Lígia Leão Pimentel; Erdem Carsanba; Francisca da Silva Teixeira; Susana Maria Socorro de Matos Peixoto Vidigal; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Carla Maria Oliveira; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá. "Microbial production of terpenes". In Microbial production of food bioactive compounds, 1-38. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-81403-8_2-1
  3. Lígia Pimentel; Rodriguez-Alcalá, L.M.; Ana Maria Gomes; A C Freitas. "Clinical analysis | enzymes in physiological samples". 138-147. Elsevier, 2019.
    10.1016/B978-0-12-409547-2.14270-2
  4. Lígia Pimentel; Ana L. Fontes; Ana Sofia Salsinha; Beatriz Batista Cardoso; Ana Maria Gomes; Rodriguez-Alcalá, L.M.. "Microbiological in vivo production of CLNA as a tool in the regulation of host microbiota in obesity control". 369-394. Elsevier Science B.V., 2019.
    10.1016/B978-0-444-64183-0.00010-5
  5. Lígia Pimentel; Pintado, M.; Francisco Malcata; Rogério Tenreiro; Teresa Semedo-Lemsaddek; Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo. "Introduction". In a journey to the world of Enterococcus, 1-4. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2012.
  6. Pimentel, Lígia; Pintado, Manuela E.; Malcata, F. Xavier; Tenreiro, Rogério; Semedo-Lemsaddek, Teresa; Barreto-Crespo, Maria Teresa. "Introduction: A journey to the world of Enterococcus". Nova Science Publishers, 2012.
  7. Ana Raquel Mendes Ferreira Monteiro de Madureira; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Maria S. Gião; Francisco Xavier Malcata; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "7". In Avances en la investigacion de la alimentacion funcional. 2010.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Francisca da Silva Teixeira; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Susana Maria Socorro de Matos Peixoto Vidigal; João Pedro Azevedo Silva; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá. "Lipidomic studies involving steatosis induction using palmitic and linoleic fatty acids on HepG2 cells". Paper presented in 17th GERLI Lipidomics meeting, Nice, 2022.
    Published
  2. Ana Luiza Fontes; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Javier Calzada; Ana Sofia Nobre Salsinha; Juan Miguel Rodríguez; Juan Arqués; M. Rosário M. Domingues; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá. "Perspectives on the development of CLA/CLNA-enriched milk through in situ microbial production". Paper presented in Microbiotec'21: Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Lisboa, 2021.
    Published
  3. Ana L. Fontes; Lígia Pimentel; Rodriguez-Alcalá, L.M.; Ana Maria Gomes. "Stability of a lyophilized milk enriched with microbial CLA/CLNA". 2021.
  4. Francisca da Silva Teixeira; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Susana Maria Socorro de Matos Peixoto Vidigal; Ana Maria Silva Soares; Paula Cristina Teixeira da Costa; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá. "Predictive oxidative evaluation of lipid samples using differential scanning calorimetry". Paper presented in Microbiotec'21: Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Lisboa, 2021.
    Published
  5. Francisca da Teixeira; Lígia Pimentel; Susana Vidigal; Paula Cristina Teixeira da Costa; Pintado, M.; Rodriguez-Alcalá, L.M.. "Stability study of squalane and hemisqualane derived from synthetic biology". 2021.
  6. Lígia Pimentel; Susana Vidigal; Francisca da Teixeira; Paula Cristina Teixeira da Costa; Pintado, M.; Rodriguez-Alcalá, L.M.. "Characterization of patchouli and vanillin industrial wastes as a strategy for their valorization". 2021.
  7. Ana M. S. Soares; Francisca da Teixeira; Lígia Pimentel; Susana Vidigal; Paula Cristina Teixeira da Costa; Pintado, M.; Rodriguez-Alcalá, L.M.. "Antioxidant activity evaluation of fermentation distillation residues". 2021.
  8. Francisca da Teixeira; Susana Vidigal; Lígia Pimentel; Paula Cristina Teixeira da Costa; Pintado, M.; Rodriguez-Alcalá, L.M.. "Suitability for commercial utilization of carnauba and sugarcane waxes through determination of possible alterations during an accelerated stability test". 2021.
  9. Ana L. Fontes; Lígia Pimentel; Ana Sofia Salsinha; Juan Miguel Rodríguez; M. R. Domingues; Rodriguez-Alcalá, L.M.; Ana Maria Gomes. "Influence of shaking and viable cell numbers on microbial conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) production". 2019.
