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  1. Inhibition of O-acetylserine (thiol) lyase by S-benzyl-L-cysteine: Differential effects on sulfate assimilation and photosynthesis in maize (Zea mays) and sourgrass (Digitaria insularis)

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, February 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  2. Differential Effects of O-Benzyl-Serine on Sulfur Metabolism, Photosynthesis, and Growth in Two Species of Weeds

    Article • Agrochemicals, January 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  3. Assessing the cell wall nitrogen use efficiency – Can the differences between cell wall architectures contribute to the nitrogen economy of plants?

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, December 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  4. Assessment of 3-Cyanobenzoic Acid as a Possible Herbicide Candidate: Effects on Maize Growth and Photosynthesis

    Article • Plants, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  5. Assessment of 3-Cyanobenzoic Acid as a Possible Herbicide Candidate: Effects on Maize Growth and Photosynthesis

    Article • November 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  6. S-Benzyl-L-cysteine Inhibits Growth and Photosynthesis, and Triggers Oxidative Stress in Ipomoea grandifolia

    Article • Agronomy, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  7. Exploring S-Benzyl-L-Cysteine as an O-acetylserine(thiol) Ly-Ase Inhibitor: Effects on Growth, Photosynthesis, and Oxidative Balance of Ipomoea grandifolia Plants

    Article • July 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  8. Soybean and maize differentially metabolize deuterated ferulic and sinapic acids before polymerizing them into the root cell wall

    Article • Current Plant Biology, June 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  9. Unraveling Shikimate Dehydrogenase Inhibition by 6-Nitroquinazoline-2,4-diol and Its Impact on Soybean and Maize Growth

    Article • Agronomy, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  10. Potential of barley straw pretreated with a lignin inhibitor as an adjunct during beer production

    Article • International Journal of Food Science & Technology, March 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  11. Unraveling Shikimate Dehydrogenase Inhibition by 6-Nitroquinazoline-2,4-diol and its Impact on Soybean and Maize Growth

    Article • March 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  12. Natural lignin modulators improve bagasse saccharification of sugarcane and energy cane in field trials

    Article • GCB Bioenergy, November 2023, Wiley

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  13. The harmful acute effects of clomipramine in the rat liver: Impairments in mitochondrial bioenergetics

    Article • Toxicology Letters, July 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  14. Crops sprayed with lignin inhibitors produce plants more accessible to conversion in bioethanol

    Article • Biomass and Bioenergy, January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  15. l-DOPA Impacts Nitrate and Ammonium Uptake and Their Assimilation into Amino Acids by Soybean (Glycine max L.) Plants

    Article • Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, October 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  16. Toluidine blue O directly and photodynamically impairs the bioenergetics of liver mitochondria: a potential mechanism of hepatotoxicity

    Article • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  17. The metabolic and toxic acute effects of phloretin in the rat liver

    Article • Chemico-Biological Interactions, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  18. Inhibiting tricin biosynthesis improves maize lignocellulose saccharification

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, May 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  19. Biochemical composition of the pericarp cell wall of popcorn inbred lines with different popping expansion

    Article • Current Research in Food Science, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  20. Climate change affects cell‐wall structure and hydrolytic performance of a perennial grass as an energy crop

    Article • Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining, November 2021, Wiley

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  21. The photodynamic and intrinsic effects of Azure B on mitochondrial bioenergetics and the consequences of its intrinsic effects on hepatic energy metabolism

    Article • Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  22. Treating maize plants with benzohydrazide increases saccharification of lignocellulose: A non-transgenic approach to improve cellulosic ethanol production

    Article • Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  23. Cadmium uncouples mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and induces oxidative cellular stress in soybean roots

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  24. The photosensitiser azure A disrupts mitochondrial bioenergetics through intrinsic and photodynamic effects

    Article • Toxicology, May 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  25. Corrigendum to “Design of experiments driven optimization of alkaline pretreatment and saccharification for sugarcane bagasse” [Bioresour. Technol. 321 (2021) 124499]

    Article • Bioresource Technology, April 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  26. Corrigendum to “Integrating stereo-elastic packing into ecological floating bed for enhanced denitrification in landscape water” [Bioresour. Technol. 299 (2020) 1–10/122601]

    Article • Bioresource Technology, April 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  27. Bromoacetic acid inhibits pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase and reduces photosynthetic activity in maize

    Article • Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  28. Aluminum oxide nanoparticles affect the cell wall structure and lignin composition slightly altering the soybean growth

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, February 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  29. Design of experiments driven optimization of alkaline pretreatment and saccharification for sugarcane bagasse

    Article • Bioresource Technology, February 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  30. The known unknowns in lignin biosynthesis and its engineering to improve lignocellulosic saccharification efficiency

    Article • Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  31. Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Induce Root Growth Inhibition in Soybean Due to Physical Damages

    Article • Water Air & Soil Pollution, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  32. Suppression of a BAHD acyltransferase decreases p‐coumaroyl on arabinoxylan and improves biomass digestibility in the model grass Setaria viridis

    Article • The Plant Journal, November 2020, Wiley

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  33. Feruloyl esterase activity and its role in regulating the feruloylation of maize cell walls

