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  1. Larvicidal efficacy of Varronia curassavica leaf phytochemicals against Aedes aegypti: anatomical, histological and cytotoxic analyses

    Article • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, January 2026, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  2. Chitosan nanocomposite containing rotenoids: an alternative bioinsecticidal approach for the management of Aedes aegypti

    Article • Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, July 2025, Beilstein Institut

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  3. Psidium Defenses Against Meloidogyne enterolobii : Proteomic and Microscopic Analysis of this Plant‐Predator Association

    Article • PROTEOMICS, July 2025, Wiley

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  4. The potential of the CaDef2.1G27-K44 bioinspired peptide to control bacterial disease in Capsicum with a focus on Xanthomonas euvesicatoria

    Article • Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  5. Tackling the plant parasitic nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii: Challenges and strategies for control in relevant crops

    Article • May 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  6. Seeds of nonhost species as sources of toxic compounds for the cowpea weevil Callosobruchus maculatus (F.)

    Article • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, March 2024, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  7. Secondary metabolites related to the resistance of Psidium spp. against the nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii

    Article • Heliyon, July 2023, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  8. Biotive protease inhibitor from leaves of Capsicum annuum L.: Potential use as an antifungal molecule against Colletotrichum scovillei

    Article • JSFA reports, April 2023, Wiley

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  9. Rotenoids from Clitoria fairchildiana R. Howard (Fabaceae) seeds affect the cellular metabolism of larvae of Aedes aegypti L. (Culicidae)

    Article • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, August 2022, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes, MAURA DA CUNHA

  10. A vicilin-like protein extracted from Clitoria fairchildiana cotyledons was toxic to Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

    Article • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, June 2022, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  11. Deleterious effects of Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi seed flour on cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.), larval development

    Article • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, May 2022, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  12. Methyl-CpG binding proteins (MBD) family evolution and conservation in plants

    Article • Gene, May 2022, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  13. Performance of cowpea weevil Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) infesting seeds of different Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walpers genotypes: The association between bruchid resistance and chitin binding proteins

    Article • Journal of Stored Products Research, January 2022, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  14. The resistance of the cowpea cv. BRS Xiquexique to infestation by cowpea weevil is related to the presence of toxic chitin-binding proteins

    Article • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, March 2021, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  15. Bifunctional Inhibitors from Capsicum chinense Seeds with Antimicrobial Activity and Specific Mechanism of Action against Phytopathogenic Fungi

    Article • Protein and Peptide Letters, June 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  16. Chemical Modifications of Vicilins Interfere with Chitin-Binding Affinity and Toxicity toCallosobruchus maculatus(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Insect: A Combined In Vitro and In Silico Analysis

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, April 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  17. Serine Endopeptidase Activities of Cowpea Seeds: A Time Course during Development and Germination

    Article • Crop Science, November 2019, Wiley

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  18. Programmed cell death in soybean seed coats

    Article • Plant Science, November 2019, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes, MAURA DA CUNHA

  19. Biochemical analysis of antimicrobial peptides in two different Capsicum genotypes after fruit infection by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

    Article • Bioscience Reports, March 2019, Portland Press Ltd.

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  20. Characterization of Capsicum annuum L. leaf and root antimicrobial peptides: antimicrobial activity against phytopathogenic microorganisms

    Article • Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  21. Soybean seed coat chitinase as a defense protein against the stored product pest Callosobruchus maculatus

    Article • Pest Management Science, February 2018, Wiley

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  22. Toxic effect of Canavalia ensiformis seed coat on larval development of Callosobruchus maculatus

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  23. Application and bioactive properties of CaTI , a trypsin inhibitor from Capsicum annuum seeds: membrane permeabilization, oxidative stress and intracellular target in phytopathogenic fungi cells

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, March 2017, Wiley

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  24. Interaction between the plant ApDef1 defensin and Saccharomyces cerevisiae results in yeast death through a cell cycle- and caspase-dependent process occurring via uncontrolled oxidative stress

