The complement system is one of the host’s primary defence mechanisms against pathogens. Its activation involves proteolytic cascades enzymatic reactions that result in products with effector functions and recognition molecules on surface microorganisms [1,2].

The objective of this study was to identify Acinetobacter in a traditional cheese from west Azarbaijan, Iran, and to study the lipolytic and proteolytic activities of these bacteria in ripening of white brine cheese. Acinetobacter is a gram negative bacteria which can be found in different sources as dairy products. Lypolysis and proteolysis characteristic of this bacteria and...

A qualitative and quantitative characterization of the proteolytic activity of a number of rat liver cell fractions was undertaken using lY51-labeled hemoglobin as substrate. The results indicated that proteolytic activity in rat liver was of two major types. The first was characteristic of activity accounted for by the endopeptidase cathepsin I). It was sensitive to the inhibitor pepstatin, an...

Background: Despite advances toward an improved understanding of the evasive mechanisms leading to the establishment of cystic echinococcosis, the discovery of specific immunosuppressive mechanisms and related factors are of great interest in the development of an immunotherapeutic approach. Objective: To elucidate immunosuppressive effects of bioactive factors contained in chromatographic frac...

Background: Proteolytic enzymes have an important role in variety of physiological and pathological functions. They have been used in therapeutic and pharmaceutical applications. Characterizations of extracellular proteases from various strains of S. marcescens indicate that most strains produce a very similar major metalloprotease. This metalloprotease (serrapeptidase, serrapeptase) is an impo...