About the Authors

Antonio H. Martins

Contributed equally to this work with: Antonio H. Martins, Janaina M. Alves

Affiliations Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Department of Biochemistry, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamón, Pueto Rico, United States of America

Janaina M. Alves

Contributed equally to this work with: Antonio H. Martins, Janaina M. Alves

Current address: Department of Biochemistry, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamón, Pueto Rico, United States of America

Affiliation Departmento de Neurologia/Neurocirurgia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Dinely Perez

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamón, Pueto Rico, United States of America

Marimeé Carrasco

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamón, Pueto Rico, United States of America

Wilmarie Torres-Rivera

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamón, Pueto Rico, United States of America

Vesna A. Eterović

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamón, Pueto Rico, United States of America

Pedro A. Ferchmin

ferchmin@gmail.com (PAF); henning@iq.usp.br (HU)

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamón, Pueto Rico, United States of America

Henning Ulrich

ferchmin@gmail.com (PAF); henning@iq.usp.br (HU)

Affiliation Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AHM PAF HU. Performed the experiments: AHM JMA DP MC WT-R. Analyzed the data: AHM JMA VAE PAF HU. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AHM VAE PAF HU. Wrote the paper: AHM PAF HU. Conceived and designed the experiments: AHM PAF HU. Performed the experiments: AHM JMA DP MC WT-R. Analyzed the data: AHM JMA VAE PAF HU. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AHM VAE PAF HU. Wrote the paper: AHM PAF HU.