Parasitic diseases still threaten human health. At present, a number of parasites have
developed drug resistance, and it is urgent to find new and effective antiparasitic drugs. As a …

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease affecting over 250 million people worldwide.
The disease is the second most prevalent neglected tropical disease after malaria …

Snail's embryotoxicity test is a suitable approach for toxicity assay of traditional and
emerging pollutants, environmental risk assessment, as well as screening and development …

The present review aims the discussion of the impact of the bioprospection initiative
developed by the projects associated to BIOprospecTA, a subprogram of the program …

Brazil has a megadiversity that includes marine species that are distributed along 800 km of
shoreline. This biodiversity status holds promising biotechnological potential. Marine …

This work extracts alginate from Dictyota mertensii, a brown macroalga found on the north
coast of northeastern Brazil. A Central Composite Design (CCD) using Response Surface …

Lugano Lake is located in an Ecological Reserve of Buenos Aires City. Biomonitoring of its
water quality is essential due to its importance as a place for recreation and protection of …

Schistosomiasis has been controlled for more than 40 years with a single drug, praziquantel,
and only one molluscicide, niclosamide, raising concern of the possibility of the emergence …

This review is a broad overview of species of the genus Zonaria, a relevant taxonomic
grouping within the brown algae, considering data regarding the most common species. The …

The present review aims the discussion of the impact of the bioprospection initiative
developed by the projects associated to BIOprospecTA, a subprogram of the program …