Evaluation of the Molluscicidal, Artemicidal and Cytotoxic Activities of the Lectin from Opuntia ficus-indica Cladodes (OfiL)
Giselly Maria de Sá Santana, Lidiane Pereira de Albuquerque, Emmanuel Viana Pontual, Luanna Ribeiro Santos Silva, Jaciana dos Santos Aguiar, Ana Maria Mendonça de Albuquerque Melo, Thiago Henrique Napoleão & Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva · Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry · 2020
Background: Biomphalaria glabrata is an intermediate host for the larvae of Schistosoma mansoni, which is distributed widely in the tropics. B. glabrata control is important to minimize the spread of schistosomiasis and natural compounds have been sought for use against this dise...
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10.9734/ajrb/2020/v6i330116