Professor Maria Cantarella
University of L'Aquila
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Italy
My co-authors include
Dr Laura Cantarella
Professor Antimo Di Maro
Professor Lutz Fischer
My Publications
Biodegradation of bromoxynil using the cascade enzymatic system nitrile hydratase/amida...
RSC Advances
January 2015
Key-Study on the Kinetic Aspects of theIn SituNHase/AMase Cascade System ofM. imperiale...
June 2014
Purification and Characterization of Novel Cationic Peroxidases from Asparagus acutifol...
Molecular Biotechnology
April 2014
Sucrose hydrolysis by invertase using a membrane reactor: effect of membrane cut-off on...
Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
April 2014
Inactivating effects of lignin-derived compounds released during lignocellulosic biomas...
Bioresource Technology
March 2014
Cyanide hydratase from Aspergillus niger K10: Overproduction in Escherichia coli, purif...
Process Biochemistry
March 2014
Immobilised peroxidases from Asparagus acutifolius L. seeds for olive mill waste water ...
RSC Advances
January 2014
Nitrile, amide and temperature effects on amidase-kinetics during acrylonitrile bioconv...
Bioresource Technology
August 2013
Retraction Note: Heterologous expression, purification and characterization of nitrilas...
BMC Biotechnology
July 2013
Erratum to: Purification and characterization of a nitrilase from Aspergillus niger K10
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
March 2013
Heterologous expression, purification and characterization of nitrilase from Aspergillu...
BMC Biotechnology
January 2011
Fungal nitrilases as biocatalysts: Recent developments
Biotechnology Advances
November 2009
Continuous hydrolysis of 4-cyanopyridine by nitrilases from Fusarium solani O1 and Aspe...
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
June 2009
Effect of Inhibitors Released during Steam-Explosion Treatment of Poplar Wood on Subseq...
Biotechnology Progress
September 2008
Purification and characterization of a nitrilase from Fusarium solani O1
Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic
February 2008
Purification and characterization of a nitrilase from Aspergillus niger K10
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
October 2006
Use of a UF-membrane reactor for controlling selectively the nitrile hydratase–amidase ...
Enzyme and Microbial Technology
January 2006
Nitrile bioconversion by Microbacterium imperiale CBS 498-74 resting cells in batch and...
Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology
March 2005
Comparison of different detoxification methods for steam-exploded poplar wood as a subs...
Process Biochemistry
July 2004
A study in UF-membrane reactor on activity and stability of nitrile hydratase from Micr...
Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic
June 2004
Effect of quaternary ammonium salts on the hydrolysis of N-glutaryl-l-phenylalanine cat...
Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic
May 2004
New Experimental Procedure for Monitoring Molecular Weight Breakdown during Enzymatic D...
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
August 2003
Effect of cationic and non-ionic surfactants on the hydrolysis of N-glutaryl-l-phenylal...
Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic
February 2003
β-D-Fructofuranoside Fructohydrolase
December 2002
Influence of initial glucose concentration on nitrile hydratase production in Brevibact...
Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic
December 2002
Advantages of continuous over batch reactors for the kinetic analysis of enzymes inhibi...
Biotechnology and Bioengineering
July 2002
Studying Enzyme-Catalyzed Depolymerizations in Continuous Reactors
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
November 2001
Experimental validation of a model for α-chymotrypsin activity in aqueous solutions of ...
Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic
September 2001
Biosaccharification of cellulosic biomass in immiscible solvent–water mixtures
Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic
January 2001
Operational stability of Brevibacterium imperialis CBS 489-74 nitrile hydratase
Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic
January 2001
α-Chymotrypsin Superactivity in Cetyltrialkylammonium Bromide-Rich Media
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
January 2000
Models for enzyme superactivity in aqueous solutions of surfactants
Biochemical Journal
December 1999
Immobilized β-glucosidase for the winemaking industry: study of biocatalyst operational...
Process Biochemistry
October 1999
α-Chymotrypsin superactivity in aqueous solutions of cationic surfactants
Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic
January 1999
Stabilization of acid phosphatase in DDDACl/n-butyl acetate reverse micelles
Bioprocess Engineering
January 1999
Stability in Organic Solvent Mixtures of beta-Glucosidase and beta-Fructofuranosidase a...
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
December 1998
Characterization in UF-Membrane Reactors of Nitrile Hydratase from Brevibacterium imper...
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
December 1998
Acrylamide production in an ultrafiltration-membrane bioreactor using cells of Brevibac...
Journal of Membrane Science
September 1998
On the use of chitosan-immobilized β-glucosidase in wine-making: kinetics and enzyme in...
