CV Lattes
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Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). Centro de Ciências Exatas e de Tecnologia (CCET) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
graduation at Licenciatura em Química from Universidade Federal de São Carlos (2009), graduation at Administração de Empresas - ênfase Com. Exterior from Centro Universitário Salesiano São Paulo (2003) and doctorate at Chemistry from Universidade Federal de São Carlos (2015). Has experience in Chemistry, focusing on Chemistry, acting on the following subjects: cathepsin d, produtos naturais, imer, ensaios enzimáticos and hemoglobina. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Cathepsin D is an aspartyl endopeptidase involved in many pathological processes when overexpressed. In addition, it is responsible for degradation of hemoglobin ingested by parasites of schistosomiasis. For these reasons cathepsin D is considered an important target for chemotherapeutic intervention. The assays commonly performed to evaluate the inhibition of this enzyme monitor reaction…
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