Neng, N.R., Cordeiro,C., Ponces Freire, A., Nogueira, J.M.F. (2007) Determination of glyoxal and methylglyoxal in environmental and biological matrices by stir bar sorptive extraction with in situ derivatization. Journal of Cromatography A, 1169: 47-52.
Farinha, C.M., Ponces Freire, A. (2007) Teaching biochemistry at Lisbon University – Facing the challenge of the Bologna Declaration in the 25th anniversary of the biochemistry course. Biochemical and Molecular Biology Education, 35: 422-424.
Oliveira, L.M.A., Cordeiro, C., Ponces Freire, A., Ascenso, C., Quintas, A. (2007) Unveiling heme proteins conformational stability through a UV absorbance ratio method. Analytical Biochemistry, 371: 253-255. abstract
Maia, L., Duarte, R., Moura, J., Ponces Freire, A., Mira, L. (2007) NADH oxidase activity of rat and human liver xanthine oxidoreductase: potential role in superoxide production. Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 12: 777-787.
Gomes, R., Vicente Miranda, H., Sousa Silva, M., Graça, G., Coelho, A. V., Ferreira, A.E.N., Cordeiro, C., Ponces Freire, A. (2006) Yeast protein glycation in vivo by methylglyoxal Molecular modification of glycolytic enzymes and heat shock proteins. FEBS Journal, 273: 5273-5287
Trincão J., Sousa Silva M., Barata L., Bonifacio C., Carvalho S., Tomas A.M., Ferreira, A.E.N., Cordeiro C., Ponces Freire A., Romao M.J. (2006) Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the glyoxalase II from Leishmania infantum. Acta Crystallograph Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 62: 805-807
Vicente Miranda, H. , Ferreira, A.E.N., Cordeiro, C., Ponces Freire, A. (2005) Kinetic assay for measurement of enzyme concentration in situ. Analytical Biochemistry, 354:148-150.
Gomes, R., Sousa Silva, M., Vicente Miranda, H. , Ferreira, A.E.N., Cordeiro, C., Ponces Freire, A. (2005) Protein glycation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae : Argpyrimidine formation and methylglyoxal catabolism. FEBS Journal , 272(17): 4521-4531.
Abecasis, J.P.R., Ferreira, A.E.N., Vicente Miranda, H. , Gomes, R., Sousa Silva, M., Cordeiro, C., Ponces Freire, A. (2005) Parameter estimation in multi-enzyme systems using evolutionary algorithms. BKDB2005 – Bioinformatics: Knowledge Discovery in Biology . Faculdade de Ciências de Lisboa Ed. pp 48-52.
Sousa Silva, M. , Ferreira, A.E.N., Tomás, A.M., Cordeiro, C., Ponces Freire, A. (2005) Quantitative assessment of the glyoxalase pathway in Leishmania infantum as a therapeutic target by modelling and computer simulation. FEBS Journal 272(10): 2388-2398.
do Rosario PM , Cordeiro CA , Freire AP , Nogueira JM (2005) Analysis of methylglyoxal in water and biological matrices by capillary zone electrophoresis with diode array detection. Electrophoresis, 26(9):1760-1767.
Gomes, R., Sousa Silva, M. , Quintas, A., Cordeiro, C., Freire, A., Pereira, P., Martins, A., Monteiro, E., Barroso, E., Ponces Freire, A. (2005) Argpyrimidine, a methylglyoxal-derived advanced glycation end-product in familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy. Biochemical Journal 385: 339-345
Gomes, R., Vicente Miranda, H., Sousa Silva, M., Graça, G., Coelho, A. V., Ferreira, A.E.N., Cordeiro, C., Ponces Freire, A. (2006) Yeast protein glycation in vivo by methylglyoxal Molecular modification of glycolytic enzymes and heat shock proteins. FEBS Journal, 273: 5273-5287
Trincão J., Sousa Silva M., Barata L., Bonifacio C., Carvalho S., Tomas A.M., Ferreira, A.E.N., Cordeiro C., Ponces Freire A., Romao M.J. (2006) Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the glyoxalase II from Leishmania infantum. Acta Crystallograph Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 62: 805-807
Vicente Miranda, H. , Ferreira, A.E.N., Cordeiro, C., Ponces Freire, A. (2005) Kinetic assay for measurement of enzyme concentration in situ. Analytical Biochemistry, 354:148-150.
