The global environment is dominated by various small exotic substances, known as
secondary metabolites, produced by plants and microorganisms. Plants and fungi are …

Elucidating the biology of yeast in its full complexity has major implications for science,
medicine and industry. One of the most critical processes determining yeast life and …

Application of synthetic fungicides in agricultural commodities has been restricted due to
development of fungicide resistance fungi and deleterious impact on environment and …

Propolis from stingless bees Tetragonisca fiebrigi found in Brazil is used in folk medicine by
their nutritional and therapeutic properties. However, there are no scientific records …

Cells of all living organisms are programmed to self-destruct under certain conditions. The
most well known form of programmed cell death is apoptosis, which is essential for proper …

Antibiosis is one of the widespread strategies used by Trichoderma spp. against plant fungal
pathogens, the mechanism of which, however, remains poorly understood. Peptaibols are a …

Caspofungin exerts candidacidal activity by inhibiting cell wall (1, 3)-β-d-glucan synthesis.
We investigated the physiologic mechanisms of caspofungin-induced Candida albicans cell …

Cell death occurs in all domains of life. While some cells die in an uncontrolled way due to
exposure to external cues, other cells die in a regulated manner as part of a genetically …

Altruistic suicide is best known in the context of programmed cell death (PCD) in
multicellular individuals, which is understood as an adaptive process that contributes to the …

Identified over twenty years ago and distantly related to animal caspases are a group of
cysteine proteases known as metacaspases. Throughout the years, much like caspase roles …