Phytate or phytic acid (PA), is a phosphorus (P) containing compound generated by the stepwise phosphorylation of myo-inositol. It forms complexes with some nutrient cations, such as Ca, Fe and Zn, compromising their ...

Ruzigrass (Urochloa ruziziensis) is a cover crop that is commonly used in Brazil and exudes high concentrations of organic acids from its roots, and is therefore expected to mobilize soil organic P such as inositol phosphates. ...

A strain of high-altitude chickens (Gallus gallus) with a high hemoglobin-oxygen affinity has been found in the Peruvian Andes. The purpose in this work was to investigate the relation of this high affinity with the ...

Kinetoplastids cause Chagas disease, human Afri- can trypanosomiasis, and leishmaniases. Current treatments for these diseases are toxic and ineffi- cient, and our limited knowledge of drug targets and inhibitors has ...

A DDR (DDR, do inglês, DNA Damage Response) compreende um conjunto de processos biológicos complexos que tem como principal função manter a estabilidade genômica e proteger a célula de danos na molécula de DNA. Diferentes ...