Paula Cristina Machado Ferreira Castilho

Faculty of Exact Sciences and Engineering

 Penteada University Campus , Floor 0, Office 0.53

 http://www.uma.pt/pcastilho

 pcastilho@staff.uma.pt

 (+351) 291 705 102 / 5102

Publications

Analysis of the Environmental Impact of Botanical Pesticides in Soil, Pereira, Verónica, Paula C. Castilho, and Jorge A. M. Pereira., Agriculture, 2025

Assessing essential oils from Macaronesia: a study on their efficacy against phytopathogenic and obligate biotrophic fungi, 1. Ferreira, R.M., Pereira, V.S., Sardinha, D.F., Rodríguez Sabina, S., Pérez, R.C. and Castilho, P, Pest Management Science, 2025

Bioactivos en la Industria Alimentaria: Un Enfoque de Economía Circular, Castilho, P.C., Master Class Universidade del Valle de Guatemala, Centro de Estudios Agrícolas y Alimentarios, Guatemala., 2025

Chemical Screening and Nematicidal Activity of Essential Oils from Macaronesian and Mediterranean Plants for Controlling Plant-Parasitic Nematodes., 6. Ferreira, R.; Maleita, C.; Fonseca, L.; Esteves, I.; Sousa-Ferreira, I.; Cabrera, R.; Castilho, P. C., Plants, 2025

Comprehensive Evaluation of Fatty Acid Composition and Antioxidant Potential of Grape Pomace Across Varieties and Vintages for Sustainable Valorization, Abreu, T.; Ferreira, R.; Castilho, P.C.; Câmara, J.S.; Teixeira, J.; Perestrelo, R., Phytochemical Society of Europe annual Meeting PSE2025- Phytochemicals as Drugs, Foods and Biocommunicators, Funchal, Portugal, 2025

Cooperative activity of xylanases from Aspergillus oryzae and Bacillus species for xylo-oligosaccharides? extraction from Brewer?s Spent Grain, Sousa, R.; Martins, G. N.; Castilho, P. C, 12th CQM Annual Meeting, Funchal, 2025

Elucidation of the Mechanisms of Action of Essential Oils on Enzymes Relevant to Insect and Nematode Development, Martins, M; Castilho, P.C., 12th CQM Annual Meeting, Funchal, 2025

Enzymatic extraction of ferulic acid from food by-products: a review, Ribeiro, G.; Martins, G. N.; Carboni, A. D.; Castilho, P. C., 12th CQM Annual Meeting, Funchal, 2025

Mechanisms of Action of Essential Oils on Acetylcholinesterase from Insects: In Vitro and In Silico Approaches, Martins, M.; Castilho, P.C., Phytochemical Society of Europe annual Meeting PSE2025- Phytochemicals as Drugs, Foods and Biocommunicators, Funchal, Portugal, 2025

Mechanisms of Action of Mentha pulegium and Cinnamomum cassia Essential Oils on Nematodes: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies, Martins, M.; Ferreira, R.; Castilho, P.C., Phytochemical Society of Europe annual Meeting PSE2025- Phytochemicals as Drugs, Foods and Biocommunicators, Funchal, Portugal, 2025

Academic Qualifications

PhD in Química, 1991, University of Durham

Current Duties

Director of the Degree in - diretor.bioquimica.1c@mail.uma.pt

Director of the PhD in - diretor.quimica.3c@mail.uma.pt

Membro of the Department of Chemistry