Kaue Santana

@ufopa.edu.br

Federal University of Western Pará

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Peptides
Database
Machine-learning algorithms
Protein structure
Molecular dynamics
1853

Scholar Citations

20

Scholar h-index

30

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Unraveling the Molecular Inhibition and Conformational Changes of Hsp70 and Hsc70 Induced by VER-155008, a Competitive ATPase Inhibitor through Molecular Dynamics Simulations …
    MC Barbosa da Silva, CGS Falabelo, ES Leonardo, C Oliveira, ...
    ACS omega 10 (51), 62529-62542 , 2025
    2025
  • Role of peptides in skeletal muscle wasting: A scoping review
    P Naumovski, B De Spiegeleer, A Wakjira, C Van De Wiele, V Mouly, ...
    Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle 16 (6), e70109 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Molecular evolution of the granule-bound starch synthase in flowering plants
    ES Leonardo, K Santana, T André
    Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 43 (3), 1319-1341 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Green synthesis, physicochemical characterization, and biological evaluation of silver nanoparticles obtained from aqueous extract of pineapple peel (Ananas comosus)
    MMR Azevedo, CR Bressan, LP Ferreira, CB S. Torres, YVS Oliveira, ...
    Chemical Papers 79 (8), 4981-4997 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Beyond Molecular Weight: Peptide Characteristics Influencing the Sensitivity of Retention to Changes in Organic Solvent in Reversed-Phase Chromatography
    A Descamps, H Hirmz, E de Oliveira, A De Spiegeleer, J Feio, K da Costa, ...
    ACS omega 10 (25), 27089-27097 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Combining in silico and in vitro approaches for understanding the mechanism of action of the galactomannan extracted from Cassia grandis seeds against colorectal cancer
    PBS de Albuquerque, LFS Ramos, MIJ da Silva Dantas, ...
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 284, 137909 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Rational Approach to New Chemical Entities with Antiproliferative Activity on Ab1 Tyrosine Kinase Encoded by the BCR-ABL Gene: An Hierarchical …
    VHS Sanches, CC Lobato, LB Silva, IVF Dos Santos, ES Barros, ...
    Pharmaceuticals 17 (11), 1491 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4
  • Investigating molecular descriptors in cell-penetrating peptides prediction with deep learning: Employing N, O, and hydrophobicity according to the Eisenberg scale
    JAS Feio, ECL de Oliveira, J Claudomiro de Souza de Sales, KS da Costa, ...
    Plos one 19 (6), e0305253 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Investigating molecular descriptors in cell-penetrating peptides prediction with deep learning: Employing N, O, and hydrophobicity according to the Eisenberg scale
    JA Seixas Feio, ECL de Oliveira, CS de Sales, KS da Costa, AHL e Lima
    PLOS ONE 19 (6), e0305253 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Role of UDP‐N‐acetylmuramic acid in the regulation of MurA activity revealed by molecular dynamics simulations
    MVD de Oliveira, KS da Costa, JRA Silva, J Lameira, AH Lima
    Protein Science 33 (4), e4969 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • BrainPepPass: A framework based on supervised dimensionality reduction for predicting blood-brain barrier-penetrating peptides
    ECL de Oliveira, H Hirmz, E Wynendaele, JA Seixas Feio, IMS Moreira, ...
    Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 64 (7), 2368-2382 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 10
  • Comparative analysis of the reactivity of anthocyanidins, leucoanthocyanidins, and flavonols using a quantum chemistry approach
    SA de Souza Farias, KS da Costa, JBL Martins
    Journal of Molecular Modeling 29 (4), 93 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 12
  • Assessment of host–guest molecular encapsulation of eugenol using β-cyclodextrin
    CAB Freitas, CHS Costa, KS da Costa, SPA da Paz, JRA Silva, CN Alves, ...
    Frontiers in chemistry 10, 1061624 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 22
  • Structural changes and adaptative evolutionary constraints in FLOWERING LOCUS T and TERMINAL FLOWER1-like genes of flowering plants
    D Almeida de Jesus, DM Batista, EF Monteiro, S Salzman, LM Carvalho, ...
    Frontiers in genetics 13, 954015 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 7
  • First report on the Annona exsucca DC. Essential oil and in silico identification of potential biological targets of its major compounds
    MM Cascaes, SG Silva, JN Cruz, M Santana de Oliveira, J Oliveira, ...
    Natural Product Research 36 (15), 4009-4012 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 46
  • Advances in UDP-N-acetylglucosamine enolpyruvyl transferase (MurA) covalent inhibition
    MVD De Oliveira, RM Furtado, KS Da Costa, S Vakal, AH Lima
    Frontiers in molecular biosciences 9, 889825 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 20
  • Physicochemical characterization and antioxidant activity of honey samples of Apis mellifera and different species of Meliponinae subfamily from the Brazilian …
    VV Gomes, AMP Bandeira, KPS Cordovil, JR Bandeira Filho, F Braghini, ...
    Food Science and Technology 42, e114921 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 13
  • Encapsulation of essential oils by spray-drying: antimicrobial activity, and applications in food preservation
    LD do Nascimento, KS da Costa, MM Cascaes, EH de Aguiar Andrade
    Essential Oils: Applications and Trends in Food Science and Technology, 101-121 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 6
  • Host-guest inclusion complexes of natural products and nanosystems: Applications in the development of repellents
    GA Pena, AS da Costa Lopes, SHS de Morais, LD do Nascimento, ...
    Molecules 27 (8), 2519 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 10
  • Biological Membrane-Penetrating Peptides: Computational Prediction and Applications
    ECL de Oliveira, KS da Costa, PS Taube, AH Lima
    Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 12: 838259. doi: 10.3389/fcimb , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 51