  10. Joana Rocha; João Francisco Tomaz Santos Botelho; Magdalena Ksiezarek; Teresa Goncalves Ribeiro; Miguel Paulo Machado; Joao Andre Carrico; Lígia Pimentel; et al. "Lactobacillus femina sp. nov., a new species of Lactobacillus Delbrueckii group". 2019.
  11. Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "EPA and DHA stability after processing in canned tuna with soya or refined oils". Paper presented in Microbiotec’17, Porto, 2017.
    Published
  12. Ana Luiza Fontes; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Ana Sofia Nobre Salsinha; Beatriz Batista Cardoso; José Carlos Márcia Andrade; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "Characterization of potential CLA-producing strains according to LA tolerance". Paper presented in Microbiotec’17, Porto, 2017.
    Published
  13. Ana Luiza Fontes; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Ana Sofia Nobre Salsinha; Beatriz Batista Cardoso; José Carlos Márcia Andrade; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá. "Optimization of linoleic acid emulsion preparation to reduce substrate losses after filter-sterilization". Paper presented in Microbiotec’17, Porto, 2017.
    Published
  14. Javier Calzada; Ana Sofia Nobre Salsinha; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Ana Luiza Fontes; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Juan Arqués; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá. "Does the presence of linoleate isomerase gene implies conjugated linoleic acid production?". Paper presented in Microbiotec’17, Porto, 2017.
    Published
  15. Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Dina Maria Ferreira Rodrigues; Ana Luiza Fontes; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Sérgio Daniel da Cruz e Sousa; Armando C. Duarte; Ana Cristina Cardoso Freitas Lopes de Freitas. "New potential functional food: Dairy spreadable cream incorporating mushroom or seaweed extracts". Paper presented in BIOIBEROAMÉRICA, Salamanca, 2016.
    Published
  16. Gomes, Ana; Rodrigues, D.; Pimentel, L.L.; Freitas AC; Pintado, M.M.E.; Malcata, .F.X.. "Prebiotics as potential growth stabilizers of Enterococcus faecium". Paper presented in New options for the Industry ¿ EFFOST/EHEDG Joint Conference 2007, Lisboa, 2007.
  17. Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; P. I. Abreu; Lígia Leão Pimentel; S. Maia; Francisco Xavier Malcata. "Assessment of Bifidobacterium lactis and Lactobacillus acidophilus as tentative producers of antimicrobial compounds". Paper presented in Eurolab Conference, Cork, 2001.
    Published
  18. Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; P. I. Abreu; Lígia Leão Pimentel; S. Maia; Francisco Xavier Malcata. "Screening for antimicrobial activity of several adventitious Enterococcus strains isolated from Serra da Estrela cheese". Paper presented in Eurolab Conference, Cork, 2001.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Ana L. Fontes; Lígia Pimentel; Rodriguez-Alcalá, L.M.; Ana Maria Gomes. "Stability of a fermented milk enriched with microbial CLA/CLNA". 2021.
    10.11159/icbb21.231
  2. Ana Margarida Massa Faustino; Ana Sofia Nobre Salsinha; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Ana Cristina Cardoso Freitas Lopes de Freitas; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Carlos José Dias Pereira; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Characterization of concentrated second cheese whey". Paper presented in XIV Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, Viana do Castelo, 2018.
    Published
  3. Ana Margarida Massa Faustino; Ana Sofia Nobre Salsinha; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Ana Cristina Cardoso Freitas Lopes de Freitas; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Carlos José Dias Pereira; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Characterization of a concentrated second cheese whey". Paper presented in XIV Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, Viana do Castelo, 2018.
    Published
  4. Manuela de Fátima Ferraz Machado; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Ana Pisco; Margarida Lopes; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Impact of sterilization on phytosterols in canned tuna-based products". Paper presented in XIV Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, Viana do Castelo, 2018.
    Published
  5. Célia Maria da Silva Freitas Costa; Sara Nunes da Costa e Silva; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Evaluation of the prebiotic potential of Coriolus versicolor - Effect on the human gut microbiota". Paper presented in 6th World Congress on Targeting Microbiota, Porto, 2018.
    Published
  6. Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Manuela de Fátima Ferraz Machado; Inês Correia; J. A. Pereira; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Sterol and fatty acid profile in Negrinha and santulhana varietal olive oils from Trás-os-Montes region". Paper presented in International Conference on Mediterranean Diet and Gastronomy, Évora, 2018.
    Published
  7. Manuela de Fátima Ferraz Machado; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Enhancement of EPA/DHA content in potentially functional canned tuna". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference on Food Bioactives & Health, Lisboa, 2018.
    Published
  8. Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Inês Correia; Lígia Leão Pimentel; José Alberto Pereira; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Compostos com potencial anti-inflamatório em azeites monovarietais da região de Trás-os-Montes". Paper presented in VIII Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura, Santarém, 2018.