Gomes, R., Sousa Silva, M., Vicente Miranda, H. , Ferreira, A.E.N., Cordeiro, C., Ponces Freire, A. (2005) Protein glycation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae : Argpyrimidine formation and methylglyoxal catabolism. FEBS Journal , 272(17): 4521-4531.
Abecasis, J.P.R., Ferreira, A.E.N., Vicente Miranda, H. , Gomes, R., Sousa Silva, M., Cordeiro, C., Ponces Freire, A. (2005) Parameter estimation in multi-enzyme systems using evolutionary algorithms. BKDB2005 – Bioinformatics: Knowledge Discovery in Biology . Faculdade de Ciências de Lisboa Ed. pp 48-52.
Sousa Silva, M. , Ferreira, A.E.N., Tomás, A.M., Cordeiro, C., Ponces Freire, A. (2005) Quantitative assessment of the glyoxalase pathway in Leishmania infantum as a therapeutic target by modelling and computer simulation. FEBS Journal 272(10): 2388-2398.
do Rosario PM , Cordeiro CA , Freire AP , Nogueira JM (2005) Analysis of methylglyoxal in water and biological matrices by capillary zone electrophoresis with diode array detection. Electrophoresis, 26(9):1760-1767.
Gomes, R., Sousa Silva, M. , Quintas, A., Cordeiro, C., Freire, A., Pereira, P., Martins, A., Monteiro, E., Barroso, E., Ponces Freire, A. (2005) Argpyrimidine, a methylglyoxal-derived advanced glycation end-product in familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy. Biochemical Journal 385: 339-345.
Ponces-Freire, A., Ferreira, A.E., Gomes, R. and Cordeiro, C. (2003) Antiglycation defences in yeast. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 31 : 1409-1412.
Ferreira, A.E., Ponces-Freire, A. and Voit, E.O. (2003) A quantitative model of the generation of N-e-carboxymethyl-lysine in the Maillard reaction between collagen and glucose. Biochem. J. 376 : 109-121.
Ahmed, N., Argirov, O., Minhas, H., Cordeiro, C. and Thornaley, P.J. (2002) Assay of advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) by chromatographic assay with derivatisation by aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl-carbamate and application to N-e-carboxymethyl-lysine- and N-e-(1-carboxyethyl)lysine-modified albumin, Biochem. J. 364 : 1-14.
Martins, A., Mendes, P., Cordeiro, C. and Ponces Freire, A. (2001) In situ kinetic analysis of glyoxalase I and glyoxalase II in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Eur. J. Biochem. 268 : 3930-3936.
Martins, A., Cordeiro, C. and Ponces Freire, A. (2001) In situ analysis of methylglyoxal metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae , FEBS Letters, 499 : 41-44.
Martins, A., Cordeiro, C. and Ponces Freire, A. (1999) Glyoxalase II in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: In situ kinetics using the 5,5′-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic) acid assay, Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 366 : 15-20.
Voit, E.O. and Ferreira, A. (1998) Buffering in Models of Integrated Biochemical Systems, J. Theor. Biol. , 268 : 3930-3936.
Cordeiro, C. and Ponces Freire, A. (1996) Methylglyoxal assay in cells as 2-methylquinoxaline using 1,2-diaminobenzene as derivatizing reagent, Anal. Biochem. 234 : 221-224.
Cordeiro, C. and Ponces Freire, A. (1996) Methylglyoxal, glyoxalase I and oxidative stress, Biochem. Soc. Transactions. 24 : 472S.
Cordeiro, C. and Ponces Freire, A. (1995) Digitonin permeabilization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells for in situ enzyme assay, Anal. Biochem. 229 . 145-148.
Cordeiro, C. and Ponces Freire, A. (1994) Protein Determination in permeabilized yeast cells, Anal. Biochem. 223 . 321-323.