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  1. Beyond the MEP Pathway: A novel kinase required for prenol utilization by malaria parasites

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, January 2024, PLOS

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  2. Plasmodium falciparum COQ2 gene encodes a functional 4-hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, January 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  3. The Biomedical Importance of the Missing Pathway for Farnesol and Geranylgeraniol Salvage

    Article • Molecules, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  4. Isoprenoid alcohols utilization by malaria parasites

    Article • Frontiers in Chemistry, December 2022, Frontiers

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  5. Suitability of methods for Plasmodium falciparum cultivation in atmospheric air

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, January 2022, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  6. Perillyl Alcohol Reduces Parasite Sequestration and Cerebrovascular Dysfunction during Experimental Cerebral Malaria

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, April 2021, ASM Journals

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  7. Exploring Ubiquinone Biosynthesis Inhibition as a Strategy for Improving Atovaquone Efficacy in Malaria

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, March 2021, ASM Journals

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  8. Biosynthesis of heme O in intraerythrocytic stages of Plasmodium falciparum and potential inhibitors of this pathway

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  9. Prenylquinones in Human Parasitic Protozoa: Biosynthesis, Physiological Functions, and Potential as Chemotherapeutic Targets

    Article • Molecules, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  10. Tocopherol biosynthesis inLeishmania(L.)amazonensispromastigotes

    Article • FEBS Open Bio, March 2019, Wiley

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  11. Repositioning Salirasib as a new antimalarial agent

    Article • MedChemComm, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  12. In vitro antiplasmodial activity, pharmacokinetic profiles and interference in isoprenoid pathway of 2-aniline-3-hydroxy-1.4-naphthoquinone derivatives

    Article • Malaria Journal, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  13. Plasmodium falciparum parasites overexpressing farnesyl diphosphate synthase/geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase are more resistant to risedronate

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, August 2018, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  14. Effect of tamoxifen on the sphingolipid biosynthetic pathway in the different intraerythrocytic stages of the apicomplexa Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, March 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  15. Perillyl alcohol exhibits in vitro inhibitory activity against Plasmodium falciparum and protects against experimental cerebral malaria

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, March 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  16. Plasmodium falciparum uses vitamin E to avoid oxidative stress

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  17. Antimalarial activity of the terpene nerolidol

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, December 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  18. Stabilization and detection of hydrophylloquinone as di- O -methyl derivative

    Article • Journal of Chromatography B, October 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  19. Single-target high-throughput transcription analyses reveal high levels of alternative splicing present in the FPPS/GGPPS from Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  20. Quantification of nerolidol in mouse plasma using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

    Article • Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, July 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  21. In VitroAntimalarial Activity of Different Inhibitors of the Plasmodial Isoprenoid Synthesis Pathway

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, June 2015, ASM Journals

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  22. In VivoAntimalarial Activity and Mechanisms of Action of 4-Nerolidylcatechol Derivatives

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, March 2015, ASM Journals

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  23. Squalestatin Is an Inhibitor of Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, March 2015, ASM Journals

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  24. Cloning and characterization of bifunctional enzyme farnesyl diphosphate/geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase from Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • Malaria Journal, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Ardala Katzfuss, Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  25. Metabolic oligosaccharide engineering of Plasmodium falciparum intraerythrocytic stages allows direct glycolipid analysis by mass spectrometry

    Article • Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, March 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  26. Intraerythrocytic stages ofPlasmodium falciparumbiosynthesize vitamin E

    Article • FEBS Letters, November 2011, Wiley

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  27. Isoprenoid biosynthesis in the erythrocytic stages of Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, August 2011, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  28. In VitroandIn VivoAntiplasmodial Activities of Risedronate and Its Interference with Protein Prenylation in Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, February 2011, ASM Journals

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  29. Intraerythrocytic stages of Plasmodium falciparum biosynthesize menaquinone

    Article • FEBS Letters, October 2010, Wiley

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  30. Inhibitory activity of limonene against Leishmania parasites in vitro and in vivo

    Article • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, November 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  31. Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Intraerythrocytic Stages of Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, April 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  32. Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Polyisoprenoids Alcohols and Carotenoids via ESI(Li+)-MS/MS

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  33. Leishmania amazonensis: Biosynthesis of polyprenols of 9 isoprene units by amastigotes

    Article • Experimental Parasitology, April 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  34. THE GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDIC PATHWAY: A NEW TARGET FOR ANTIPARASITIC DRUGS.

