About the Authors

Júlio C. Borges

Affiliation Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

Thiago V. Seraphim

Affiliations Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

David Z. Mokry

Affiliation Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Fabio C. L. Almeida

Affiliation Institute of Medical Biochemistry, National Center of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Macromolecules UFRJ, and National Institute of Science and Technology for Structural Biology and Bioimaging (INBEB), Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Douglas M. Cyr

Affiliation Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

Carlos H. I. Ramos

cramos@iqm.unicamp.br

Affiliation Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JCB FCA DMC CHR. Performed the experiments: JCB TVS DZM FCA DMC. Analyzed the data: JCB FCA DMC CHR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JCB FCA DMC CHR. Wrote the paper: JCB DZM FCA DMC CHR.