Medicinal plants with antimicrobial, larvicidal, and repellent properties: An ethnopharmacological survey from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Introduction Infectious diseases (IDs) constitute a real public health problem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).Purpose This survey aimed to gather more information about the plants used in the DRC for anti-infective, larvicidal, or repellent treatments.Methods The study spanned 4 months (from April 1 to July 31, 2022) within 11 provin

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Functional role of N-linked glycosylation in human hepatic lipase: asparagine-56 is important for both enzyme activity and secretion.

Hepatic lipase (HL) and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) are evolutionarily related enzymes that are essential for normal lipoprotein metabolism.While much has been published on the structure-function relationship of LPL, little is known concerning the structural basis of HL action and secretion.Human HL is a glycoprotein and its predicted amino acid seque

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