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Insecticidal activity of plant lectins and potential application in crop protection by Macedo, Maria Lígia R, Oliveira, Caio F R, Oliveira, Carolina T

“…Lectins constitute a complex group of proteins found in different organisms. These proteins constitute an important field for research, as their structural…”
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Effects of a Reserve Protein on Spodoptera frugiperda Development: A Biochemical and Molecular Approach to the Entomotoxic Mechanism by Oliveira, Carolina Turatti, Machado, Suzy Wider, Bezerra, Cézar da Silva, Cardoso, Marlon Henrique, Franco, Octávio Luiz, Silva, Carlos Peres, Alves, Demetrio Gomes, Rios, Cristina, Macedo, Maria Lígia R

“…Talisin is a storage protein from seeds that presents lectin-like and peptidase inhibitor properties. These characteristics suggest that talisin plays a role…”
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Antimicrobial Activity of ILTI, a Kunitz‐Type Trypsin Inhibitor from Inga laurina (SW.) Willd by Macedo, Maria Lígia R., Ribeiro, Suzanna F. F., Taveira, Gabriel B., Gomes, Valdirene M., de Barros, Karina M. C. A., Maria-Neto, Simone

“…Over the last few years, a growing number of proteinase inhibitors have been isolated from plants and particularly from seeds and have shown antimicrobial…”
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Insecticidal action of Annona coriacea lectin against the flour moth Anagasta kuehniella and the rice moth Corcyra cephalonica (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by Coelho, Mirela B., Marangoni, Sérgio, Macedo, Maria Lígia R.

“…Annona coriacea lectin (ACLEC) was tested for insecticidal activity against larvae of two pyralid moths, Anagasta kuehniella and Corcyra cephalonica. ACLEC…”
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Variant vicilins from a resistant Vigna unguiculata lineage (IT81D-1053) accumulate inside Callosobruchus maculatus larval midgut epithelium by Oliveira, Gabriel B., Kunz, Daniele, Peres, Tanara V., Leal, Rodrigo B., Uchôa, Adriana F., Samuels, Richard I., Macedo, Maria Lígia R., Carlini, Célia R., Ribeiro, Alberto F., Grangeiro, Thalles B., Terra, Walter R., Xavier-Filho, José, Silva, Carlos P.

“…It has been demonstrated that variant vicilins are the main resistance factor of cowpea seeds (Vigna unguiculata) against attack by the cowpea beetle…”
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A Trypsin Inhibitor from Sapindus saponaria L. Seeds: Purification, Characterization, and Activity Towards Pest Insect Digestive Enzyme by Macedo, Maria Lígia R., Diz Filho, Eduardo B. S., Freire, Mariadas Graças M., Oliva, Maria Luiza V., Sumikawa, Joana T., Toyama, Marcos H., Marangoni, Sérgio

“…The present paper describes the purification, characterization and determination of the partial primary structure of the first trypsin inhibitor isolated from…”
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Vicilin-derived peptides are transferred from males to females as seminal nuptial gift in the seed-feeding beetle Callosobruchus maculatus by Alexandre, Daniel, Linhares, Ricardo T, Queiroz, Bruna, Fontoura, Luisa, Uchoa, Adriana F, Samuels, Richard I, Macedo, Maria Ligia R, Bezerra, Cezar S, Oliveira, Eliana M, Demartini, Diogo R, Carlini, Celia R, Silva, Carlos P

“…[Display omitted] ► Labelled vicilins fragments in Callosobruchus maculatus males were detected in laid eggs. ► Following absorption, vicilins accumulated in…”
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Differential interactions of the antimicrobial peptide, RQ18, with phospholipids and cholesterol modulate its selectivity for microorganism membranes by Almeida, Claudiane V., de Oliveira, Caio F.R., dos Santos, Edson L., dos Santos, Helder F., Júnior, Edson C., Marchetto, Reinaldo, da Cruz, Leticia A., Ferreira, Alda Maria T., Gomes, Valdirene M., Taveira, Gabriel B., Costa, Bruna O., Franco, Octávio L., Cardoso, Marlon H., Macedo, Maria Lígia R.

“…Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are molecules with potential application for the treatment of microorganism infections. We, herein, describe the structure,…”
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Trypsin inhibitor from Dimorphandra mollis seeds: purification and properties by Macedo, Maria Lı́gia R., de Matos, Daniela Gaspar G., Machado, Olga L.T., Marangoni, Sérgio, Novello, José C.

“…A trypsin inhibitor from Dimorphandra mollis seeds was isolated to apparent homogeneity by a combination of ammonium sulfate precipitation, gel filtration,…”
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Bioinsecticidal activity of Talisia esculenta reserve protein on growth and serine digestive enzymes during larval development of Anticarsia gemmatalis by Macedo, Maria Lígia R., Freire, Maria das Graças M., Kubo, Carlos Eduardo G., Parra, José Roberto P.

“…Plants synthesize a variety of molecules to defend themselves against an attack by insects. Talisin is a reserve protein from Talisia esculenta seeds, the…”
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Receptor mediated endocytosis of vicilin in Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larval midgut epithelial cells by Kunz, Daniele, Oliveira, Gabriel B., Uchôa, Adriana F., Samuels, Richard I., Macedo, Maria Lígia R., Silva, Carlos P.

