IECT 2023 - 16 articles
Online | 14–28 July 2023
Volume Editor: Jay Fox, University of Virginia Medical School, USA
Using degenerated primers (LC1–LC2c) and two novel primer pairs, namely (KSLB–LC6) for Aspergillus niger and (AFl1F–LC2) for Aspergillus tubingensis, created for the acyl transferase (AT) and the KS sequences of fungal PKSs genes, a...
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The EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) is a tool for the rapid exchange of information on food and feed safety issues between EU member states and the European Commission, destined to notify food safety authorities about products posing...
InoserpTM PAN-AFRICA is a polyvalent F(ab’)2 antivenom that has been specifically developed for the management of snakebite envenomation in sub-Saharan Africa. The antivenom provides a very large coverage of medically important species in sub-S...
Scorpion venom possesses a lethal sting and potential medicinal properties, making it a captivating natural elixir. Our study aimed to unravel the composition of Androctonus scorpionvenoms in Morocco. Using electrospray mass spectrometry and high-per...
Russell’s viper (Daboia siamensis) is a medically important snake in Myanmar due to its high morbidity and mortality. The genome of Myanmar Russell’s viper had not been sequenced until recently. Hence, RNA sequencing has been used to pred...
The focus of this study is to investigate the gene expression related to the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) stimulated by Calloselasma rhodostoma L-amino acid oxidase (Cr-LAAO). LAAOs found in snake venom have been shown to activa...
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) produces, during its vegetative growth, some insecticidal proteins that are secreted and diluted into the culture medium. These proteins are commonly known as vegetative insecticidal proteins (Vips), and include binary Vpb...
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn, commonly known as bracken fern, is a cosmopolitan plant species absent only from polar and desert regions. Worldwide, Pteridium aquilinum has been rapidly spreading due to the neglect of agricultural fields and the grow...
Fumonisins are secondary metabolites of mold whose presence has been proven in water. Since fumonisin B1 (FB1) is highly toxic and has dangerous effects on the health of living organisms, in this study, the influence of various water matrices on the...
Patulin (PAT) is one of the most common mycotoxins produced by Penicillium and Aspergillus species and is often associated with fruits and fruit by-products, mostly apple derivatives, although it has been detected in infant food and cereals. This tox...
Macroalgae and microalgae are two sources of natural ingredients that are of interest for industrial sectors because of their multiple potential applications. Algal extracts are known to be rich in valuable compounds such as fatty acids, minerals, an...
In Portugal, there are four venomous species, the horned viper (Vipera latastei), seoane (Vipera seoanei), rat snake (Malpolon monspessulanus), and the hooded snake (Macroprotodon brevis ibericus), and in the UK, there is one: the common European add...
In several cultures, black cumin, also known as Nigella sativa, has long been used medicinally. Recent research has revealed that this plant has potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant qualities, making it a possible treatment for several medical co...
In this work, we studied the effects of various chemicals on P. physalis nematocyst discharge and the composition of the released venom. The exposure of nematocyst to K+ and Na+ induced a massive discharge in a short time of exposure. Conversely, the...
The growing interest in herbal and alternative medicines demands information on the toxicity risk assessment of the various plant extracts used in traditional medicines. The rich presence of sesquiterpene lactone, a potentially toxic phytochemical, i...
