About the Authors

Martha Lissete Morales Villarreal

Affiliation Department of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Marina Padilha

Affiliation Department of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Antonio Diogo Silva Vieira

Affiliation Department of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Bernadette Dora Gombossy de Melo Franco

Affiliation Department of Food and Experimental Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Rafael Chacon Ruiz Martinez

Affiliation Department of Food and Experimental Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Susana Marta Isay Saad

susaad@usp.br

Affiliation Department of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MLMV SMIS. Performed the experiments: MLMV MP ADSV. Analyzed the data: MLMV MP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BDGMF. Wrote the paper: MLMV RCRM MP. Revised the paper critically for important intellectual content: RCRM SMIS. Supervised the experimental studies: SMIS BDGMF.