A source of great biotechnological potential for the production of enzymes are endophytic microorganisms. These microorganisms are capable of producing a wide variety of enzymes, among them phytase, which is responsible ...

Peroxiredoxins (Prx) are antioxidant proteins capable of decomposing a variety of hydroperoxide are very abundant in the cell and in eukaryotes are distributed in many cell compartments. The Prx are able to reduce their ...

The açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea Mart) is a tropical palm tree native to the Amazon. The main purpose of using the fruit is an açaí drink. It is estimated that the international açaí drink market grew 65% in the last three ...

The use of insecticides is indispensable for the control of vectors. Since the 1960s, organophosphates are applied against populations of Aedes aegypti. With the indiscriminate use of these substances during a long period ...

Curcumin is a Photosensitizer (PS) used for microbial inactivation when light is applied. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is a promising approach for treatment of bacterial infections, combining a PS + light to ...

Skin lesions can reach different intensities along the tissue, being the deepest those that affect all layers of the skin (epidermis, dermis and hypodermis), hampering the self-healing natural process. These make it essential ...