About the Authors

Johanna K. Teloh

Affiliation University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

Katja B. Ferenz

Affiliation University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

Frank Petrat

Affiliation University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

Christian Mayer

Affiliation University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Essen, Germany

Herbert de Groot

herbert.de-groot@uni-duisburg-essen.de

Affiliation University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KBF HdG. Performed the experiments: JKT CM. Analyzed the data: JKT HdG CM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CM. Wrote the paper: JKT KBF HdG. Complementation of the experimental model: FP.