Keratoconus has been classically defined as a progressive, non-inflammatory condition,
which produces a thinning and steepening of the cornea. Its pathophysiological …

Proteins are a potential source of health-promoting biomolecules with medical,
nutraceutical, and food applications. Nowadays, bioactive peptides production, its isolation …

Laticifers are specialized cells that occur in over 20 plant families in several unrelated
angiosperm orders. Although laticifers are likely to be of polyphyletic origin, their occurrence …

Due to the problems raised by the use of animal or microbial recombinant proteases, the use
of proteases from vegetable origin is becoming increasingly popular.. Among them, sulfidryl …

In the latest two decades, the interest received by plant proteases has increased
significantly. Plant enzymes such as proteases are widely used in medicine and the food …

An updated review of emerging plant proteases with potential biotechnological application is
presented. Plant proteases show comparable or even greater performance than animal or …

Proteins in the seminal fluid of animals with internal fertilization effect numerous responses
in mated females that impact both male and female fertility. Among these proteins is the …

Subtilases (SBTs) constitute a large family of serine peptidases. They are commonly found
in Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya, with many more SBTs in plants as compared to other …

Cardiovascular disorders are on the rise worldwide due to alcohol abuse, obesity,
hypertension, raised blood lipids, diabetes and age-related risks. The use of classical …

Chikungunya virus is an emerging arbovirus that is widespread in tropical regions and is
spreading quickly to temperate climates with recent epidemics in Africa and Asia and …