Losses resulting from pest arthropods and plant or animal parasites present a significant
threat to food security. The primary method for managing pests and parasites involves the …

Intestinal helminth infections of livestock and humans are predominantly controlled by
treatment with three classes of synthetic drugs, but some livestock nematodes have now …

Infections with gastrointestinal nematodes have severe consequences for the health of
millions of people worldwide, and cause serious economic losses in livestock farming …

Three recombinant soybean cysteine proteinase inhibitors (rSCPIs), L1, R1 and N2, were
assessed for their potential to inhibit the growth and development of three major agricultural …

Cysteine Proteases are groups of enzymes which able to degrade protein. These enzymes
are commonly found in nature in many plant families and rich in known fruits such as in …

Recombinant gene encoded protease inhibitors have been identified as some of the most
effective antidigestive molecules to guard against proteolysis of essential proteins and plant …

Plant cysteine proteinases (CPs) from papaya (Carica papaya) are capable of killing
parasitic nematode worms in vitro and have been shown to possess anthelmintic effects in …

Plant serine protease inhibitors are defense proteins crafted by nature for inhibiting serine
proteases. Use of eco-friendly, sustainable and effective protein molecules which could halt …

Protozoan and metazoan parasites are the causative agents of many neglected diseases of
global health import. Because these are diseases of poor people in resource-poor areas …

Abstract Cysteine peptidases (EC 3.4. 22) are the most abundant enzymes in latex fluids.
However, their physiological functions are still poorly understood, mainly related to defense …