University of South Florida

Zeinab Veisi

Norma Arcelia Alcantar

Ryan Gates Toomey

Tunan Peng

Vladimir N Uversky

Leonid Breydo

Eva Stephanie Lobbens

David Morgan

Fei Guo

A method of slowing progression of an amyloid disease by administration of cactus mucilage extract from-indicia is presented. Both gelling and non-gelling cactus mucilage extracts were found to induce changes in the secondary structures of the amyloid beta peptides thus interfering with formation of A&#x3b2; fibrils and aggregation of A&#x3b2; fibrils into plaques.

Inhibition of formation of amyloid b-protein fibrils using cactus mucilage extracts

Cutin-based devices, coatings and methods of producing such devices and coatings are presented herein. Cutin-like materials (CLMs) are presented which mimic and adapt coatings found in nature for the next generation of functional coatings. Cutin has several advantages including excellent UV resistance, natural resistance to bacteria and viruses, noncorrosive, and stability under abrupt changes in temperature and environment. CLMs can be engineered at the nanoscale and readily impregnated with metals and metal oxides materials.

Cutin-like materials with advanced functionalities and methods of manufacture

A method of treating an amyloid disease by administration of cactus mucilage extract from-is presented. Both gelling and non-gelling cactus mucilage extracts were found to induce changes in the secondary structures of the amyloid beta peptides thus interfering with formation of A&#x3b2; fibrils and aggregation of A&#x3b2; fibrils into plaques.

Inhibition of formation of amyloid &#x3b2;-protein fibrils using cactus mucilage extracts

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