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Plant cysteine proteinases: Evaluation of the pharmacological activity by Carlos E. Salas; Marco T.R. Gomes; Martha Hernandez; Miriam T.P. Lopes is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Plant cysteine proteinases: Evaluation of the pharmacological activity about?
Cysteine proteinases are involved in virtually every aspect of plant physiology and development. They play a role in development, senescence, programmed cell death, storage and mobilization of germinal proteins, and in response to various types of environmental stress. In this review, we focus on a group of plant defensive enzymes occurring in germinal tissue of Caricaceae. These enzymes elicit a protective response in the unripe fruit after physical stress. We propose that these enzymes follow a strategy similar to mammalian serine proteinases involved in blood clotting and wound healing. We show evidence for the pharmacological role of plant cysteine proteinases in mammalian wound healing, immunomodulation, digestive conditions, and neoplastic alterations.
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- Author
- Carlos E. Salas; Marco T.R. Gomes; Martha Hernandez; Miriam T.P. Lopes
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0031-9422)
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)