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Immobilization of papain enzyme on a hybrid support containing zinc oxide nanop...
Soares, Aurileide M. B. F.; Gonçalves, Lizia M. O.; Ferreira, Ruanna D. S.; de Souza, Jefferson M.; Fangueiro, Raúl; Alves, Michel M. M.A new hybrid bionanomaterial composed of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) and chitosan was constructed after enzymatic immobilization of papain for biomedical applications. In this work, we report the preparation and characterization steps of this bionanomaterial and its biocompatibility in vitro. The properties of the immobilized papain system were investigated by transmission electron microscopy, zeta poten...
Sensitive and specific serodiagnosis of Leishmania infantum infection in dogs u...
Chávez Fumagalli, Miguel Angel; Martins, Vívian Tamietti; Testasicca, Miriam Conceição de Souza; Lage, Daniela Pagliara; Costa, Lourena EmanueleIn Brazil, the percentage of infected dogs living in areas where canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is endemic ranges from 10 to 62%; however, the prevalence of infection in dogs is probably higher than figures reported from serological studies. In addition, problems with the occurrence of false-positive or false-negative results in the serodiagnosis of CVL have been reported. The present work analyzed the pot...