Paulo Mazzafera

Summary

Country: Brazil

Publications

  1. ncbi Catabolism of caffeine in plants and microorganisms
    Paulo Mazzafera
    Departamento de Fisiologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, CP 6109, 13083 970, Campinas, SP, Brasil
    Front Biosci 9:1348-59. 2004
  2. ncbi Caffeine and resistance of coffee to the berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)
    Oliveiro Guerreiro Filho
    , CP28, CEP 13001-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    J Agric Food Chem 51:6987-91. 2003
  3. ncbi Plant biochemistry: a naturally decaffeinated arabica coffee
    Maria B Silvarolla
    , IAC-APTA, CP 28, CEP 13001-970, Campinas, SP, Brasil
    Nature 429:826. 2004
  4. ncbi Bromeliad-living spiders improve host plant nutrition and growth
    Gustavo Q Romero
    Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, CP 6109, CEP 13083 970, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Ecology 87:803-8. 2006
  5. ncbi Allantoin has a limited role as nitrogen source in cultured coffee cells
    Sílvia B Filippi
    Departamento de Fisiologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, CP 6109, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083 970 Campinas, SP, Brasil
    J Plant Physiol 164:544-52. 2007
  6. ncbi Abiotic and biotic stresses and changes in the lignin content and composition in plants
    Jullyana Cristina Magalhães Silva Moura
    Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, CP 6109, 13083 970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    J Integr Plant Biol 52:360-76. 2010

Collaborators

  • Gustavo Q Romero
  • Jullyana Cristina Magalhães Silva Moura
  • Sílvia B Filippi
  • Maria B Silvarolla
  • Oliveiro Guerreiro Filho
  • Juliana de Oliveira Fernandes Viana
  • Marcelo Carnier Dornelas
  • Cesar Augusto Valencise Bonine
  • Ladaslav Sodek
  • Ricardo A Azevedo
  • Luiz C Fazuoli

Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi Catabolism of caffeine in plants and microorganisms
    Paulo Mazzafera
    Departamento de Fisiologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, CP 6109, 13083 970, Campinas, SP, Brasil
    Front Biosci 9:1348-59. 2004
    ..In bacteria, theobromine, paraxanthine and 7-methylxantine may also be oxidized to their corresponding methyluric acids...
  2. ncbi Caffeine and resistance of coffee to the berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)
    Oliveiro Guerreiro Filho
    , CP28, CEP 13001-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    J Agric Food Chem 51:6987-91. 2003
    ..Other experiments showed that the attractiveness to insects was not related to the caffeine content of mature fruits. These results indicate that H. hampei has evolved an adaptation to handle the toxic effects of caffeine...
  3. ncbi Plant biochemistry: a naturally decaffeinated arabica coffee
    Maria B Silvarolla
    , IAC-APTA, CP 28, CEP 13001-970, Campinas, SP, Brasil
    Nature 429:826. 2004
    ....
  4. ncbi Bromeliad-living spiders improve host plant nutrition and growth
    Gustavo Q Romero
    Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, CP 6109, CEP 13083 970, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Ecology 87:803-8. 2006
    ..Because several animal species live strictly associated with bromeliad rosettes, this type of facultative mutualism involving the Bromeliaceae may be more common than previously thought...
  5. ncbi Allantoin has a limited role as nitrogen source in cultured coffee cells
    Sílvia B Filippi
    Departamento de Fisiologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, CP 6109, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083 970 Campinas, SP, Brasil
    J Plant Physiol 164:544-52. 2007
    ..Compared with mineral N sources, cells grown with ALN-N accumulated much less mass. The inclusion of ALN in the medium caused significant alterations in the content of some N compounds indicating a stress condition...
  6. ncbi Abiotic and biotic stresses and changes in the lignin content and composition in plants
    Jullyana Cristina Magalhães Silva Moura
    Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, CP 6109, 13083 970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
    J Integr Plant Biol 52:360-76. 2010
    ..This review focuses on recent literature reporting on the main types of abiotic and biotic stresses that alter the biosynthesis of lignin in plants...