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Mitochondrial dysfunction in fatty acid oxidation disorders: insights from human and animal studies by Wajner, Moacir, Amaral, Alexandre Umpierrez

“…Mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation (FAO) plays a pivotal role in maintaining body energy homoeostasis mainly during catabolic states. Oxidation of fatty acids…”
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The Elusive Structure of Magadiite, Solved by 3D Electron Diffraction and Model Building by Krysiak, Yaşar, Maslyk, Marcel, Silva, Bruna Nádia, Plana-Ruiz, Sergi, Moura, Hipassia M, Munsignatti, Erica O, Vaiss, Viviane S, Kolb, Ute, Tremel, Wolfgang, Palatinus, Lukáš, Leitão, Alexandre Amaral, Marler, Bernd, Pastore, Heloise O

“…In addition to a great swelling ability, layered silicates also allow the functionalization of their interlayer region to form various robust green materials…”
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Proton Migration on Perfect, Vacant, and Doped MgO(001) Surfaces: Role of Dissociation Residual Groups by da Silva Alvim, Raphael, Leitão, Alexandre Amaral

“…Although migration processes on low-coordination surface sites of a magnesium oxide (MgO) surface are important in technological applications including…”
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Encapsulation of essential oils using cinnamic acid grafted chitosan nanogel: Preparation, characterization and antifungal activity by de Carvalho, Stephanne Yonara Barbosa, Almeida, Regiamara Ribeiro, Pinto, Natália Aparecida Rocha, de Mayrinck, Caroline, Vieira, Sara Silveira, Haddad, Juliana Fischer, Leitão, Alexandre Amaral, Guimarães, Luiz Gustavo de L.

“…Chemical modifications in the chitosan structure may result in obtaining a new material with improved chemical properties, such as an ability to encapsulate…”
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Rapid and sensitive detection of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus by loop mediated isothermal amplification combined with a lateral flow dipstick by Rigano, Luciano A, Malamud, Florencia, Orce, Ingrid G, Filippone, Maria P, Marano, Maria R, do Amaral, Alexandre Morais, Castagnaro, Atilio P, Vojnov, Adrian A

“…Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB) is the most devastating bacterial citrus disease worldwide. Three Candidatus Liberibacter species are associated with different…”
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Production and physicochemical properties of fungal chitosans with efficacy to inhibit mycelial growth activity of pathogenic fungi by Almeida, Regiamara Ribeiro, Pinto, Natália Aparecida Rocha, Soares, Isabela Carla, Clarindo Ferreira, Leticia Batista, Lima, Larissa Lavorato, Leitão, Alexandre Amaral, Guimarães, Luiz Gustavo de Lima

“…In order to enable the applicability of chitosan as an antifungal, soil fungi were isolated and identified, then used in its production. Fungal chitosan has…”
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l-Carnitine prevents oxidative stress in striatum of glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficient mice submitted to lysine overload by Guerreiro, Gilian, Amaral, Alexandre U., Ribeiro, Rafael Teixeira, Faverzani, Jéssica, Groehs, Ana Carolina, Sitta, Angela, Deon, Marion, Wajner, Moacir, Vargas, Carmen Regla

“…The deficiency of the enzyme glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase leads to predominant accumulation of glutaric acid (GA) in the organism and is known as glutaric…”
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Defining the predicted protein secretome of the fungal wheat leaf pathogen Mycosphaerella graminicola by Morais do Amaral, Alexandre, Antoniw, John, Rudd, Jason J, Hammond-Kosack, Kim E

“…The Dothideomycete fungus Mycosphaerella graminicola is the causal agent of Septoria tritici blotch, a devastating disease of wheat leaves that causes dramatic…”
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Synthesis, cation exchange and dehydration/rehydration of sodium gordaite: NaZn4(OH)6(SO4)Cl·6H2O by Maruyama, Swami Area, Krause, Fernanda, Filho, Sergio Rodrigues Tavares, Leitão, Alexandre Amaral, Wypych, Fernando

“…Sodium gordaite (NaG - NaZn4(OH)6(SO4)Cl·6H2O) was synthesized under air and inert atmosphere and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform…”
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α-Ketoisocaproic acid and leucine provoke mitochondrial bioenergetic dysfunction in rat brain by Amaral, Alexandre Umpierrez, Leipnitz, Guilhian, Fernandes, Carolina Gonçalves, Seminotti, Bianca, Schuck, Patrícia Fernanda, Wajner, Moacir

“…Abstract Patients affected by maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) present severe neurological symptoms and brain abnormalities, whose pathoiphysiology is poorly…”
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Rapid and sensitive detection of Citrus Bacterial Canker by loop-mediated isothermal amplification combined with simple visual evaluation methods by Rigano, Luciano A, Marano, María R, Castagnaro, Atilio P, Do Amaral, Alexandre Morais, Vojnov, Adrian A

