This opinion covers the field of molecular beacons (MBs), in which nucleic acids are
molecularly engineered to have unique functions for the investigation of biomolecules …

Peptides are molecules of paramount importance in the fields of health care and nutrition.
Several technologies for their production are now available, among which chemical and …

Cysticercosis, the infection with the larval stage of Taenia solium, is a cause of neurological
symptoms including seizures, affecting the quality of life of patients and their families …

Motivation B-cell epitopes (BCEs) play a pivotal role in the development of peptide vaccines,
immuno-diagnostic reagents and antibody production, and thus in infectious disease …

Synthetic peptides have been shown to be valuable tools for viral laboratory diagnosis and
can provide uniform, chemically well-defined antigens for antibody analysis, reducing inter …

The serodiagnosis of human tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) presents some problems, such
as the low level of antileishmanial antibodies found in most of the patients, as well as the …

When a living organism encounters a pathogenic virus or microbe, the B cells of the immune
system recognize the pathogen's antigens by their membrane-bound immunoglobulin …

Chagas Disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is a major health and
economic problem in Latin America for which no vaccine or appropriate drugs for large …

Background Production of native antigens for serodiagnosis of helminthic infections is
laborious and hampered by batch-to-batch variation. For serodiagnosis of echinococcosis …

Serological methods should meet the needs of leishmaniasis diagnosis due to their high
sensitivity and specificity, economical and adaptable rapid diagnostic test format, and ease …