{"id":49844,"date":"2026-10-21T19:14:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T19:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lnbr.cnpem.br\/pesquisadora-do-cnpem-e-premiada-no-ii-congresso-brasileiro-de-biotecnologia-industrial\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T19:29:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T19:29:28","slug":"pesquisadora-do-cnpem-e-premiada-no-ii-congresso-brasileiro-de-biotecnologia-industrial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lnbr.cnpem.br\/en\/pesquisadora-do-cnpem-e-premiada-no-ii-congresso-brasileiro-de-biotecnologia-industrial\/","title":{"rendered":"CNPEM researcher wins awards at 2nd Brazilian Industrial Biotechnology Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Work on microorganisms from Brazilian mangrove forests receives two prizes at event<\/em><\/p>\n

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The researcher Raissa Ferreira Gutierrez, a researcher at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), received two awards during the 2nd Brazilian Industrial Biotechnology Congress, which was held August 16\u201319. Her paper entitled \u201cFrom Mangrove Biodiversity to Biofuel: Mining Brazilian Microbiomes for Hydrocarbon Enzymes\u201d earned Best Oral Presentation in the area of industrial enzymology, and also won first place overall among all the projects presented at the event.<\/p>\n

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The article, which was coauthored by CNPEM researchers Raquel de Sousa Paredes, Joaquim Martins Jr, Naiara Sampaio, Wesley Generoso, Gabriela F. Persinoti and Let\u00edcia Zanphorlin, explored the microbial diversity of mangrove forests in Pernambuco in search of enzymes with potential applications in sustainable production of hydrocarbons. By cultivating and sequencing these microorganisms, the researchers identified new candidate UndA-family decarboxylases, which are able to convert fatty acids into olefins.<\/p>\n

One of the analyzed enzymes stood out for being able to convert oleic acid, which is present in various natural oils. Its three-dimensional structure was determined using X-ray diffraction with data collected from the Manac\u00e1 beamline at Sirius, which made it possible to investigate characteristics of the active site relative to how the enzyme functions.<\/p>\n

The resulting olefins could be used as precursors to biofuels, including molecules that may be useful in developing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as well as applications in manufacturing lubricants, polymers and other renewable chemicals.<\/p>\n

The research utilized the infrastructure in several CNPEM laboratories including Integrated Omics, HT-Biosys, Molecular Chemistry and the Robolab, as well as the Manac\u00e1 beamline at Sirius. The study highlights the potential of Brazil\u2019s biodiversity in discovering new biotechnology solutions and developing alternatives to raw materials from fossil sources.<\/p>\n

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Sobre o CNPEM<\/h2>

O Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM) abriga um ambiente cient\u00edfico de fronteira, multiusu\u00e1rio e multidisciplinar, com a\u00e7\u00f5es em diferentes frentes do Sistema Nacional de CT&I. Organiza\u00e7\u00e3o Social supervisionada pelo Minist\u00e9rio da Ci\u00eancia, Tecnologia e Inova\u00e7\u00e3o (MCTI), com interveni\u00eancia do Minist\u00e9rio da Educa\u00e7\u00e3o e do Minist\u00e9rio da Sa\u00fade, o CNPEM \u00e9 impulsionado por pesquisas que impactam as \u00e1reas de sa\u00fade, energia, materiais renov\u00e1veis e sustentabilidade. Respons\u00e1vel pelo Sirius, maior equipamento cient\u00edfico j\u00e1 constru\u00eddo no Pa\u00eds. O CNPEM hoje desenvolve o projeto Orion, complexo laboratorial para pesquisas avan\u00e7adas em pat\u00f3genos. Equipes altamente especializadas em ci\u00eancia e engenharia, infraestruturas sofisticadas abertas \u00e0 comunidade cient\u00edfica, linhas estrat\u00e9gicas de investiga\u00e7\u00e3o, projetos inovadores com o setor produtivo e forma\u00e7\u00e3o de pesquisadores e estudantes comp\u00f5em os pilares da atua\u00e7\u00e3o deste centro \u00fanico no Pa\u00eds, capaz de atuar como ponte entre conhecimento e inova\u00e7\u00e3o. As atividades de pesquisa e desenvolvimento do CNPEM s\u00e3o realizadas por seus Laborat\u00f3rios Nacionais de: Luz S\u00edncrotron (LNLS), Bioci\u00eancias (LNBio), Nanotecnologia (LNNano) e Biorrenov\u00e1veis (LNBR), al\u00e9m de sua unidade de Tecnologia (DAT) e da Ilum Escola de Ci\u00eancia, curso de bacharelado em Ci\u00eancia e Tecnologia.<\/p>

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