Alberto José Cavalheiro

My main lines of research in CIBFar are: Prospection of bioactive secondary metabolites, with focus in species of Casearia and Cryptocarya, with cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, antiparasitic action, etc. Establishment of analytical methods for qualitative analysis in complex mixtures for metabolomic studies and desreplication. Optimization of conditions for large-scale production of active metabolites.