Evaluation of Medicinal Efficacy of Proteins Isolated from Various Fungi and Algae against Some Pathogenic Microorganisms Medicinal Efficacy of Proteins Isolated from Fungi and Algae against Pathogenic Microorganisms
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Proteins are polymeric polypeptidic compounds that consist of many various amino acids, which are bound by peptidic bonds with each other. They are essential components of humans, animals, and plants because they participate in the biochemical processes that sustain life. Some proteins are active chemical compounds used to treat various diseases. In this study, active proteins were extracted and isolated from diverse fungi and algae. The results of the medicinal efficacy of these proteins showed various inhibition zone diameters against the pathogenic microorganisms, including Alternaria alternate, Candida tropicalis, Candida krusei, Candida albicans, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus. In conclusion, this study approved the possibility of extraction and using of fungi and algae medical proteins as natural therapies to treat diverse diseases caused by pathogens (fungi and bacteria), rather than synthetic drugs, which have various side effects.
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