R. E. Silva-López

Plant Therapeutic Proteases: Chemical Aspects, Applications and Pharmaceutical Formulations

P. F. Ferreira & R. E. Silva-López · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2021

Background: Plants are important sources of therapeutic proteases with expressive activity, stability, specificity, and efficiency. These proteases are employed at low concentrations and produce lesser side effects. They have complex tridimensional structures whose maintenance is...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i1130429

Cajanus Cajan (l.) Millsp Aqueous Extracts against Melanoma Cell Line and their Proteases

E. M. G. F. Teixeira, R. E. Silva-López, B. R. A. Da Silva, A. P. G. A. Fontão & A. L. F. Sampaio · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2021

Aims: Extract proteins with protease inhibitor (PI) activity from fresh organs of Cajanus cajan, using aqueous systems; study the activity of melanoma secreted proteases; investigate inhibitory effect of C. cajan extracts on melanoma proteases; and evaluated the effect of the ext...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i230366