Antibiotic-resistant infections are predicted to kill 10 million people per year by 2050, costing
the global economy $100 trillion. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop alternative …

The antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are evolutionarily ancient molecules that act as
components of the innate immune system. Recently, it was demonstrated that a single AMP …

Inhibitors of peptidases isolated from leguminous seeds have been studied for their
pharmacological properties. The present study focused on purification, biochemical …

Jatropha curcas seed cake is a low-value by-product resulting from biodiesel production.
The seed cake is highly toxic, but it has great potential for biotechnology applications as it is …

Over the last few years, a growing number of proteinase inhibitors have been isolated from
plants and particularly from seeds and have shown antimicrobial activity. A 20,000 Da serine …

Here, the purification, biochemical and biological properties of a trypsin inhibitor from Inga
vera seeds (IVTI) are described. Partial amino acid sequence of IVTI showed that it belongs …

This review describes plant originated serine protease inhibitors (SPIs) that target or inhibit
different families of serine proteases (SPs), protein-digesting enzymes of various pathogens …

Kunitz trypsin inhibitor was purified from the seeds of Trigonella foenum-graecum (TfgKTI)
belonging to fabaceae family by ammonium sulphate precipitation, cation exchange, gel …

Pithecellobium dumosum is a tree belonging to the Mimosoideae subfamily that presents
various previously characterized Kunitz-type inhibitors. The present study provides a novel …

The main objective of the current study was the extraction, purification, and biochemical
characterization of a protein protease inhibitor from Conyza dioscoridis. Antimicrobial …