Research group
Omics and Analytical Development
Position
Academic Staff
IM received her Degree in Chemical Engineering from IST in 1974. Master in Physical Inorganic Chem. in 1977and her PHD from UNL in 1981. Assistant Professor 81/86 in the UNL. Since1986 Associate Professor at UNL. Habilitation in 94 and Full Prof. in 97 at UNL.Visiting Professor in U. of Geogia,USA. From 2000/11 she was the Head of the Chem. Dep.of FCT/UNL and the Director of the LAQV. Main work is Structure-Function of Metalloproteins. Application of biochemical and spectroscopic tools (NMR, EPR and Mössbauer). Proteins involved in N and S Biocycles. Active sites includes Cu, Co, hemes, Fe-S centers as well as association of Fe-S centers with Mo, W, Ni, siroheme and flavines. New type of clusters and new metal associations.Publ 430, H=59
Representative Publications
Determination of the Active Form of the Tetranuclear Copper Sulfur Cluster in Nitrous Oxide Reductase
10.1021/ja411500p
Reduction of Carbon Dioxide by a Molybdenum-Containing Formate Dehydrogenase: A Kinetic and Mechanistic Study
10.1021/jacs.6b03941
Spectroscopic Definition of the Cu-Z degrees Intermediate in Turnover of Nitrous Oxide Reductase and Molecular Insight into the Catalytic Mechanism
10.1021/jacs.6b13225
