INHIBITION OF THE STAT3 SIGNALING PATHWAY CONTRIBUTES TO THE ANTI-MELANOMA ACTIVITIES OF SHIKONIN


Cholesterol suppresses antimicrobial effect of statins

Objective(s):Isoprenoid biosynthesis is a key metabolic pathway to produce a wide variety of biomolecules such as cholesterol and carotenoids, which target cell membranes.On the other hand, it has been reported that statins known as inhibitors of isoprenoid biosynthesis and cholesterol lowering agents, may have a direct antimicrobial effect on the

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Optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulosic fraction obtained from stranded driftwood feedstocks for lipid production by Solicoccozyma terricola

Stranded driftwood feedstocks may represent, after pretreatment with steam explosion and enzymatic hydrolysis, a cheap C-source for producing biochemicals and biofuels using oleaginous yeasts.The hydrolysis was optimized using a response surface methodology (RSM).The solid loading (SL) and the dosage of enzyme cocktail (ED) were variated following

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The political evolution and the legal framework during the Civil War. Scarcity of monographs and a proliferation of biographies and witness accounts

This article examines the literature relating to the organisation of the Republican Calming State and the State in the rebel area during the Spanish Civil War.We identify in both cases the works relating to the organs of the State at the Baby international, national and local levels.Literature concerning official repression in the Republican and re

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