    Article • September 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  35. Plasmodium falciparum biosynthesizes sulfoglycosphingolipids

    Article • Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, July 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  36. Effect of fosmidomycin on metabolic and transcript profiles of the methylerythritol phosphate pathway in Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, June 2007, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  37. Protein dolichylation inPlasmodium falciparum

    Article • FEBS Letters, October 2006, Wiley

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  38. A Solanesyl-diphosphate Synthase Localizes in Glycosomes ofTrypanosoma cruzi

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, October 2006, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Daniel Nilsson, Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  39. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry analysis of polyisoprenoid alcohols via Li+ cationization

    Article • Analytical Biochemistry, August 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  40. Identification, molecular cloning and functional characterization of an octaprenyl pyrophosphate synthase in intra-erythrocytic stages ofPlasmodium falciparum

    Article • Biochemical Journal, November 2005, Portland Press Ltd.

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  41. Antileishmanial Activity of the Terpene Nerolidol

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, May 2005, ASM Journals

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  42. The Methylerythritol Phosphate Pathway Is Functionally Active in All Intraerythrocytic Stages of Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, December 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  43. Terpenes Arrest Parasite Development and Inhibit Biosynthesis of Isoprenoids in Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, July 2004, ASM Journals

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  44. Glycosphingolipids in Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • European Journal of Biochemistry, May 2004, Wiley

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  45. Farnesyltransferase Inhibitors Inhibit the Growth of Malaria Parasites In Vitro and In Vivo

    Article • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, December 2003, Wiley

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  46. Characterization of the isoprenoid chain of coenzyme Q in Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, January 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  47. Characterization of the isoprenoid chain of coenzyme Q inPlasmodium falciparum

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, January 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  48. Limonene Arrests Parasite Development and Inhibits Isoprenylation of Proteins in Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, September 2001, ASM Journals

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  49. More on Protein Glycosylation in the Malaria Parasite

    Article • Parasitology Today, January 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  50. Antimalarial use of volatile oil from leaves of Virola surinamensis (Rol.) Warb. by Waiãpi Amazon Indians

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, November 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  51. Active isoprenoid pathway in the intra-erythrocytic stages of Plasmodium falciparum: presence of dolichols of 11 and 12 isoprene units

    Article • Biochemical Journal, August 1999, Portland Press Ltd.

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  52. Allelic diversity at the merozoite surface protein-1 locus of Plasmodium falciparum in clinical isolates from the southwestern Brazilian Amazon.

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, September 1998, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  53. Trypanosoma cruzi Tubulin Eliminated in the Urine of the Infected Host

    Article • Journal of Parasitology, June 1998, JSTOR

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  54. The IgG subclass distribution acquired antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum , in relation to malaria exposure of naturally and severity

    Article • Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, April 1998, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  55. Humoral immune response to the 72 kDa heat shock protein from Plasmodium falciparum in populations at hypoendemic areas of malaria in western Brazilian Amazon

    Article • Acta Tropica, April 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  56. The Isotype Composition and Avidity of Naturally Acquired Anti-Plasmodium falciparum Antibodies: Differential Patterns in Clinically Immune Africans and Amazonian Patients

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, September 1996, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  57. The assessment of antibody affinity distribution by thiocyanate elution: a simple dose-response approach

    Article • Journal of Immunological Methods, December 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  58. In situ immunoassay for the assessment of Trypanosoma cruzi interiorization and growth in cultured cells

    Article • Acta Tropica, September 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  59. Detection of Antigens in the Urine of Patients with Acute Plasmodium vivax Malaria

    Article • Experimental Parasitology, March 1993, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  60. Trypanosoma cruzi: Shedding of surface antigens as membrane vesicles

    Article • Experimental Parasitology, January 1991, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  61. Rapid determination of Trypanosoma cruzi urinary antigens in human chronic chagas disease by agglutination test

    Article • Experimental Parasitology, February 1989, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  62. Detection of parasite antigens in different biological fluids

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, November 1988, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  63. Correlation of tunicamycin-sensitive surface glycoproteins from Trypanosoma cruzi with parasite interiorization into mammalian cells

    Article • Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, June 1985, Elsevier

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  64. Characterization of messenger RNA from epimastigotes and metacyclic trypomastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi

    Article • FEBS Letters, January 1985, Wiley

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  65. A Method for Isolating Trypanosoma cruzi Amastigotes from Spleen and Liver Using Two-Step Discontinuous Gradient Centrifugation

    Article • Journal of Parasitology, April 1983, JSTOR

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  66. Influence of Organ Extracts of Triatoma infestans on Differentiation of Trypanosoma cruzi

    Article • Journal of Parasitology, February 1981, JSTOR

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  67. Concanavalin a Binding Receptors on Trypanosoma cruzi Amastigotes

    Article • Journal of Parasitology, December 1980, JSTOR

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin

  68. Comparative Stability of Epimastigotes and Trypomastigotes in Different Wash Solutions

    Article • Journal of Parasitology, October 1977, JSTOR

    Professor Alejandro Miguel Katzin