Protease inhibitors have been isolated from many variable sources; however, the need to identify and characterize new molecules has increased with the discovery of new therapeutic targets and the lack of specificity of already identified compounds with inhibitory activity. The goal of this work was to search for inhibitory activity against four proteolytic enzymes already recognized as therapeu...

Reproduction in iteroparous marine organisms is often timed with abiotic cycles and may follow lunar, tidal amplitude, or daily cycles. Among intertidal marine invertebrates, decapods are well known to time larval release to coincide with large amplitude nighttime tides, which minimizes the risk of predation. Such bimonthly cycles have been reported for few other intertidal invertebrates. We do...

This study aims to determine the diversity of molluscs (bivalves and gastropods) in two seasons mangrove ecosystem Luppung, Ujung Loe District, Bulukumba Regency. Data collection usied random plot size I x m2, which applied at six stations determined by Purposive Sampling Method. Species Identification based on morphological characteristics some other identification references. analysis includi...

The mangrove ecosystem is an that significantly contributes to the availability of organic detritus, which plays essential role as a source energy for biota living in surrounding waters. condition forest Sungai Nilam Village natural forest, and there no exceptional management by local community. also habitat gastropods are often used community food consumption. One biotas inhabit forests Gastro...

The relationship between crab size and shell size selected, in a free-choice situation, was tested for crabs maintained under several conditions . Individuals of Calcinus tibicen that were held and presented with an excess of shells for 7 days prior to testing selected smaller shells than control crabs (either those maintained for 7 days with no excess shells available or those experiencing nat...

-Calaxius carneyi, new species (Axiidae), is described from two male specimens collected by manned submersibles working near hydrocarbon seeps in deep waters (544 m) on the continental slope off Louisiana, in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Both specimens were taken adjacent to communities of clams that comprise a major constituent of chemosynthetic assemblages at the collection site. The new spec...