Lactobacillus delbrueckkii subsp. bulgaricus was dried under vacuum at different temperatures and its preservation evaluated following three parameters: lag time, percentage of membrane damage and z potential).  Microorganisms ...

Aims: The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of acclimation on the viability, membrane integrity and the ability to consume malic acid of three oenological strains of Lactobacillus plantarum. Methods and Results: ...

Integrity of the plasma membrane is essential for the maintenance of physiological conditions, metabolic activity and the shape of eukaryotic cells. In neurons, the plasma membrane surrounding the axon—the axolemma—fulfills ...

Flavonoids are a type of phenolic compound widely present in edible plants. A great number of health benefits have been ascribed to flavonoid consumption in the human population. However, the molecular mechanisms involved ...

Part of the damage caused by cryopreservation of mammalian oocytes occurs at the plasma membrane. The addition of cholesterol to cell membranes as a strategy to make it more tolerant to cryopreservation has been little ...

Antimicrobial peptides are small molecules that display antimicrobial activity against a wide range of pathogens. In a previous work, by using model membranes we studied P6, a peptide that shows no antimicrobial activity, ...

Whole seminal plasma (SP) enhances the function and fertility of frozen/thawed ram sperm. The objective of the current study was to investigate whether SP proteins capable of binding to molecules from the sperm plasma ...