Process Biochemistry
February 1998
Immobilized Enzyme Three-Phase Reactors for Oxidation of Cephalosporin C
Biocatalysis and Biotransformation
January 1998
Pectin degradation in UF-membrane reactors with commercial pectinases
January 1996
On the effectiveness factor of immobilized enzymes with linear mixed-type product inhib...
The Chemical Engineering Journal and the Biochemical Engineering Journal
March 1995
Stability and Activity of Acid Phosphatase in Reverse Micelles
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
March 1995
Preliminary Investigation for the Continuous Enzymatic Production of 7-Aminocephalospor...
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
March 1995
Selective water adsorption from aqueous ethanol-containing vapours by phillipsite-rich ...
Microporous Materials
November 1994
Synthetic zeolites as carrier for enzyme immobilization in laboratory-scale fixedbed co...
January 1994
Stability and activity of immobilized hydrolytic enzymes in two-liquid-phase systems: A...
Enzyme and Microbial Technology
October 1993
Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose in Water-Immiscible Solvent Systems
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
November 1992
Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose in Water-Immiscible Solvent Systems
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
November 1992
Stability and Activity of Cholesterol Oxidase in Supramolecular Systems
January 1992
Hydrolytic reactions in two-phase systems. Effect of water-immiscible organic solvents ...
Enzyme and Microbial Technology
July 1991
Product Inhibition Studies in Membrane Reactors
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
December 1990
Membrane reactors for the investigation of product inhibition of enzyme activity
Journal of Membrane Science
September 1990
Study of Michaelis-Menten kinetics with linear-type product inhibition in ultrafiltrati...
The Chemical Engineering Journal
April 1990
Sucrose bioconversion in membrane reactors
Journal of Membrane Science
February 1989
Biological Upgrading of Wastes from Sucrose Processing
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
December 1988
Entrapping of acid phosphatase in poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) matrices: Preparati...
British Polymer Journal
January 1988
Investigation of a Process Scheme for Overall Recovery and Bioconversion of Lignocellul...
International Journal of Solar Energy
January 1988
Characterization of the ?-Glucosidase Activity Associated with Immobilized Cellulase of...
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
June 1987
Immobilization of Acid Phosphatase in Poly-Hema Gels
January 1986
Yeast Cell Entrapment in Polymeric Hydrogels: a Kinetic Study in Membrane Reactors
January 1986
Increased Saccharification Yield by Cellulases Coupling
International Journal of Solar Energy
January 1986
Enzyme Stability and Glucose Inhibition in Cellulose Saccharificationa
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
December 1984
Immobilization of yeast cells in hydroxyethylmethacrylate gels
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
October 1984
The use of synthetic polymers for preventing enzyme thermal inactivation
Biotechnology Letters
June 1984
Preparation of cellodextrins using sulfuric acid
Biotechnology and Bioengineering
May 1984
Use of a membrane reactor for studying enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose
Journal of Membrane Science
January 1983
Kinetics of enzymatic saccharification of cellulose in a flat-membrane reactor
Biomass
October 1982
Effects of temperature and shear on the activity of acid phosphatase in a tubular membr...
Enzyme and Microbial Technology
May 1982
Kinetic properties of gel-immobilized acid phosphatase in a tubular membrane reactor
Biotechnology Letters
June 1981
Utilization of Agricultural Wastes as Energy Sources Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose ...
January 1981
Inhibition of ?-amylase purified fromOctopus vulgaris Lam. by albumin inhibitors from w...
January 1981
Enzyme immobilization by means of ultrafiltration techniques
Biochimie
September 1980
Experimental technique for multilayer enzyme immobilization
Biotechnology and Bioengineering
January 1980
THE EFFECT OF SUBSTRATE MASS TRANSFER LIMITATIONS IN AN IMMOBILIZED ENZYME MEMBRANE REA...
Chemical Engineering Communications
January 1980
Theoretical and experimental analysis of a soluble enzyme membrane reactor
Biotechnology and Bioengineering
August 1979
Kinetic behaviour of immobilized enzyme membrane reactors
Chemical Engineering Science
January 1979
Enzyme inactivation and stabilization studies in an ultrafiltration reactor
January 1979
Kinetic studies of polymers bearing grafted enzymes in solution and gelified as a membrane
Journal of Molecular Catalysis
May 1978
Entrapment of Enzymes and Cells in Poly (2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate) Supports
UF-Membrane Bioreactors for Kinetics Characterization of Nitrile Hydratase–Amidase-Cata...
Nitrilases from Filamentous Fungi