“…The transport of proteins across the intestinal epithelium of insects is still not well understood. There is evidence that vicilin, a major storage protein of…”
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A Newly Validated HPLC-DAD Method for the Determination of Ricinoleic Acid (RA) in PLGA Nanocapsules by de Andrade, Lucas Rannier M, Dos Santos, Larissa F, Pires, Débora S, Machado, Érika P, Martines, Marco Antonio U, Macedo, Maria Ligia R, Cardoso, Teófilo Fernando M, Severino, Patrícia, Souto, Eliana B, Kassab, Najla M

“…The assessment of ricinoleic acid (RA) incorporated into polymeric nanoparticles is a challenge that has not yet been explored. This bioactive compound, the…”
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Insecticidal and Antifungal Activity of a Protein from Pouteria torta Seeds with Lectin-like Properties by Boleti, Ana Paula de A, Freire, Maria das Graças M, Coelho, Mirela B, da Silva, Walciane, Baldasso, Paulo A, Gomes, Valdirene M, Marangoni, Sérgio, Novello, José C, Macedo, Maria Lígia R

“…This paper describes the purification and characterization of a novel protein from the seeds of Pouteria torta (family Sapotaceae). The protein was purified by…”
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Phaseolin ingestion affects vesicular traffic causing oxidative stress in the midgut of Callosobruchus maculatus larvae by Kunz, Daniele, Oliveira, Gabriel B., Brascher, Theo C., Samuels, Richard I., Macedo, Maria Lígia R., de Souza, Luiz F., Dafré, Alcir L., Silva, Carlos P.

“…It has been reported that phaseolin, the major storage globulin of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), is toxic to Callosobruchus maculatus larvae, an Old…”
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Enhancement of the pulmonary allergic granulocyte recruitment in rats exposed to DMTI-II, a Kunitz-type inhibitor isolated from Dimorphandra mollis seeds by Mello, Glaucia C., Ruiz, Karina F., Squebola, Dalize M., Schenka, André A., de Souza, Ivani A., Macedo, Maria Lígia R., Antunes, Edson

“…DMTI-II (23-kDa trypsin inhibitor purified from Dimorphandra mollis seeds) promotes acute inflammation accompanied by an early infiltration of eosinophils, a…”
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Pouterin, a novel potential cytotoxic lectin-like protein with apoptosis-inducing activity in tumorigenic mammalian cells by Boleti, Ana Paula de A., Ventura, Cláudio A., Justo, Giselle Z., Silva, Rodrigo A., de Sousa, Ana Carolina T., Ferreira, Carmen V., Yano, Tomomasa, Macedo, Maria Lígia R.

“…In this study, the cytotoxicity of pouterin in tumorigenic and non-tumorigenic mammalian cell lines was investigated. We found that HeLa, Hep-2 and HT-29 tumor…”
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Adevonin, a novel synthetic antimicrobial peptide designed from the Adenanthera pavonina trypsin inhibitor (ApTI) sequence by Rodrigues, Mayara S., Oliveira, Caio F. R. de, Almeida, Luís H. O., Neto, Simone M., Boleti, Ana Paula A., Santos, Edson L. dos, Cardoso, Marlon H., Ribeiro, Suzana M., Franco, Octávio L., Rodrigues, Fernando S., Macedo, Alexandre J., Brust, Flávia R., Macedo, Maria Lígia R.

“…The biological activities and the structural arrangement of adevonin, a novel antimicrobial peptide, were investigated. The trypsin inhibitor ApTI, isolated…”
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Mechanisms involved in the rat peritoneal leukocyte migration induced by a Kunitz-type inhibitor isolated from Dimorphandra mollis seeds by Mello, Gláucia C., Desouza, Ivani A., Mariano, Nádia S., Ferreira, Tatiane, Macedo, Maria Lígia R., Antunes, Edson

“…DMTI-II is a Kunitz-type inhibitor isolated from Dimorphandra mollis seeds that causes rat inflammatory edema by mechanisms involving activation of mast cells…”
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Antiproliferative Activity of Extracts of Campomanesia adamantium (Cambess.) O. Berg and Isolated Compound Dimethylchalcone Against B16-F10 Murine Melanoma by Lima E Silva, Magalli C B, Bogo, Danielle, Alexandrino, Caroline A F, Perdomo, Renata T, Figueiredo, Patrícia de O, do Prado, Pamela R, Garcez, Fernanda R, Kadri, Monica C T, Ximenes, Thalita V N, Guimarães, Rita de Cassia A, Sarmento, Ulana C, Macedo, Maria Lígia R

“…Campomanesia adamantium, a native species of the Brazilian Cerrado, is characterized as a natural source of phenolic compounds and has known potential…”
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Purification and characterization of a new trypsin inhibitor from Dimorphandra mollis seeds by Mello, G C, Oliva, M L, Sumikawa, J T, Machado, O L, Marangoni, S, Novello, J C, Macedo, M L

“…A second trypsin inhibitor (DMTI-II) was purified from the seed of Dimorphandra mollis (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae) by ammonium sulfate precipitation (30-60%),…”
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