    Published
  9. Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "High-throughput method for the analysis of sterols in food samples by gas chromatography without previous fractionation steps". Paper presented in 10º Encontro Nacional de Cromatografia, Bragança, 2017.
    Published
  10. Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Lígia Leão Pimentel; I Correia; José Alberto Pereira; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Free fatty acids profiling in olive oil and olives from the Trás-os-Montes Portuguese region". Paper presented in 10º Encontro Nacional de Cromatografia, Bragança, 2017.
    Published
  11. Lígia Leão Pimentel; Ana Luiza Fontes; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "In situ CLA and CLNA production: a potential strategy to elaborate food products enriched in bioactive fatty acids". Paper presented in 15th Euro Fed Lipid Congress, Upsalla, 2017.
    Published
  12. Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; I Correia; Lígia Leão Pimentel; José Alberto Pereira; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Valorization of olive oils from the Portuguese region of Tras-os-Montes through lipid analysis". Paper presented in 15th Euro Fed Lipid Congress, Upsalla, 2017.
    Published
  13. Lígia Leão Pimentel; Miguel Fernando Ribeiro Pereira; Maria José Costa; J. A. Teixeira; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Characterisation of different by-products from Food Industries and its potential for valorisation". Paper presented in XVI National Congress of Biotechnology and Bioengineering 2015, Jalisco, 2015.
    Published
  14. M.C. Silva; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Ana Cristina Cardoso Freitas Lopes de Freitas; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Francisco Xavier Malcata. "Prebiotics as potential growth stabilizers of Enterococcus faecium 32". Paper presented in EFFoST/EHEDG Joint Conference 2007 – Practical Application of Research Results, Lisbon, 2007.
    Published
  15. Lígia Leão Pimentel; Jaana Mättö; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Francisco Xavier Malcata; Maria Saarela. "Survival of potentially probiotic enterococci in the GI tract". Paper presented in 4th NIZO Dairy Conference, Papendal, 2005.
    Published
  16. Lígia Leão Pimentel; Teresa Semedo-Lemsaddek; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Rogério Tenreiro; Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo; Francisco Xavier Malcata. "Study of Virulence Factors in Enterococci Isolated from Cheese". Paper presented in 1st International Conference on Environmental Industrial and Applied Microbiology, Badajoz, 2005.
    Published
  17. Lígia Leão Pimentel; José Carvalho Soares; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ana Isabel Estevez Pintado; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Ana Catarina Morouço Ferreira; Francisco Xavier Malcata. "Acidifying and aromatic properties of enterococcus strains in ovine and bovine milks". Paper presented in IDF Symposium on Cheese, Prague, 2004.
    Published
  18. Lígia Leão Pimentel; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ana Isabel Estevez Pintado; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Francisco Xavier Malcata. "Tolerance of enterococci to bile salts". Paper presented in X Congresso Nacional de Biotecnologia, Lisboa, 2003.
    Published
  19. Lígia Leão Pimentel; C. Novais; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Ana Isabel Estevez Pintado; T. M. Coque; J. C. Sousa; Francisco Xavier Malcata; Luísa Peixe. "Antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococci isolated from Terrincho cheese". Paper presented in Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia 2003, Tomar, 2003.
    Published
  20. Lígia Pimentel; Pintado, M.; Ana I. E. Pintado; Ana Maria Gomes; Francisco Malcata. "Probiotic properties of enterococci – Survival in simulated gastric juice and with bile salts". 2003.
  21. Lígia Leão Pimentel; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ana Isabel Estevez Pintado; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Francisco Xavier Malcata. "Identification and characterization of antibiotic susceptibility of enterococci isolated from Terrincho cheese". Paper presented in Conference on New Functional Ingredients and Foods, Copenhagen, 2003.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Francisca da Silva Teixeira; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Susana Maria Socorro de Matos Peixoto Vidigal; Ana Maria Silva Soares; Paula Cristina Teixeira da Costa; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá. "Predictive oxidative evaluation of lipid samples using differential scanning calorimetry". Paper presented in Microbiotec'21: Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021.
  2. Lígia Leão Pimentel; Susana Maria Socorro de Matos Peixoto Vidigal; Francisca da Silva Teixeira; Paula Cristina Teixeira da Costa; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá. "Characterization of Patchouli and Vanillin Industrial Wastes as a Strategy for their Valorization". Paper presented in 18th Euro Fed Lipid Congress and Expo, 2021.