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, January 2017, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes, MAURA DA CUNHA

  25. Albizia lebbeck Seed Coat Proteins Bind to Chitin and Act as a Defense against Cowpea Weevil Callosobruchus maculatus

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, April 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  26. A Trypsin Inhibitor from Clitoria fairchildiana Cotyledons is Active Against Digestive Enzymes of Aedes aegypti Larvae

    Article • Protein and Peptide Letters, August 2015, Bentham Science Publishers

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  27. PvD1 defensin, a plant antimicrobial peptide with inhibitory activity against Leishmania amazonensis

    Article • Bioscience Reports, August 2015, Portland Press Ltd.

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  28. Evaluation of resistance in different cowpea cultivars to Callosobruchus maculatus infestation

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  29. Characterization of Peptides from Capsicum annuum Hybrid Seeds with Inhibitory Activity Against α-Amylase, Serine Proteinases and Fungi

    Article • The Protein Journal, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  30. Programmed cell death during development of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata(L.) Walp.) seed coat

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, October 2014, Wiley

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes, MAURA DA CUNHA

  31. The Toxicity of a Lipid Transfer Protein (Cc-LTP1) from Coffea canephora Seeds on the Larval Development of Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

    Article • The Protein Journal, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes, MAURA DA CUNHA

  32. Efeito de extratos proteicos de amendoim sobre o desenvolvimento, a capacidade infectiva e atividade de enzimas proteolíticas de Meloidogyne enterolobii

    Article • Revista CERES, June 2014, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  33. Defense response in non-genomic model species: methyl jasmonate exposure reveals the passion fruit leaves’ ability to assemble a cocktail of functionally diversified Kunitz-type trypsin inhibitors and recruit two of them against papain

    Article • Planta, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  34. Comparative performance of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) on different plant diets

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  35. Effects of Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae) seed coat on the embryonic and larval development of the cowpea weevil Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, January 2014, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  36. Characterization of stipular colleters of Alseis pickelii

    Article • Botany, June 2013, Canadian Science Publishing

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes, MAURA DA CUNHA

  37. New small proteinase inhibitors fromCapsicum annuumseeds: Characterization, stability, spectroscopic analysis and a cDNA cloning

    Article • Biopolymers, April 2013, Wiley

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes, MAURA DA CUNHA

  38. Isolation, Characterization and Antifungal Activity of Proteinase Inhibitors from Capsicum chinense Jacq. Seeds

    Article • The Protein Journal, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes, MAURA DA CUNHA

  39. Identification of Albizia lebbeck seed coat chitin-binding vicilins (7S globulins) with high toxicity to the larvae of the bruchid Callosobruchus maculatus

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, February 2012, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  40. Passion fruit flowers: Kunitz trypsin inhibitors and cystatin differentially accumulate in developing buds and floral tissues

    Article • Phytochemistry, November 2011, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  41. Natural seed coats provide protection against penetration by Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) larvae

    Article • Crop Protection, June 2011, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  42. Free Cyclitol, Soluble Carbohydrate and Protein Contents inVigna unguiculataandPhaseolus vulgarisBean Sprouts

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, April 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  43. Ultrastructural changes during early infection of Vigna unguiculata and Phaseolus vulgaris leaves by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli and an unexpected association between chloroplast and mitochondrion

    Article • Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, February 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes, MAURA DA CUNHA

  44. 10.1023/A:1019237322158

    Article • January 2011, CrossRef Test Account

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  45. 10.1023/A:1003808003136

    Article • January 2011, CrossRef Test Account

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  46. Toxicity of Hydrolyzed Vicilins toward Callosobruchus maculatus and Phytopathogenic Fungi

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, September 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  47. Insulin-Binding Canavalin Is Present in Canavalia ensiformis Seed Coat

    Article • Protein and Peptide Letters, September 2009, Bentham Science Publishers

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  48. Binding ofVigna unguiculatavicilins to the peritrophic membrane ofTenebrio molitoraffects larval development

