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Naziha Marrakchi
Life Sciences
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Lebetin Peptides, A New Class of Potent Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors: Chemical Synthesis, Biological Activity and NMR Spectroscopic Study
Platelets have a well-established role in atherosclerosis and related diseases. Lebetins from the venom of Vipera lebetina, lacking the RGD sequence, emerged as a new family of platelet aggregation inhibitors. Ho...
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ACE Inhibitory and Antioxidant Activities of Novel Peptides from Scorpaena notata By-product Protein Hydrolysate
This study describes the isolation of angiotensin I converting enzyme and antioxidative peptides from head protein hydrolysate of red scorpionfish (Scorpaena notata) prepared by treatment with a protease from the...
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Open AccessExpression, purification and functionality of bioactive recombinant human vascular endothelial growth factor VEGF165 in E. coli
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is associated with tumour growth and metastasis. Because VEGF is the major player in both angiogenesis and vascular permeability and the most explored factor in angio-...
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Open AccessImpairment of the cell-to-matrix adhesion and cytotoxicity induced by the Mediterranean jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca venom and its fractions in cultured glioblastoma cells
The biodiversity of the marine environment and the associated chemical diversity constitute a practically unlimited source of new active substances in the field of the development of bioactive products. In our...