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, November 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  34. Inhibition of Maize Caffeate 3-O-Methyltransferase by Nitecapone as a Possible Approach to Reduce Lignocellulosic Biomass Recalcitrance

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  35. Cell wall remodeling under salt stress: Insights into changes in polysaccharides, feruloylation, lignification, and phenolic metabolism in maize

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, July 2020, Wiley

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  36. Biosynthesis and metabolic actions of simple phenolic acids in plants

    Article • Phytochemistry Reviews, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  37. Entacapone improves saccharification without affecting lignin and maize growth: An in silico, in vitro, and in vivo approach

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, June 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  38. Modulation of cellulase activity by lignin-related compounds

    Article • Bioresource Technology Reports, June 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  39. The photodynamic and direct actions of methylene blue on mitochondrial energy metabolism: A balance of the useful and harmful effects of this photosensitizer

    Article • Free Radical Biology and Medicine, June 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  40. Naringin inhibits the Zea mays coniferyl aldehyde dehydrogenase: an in silico and in vitro approach

    Article • Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  41. Inhibition of Zea mays coniferyl aldehyde dehydrogenase by daidzin: A potential approach for the investigation of lignocellulose recalcitrance

    Article • Process Biochemistry, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  42. Lignin plays a key role in determining biomass recalcitrance in forage grasses

    Article • Renewable Energy, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  43. Calophyllum brasiliense Cambess: An alternative and promising source of shikimic acid

    Article • Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, December 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  44. Hydrogen peroxide-acetic acid pretreatment increases the saccharification and enzyme adsorption on lignocellulose

    Article • Industrial Crops and Products, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  45. Designing xylan for improved sustainable biofuel production

    Article • Plant Biotechnology Journal, September 2019, Wiley

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  46. Exogenous application of rosmarinic acid improves saccharification without affecting growth and lignification of maize

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, September 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  47. The entropic and symbolic components of information

    Article • Biosystems, August 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  48. Feruloyl esterases: Biocatalysts to overcome biomass recalcitrance and for the production of bioactive compounds

    Article • Bioresource Technology, April 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  49. Lignin-induced growth inhibition in soybean exposed to iron oxide nanoparticles

    Article • Chemosphere, November 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  50. Trans-aconitic acid inhibits the growth and photosynthesis of Glycine max

    Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, November 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  51. Increased Gibberellins and Light Levels Promotes Cell Wall Thickness and Enhance Lignin Deposition in Xylem Fibers

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, September 2018, Frontiers

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  52. Comparative effects of L-DOPA and velvet bean seed extract on soybean lignification

    Article • Plant Signaling & Behavior, March 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  53. Plant cell wall composition and enzymatic deconstruction

    Article • January 2018, American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  54. Carrying pieces of information in organocatalytic bytes: Semiopoiesis—A new theory of life and its origins

    Article • Biosystems, July 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  55. Enzymatic interesterification of crambe oil assisted by ultrasound

    Article • Industrial Crops and Products, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  56. Ten Simple Rules for Developing a Successful Research Proposal in Brazil

    Article • PLoS Computational Biology, February 2017, PLOS

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  57. Acyl-homoserine Lactone from Saccharum × officinarum with Stereochemistry-Dependent Growth Regulatory Activity

    Article • Journal of Natural Products, May 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  58. Feruloyl esterase from Aspergillus clavatus improves xylan hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse

    Article • January 2016, American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  59. Ferulic acid: a key component in grass lignocellulose recalcitrance to hydrolysis

    Article • Plant Biotechnology Journal, November 2014, Wiley

    Dr Wanderley D dos Santos, Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  60. The Acetyl Bromide Method Is Faster, Simpler and Presents Best Recovery of Lignin in Different Herbaceous Tissues than Klason and Thioglycolic Acid Methods

    Article • PLOS One, October 2014, PLOS

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  61. The role of L-DOPA in plants

    Article • Plant Signaling & Behavior, March 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  62. ROUTES FOR CELLULOSIC ETHANOL IN BRAZIL

    Article • January 2014, Editora Edgard Blucher, Ltda.

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  63. Enhanced Lignin Monomer Production Caused by Cinnamic Acid and Its Hydroxylated Derivatives Inhibits Soybean Root Growth

    Article • PLOS One, December 2013, PLOS

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  64. Ferulic acid and derivatives: molecules with potential application in the pharmaceutical field

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, September 2013, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  65. Cinnamic Acid Increases Lignin Production and Inhibits Soybean Root Growth

    Article • PLOS One, July 2013, PLOS

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  66. Exogenous caffeic acid inhibits the growth and enhances the lignification of the roots of soybean (Glycine max)

    Article • Journal of Plant Physiology, September 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  67. Bioenergy and the Sustainable Revolution

    Article • December 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  68. The Biotechnology Roadmap for Sugarcane Improvement

    Article • Tropical Plant Biology, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  69. Soybean (Glycine max) Root Lignification Induced by Ferulic Acid. The Possible Mode of Action

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos

  70. Lignification and Related Enzymes in Glycine max Root Growth-Inhibition by Ferulic Acid

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, June 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wanderley Dantas dos Santos