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    • Antifungal potential of marine sponge extract against plant and fish pathogenic fungi 

      PrabhaDevi; Ravichandran, S.; Ribeiro, M.; Ciavatta, M.L. (OMICS Group, 2013)
      he need for discovery of new antibiotics is imperative because previous evidence suggest that development of resistance to any new antimicrobial agents is inevitable. In addition, compounds not tested for antimicrobial ...
    • Antimicrobial Activity of Marine Sponge Clathria indica (Dendy, 1889) 

      Ravichandran, S.; Wahidullah, S.; DeSouza, L.; Anbuchezhian, R.M. (Pleiades Publishing, 2011)
      Sponges are sessile filter feeders that have developed efficient defense mechanisms against foreign invaders such as viruses, bacteria or eukaryotic organisms. Antimicrobial peptides are known as major components of the ...
    • Antimicrobial lipids from the hemolymph of brachyuran crabs 

      Ravichandran, S.; Wahidullah, S.; DeSouza, L.; Rameshkumar, G. (Springer, 2010)
      The potential of marine crabs as a source of biologically active products is largely unexplored. In the present study, antimicrobial activity of the hemolymph (plasma) and hemocytes (plasma cells) of six brachyuran crabs ...
    • Discovery of a new subclass of alpha-conotoxins in the venom of Conus australis 

      Lebbe, E.K.M.; Peigneur, S.; Maiti, M.; Mille, B.G.; PrabhaDevi; Ravichandran, S.; Lescrinier, E.; Waelkens, E.; DeSouza, L.; Herdewijn, P.; Tytgat, J. (Elsevier, 2014)
      Cone snails (Conus sp.) are poisonous animals that can be found in all oceans where they developed a venomous strategy to prey or to defend. The venom of these species contains an undeniable source of unique and potent ...
    • Functional characterization of anti-cancer sphingolipids from the marine crab Dromia dehanni 

      RethnaPriya, E.; Ravichandran, S.; Gobinath, T.; Tilvi, S.; PrabhaDevi (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2019)
      Sphingolipids have been considered for many years only as structural components of membranes. It is now acknowledged that they are also involved in controlling cellular processes such as proliferation.The present work was ...
    • Identification and functional characterization of antimicrobial peptide from the marine crab Dromia dehaani 

      Anbuchezian, R.; Ravichandran, S.; Rajan, K.D.; Tilivi, S.; PrabhaDevi (Academic Press, 2018)
      Many naturally occurring biologically active compounds are derived from marine organisms. Brachyuran crab Dromia dehaani is also known as sponge crab. Hence, this study was undertaken to isolate and characterize the ...
    • Novel Conopeptides of Largely Unexplored Indo Pacific Conus sp. 

      Lebbe, E.; Ghequire, M.; Peigneur, S.; Mille, B.; PrabhaDevi; Ravichandran, S.; Waelkens, E.; DeSouza, L.; DeMot, R.; Tytgat, J. (MDPI AG, Switzerland, 2016)
      Cone snails are predatory creatures using venom as a weapon for prey capture and defense. Since this venom is neurotoxic, the venom gland is considered as an enormous collection of pharmacologically interesting compounds ...
    • Structure-Function Elucidation of a New ?-Conotoxin, MilIA, from Conus milneedwardsi 

      Peigneur, S.; PrabhaDevi; Seldeslachts, A.; Ravichandran, S.; Quinton, L.; Tytgat, J. (2019)
      The a-Conotoxins are peptide toxins that are found in the venom of marine cone snails and they are potent antagonists of various subtypes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). Because nAChRs have an important role ...
    • Structure-function elucidation of a new alpha-Conotoxin, Lo1a, from Conus longurionis. 

      Lebbe, E.K.M.; Peigneur, S.; Maiti, M.; PrabhaDevi; Ravichandran, S.; Lescrinier, E.; Ulens, C.; Waelkens, E.; DeSouza, L.; Herdewijn, P.; Tytgat, J. (American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2014)
      Alpha-Conotoxins are peptide toxins found in the venom of marine cone snails and potent antagonists of various subtypes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). nAChRs are cholinergic receptors forming ligand-gated ...