  3. Francisca da Silva Teixeira; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Susana Maria Socorro de Matos Peixoto Vidigal; Paula Cristina Teixeira da Costa; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá. "Stability study of squalane and hemisqualane derived from synthetic biology". Paper presented in 18th Euro Fed Lipid Congress and Expo, 2021.
  4. Francisca da Silva Teixeira; Susana Maria Socorro de Matos Peixoto Vidigal; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Paula Cristina Teixeira da Costa; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá. "Suitability for commercial utilization of carnauba and sugarcane waxes through determination of possible alterations during an accelerated stability test". Paper presented in 18th Euro Fed Lipid Congress and Expo, 2021.
  5. Ana Luiza Fontes; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "Stability of a lyophilized milk enriched with microbial CLA/CLNA". Paper presented in 18th Euro Fed Lipid Congress and Expo, 2021.
  6. Ana Luiza Fontes; Lígia Leão Pimentel; M. Rosário M. Domingues; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "In situ milk enrichment with microbial CLA/CLNA using vegetable oils as substrate source". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal - Ciência 2021, 2021.
  7. Ana Luiza Fontes; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Ana Sofia Nobre Salsinha; Juan Miguel Rodríguez; M. Rosário M. Domingues; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "Influence of shaking and viable cell numbers on microbial conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) production". Paper presented in FEMS2019 - 8th Congress of European Microbiologists, 2019.
  8. Joana Rocha; João Francisco Botelho; Magdalena Ksiezarek; Teresa Ribeiro; Miguel Machado; João Carriço; Lígia Leão Pimentel; et al. "Lactobacillus femina sp. nov., a new species of Lactobacillus delbrueckii group". Paper presented in FEMS2019 - 8th Congress of European Microbiologists, 2019.
  9. Manuela de Fátima Ferraz Machado; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Ana Pisco; Margarida Lopes; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Impact of sterilization on phytosterols in canned tuna-based products". Paper presented in XIV Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, 2018.
  10. Célia Maria da Silva Freitas Costa; Sara Nunes da Costa e Silva; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Evaluation of the prebiotic potential of Coriolus versicolor - Effect on the human gut microbiota". Paper presented in 6th World Congress on Targeting Microbiota, 2018.
  11. Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Manuela de Fátima Ferraz Machado; Inês Correia; J. A. Pereira; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Sterol and fatty acid profile in Negrinha and santulhana varietal olive oils from Trás-os-Montes region". Paper presented in International Conference on Mediterranean Diet and Gastronomy, 2018.
  12. Manuela de Fátima Ferraz Machado; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Enhancement of EPA/DHA content in potentially functional canned tuna". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference on Food Bioactives & Health, 2018.
  13. Ana Luiza Fontes; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Ana Sofia Nobre Salsinha; Beatriz Batista Cardoso; José Carlos Márcia Andrade; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "Characterization of potential CLA-producing strains according to LA tolerance". Paper presented in Microbiotec’17, 2017.
  14. Ana Luiza Fontes; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Ana Sofia Nobre Salsinha; Beatriz Batista Cardoso; José Carlos Márcia Andrade; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá. "Optimization of linoleic acid emulsion preparation to reduce substrate losses after filter-sterilization". Paper presented in Microbiotec’17, 2017.
  15. Javier Calzada; Ana Sofia Nobre Salsinha; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Ana Luiza Fontes; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Juan Arqués; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá. "Does the presence of linoleate isomerase gene implies conjugated linoleic acid production?". Paper presented in Microbiotec’17, 2017.
  16. Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "EPA and DHA stability after processing in canned tuna with soya or refined oils". Paper presented in Microbiotec’17, 2017.
  17. Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "High-throughput method for the analysis of sterols in food samples by gas chromatography without previous fractionation steps". Paper presented in 10º Encontro Nacional de Cromatografia, 2017.
  18. Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Lígia Leão Pimentel; I Correia; José Alberto Pereira; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Free fatty acids profiling in olive oil and olives from the Trás-os-Montes Portuguese region". Paper presented in 10º Encontro Nacional de Cromatografia, 2017.
  19. Lígia Leão Pimentel; Ana Luiza Fontes; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "In situ CLA and CLNA production: a potential strategy to elaborate food products enriched in bioactive fatty acids". Paper presented in 15th Euro Fed Lipid Congress, 2017.
  20. Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; I Correia; Lígia Leão Pimentel; José Alberto Pereira; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Valorization of olive oils from the Portuguese region of Tras-os-Montes through lipid analysis". Paper presented in 15th Euro Fed Lipid Congress, 2017.
