Gift Set For the first time, an updated checklist of Acacia, Senegalia and Vachellia species in Egypt is provided, focusing on the exotic species.Taking into consideration the retypification of genus Acacia ratified at the Melbourne International Botanical Congress (IBC, 2011), a process of reclassification has taken place worldwide in recent years
The Role of Streptococcal Cell-Envelope Proteases in Bacterial Evasion of the Innate Immune System
Bacteria possess the ability to evolve varied and ingenious strategies to outwit the host immune system, instigating an evolutionary arms race.Proteases are amongst the many weapons employed by bacteria, which specifically cleave and neutralize key signalling molecules required for a coordinated immune response.In this article, we focus on a family
Dendrimers for Drug Delivery
Dendrimers have come a long way in the last 25 years since their inception.Originally created as a wonder molecule of chemistry, dendrimer is now in the fourth class of polymers.Dr.Donald Tomalia first published his seminal work on Poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers in 1985.Application of dendrimers as a drug delivery system started in late 1990s.