The Molecular Evolution of the living organisms is a slow process that occurs over the years producing mutations and recombinations at the genetic material, i.e. at the DNA. The mutations can occur as nucleotide remotion, ...

Cystatins are proteins that inhibit specifically cysteine peptidases. The Canecystatin 1 gene which codifies a protein containing 106 amino acids residues was identified in sugarcane and possesses significant similarity ...

In this paper we proposed and analyzed methodologies using the technology of Cell-Free Fetal Nucleic Acid-Free (cffDNA = Cell Free Fetal DNA) in noninvasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD). Due to the modern technologies employed ...

Salmonellosis is an illness caused by bacteria of the genus Salmonella, a leading infectious disease worldwide. Due to the importance of this infection forward to eating habits, the search for a new compound that can ...

Cysteine proteases are enzymes found in many organisms and are characterized by the presence of cysteine residue in their active site. These proteases play an important role in the organism metabolism. In pathogenic organisms, ...

For centuries, infectious agents have been used as weapons in armed conflicts. In 1972 the Biological Weapons Convention prohibited the creation and stockpiling of biological weapons. However, some countries continued to ...

Fungi are known as one of the most promising sources of unprecedent bioactive compounds, however, marine derived fungi are still very poorly studied. These microorganisms present high percentages of active metabolites and ...

Compounds of the pirrolbenzodiazepine (PBD) family are known for their promising antitumor activity. Among these, the hybrids, those that have a portion PDB a chain spacer and another functional group, such as the coumarins ...

The development of the biotechnology has permitted to achieve, among other biotechnological products, many recombinant proteins which are largely used as vaccines, hormones, enzymes and other ways of human therapeutic ...

Mechanical injuries are a major cause of post-harvest losses, since they may cause metabolic and physiological changes in fruit and vegetables. However there are few studies that characterize the state of the tissue after ...