The anthelmintic efficacy of natural plant cysteine proteinases against two rodent cestodes Hymenolepis diminuta and Hymenolepis microstoma in vitro

• Main Authors: F., Mansur,, I. R., Duce,, Ann, Lowe,, J. M., Behnke,, D. J., Buttle,, W., Luoga,
• Format: Article
• Language: en_US
• Published: Elsevier Science Bv 2015
• Subjects: Cysteine Proteinases; Anthelmintics; Hymenolepis Diminuta; Hymenolepis Microstoma; Papaya Latex
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8439

Little is known about the efficacy of cysteine proteinases (CP) as anthelmintics for cestode infections. We examined the effects of CPs on two rodent cestodes, Hymenolepis diminuta and H. microstoma in vitro. Our data showed that naturally occurring mixtures of CPs, such as those found in papaya lat...