Fungi and their natural products, like secondary metabolites, have gained a huge demand in
the last decade due to their increasing applications in healthcare, environmental cleanup …

Entomopathogenic fungi, particularly Metarhizium and Beauveria species, are emerging as
effective biocontrol agents for combating lepidopteran pests in agricultural and forestry …

Blood sucking parasites not only cause economic loss but also transmit numerous diseases.
Dermanyssus gallinae, an obligatory blood feeding ectoparasite causes huge production …

Bacterial chitinases are integral in breaking down chitin, the natural polymer in crustacean
and insect exoskeletons. Their increasing utilization across various sectors such as …

Candida auris (C. auris) is a yeast that has caused several outbreaks in the last decade. Cell
wall chitin plays a primary role in the antifungal resistance of C. auris. Herein, we …

The increased knowledge of functional foods has led to the development of a new
generation of health products, including those containing probiotics and products derived …

Millions of tons of shrimp and crab waste, rich in chitin, are produced annually worldwide. To
efficiently utilize this resource and address the contamination caused by traditional chitin …

Biostimulants (BSs) are natural materials (ie, organic or inorganic compounds, and/or
microorganisms) having beneficial effects on plant growth and productivity, and able to …

This study evaluates the activity of a recombinant chitinase from the leaf-cutting ant Atta
sexdens (AsChtII-C4B1) against colloidal and solid α-and β-chitin substrates. 1H NMR …

One of the human endeavors to understand nature is to decipher natural objects, such as
biology, to form novelties, such as in biotechnology. The descriptions then have a model …