Berthony Deslouches

By Berthony Deslouches, MD, PhD
Red blood cell lysis assay
Principle
Mature red blood cells (RBC) or erythrocytes are non-nucleated cells that harbor hemoglobin in the blood. When red blood cells are lysed, they release hemoglobin, which can be measured spectrophotometrically at a wavelength of 570nm. The maximum percent of RBCs used in the assay…[Read more]

This is a recent review on antimicrobial peptides:

The next generation of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) as molecular therapeutic tools for the treatment of diseases with
social and economic impacts by Nicolau B. da Cunha et al., 2017 . Dr. Cunha is a Biochemistry Professor and Simoni Campos Dias is a professor at the Genomics and Biotechnology…[Read more]