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, October 2008, Wiley

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  49. A wounding-induced PPO from cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) seedlings

    Article • Phytochemistry, September 2008, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  50. In vitro evaluation of antifungal activity of soybean (Glycine max) seed coat proteins

    Article • Journal of Stored Products Research, January 2008, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  51. Expression of chitinase in Adenanthera pavonina seedlings

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, September 2007, Wiley

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes, MAURA DA CUNHA

  52. A new peptide of melon seeds which shows sequence homology with vicilin: Partial characterization and antifungal activity

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, February 2007, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  53. Cloning and characterization of a cowpea seed lipid transfer protein cDNA: expression analysis during seed development and under fungal and cold stresses in seedlings' tissues

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, November 2006, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  54. Isolation and intracellular localization of insulin-like proteins from leaves of Bauhinia variegata

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, November 2006, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes, MAURA DA CUNHA

  55. Defense Proteins from Vigna Unguiculata Seed Exudates: Characterization and Inhibitory Activity Against Fusarium Oxysporum

    Article • Plant and Soil, August 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  56. Molecular modeling and inhibitory activity of cowpea cystatin against bean bruchid pests

    Article • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics, February 2006, Wiley

    Octavio Franco, PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  57. Resistance ofVigna unguiculata (cowpea) seeds toCallosobruchus maculatus is restricted to cotyledonary tissues

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 2006, Wiley

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  58. Performance of bean bruchids Callosobruchus maculatus and Zabrotes subfasciatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) reared on resistant (IT81D-1045) and susceptible (Epace 10) Vigna unguiculata seeds: Relationship with trypsin inhibitor and vicilin excretion

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, December 2005, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  59. Intracellular localization of a lipid transfer protein in Vigna unguiculata seeds

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, November 2004, Wiley

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes, MAURA DA CUNHA

  60. Insulin Accelerates Seedling Growth of Canavalia ensiformis (Jack bean)

    Article • Plant Growth Regulation, May 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes, MAURA DA CUNHA

  61. The seed coat of Phaseolus vulgaris interferes with the development of the cowpea weevil [Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)]

    Article • Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, March 2004, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  62. A protein with amino acid sequence homology to bovine insulin is present in the legume Vigna unguiculata (cowpea)

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, September 2003, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  63. Plant insulin or glucokinin: a conflicting issue

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology, August 2003, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  64. 87 kDa tomato cystatin exhibits properties of a defense protein and forms protein crystals in prosystemin overexpressing transgenic plants

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, March 2002, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes, MAURA DA CUNHA

  65. The leaves of green plants as well as a cyanobacterium, a red alga, and fungi contain insulin-like antigens

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, March 2002, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  66. Identification and partial characterization of a chitinase and a β-1,3-glucanase from Copernicia cerifera wax

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, January 2002, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  67. Temporal and tissue localization of a cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) cystatin

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, June 2001, Wiley

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  68. Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) seed coat phaseolin is detrimental to the cowpea weevil (Callosobruchus maculatus)

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, February 2000, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  69. Leaves of transgenic tomato plants overexpressing prosystemin accumulate high levels of cystatin

    Article • Plant Science, November 1998, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  70. Ultrastructure and immunolabelling of fungi cells treated with Vigna unguiculata vicilins (7S storage proteins)

    Article • Plant Science, November 1998, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes, MAURA DA CUNHA

  71. Legume vicilins (7S storage globulins) inhibit yeast growth and glucose stimulated acidification of the medium by yeast cells

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, February 1998, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  72. Vicilin storage proteins inhibit yeast growth and glucose stimulated acidification of the medium by cells

    Article • Folia Microbiologica, June 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  73. The resistance of cowpea seeds to bruchid beetles is not related to levels of cysteine proteinase inhibitors

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology, October 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes

  74. The expression of papain inhibitors during development of cowpea seeds

    Article • Plant Science, January 1991, Elsevier

    PhD Katia Valevski Sales Fernandes