Spiders have been evolving complex and diverse repertoires of peptides in their venoms
with vast pharmacological activities for more than 300 million years. Spiders use their …

The ribosome inactivating proteins (RIPs) efficiently decrease the microbial infections in
plants. Momordica charantia MAP30 is a type I RIP that has not been investigated against …

In contrast to conventional antibiotics, which microorganisms can readily evade, it is nearly
impossible for a microbial strain that is sensitive to antimicrobial proteins to convert to a …

The need for discovering new compounds that can act selectively on pathogens is becoming
increasingly evident, given the number of deaths worldwide due to bacterial infections or …

Natural Substances for Cancer Prevention explores in detail how numerous investigations in
chemical biology and molecular biology have established strong scientific evidence …

Cancer which caused by the growth and spreading of abnormal cells in an uncontrolled
manner remains a major cause of death affecting millions of people. The current cancer …

A Momordica charantia, popularmente conhecida como melão de São Caetano, é uma
planta da família das Cucurbitáceas e sua principal característica é seu sabor amargo. O …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection is the cause of acute symptoms and chronic
symmetrical polyarthritis associated with long-term morbidity and mortality. Currently, there …

Background & Aim: Cancer is a condition of genetically or environmentally mutated,
uncontrollable cell growth that directly affects human morbidity and mortality. Many …

Dengue virus (DENV) infection is one of the most widely-spread flavivirus infections with no
effective antiviral drugs available. Peptide inhibitors have been considered as one of the …