The black snake Dendrelaphis atra has been discovered on an island in Papua New Guinea; this species stands out for its unique melanism.

Vitamin D receptors (VDR), hydroxylases CYP27B1 and CYP24A1 and retinoid-related orphan receptors (ROR) level in human uveal tract and ocular melanoma with different melanization levels Anna ...

The decrease in extracellular laccase activity corroborates our melanization assay results, in which ugg1Δ showed defective melanin production . Figure 7 Download asset Open asset Analysis of protein ...

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The manuscript by de La Forest Divonne et al. offers an important and detailed exploration of the immune cells in the oyster Crassostrea gigas, by correlating distinct hemocyte morphotypes with ...

In contrast, and despite its pivotal role in defining the quality of olives and olive oil, olive polyphenol oxidase (OePPO) has remained unexplored in terms of native proteins isolated from natural ...

Phosphorus (P) is one of the nutrients that most limits agricultural productivity, especially in tropical soils. Enriched biochar has been proposed to increase the bioavailability of P and other ...

Entomopathogenic fungi, with about 90 genera and more than 700 species, represent the largest share of organisms used in the microbial control of insects worldwide (Khachatourians & Qazi 2008). Unlike ...