  21. Gomes, Ana; Pimentel, L.L.; Correia I.F.; Pintado, M.M.E.; Pereira, J.A.; Rodríguez-Alcalá, L.M.. "Free fatty acids profilling in olive oil and olives from the Trás-os-Montes Portuguese region". Paper presented in 10º Encontro Nacional de Cromatografia, 2017.
  22. Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Dina Maria Ferreira Rodrigues; Ana Luiza Fontes; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Sérgio Daniel da Cruz e Sousa; Armando C. Duarte; Ana Cristina Cardoso Freitas Lopes de Freitas. "New potential functional food: Dairy spreadable cream incorporating mushroom or seaweed extracts". Paper presented in BIOIBEROAMÉRICA, 2016.
  23. C. Simões; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Ana Luiza Fontes; L. M. Rodriguez; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "Molecular detection of linoleate isomerase gene in lactic acid bacteria and associated CLA production". Paper presented in FEBS 2015: 40th Congress of The Federation of the European Biochemical Societies, 2015.
  24. Lígia Leão Pimentel; Miguel Fernando Ribeiro Pereira; Maria José Costa; J. A. Teixeira; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Characterisation of different by-products from Food Industries and its potential for valorisation". Paper presented in XVI National Congress of Biotechnology and Bioengineering 2015, 2015.
  25. Lígia Leão Pimentel; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; A. Oliveira; A. Dias; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Pimentel, Lígia. "Incorporation of neuroprotective extracts from Hypericum perforatum in yoghurt: interactions and stability throughout storage". Paper presented in 62nd International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society of Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research, 2014.
    10.1055/s-0034-1394864
  26. M.C. Silva; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Ana Cristina Cardoso Freitas Lopes de Freitas; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Francisco Xavier Malcata. "Prebiotics as potential growth stabilizers of Enterococcus faecium 32". Paper presented in EFFoST/EHEDG Joint Conference 2007 – Practical Application of Research Results, 2007.
  27. Lígia Leão Pimentel; Jaana Mättö; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Francisco Xavier Malcata; Maria Saarela. "Survival of potentially probiotic enterococci in the GI tract". Paper presented in 4th NIZO Dairy Conference, 2005.
  28. Lígia Leão Pimentel; Teresa Semedo-Lemsaddek; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Rogério Tenreiro; Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo; Francisco Xavier Malcata. "Study of Virulence Factors in Enterococci Isolated from Cheese". Paper presented in 1st International Conference on Environmental Industrial and Applied Microbiology, 2005.
  29. Lígia Leão Pimentel; José Carvalho Soares; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ana Isabel Estevez Pintado; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; António César da Silva Ferreira; Francisco Xavier Malcata. "Acidifying and aromatic properties of enterococcus strains in ovine and bovine milks". Paper presented in IDF Symposium on Cheese, 2004.
  30. Lígia Leão Pimentel; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ana Isabel Estevez Pintado; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Francisco Xavier Malcata. "Tolerance of enterococci to bile salts". Paper presented in X Congresso Nacional de Biotecnologia, 2003.
  31. Lígia Leão Pimentel; C. Novais; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Ana Isabel Estevez Pintado; T. M. Coque; J. C. Sousa; Francisco Xavier Malcata; L. Peixe. "Antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococci isolated from Terrincho cheese". Paper presented in Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia 2003, 2003.
  32. Lígia Leão Pimentel; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ana Isabel Estevez Pintado; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Francisco Xavier Malcata. "Probiotic properties of enterococci – Survival in simulated gastric juice and with bile salts". Paper presented in 6º Encontro de Química de Alimentos, 2003.
  33. Lígia Leão Pimentel; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ana Isabel Estevez Pintado; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Francisco Xavier Malcata. "Identification and characterization of antibiotic susceptibility of enterococci isolated from Terrincho cheese". Paper presented in Conference on New Functional Ingredients and Foods, 2003.
  34. Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; P. I. Abreu; Lígia Leão Pimentel; S. Maia; Francisco Xavier Malcata. "Assessment of Bifidobacterium lactis and Lactobacillus acidophilus as tentative producers of antimicrobial compounds". Paper presented in Eurolab Conference, 2001.
  35. Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes; P. I. Abreu; Lígia Leão Pimentel; S. Maia; Francisco Xavier Malcata. "Screening for antimicrobial activity of several adventitious Enterococcus strains isolated from Serra da Estrela cheese". Paper presented in Eurolab Conference, 2001.
Journal article
  1. Ana Luiza Fontes; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Javier Calzada; Ana Sofia Salsinha; Juan Miguel Rodríguez; Ana Maria Gomes; Juan L. Arqués; Luis Miguel Rodríguez-Alcalá. "Study of the Association between Genotypic Potential and Linoleic Acid Tolerance with Microbial Production of Conjugated Linoleic Acid". ACS Food Science & Technology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.3c00399.
