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 ...

The increase in the production of antimicrobial metabolites by Paenibacillus polymyxa RNC-D was appraised through the study of cultivation variables. Two process variables, namely the glucose and inoculum concentrations, ...

Enzymes are potent catalysts, but operationally fragile, expensive and soluble. Industrial applications of enzymes, often, are possible only using immobilized enzyme. Nowadays, various studies have been performed aiming ...

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 ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of laser therapy on the degeneratives modifications in articular cartilage after anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT). Methods: We used eighty-male rats ...

The sugarcane weevil, Sphenophorus levis, is an important pest in sugarcane culture in São Paulo state, Brazil. To complete its life cycle, S. levis may depends on microorganisms that inhabit its intestinal tract and play ...

The bacterium Streptococcus mutans is one of the main initiators species of biofilm and is related to the etiology of caries. Currently there have been many studies investigating ways to reduce bacterial adhesion and biofilm ...

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, ...