Publications by authors named "Annia Alba-Menendez"

Antimicrobial peptides form part of the first line of defense against pathogens for many organisms. Current treatments for fungal infections are limited by drug toxicity and pathogen resistance. Cm-p5 (SRSELIVHQRLF), a peptide derived from the marine mollusk Cenchritis muricatus peptide Cm-p1, has a significantly increased fungistatic activity against pathogenic Candida albicans (minimal inhibitory concentration, 10 µg/ml; EC50, 1.

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Introduction: marine mollusks are natural reservoirs of molecules with therapeutic potential for the treatment of infectious diseases, at a time when many antibiotic-resistant strains are being described.

Objective: to compare three solutions: 30 % acetic acid, 50 % methanol and saline-acid (NaCl 0.6 mol/L, 1 % HCl) according to their capacities to extract molecules with antimicrobial activity from the marine mollusk Cenchritis muricawus.

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Introduction: The ability of freshwater snails to serve as intermediary host of parasites responsible for some tropical diseases is well known.

Objective: A malacological study was carried out in the Santiago de Cuba province in order to determine the distribution of freshwater snails of medical importance and their relation with the main ecosystems.

Method: Nineteen sites were sampled in the province and the abundance of each of the species was compared to the type of habitat by means of the correspondence analysis.

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