    10.1021/acsfoodscitech.3c00399
  2. Ana L. Fontes; Lígia Pimentel; Maria João P. Monteiro; Maria Rosario Domingues; Rodriguez-Alcalá, L.M.; Ana Maria Gomes. "Microbial Conjugated Linolenic Acid-Enriched Fermented Milk Using Lipase-Hydrolyzed Flaxseed Oil: Biochemical, Organoleptic and Storage Traits". Foods (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/1/21.
    10.3390/foods13010021
  3. Francisca S. Teixeira; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá. "Impaired hepatic lipid metabolism and biomarkers in fatty liver disease". Biochimie (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85173151051&partnerID=8YFLogxK.
    Open access • Accepted • 10.1016/j.biochi.2023.09.020
  4. Maria Francisca Craveiro Teixeira; Paula Cristina Teixeira da Costa; Susana Maria Socorro de Matos Peixoto Vidigal; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá. "Toward sustainable wax extraction from the Saccharum officinarum L. filter cake byproduct: process optimization, physicochemical characterization, and antioxidant performance". ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 11 36 (2023): 13415–13428. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/42711.
    Open access • Published • 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c03279
  5. Ana Luiza Fontes; Bruna Neves; Tiago Conde; Daniela Couto; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; M. Rosário M. Domingues; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "Short-communication: study of fatty acid metabolites in microbial conjugated fatty acids-enrichment of milk and discovery of additional undescribed conjugated linolenic acid isomers". Food Chemistry 432 (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/42311.
    Open access • Accepted • 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.137276
  6. Joana de Freitas Salgado do Fundo; Teresa Maria Martins Deuchande; Daniela Alexandra Correia Rodrigues; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Susana Maria Socorro de Matos Peixoto Vidigal; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Ana Luísa Leite Fernandes Amaro. "Induced autolysis of engineered yeast residue as a means to simplify downstream processing for valorization: a case study". Fermentation 9 7 (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/42006.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/fermentation9070673
  7. Ana Luiza Fontes; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Ana Maria Silva Soares; M. Rosário M. Domingues; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "Study of the viability of using lipase-hydrolyzed commercial vegetable oils to produce microbially conjugated linolenic acid-enriched milk". Food Chemistry 413 (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/40209.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.135665
  8. Maria Francisca Craveiro Teixeira; Paula Cristina Teixeira da Costa; Ana Maria Silva Soares; Ana Luiza Fontes; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Susana Maria Socorro de Matos Peixoto Vidigal; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá. "Novel lipids to regulate obesity and brain function: comparing available evidence and insights from QSAR in silico models". Foods 12 13 (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/41865.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/foods12132576
  9. Ana Rita Santos Inácio; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Jorge A. Saraiva; Ana Maria Pereira Gomes. "Evolution of qualitative and quantitative lipid profiles of high-pressure-processed serra da estrela cheese throughout storage". Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 13 10 (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/41763.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/app13105927
  10. Francisca da Silva Teixeira; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Susana Maria Socorro de Matos Peixoto Vidigal; João Pedro Azevedo Silva; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá. "Differential lipid accumulation on HepG2 cells triggered by palmitic and linoleic fatty acids exposure". Molecules 28 5 (2023): 1-14. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/40456.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/molecules28052367
  11. Mariana da Luz Cabral Veiga; Maria Manuela Faria Amorim; Inês Pinto-Ribeiro; Ana L. S. Oliveira; Sara Nunes da Costa e Silva; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá; et al. "Cannabidiol and cannabigerol exert antimicrobial activity without compromising skin microbiota". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24 3 (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/40275.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijms24032389
  12. Francisca da Silva Teixeira; Lígia Leão Pimentel; Susana Maria Socorro de Matos Peixoto Vidigal; Paula Cristina Teixeira da Costa; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Luis Miguel Rodríguez Alcalá. "Suitability of solvent-assisted extraction for recovery of lipophilic phytochemicals in sugarcane straw and bagasse". Foods 11 17 (2022): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/38704.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/foods11172661
  13. Francisca S. Teixeira; Susana S. M. P. Vidigal; Lígia L. Pimentel; Paula T. Costa; Diana Tavares-Valente; João Azevedo-Silva; Manuela E. Pintado; João C. Fernandes; Luís M. Rodríguez-Alcalá. "Phytosterols and Novel Triterpenes Recovered from Industrial Fermentation Coproducts Exert In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory Activity in Macrophages". Pharmaceuticals (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/ph14060583.
