Aguinaldo Robinson de Souza

Prof. Dr. Aguinaldo Robinson de Souza

São Paulo State University, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil

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Academic Career Length

39Years (1988-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 May 2015 in Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
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VXValdecir Ximenes
Valdecir Ximenes
NMNelson H. Morgon
Nelson H. Morgon
ASAguinaldo Robinson de Souza
Aguinaldo Robinson de Souza

1 February 2000 in Chemical Physics Letters
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JSJulio Ricardo Sambrano
Julio Ricardo Sambrano
ASAguinaldo Robinson de Souza
Aguinaldo Robinson de Souza
JQJ.J. Queralt
J.J. Queralt
JAJ. Andrés
J. Andrés

1 March 2001 in Chemical Physics
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JSJulio Ricardo Sambrano
Julio Ricardo Sambrano
ASAguinaldo Robinson de Souza
Aguinaldo Robinson de Souza
JQJ.J Queralt
J.J Queralt
MOM Oliva
M Oliva
JAJuan Andres
Juan Andres

1 September 2019 in Journal of Molecular Structure
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ISIran da Luz de Sousa
Iran da Luz de Sousa
VXValdecir Farias Ximenes
Valdecir Farias Ximenes
ASAguinaldo Robinson de Souza
Aguinaldo Robinson de Souza
NMNelson H. Morgon
Nelson H. Morgon

13 July 2015 in RSC Advances
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DVDiego Venturini
Diego Venturini
BPBruna Pastrello
Bruna Pastrello
MZMaria Luiza Zeraik
Maria Luiza Zeraik
IPIvani Pauli
Ivani Pauli
AAAdriano Defini Andricopulo
Adriano Defini Andricopulo
VXValdecir Ximenes
Valdecir Ximenes
Diapocynin has been regarded as the active principle of apocynin, which is the most used inhibitor of NADPH oxidase. Here we performed a comprehensive study of the interaction of diapocynin with human serum albumin (HSA). We found that diapocynin binds with higher efficacy to site I of HSA and its binding constant (8.5 × 105 mol−1 L) was almost 100-fold higher compared to apocynin. By interacting with this chiral cavity of the protein, diapocynin became a chiral molecule, which was evidenced by its induced circular dichroism spectrum. The axial chirality was theoretically confirmed by searching the most stable conformations adopted by diapocynin using Density Functional Theory (DFT). The four minimum energy conformers, which presented dihedral angles of 58.00° and 302.00° (syn-aS and syn-aR enantiomers pair bearing 2,2′-dihydroxyl groups at the same side) and 132.86° and 227.14° (anti-aS and anti-aR enantiomers pair bearing 2,2′-dihydroxyl groups at opposite sides) were used as initial conformations for the docking simulations. The highest scored docking pose was obtained for site 1 and the dihedral angle was 106.44°, i.e., an anti-aS chiral conformer. In conclusion, diapocynin is a strong ligand of HSA. An unprecedented combination of DFT calculation and docking simulation was used to explain the acquired chirality of diapocynin when bound to HSA.

31 October 2018 in Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
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BHBruno B. C. Holanda
Bruno B. C. Holanda
RARafael Turra Alarcon
Rafael Turra Alarcon
CGCaroline Gaglieri
Caroline Gaglieri
ASAguinaldo Robinson de Souza
Aguinaldo Robinson de Souza
RCRicardo A. E. Castro
Ricardo A. E. Castro
GBGilbert Bannach
Gilbert Bannach