Plant-based diets are a great source of protease inhibitors (PIs). Two of the most well-known
families of PIs are Bowman-Birk inhibitors (BBI) and Kunitz-type inhibitors (KTI). The first …

Protease inhibitors (PIs) are regulatory proteins found in numerous animal tissues and
fluids, plants, and microorganisms that reduce and inhibit the exacerbated and uncontrolled …

The increase in non-communicable chronic diseases has aroused interest in the research of
adjuvants to the classic forms of treatments. Obesity and metabolic syndrome are the main …

Chronic inflammation is believed to play crucial roles in the pathogenesis of various
diseases. Several types of drugs are used to treat inflammatory disorders, but they cause …

OBJECTIVES: Seeds are excellent sources of proteinase inhibitors, some of which may
have satietogenic and slimming actions. We evaluated the effect of a trypsin inhibitor from …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Erythrina velutina Willd., commonly known as
“mulungu” in Brazil, is a leguminous tree with various traditional medicinal uses. These uses …

A novel thermostable trypsin inhibitor was obtained from Geoffroea decorticans seeds. G.
decorticans trypsin inhibitor (GdTI) is a protein with molecular mass of 6743.7 Da, with a …

The increasing prevalence of obesity and, consequently, chronic inflammation and its
complications has increased the search for new treatment methods. The effect of the purified …

Food proteins and peptides are able to exert a variety of well-known bioactivities, some of
which are related to well-being and disease prevention in humans and animals. Currently …

Trypsin inhibitors are studied in a variety of models for their anti-obesity and anti-
inflammatory bioactive properties. Our group has previously demonstrated the satietogenic …