    10.3390/ph14060583
  14. Francisca S. Teixeira; Susana S. M. P. Vidigal; Lígia L. Pimentel; Paula T. Costa; Manuela E. Pintado; Luís M. Rodríguez-Alcalá. "Bioactive Sugarcane Lipids in a Circular Economy Context". Foods 10 5 (2021): 1125-1125. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10051125.
    10.3390/foods10051125
  15. Lígia Pimentel; Rodriguez-Alcalá, L.M.. "Cholesterol, inflammation, and phospholipids". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids 1866 1 (2021): https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/13cdd27f-3adf-43cc-86d1-e249079c794d.
    10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158839
  16. Ângela Alves; Magalhães,Rui; Teresa R.S. Brandão; Lígia Pimentel; Rodriguez-Alcalá, L.M.; Paula Teixeira; Ferreira, V.. "Impact of exposure to cold and cold-osmotic stresses on virulence-associated characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes strains". Food Microbiology 87 (2020): https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/ef3f857b-882e-4628-b131-ba3139685418.
    10.1016/j.fm.2019.103351
  17. Joana Rocha; João Botelho; Magdalena Ksiezarek; Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic; Miguel Machado; João André Carriço; Lígia L. Pimentel; et al. "Lactobacillus mulieris sp. nov., a new species of Lactobacillus delbrueckii group". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (2020): https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.003901.
    10.1099/ijsem.0.003901
  18. Ana Luiza Fontes; Lígia Pimentel; Luis Miguel Rodríguez-Alcalá; Ana Gomes. "Publisher Correction: Effect of Pufa Substrates on Fatty Acid Profile of Bifidobacterium breve Ncimb 702258 and CLA/CLNA Production in Commercial Semi-Skimmed Milk". Scientific Reports (2019): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40320-3.
    10.1038/s41598-019-40320-3
  19. Ana Luiza Fontes; Lígia Pimentel; Luis Miguel Rodríguez-Alcalá; Ana Gomes. "Effect of Pufa Substrates on Fatty Acid Profile of Bifidobacterium breve Ncimb 702258 and CLA/CLNA Production in Commercial Semi-Skimmed Milk". Scientific Reports 8 1 (2018): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-33970-2.
    10.1038/s41598-018-33970-2
  20. Victoria Bell; Jorge Ferrão; Lígia Pimentel; Pintado, M.; Tito Fernandes. "One health, fermented foods, and gut microbiota". Foods 7 12 (2018): https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/5a95496e-72ad-4e5b-a107-bb374e232da2.
    10.3390/foods7120195
  21. Ana Sofia Salsinha; Lígia Pimentel; Ana L. Fontes; Ana Maria Gomes; Rodriguez-Alcalá, L.M.. "Microbial production of conjugated linoleic acid and conjugated linolenic acid relies on a multienzymatic system". Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 82 4 (2018): https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/8e53194f-7153-4d2f-abd5-c02c94e5b67c.
    10.1128/MMBR.00019-18
  22. Nelson Mota de Carvalho; Eduardo Costa; Sara Silva; Lígia Pimentel; Tito H. Fernandes; Pintado, M.. "Fermented foods and beverages in human diet and their influence on gut microbiota and health". Fermentation 4 4 (2018): https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/cfa9f88a-7e06-4b14-b6b5-28fa7fa4f72f.
    10.3390/fermentation4040090
  23. Lígia Pimentel; Ana L. Fontes; Ana Sofia Salsinha; Manuela Machado; Inês Correia; Ana Maria Gomes; Pintado, M.; Rodriguez-Alcalá, L.M.. "Suitable simple and fast methods for selective isolation of phospholipids as a tool for their analysis". Electrophoresis 39 15 (2018): 1835-1845. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/fb7561ad-c6b8-4791-8098-11e6a41b8b0c.
    10.1002/elps.201700425
  24. Pimentel, Lígia. "Milk fat components with potential anticancer activity-a review.". Bioscience reports (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29026007.
    10.1042/bsr20170705
  25. Pimentel, Lígia. "Pedobacter lusitanus sp. nov., isolated from sludge of a deactivated uranium mine.". International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28109203.
    10.1099/ijsem.0.001814
  26. Ferrão, Jorge; Bell, Victoria; Calabrese, Vittorio; Pimentel, Lígia; Maria Manuela Pintado; Fernandes, Prof. "Impact of Mushroom Nutrition on Microbiota and Potential for Preventative Health". 5 4 (2017): 226-233. http://pubs.sciepub.com/jfnr/5/4/4/index.html.
