Main conclusion Although grass pea is an environmentally successful robust legume with
major traits of interest for food and nutrition security, the genetic potential of this orphan crop …

Orphan, or underutilized, legumes are domesticated legumes with useful properties, but with
less importance than major world crops due to use and supply constraints. However, they …

Plants produce a burst of reactive oxygen species (ROS) after pathogen infection to
successfully activate immune responses. During pattern-triggered immunity (PTI), ROS are …

The genus Lathyrus consists of more than 184 herbaceous annual and perennial species
suitable for multifaceted sustainable food and feed production system in the arid and semi …

Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.), an indigenous legume of the subcontinental region, is a
promising source of protein and other nutrients of health significance. Contrarily, a high …

This review deals with phytocystatins, focussing on their potential role as defence proteins
against phytophagous arthropods. Information about the evolutionary, molecular and …

Abstract Cystatin C (Cyst C) is an endogenous inhibitor of lysosomal cysteine proteinases,
which has been shown to play a role in several normal and pathological processes …

Cystatin B was recently identified as an acid-resistant protein in acquired enamel pellicle; it
could therefore be included in oral products to protect against caries and erosion. However …

Cystatins are well known as a vast superfamily of functional proteins participated in the
reversible competitive inhibition of cysteine proteases. Currently, increasing evidences point …

The antimicrobial and anticaries effects of CaneCPI-5 were evaluated. Ninety bovine
enamel samples were treated for 60 s with either phosphate-buffered-saline (PBS), 0.12 …