Publications by authors named "Suzete Roberta Da Silva"
Article Synopsis
- Brazil has a rich biodiversity that offers opportunities to discover new natural products for drug development to treat various diseases.
- Researchers studied 9 lectins from Northeastern Brazilian plants and algae, testing them against 18 viruses including HIV and influenza.
- Some lectins demonstrated strong antiviral effects, particularly DLasiL and DSclerL, which had effective concentrations as low as 5 to 46 nM, suggesting they could block viral entry into cells, highlighting their potential as therapeutic agents.
Structural characterization of two isolectins from the marine red alga Solieria filiformis (Kützing) P.W. Gabrielson and their anticancer effect on MCF-7 breast cancer cells.
Renata Pinheiro Chaves Suzete Roberta da Silva Luiz Gonzaga Nascimento Neto Romulo Farias Carneiro André Luis Coelho da Silva
Int J Biol Macromol
February 2018
As described in the literature, Solieria filiformis lectin (SfL) from the marine red alga S. filiformis was found to have antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects. In this study, we characterized two SfL variants, SfL-1 and SfL-2, with molecular mass of 27,552Da and 27,985Da, respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCharacterization of isoforms of the lectin isolated from the red algae Bryothamnion seaforthii and its pro-healing effect.
Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento-Neto Romulo Farias Carneiro Suzete Roberta Da Silva Bruno Rocha Da Silva Francisco Vassiliepe Sousa Arruda Silvana Saker-Sampaio Valdemiro Amaro Da Silva
Mar Drugs
September 2012
Lectins are a structurally heterogeneous group of proteins that have specific binding sites for carbohydrates and glycoconjugates. Because of their biotechnological potential, lectins are widely used in biomedical research. The present study aimed to evaluate the healing potential of the lectin isolated from the marine red alga Bryothamnion seaforthii (BSL).
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