    Published
  27. Pimentel, Lígia. "Evidences and perspectives in the utilization of CLNA isomers as bioactive compound in foods". Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 0 ja (2016): 00-00. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2015.1063478.
    10.1080/10408398.2015.1063478
  28. Pimentel, Lígia. "Isolation and Analysis of Phospholipids in Dairy Foods.". Journal of analytical methods in chemistry (2016): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27610267.
    10.1155/2016/9827369
  29. Cruz, Aritson; Pimentel, Lígia; Rodriguez-Alcala; Fernandes, Prof; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado. "Health Benefits of Edible Mushrooms focused on Coriolus versicolor". 4 12 (2016): 773-781. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research.
    Published
  30. Pimentel, Lígia. "Endocrine Disruptor DDE Associated with a High-Fat Diet Enhances the Impairment of Liver Fatty Acid Composition in Rats". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 63 42 (2015): 9341-9348. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5b03274.
    10.1021/acs.jafc.5b03274
  31. Pimentel, Lígia. "Considerations about the in situ derivatization and fractionation of EFA and NEFA in biological and food samples.". MethodsX 2 (2015): 475-484. http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27408824.
    10.1016/j.mex.2015.11.006
  32. Pimentel, L. L.; Matto, J.; Malcata, F. X.; Pintado, M. E.; Saarela, M.. "Survival of potentially probiotic enterococci in dairy matrices and in the human gastrointestinal tract". International Dairy Journal 27 1-2 (2012): 53-57.
    10.1016/j.idairyj.2012.07.008
  33. Lígia Pimentel; Teresa Semedo; Rogério Tenreiro; M. Teresa B. Crespo; Pintado, M.; Francisco Malcata. "Assessment of safety of enterococci isolated throughout traditional terrincho cheesemaking". Journal of Food Protection 70 9 (2007): 2161-2167. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/6119e929-c15a-4dd4-808f-9a1595f03ba2.
    10.4315/0362-028X-70.9.2161
Preprint
  1. Nieves Fernández-Gallego; Raquel Castillo-González; Lucía Moreno-Serna; Antonio J. García-Cívico; Elisa Sánchez-Martínez; Celia López-Sanz; Ana Luiza Fontes; et al. "Allergic inflammation triggers dyslipidemia via IgG signalling". 2023. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.08.04.551996.
    10.1101/2023.08.04.551996

Other

Other output
  1. Molecular detection of linoleate isomerase gene in lactic acid bacteria and associated CLA production. 2015. C. Simoes; Lígia Pimentel; Ana L. Fontes; L. M. Rodriguez; Ana Maria Gomes. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/93c566f1-f59c-440b-8efb-1f8405cd1970.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/11/08 Lipidomic studies involving steatosis induction using palmitic and linoleic fatty acids on HepG2 cells 17th GERLI Lipidomics meeting
CNRS (Nice, France)
2021/11/25 Perspectives on the development of CLA/CLNA-enriched milk through in situ microbial production Microbiotec'21: Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology
NOVA University Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/08 Stability of a Fermented Milk Enriched With Microbial CLA/CLNA ICBB’21: 7th International Conference on Bioengineering and Biotechnology
2018/06 Compostos com potencial anti-inflamatório em azeites monovarietais da região de Trás-os-Montes VIII Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura
(Santarém, Portugal)
2016/07/01 Identificação de estirpes bacterianas capazes de produzir isómeros de CLNA para uma possível aplicação na elaboração de novos alimentos funcionais II Jornadas Universidade-Empresa na formação pós-graduada
(Porto, Portugal)
2016/06 In vitro evaluation of prebiotic potential of wheat germ 17th International Conference on Food Science, Nutrition and Health
(Venice, Italy)
2015/06 Optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis of cooked porcine blood to obtain hydrolysates with potential biological activities 17th International Conference on Food and Agricultural Engineering
(Vienna, Austria)
2005/06 Survival of potentially probiotic enterococci in the GI tract 4th NIZO Dairy Conference
(Papendal, Netherlands)

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022/09/11 - Current International Lipidomics Society (External organisation) Member
2022/06 - Current Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF) (Organisational unit) Member
2020/03 - 2020/12/31 American Oil Chemists' Society (External organisation) Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2022/06 - Current Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF) (Organisational unit) Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/03 - 2023/05 Foods (2304-8158) MDPI
2020/08 - 2021/11 Foods (2304-8158) MDPI
Distinctions

Award

2022 CBQF - Annual incentive for achieving extraordinary outputs
2012 Grant to attend the Encounter "Cantabria Campus Nobel 2012"
Universidad de Cantabria, Spain