Inhibitory potential of some chalcones on cathepsins B, H and L

Cathepsins, intracellular proteases, are known to be involved in a number of physiological processes such as degradation of extracellular proteins, prohormone processing, progressions of atherosclerosis etc.

Studies on the decomposition of keratin waste by saprotrophic microfungi. III. Activity and properties of keratinolytic enzymes

It has been proved that saprotrophic keratinolytic fungi produced keratinolytic extra- and intracellular proteases during the process of decmposition of crude keratin waste (feathers). Some properties of these enzymes were studied (Korniłłowicz-Kowalska 1997a, 1977b).