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A trypsin inhibitor purified from Cassia leiandra seeds has insecticidal activi...
Dias, Lucas P.; Oliveira, Jose T. A.; Rocha-Bezerra, Lady C. B.; Sousa, Daniele O. B.; Costa, Helen P. S.; Araújo, Nadine M. S.; Carvalho, Ana F. U.A trypsin inhibitor from Cassia leiandra seeds, named ClTI, was purified, characterized, and its insecticidal activity against Aedes aegypti evaluated. ClTI was purified by DEAE-Cellulose and trypsin-Sepharose 4B chromatography, with a 15.5-fold purification and 2.4% yield. ClTI is composed of a 19,484 Da polypeptide chain as revealed by mass spectrometry, it is not a glycoprotein, its amino acid sequence is si...
A chitin-binding protein purified from Moringa oleifera seeds presents anticand...
S. Neto, João X.; Pereira, Mirella L.; Oliveira, Jose T. A.; Bezerra, Lady C. B. Rocha; Lopes, Tiago D. P.; Costa, Helen P. S.; Sousa, Daniele O. B.Candida species are opportunistic pathogens that infect immunocompromised and/or immunosuppressed patients, particularly in hospital facilities, that besides representing a significant threat to health increase the risk of mortality. Apart from echinocandins and triazoles, which are well tolerated, most of the antifungal drugs used for candidiasis treatment can cause side effects and lead to the development of ...