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Antimicrobial, Antioxidant and Anticoagulant Properties of Chitosan Extracted From Mole Crab, Emerita emeritus (Linnaeus, 1767)

The present study evidences the immunological properties of chitosan extracted from the shells of Emerita emeritus which includes antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticoagulant act…

Inhibition and Activation of Humoral Phenoloxidase and Their Effect on Divalent Cations in the Hemolymph of Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879)

The aim of the present study is to examine phenoloxidase (PO), a copper-containing enzyme that plays a crucial role in the immune responses of arthropods, especially crustaceans a…

Serum Phenoloxidase Activity in the Hemolymph of Giant Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879)

Melanization is one of the major immune responses in arthropods, particularly crustaceans. The prophenoloxidase (proPO) catalyzes the oxidation of mono or di or polyphenols, a rea…

Hemocytes Lysate Supernatant Derived Phenoloxidase Activity in the Hemolymph of Giant Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879)

The aim of the present study attempted to find the cellular immune response in Macrobrachium rosenbergii by melanization reaction produced by hemocytes lysate supernatant (HLS) ph…

Identification of Secondary Metabolites, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity of Grape Fruit (Vitis vinifera) Skin Extract

Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of Vitis venifera in fruit skin extract against clinically important pathogens. …