For decades, researchers have lacked the ability to rapidly correlate microbial identity with
bacterial metabolism. Since specialized metabolites are critical to bacterial function and …

Cyclodextrins (CDs) have been used as important pharmaceutical excipients for improve
the physicochemical properties of the drugs of low solubility as the essential oil of Hyptis …

Libraries of microorganisms have been a cornerstone of drug discovery efforts since the mid-1950s,
but strain duplication in some libraries has resulted in unwanted natural product …

The rising of resistant bacterial lineages as well as the development of significant side effects
of antibacterial drugs have made urgent the development of researches for identification of …

Innate immunity serves as the first line of defense against infectious agents such as intracellular
bacteria. The innate immune platform includes Toll-like receptors (TLRs), retinoid acid-…

Heavy metals, chemical elements considered toxic at certain concentrations, can be considered
potential threats to plants, animals, and biological resources of a particular ecosystem. …

One of the obstacles to the practical use of the multisensor systems – electronic tongues is a
drift, ie gradual change of the sensor characteristics occurring in the process of their …

An updated inventory of Brazilian seed plants is presented and offers important insights into
the country's biodiversity. This work started in 2010, with the publication of the Plants and …

During the early periods of antibiotic usage, bacterial infections were considered tamed.
However, widespread antibiotic use has promoted the emergence of antibiotic-resistant …

… Two of its authors, Maria Isabel Barreno and Maria Fátima Velho da Costa, were published
writers who had been friends since adolescence and worked together as researchers in the …