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Bioactive natural compounds and antioxidant activity of essential oils from spice plants: New findings and potential applications
    L Diniz do Nascimento, AAB Moraes, KS Costa, JM Pereira Galúcio, ...
    Biomolecules 10 (7), 988 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 569
  • Predicting cell-penetrating peptides using machine learning algorithms and navigating in their chemical space
    ECL de Oliveira, K Santana, L Josino, AH Lima e Lima, ...
    Scientific reports 11 (1), 7628 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 144
  • Analysis of Conformational, Structural, Magnetic, and Electronic Properties Related to Antioxidant Activity: Revisiting Flavan, Anthocyanidin, Flavanone, Flavonol, Isoflavone …
    SA de Souza Farias, KS da Costa, JBL Martins
    ACS omega 6 (13), 8908-8918 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 143
  • Exploring the potentiality of natural products from essential oils as inhibitors of odorant-binding proteins: A structure-and ligand-based virtual screening approach to find …
    KS da Costa, JM Galúcio, CHS da Costa, AR Santana, ...
    ACS omega 4 (27), 22475-22486 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 97
  • Applications of virtual screening in bioprospecting: facts, shifts, and perspectives to explore the chemo-structural diversity of natural products
    K Santana, LD Do Nascimento, A Lima e Lima, V Damasceno, C Nahum, ...
    Frontiers in Chemistry 9, 662688 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 93
  • Assessment of the PETase conformational changes induced by poly (ethylene terephthalate) binding
    CHS da Costa, AM Dos Santos, CN Alves, S Martí, V Moliner, K Santana, ...
    Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics 89 (10), 1340-1352 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 83
  • In silico analyses of toxicity of the major constituents of essential oils from two Ipomoea L. species
    OS da Silva Júnior, CJP Franco, AAB de Moraes, JN Cruz, KS da Costa, ...
    Toxicon 195, 111-118 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 62
  • Biological Membrane-Penetrating Peptides: Computational Prediction and Applications
    ECL de Oliveira, KS da Costa, PS Taube, AH Lima
    Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 12: 838259. doi: 10.3389/fcimb , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 51
  • Measuring the structural impact of mutations on cytochrome P450 21A2, the major steroid 21-hydroxylase related to congenital adrenal hyperplasia
    JN Cruz, KS da Costa, TAA de Carvalho, NAN de Alencar
    Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 50
  • First report on the Annona exsucca DC. Essential oil and in silico identification of potential biological targets of its major compounds
    MM Cascaes, SG Silva, JN Cruz, M Santana de Oliveira, J Oliveira, ...
    Natural Product Research 36 (15), 4009-4012 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 46
  • Synthesis, characterization, applications, and toxicity of green synthesized nanoparticles
    JMP Galúcio, SGB de Souza, AA Vasconcelos, AKO Lima, KS da Costa, ...
    Current pharmaceutical biotechnology 23 (3), 420-443 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 45
  • Drying Effects on Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Lippia thymoides Essential Oil, a Natural Source of Thymol
    LD Nascimento, SG Silva, MM Cascaes, KS Costa, PLB Figueiredo, ...
    Molecules 26 (9), 2621 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 42
  • Analysis of kojic acid derivatives as competitive inhibitors of tyrosinase: a molecular modeling approach
    R Cardoso, R Valente, CH Souza da Costa, JL da S. Gonçalves Vianez Jr, ...
    Molecules 26 (10), 2875 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 36
  • Targeting shikimate pathway: In silico analysis of phosphoenolpyruvate derivatives as inhibitors of EPSP synthase and DAHP synthase
    MD de Oliveira, JO Araujo, JMP Galúcio, K Santana, AH Lima
    Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling 101, 107735 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 30
  • Structural analysis of viral infectivity factor of HIV type 1 and its interaction with A3G, EloC and EloB
    KS da Costa, E Leal, AM dos Santos, AH Lima e Lima, CN Alves, ...
    PLoS One 9 (2), e89116 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 29
  • In silico identification of natural products with anticancer activity using a chemo-structural database of Brazilian biodiversity
    JM Galúcio, EF Monteiro, DA de Jesus, CH Costa, RC Siqueira, ...
    Computational biology and chemistry 83, 107102 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 24
  • Investigation of the target-site resistance of EPSP synthase mutants P106T and T102I/P106S against glyphosate
    ECM Fonseca, KS da Costa, J Lameira, CN Alves, AH Lima
    RSC advances 10 (72), 44352-44360 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 23
  • Assessment of host–guest molecular encapsulation of eugenol using β-cyclodextrin
    CAB Freitas, CHS Costa, KS da Costa, SPA da Paz, JRA Silva, CN Alves, ...
    Frontiers in chemistry 10, 1061624 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 22
  • Structural and evolutionary analysis of Leishmania Alba proteins
    KS da Costa, JMP Galúcio, ES Leonardo, G Cardoso, É Leal, G Conde, ...
    Molecular and biochemical parasitology 217, 23-31 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 21
  • Advances in UDP-N-acetylglucosamine enolpyruvyl transferase (MurA) covalent inhibition
    MVD De Oliveira, RM Furtado, KS Da Costa, S Vakal, AH Lima
    Frontiers in molecular biosciences 9, 889825 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 20