The aim of this review is to present the current state of knowledge on plant chitinases and
their regulation and function. Chitinases are up-regulated by a variety of stress conditions …

In the tropical species Carica papaya, the articulated and anastomosing laticifers form a
dense network of vessels displayed in all aerial parts of the plant. Damaging the papaya tree …

The potential nutritional value of insects in general and the common house cricket, Acheta
domesticus, in particular in human diets has long been recognized. In addition to providing a …

This book provides stimulating and timely suggestions about expanding the world food
supply to include a variety of minilivestock. It suggests a wide variety of small animals as …

Plant chitinases are pathogenesis-related proteins, which are believed to be involved in
plant defense responses to pathogen infection. In this study, chitinase gene from barley was …

Fungi are far more complex organisms than viruses or bacteria and can developed
numerous diseases in plants that cause loss of big portion of the crop every year. Plants …

Fungi are far more complex organisms than viruses or bacteria and can developed
numerous diseases in plants that cause loss of big portion of the crop every year. Plants …

Cigarette smoke (CS) causes sustained lung inflammation, which is an important event in
the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We have previously …

Fungal phytopathogens pose serious problems worldwide in the cultivation of economically
important plants, especially in the tropical and subtropical regions. Plants respond to fungal …

Recently we have established that IgE Abs bind to conformational epitopes in the N-and C-
terminal regions of the major natural rubber latex allergen, hevein (Hev b 6.02). To identify …