Effect of proteins from the red seaweed Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) Lamouroux on the growth of human pathogen yeasts

A protein fraction, rich in lectin, obtained from the red seaweed Hypnea musciformis by precipitation with ammonium sulfate (F40/70) was screened for chitinase and beta-1,3-glucanase activity and assessed for antifungal potential against the human pathogen yeasts Candida albicans and C. guilliermond...

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Main Authors: Rossana Aguiar Cordeiro, Valdirene Moreira Gomes, Ana Fontenele Urano Carvalho, Vânia Maria Maciel Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2006-11-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132006000700008