Venom from Conus is known to contain peptides which inhibit the function of ion channels and neurotransmitter receptors, but an effort to evaluate its inhibition against acetylcholinesterase (AchE) has yet to be conducted. ...

MicroRNAs (miRNA) are ~21 nucleotide-long gene regulators whose action may be via translational repression or protein degradation. Segmental duplications have been found to be one of the driving forces in acquiring ...

Fermented foods are popular commodities in the Philippines. To increase awareness regarding the safety of consuming fermented food products, it is important to study the microflora of fermented foods. This is crucial ...

Seagrass beds have served as nursery grounds and suitable habitats for many marine organisms. Specifically, the leaves have provided a good source of food and nutrition for marine organisms. Sea urchin herbivory on ...

In the Philippines, an estimated 1 in 60 are affected with glucose-6-phospate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. This deficiency may lead to hemolytic anemia when exposed to certain oxidative food or drugs. Favism is a ...

Burn wounds are traumatic tissue injuries that exhibit a delay in wound healing due to the lipid peroxidation resulting from the exaggerated inflammatory phase. In this study, the individual and additive effects of policosanol ...

Schistosomiasis in the Philippines is a disease acquired through dermal penetration of Schistosoma japonicum cercariae. Because the disease remains to be prevalent despite mass treatment, cheaper and more accessible ...

The effect of Antidesma bunius leaf extract supplementation on the serum lipid profile in normal and high-fat diet rats was studied to elucidate the potential antioxidant properties of bignay. The blood samples from the ...

Biofilm, an essential trophic component of a healthy ecosystem, are found in the walls of macrofaunal burrows. Two essential protein degradation activities are protease and ETS activities. The protein degradative ability ...

This study described the current plant diversity along the minetailing deposits comprising the “causeway” in Calancan bay. Sta. Cntz. Marinduquc. The physico-chemical properties of the soil were measured. Shannon’s and ...