Amphibians exhibit various, characteristic adaptations related to their “incomplete” shift from
the aquatic to the terrestrial habitat. In particular, the integument was subject to a number of …

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provides a wealth of up-to-the-minute information on all aspects of the production of surimi …

Bee venom contains a variety of peptide constituents that have various biological,
toxicological, and pharmacological actions. However, the biological actions of secapin, a …

Ranaviruses have caused die-offs of amphibians across the globe. In North America, these
pathogens cause more amphibian mortality events than any other pathogen. Field …

Increased prevalence of multi-drug resistance in pathogens has encouraged researchers to
focus on finding novel forms of anti-infective agents. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) found in …

Background Fieldwork has thoroughly established that most eggs are intensely predated.
Among the few exceptions are the aerial egg clutches from the aquatic snail Pomacea …

Amphibian declines and extinction have been attributed to many causes, including disease
such as chytridiomycosis. Other pathogens may also contribute to declines, with ranavirus …

Insect-derived Kazal-type serine protease inhibitors exhibit thrombin, elastase, plasmin,
proteinase K, or subtilisin A inhibition activity, but so far, no functional roles for bee-derived …

Serine proteinase inhibitors (SPIs) in multi-cellular organisms are important modulators of
proteinase activities in various biological processes. A five-domain Kazal-type serine …

Serine protease inhibitors (Serpins) are a large family of protease inhibitors involved in
many critical biological processes such as blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, programmed cell …