Mark Merchant

Characterization of Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Enzyme Activity in Serum of the Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)

Mark Merchant, Danyell Henry, Rodolfo Falconi, Bekky Musher & Judith Bryja · International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review · 2014

Characterization of Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Enzyme Activity in Serum of the Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) Aims: Soluble serum dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) is a protease that cleaves dipeptides from proteins that have alanine or proline next to the N-terminal amino acid. ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/13188

Characterization of Serum Complement Activity in Three Species of Crocodilians from Southeast Mexico

Mark Merchant, Rodolfo Falconi, Leah LeFleur, Cassandra Trahan, Shea LeDoux & Armando Escobedo · International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review · 2014

Aims: To characterize the serum complement innate immune system in three species of crocodilians native to southeast Mexico. Methodology: Plasma collected from three wild crocodilian species native to southeast Mexico were exposed to sheep red blood cells (SRBCs) to measure hemol...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/7825