“…Citrus Bacterial Canker (CBC) is a major, highly contagious disease of citrus plants present in many countries in Asia, Africa and America, but not in the…”
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Recent Advances in the Pathophysiology of Fatty Acid Oxidation Defects: Secondary Alterations of Bioenergetics and Mitochondrial Calcium Homeostasis Caused by the Accumulating Fatty Acids by Amaral, Alexandre Umpierrez, Wajner, Moacir

“…Deficiencies of medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, mitochondrial trifunctional protein, isolated long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, and very…”
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Deregulation of mitochondrial functions provoked by long‐chain fatty acid accumulating in long‐chain 3‐hydroxyacyl‐CoA dehydrogenase and mitochondrial permeability transition deficiencies in rat heart – mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening as a potential contributing pathomechanism of cardiac alterations in these disorders by Cecatto, Cristiane, Hickmann, Fernanda H, Rodrigues, Marília D. N, Amaral, Alexandre U, Wajner, Moacir

“…Mitochondrial trifunctional protein and long‐chain 3‐hydroxyacyl‐CoA dehydrogenase deficiencies are fatty acid oxidation disorders biochemically characterized…”
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Glutathione ethyl ester supplementation during pancreatic islet isolation improves viability and transplant outcomes in a murine marginal islet mass model by do Amaral, Alexandre S Raposo, Pawlick, Rena L, Rodrigues, Erika, Costal, Flavia, Pepper, Andrew, Galvão, Flávio H Ferreira, Correa-Giannella, Maria Lucia, Shapiro, A M James

“…The success of pancreatic islet transplantation still faces many challenges, mainly related to cell damage during islet isolation and early post-transplant…”
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Impairment of GABAergic system contributes to epileptogenesis in glutaric acidemia type I by Vendramin Pasquetti, Mayara, Meier, Letícia, Loureiro, Samanta, Ganzella, Marcelo, Junges, Bernardo, Barbieri Caus, Letícia, Umpierrez Amaral, Alexandre, Koeller, David M., Goodman, Stephen, Woontner, Michael, Gomes de Souza, Diogo Onofre, Wajner, Moacir, Calcagnotto, Maria Elisa

“…Summary Objectives Glutaric acidemia type I (GA‐I) is an inherited neurometabolic disorder caused by deficiency of glutaryl‐CoA dehydrogenase (GCDH) and…”
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Technological Upgrade of a Vicon RS-EDW Spreader: Development of a Microcontroller for Variable Rate Application by Serrano, João, Amaral, Alexandre, Shahidian, Shakib, Silva, José Marques da, Moral, Francisco J., Escribano, Carlos

“…Over the last two decades, a considerable amount of equipment has been acquired (spreaders, seeders, sprayers, among others) to respond to the challenges of…”
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Microbiological assessment at slaughter of chicken carcasses from commercial, backyard and semi-backyard production systems by Garcia, Débora Tamanaha, Nascimento, Yago Fernandes, Dias, Sthefany da Cunha, Moura, Amanda Oliveira, Costa, Priscila Cristina, Amaral, Alexandre Bicalho do, Peres, Phelipe Augusto Borba Martins, Carrijo, Kênia de Fátima, Cossi, Marcus Vinícius

“…Smaller scale, alternative, chicken production systems are gaining popularity globally. However, this brings public health and market confidence concerns,…”
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In vivo intracerebral administration of L-2-hydroxyglutaric acid provokes oxidative stress and histopathological alterations in striatum and cerebellum of adolescent rats by da Rosa, Mateus Struecker, João Ribeiro, César Augusto, Seminotti, Bianca, Teixeira Ribeiro, Rafael, Umpierrez Amaral, Alexandre, de Moura Coelho, Daniella, de Oliveira, Francine Hehn, Leipnitz, Guilhian, Wajner, Moacir

“…Patients affected by L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria (L-2-HGA) are biochemically characterized by elevated L-2-hydroxyglutaric acid (L-2-HG) concentrations in…”
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Sulfite disrupts brain mitochondrial energy homeostasis and induces mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening via thiol group modification by Grings, Mateus, Moura, Alana P., Amaral, Alexandre U., Parmeggiani, Belisa, Gasparotto, Juciano, Moreira, José C.F., Gelain, Daniel P., Wyse, Angela T.S., Wajner, Moacir, Leipnitz, Guilhian

“…Sulfite oxidase (SO) deficiency is biochemically characterized by the accumulation of sulfite, thiosulfate and S-sulfocysteine in tissues and biological fluids…”
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Endometriosis and its correlation with carcinoid tumor of the appendix: a systematic review by Villaescusa, Marina, Andres, Marina P, Amaral, Alexandre C, Barbosa, Rodrigo N, Abrão, Mauricio S

“…The prevalence of appendiceal endometriosis ranges from 0.4% to 22%. The carcinoid tumor is the most common neoplasm of the appendix, with incidence ranging…”
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