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Parasitology, Trypanosomatids, Bioenergetics, High Resolution Respirometry
Brazil

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Education and qualifications (1)

Universidade de São Paulo: Sao Paulo, SP, BR

2017-05-16 to present | Ciências Biológicas/Biólogo (Parasitologia)
Education
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Alencar, M. B.; Alencar, Mayke Bezerra; Alencar MB; Mayke Bezerra Alencar

Funding (2)

A conexão metabólica entre metionina e cisteína: um aspecto relevante do metabolismo de enxofre em Trypanosoma cruzi

Grant
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (São Paulo, São Paulo, BR)
Part of GRANT_NUMBER: 18/12660-9
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Alencar, M. B.; Alencar, Mayke Bezerra; Alencar MB; Mayke Bezerra Alencar

Avaliação da relevância do ciclo Succinil-CoA Sintetase/Acetato:Succinato CoA Transferase (SCS/ASCT) na biologia do Trypanosoma cruzi: contribuição dos aminoácidos na produção de ATP mitocondrial a nível de substrato, bioenergética e síntese de lipídeos

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Alencar, M. B.; Alencar, Mayke Bezerra; Alencar MB; Mayke Bezerra Alencar

Works (13)

How much (ATP) does it cost to build a trypanosome? A theoretical study on the quantity of ATP needed to maintain and duplicate a bloodstream-form Trypanosoma brucei cell

BioRxiv
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Nascimento, Janaina F.; Souza, Rodolpho O. O.; Alencar, Mayke B.; Marsiccobetre, Sabrina; Murillo, Ana M.; Damasceno, Flavia S.; Girard, Richard B. M. M.; Marchese, Leticia; Luevano-Martinez, Luis A; Achjian, Renan W. et al.
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How much (ATP) does it cost to build a trypanosome? A theoretical study on the quantity of ATP needed to maintain and duplicate a bloodstream-form Trypanosoma brucei cell

PLOS Pathogens
2023-07-27 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1553-7374
Contributors: Janaina F. Nascimento; Rodolpho O. O. Souza; Mayke B. Alencar; Sabrina Marsiccobetre; Ana M. Murillo; Flávia S. Damasceno; Richard B. M. M. Girard; Letícia Marchese; Luis A. Luévano-Martinez; Renan W. Achjian et al.
Source: Self-asserted source
Alencar, M. B.; Alencar, Mayke Bezerra; Alencar MB; Mayke Bezerra Alencar
grade
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A unifying hypothesis for the extraordinary energy metabolism of bloodstream Trypanosoma brucei

Bioenergetics Communications
2022-04-07 | Preprint
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Alencar, M. B.; Alencar, Mayke Bezerra; Alencar MB; Mayke Bezerra Alencar
grade
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The extraordinary energy metabolism of the bloodstream Trypanosoma brucei forms: a critical review and hypothesis

Bioenergetics Communications
2022-01-01 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4552422

Contributors: Alencar, Mayke; Ramos, Emily V; Silber, Ariel; Zíková, Alena; Oliveira, Marcus
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CIÊNCIAVITAE

Carbohydrate metabolism in trypanosomatids: New insights revealing novel complexity, diversity and species-unique features

Experimental Parasitology
2021-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0014-4894
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Alencar, M. B.; Alencar, Mayke Bezerra; Alencar MB; Mayke Bezerra Alencar
grade
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Dichloroacetate and Pyruvate Metabolism: Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinases as Targets Worth Investigating for Effective Therapy of Toxoplasmosis

mSphere
2021-02-24 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2379-5042
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Alencar, M. B.; Alencar, Mayke Bezerra; Alencar MB; Mayke Bezerra Alencar
grade
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Mitochondrial physiology

Bioenergetics Communications
2020 | Journal article
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Alencar, M. B.; Alencar, Mayke Bezerra; Alencar MB; Mayke Bezerra Alencar
grade
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ATP regulates the activity of an alternative oxidase in <i>Trypanosoma brucei</i>

FEBS Letters
2020-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0014-5793
Part of ISSN: 1873-3468
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Alencar, M. B.; Alencar, Mayke Bezerra; Alencar MB; Mayke Bezerra Alencar
grade
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Measurement of Energy States of the Trypanosomatid Mitochondrion.

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
2020-01-01 | Journal article
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Alencar, M. B.; Alencar, Mayke Bezerra; Alencar MB; Mayke Bezerra Alencar
grade
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Uptake of L-Alanine and Its Distinct Roles in the Bioenergetics of <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> (vol 3, e00338-18, 2018)

mSphere
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Girard, Richard M. B. M.; Crispim, Marcell; Alencar, Mayke Bezerra; Silber, Ariel Mariano
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Uptake of L-Alanine and Its Distinct Roles in the Bioenergetics of Trypanosoma cruzi

mSphere
2018 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4552130

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WOS:000441058200031

Contributors: Girard, Richard M. B. M.; Crispim, Marcell; Alencar, Mayke Bezerra; Silber, Ariel Mariano
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CIÊNCIAVITAE
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Uptake of l-alanine and its distinct roles in the bioenergetics of Trypanosoma cruzi

mSphere
2018-07-18 | Journal article
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Alencar, M. B.; Alencar, Mayke Bezerra; Alencar MB; Mayke Bezerra Alencar

Esquistossomose mansônica: uma análise de indicadores epidemiológicos no estado de Alagoas entre os anos de 2013 e 2015

Diversitas Journal
2016-12-01 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4552132

Contributors: Mayke Bezerra Alencar; Rafael Alves Ramos; Cleandre Barbosa; Maria Eduarda Tenório Oliveira; Camila Santos Melo
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CIÊNCIAVITAE
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Peer review (2 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for Molecular and biochemical parasitology. (1)
Review activity for Redox biology. (1)