Citrus canker is one of the most relevant diseases that affect citrus crops, being responsible for serious economic losses to citrus fruit producers and traders. This disease is caused by Gram-negative bacteria of the genus ...

Leishmania is a protozoa genus with several species of intracellular parasites that cause diseases called leishmaniasis, divided into: visceral (VL), the most serious form that affects internal organs and can lead to death, ...

This work describes the study of the formation of complexes between the enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX-2) and some of its inhibitors. For this purpose, the known inhibitors celecoxib (CEL), rofecoxib (RCX) and Korean 21 and ...

Introduction and objective: Sickle cell disease is the most common hemoglobinopathy in humans and has a high morbidity and mortality rates. It is caused by a point mutation, an A-T substitution (GAG→GTG) in the first exon ...

Xylanases are an important group of enzymes responsible for the hydrolysis of the xylan glycosidic chain forming xylose and xylobiosis. Mainly noteworthy is endo-1,4-β-xylanase, a hemicellulase capable of cleaving the β-1,4 ...

Biotechnology is the central object of study, it will be classified here as an activity originated in the boundary between science (chemical and biological) and engineering, under the influence of several sets of values, ...

Breast cancer is the neoplasm that most affects women worldwide and can be classified into different types. Among them, triple negative breast cancer (TN) is characterized by not having hormone receptors, nor receptors for ...