Publications by authors named "Belfran Carbonell"
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- - Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) play a crucial role in innate immunity and have various functions, making them promising alternatives to traditional antibiotics, especially as antibiotic resistance rises.
- - The study discovered a new peptide, AXOTL-13, using transcriptome data, confirmed its antibacterial properties through PCR and synthesis, and found it effectively inhibits bacterial growth without harming red blood cells.
- - This research is groundbreaking in identifying and evaluating the antimicrobial activity of peptides, specifically AXOTL-13, and it lays the groundwork for future studies in the field.
The purpose of this chapter is to evaluate DNA damage during axolotl tail regeneration using an alkaline comet assay. Our method details the isolation of cells from regenerating and non-regenerating tissues and the isolation of peripheral blood for single-cell gel electrophoresis. Also, we detail each of the steps for the development of the comet assay technique which includes mounting the isolated cells on an agarose matrix, alkaline electrophoresis, and DNA damage detection.
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