Medicinal plants in Brazil: Pharmacological studies, drug discovery, challenges and perspectives

RC Dutra, MM Campos, ARS Santos… - Pharmacological research, 2016 - Elsevier
This review article focuses on pre-clinical and clinical studies with some selected Brazilian
medicinal plants in different areas of interest, conducted by research groups in Brazil and …

Production of plant proteases and new biotechnological applications: an updated review

F David Troncoso, D Alberto Sánchez… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
An updated review of emerging plant proteases with potential biotechnological application is
presented. Plant proteases show comparable or even greater performance than animal or …

[HTML][HTML] Green mediated synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanoparticles using Euphorbia Jatropa latex as reducing agent

MS Geetha, H Nagabhushana… - Journal of Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Presently the progress of green chemistry in the synthesis of nanoparticles with the use of
plants has engrossed a great attention. This study reports the synthesis of ZnO using latex of …

Euphorbia species latex: A comprehensive review on phytochemistry and biological activities

R Benjamaa, A Moujanni, N Kaushik, EH Choi… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The genus Euphorbia includes about 2,000 species commonly widespread in both
temperate and tropical zones that contain poisonous milky juice fluid or latex. Many species …

Native and biotechnologically engineered plant proteases with industrial applications

L Feijoo-Siota, TG Villa - Food and Bioprocess Technology, 2011 - Springer
Proteases occupy the most relevant position among industrial enzymes. Plant proteases
have been used in medicine, detergent manufacturing, and food science for many years, but …

Recent application of jackfruit waste in food and material engineering: A review

SB Kalse, SB Swami - Food Bioscience, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) processing industries generate
considerable amount of solid wastes in the form of peels, seeds and latex which leads …

The evolution of recombinant thrombolytics: Current status and future directions

Adivitiya, YP Khasa - Bioengineered, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Purification and physicochemical characterization of a serine protease with fibrinolytic activity from latex of a medicinal herb Euphorbia hirta

GK Patel, AA Kawale, AK Sharma - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2012 - Elsevier
A 34 kDa serine protease, designated as hirtin, with fibrinolytic activity was purified to
homogeneity from the latex of Euphorbia hirta by the combination of ion exchange and gel …

Fibrinolytic enzymes for thrombolytic therapy

SS Kumar, A Sabu - Therapeutic enzymes: function and clinical …, 2019 - Springer
Cardiovascular diseases are a group of disorders consisting importantly of coronary heart
disease, peripheral arterial disease, cerebrovascular disease, rheumatic heart disease …

[HTML][HTML] A contradictory action of procoagulant ficin by a fibrinolytic serine protease from Egyptian Ficus carica latex

MB Hamed, MO El-Badry, EI Kandil, IH Borai… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ficus carica is one of the most popular and edible plants. Its trees emanate latex of high
medical importance. The well-studied procoagulant effect of ficin is a hallmark of this latex …