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Antitumor effects in vitro and in vivo and mechanisms of protection against melanoma B16F10-Nex2 cells by fastuosain, a cysteine proteinase from Bromelia fastuosa

Ferreira, Carla Adriana Guimaraes [UNIFESP]; Rodrigues, Elaine Guadalupe [UNIFESP]; Mortaray, Renato A.; Cabral, Hamilton; Serrano, Fabiana do Amaral [UNIFESP]; Ribeiro-dos-Santos, Ricardo; Travassos, Luiz Rodolpho [UNIFESP] (Neoplasia Press, 2007-09-01)

In the present work, the antitumor effect of fastuosain, a cysteine proteinase from Bromelia fastuosa, was investigated. in the intravenous model of lung colonization in C57Bl/6 mice, fastuosain and bromelain injected ...
Preliminary functional characterization, cloning and primary sequence of Fastuosain, a cysteine peptidase isolated from fruits of Bromelia fastuosa

Cabral, H.; Leopoldino, A. M.; Tajara, E. H.; Greene, L. J.; Faca, V. M.; Mateus, R. P.; Ceron, C. R.; Judice, WAD; Juliano, Luiz [UNIFESP]; Bonilla-Rodriguez, G. O. (Bentham Science Publ Ltd, 2006-01-01)

The present work reports the characterization of Fastuosain, a novel cysteine protease of 25kDa, purified from the unripe fruits of Bromelia fastuosa, a wild South American Bromeliaceae. Proteolytic activity, measured using ...