2014 / The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Trp is the most spectroscopically informative aromatic amino acid of proteins. However, the near-UV circular dichroism (CD) spectrum of Trp …
2017 / Cell
In flies, Centrosomin (Cnn) forms a phosphorylation-dependent scaffold that recruits proteins to the mitotic centrosome, but how Cnn assembles into …
Continue reading “Structural Basis for Mitotic Centrosome Assembly in Flies”
2017 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Amyloidosis is primarily characterized by the deposition of misfolded protein aggregates. Although the natural polyphenols have long been known as …
Continue reading “Gallic acid induced dose dependent inhibition of lysozyme fibrillation”
2017 / Inorganica Chimica Acta
The snake venoms are complex mixtures containing many bioactive peptides and proteins; some of them are aimed to protect the …
2017 / Tetrahedron: Asymmetry
We prepared various chiral α-alkyl, β-aryl ketones with good to excellent enantiomeric excess through the Baker’s yeast asymmetric double-bond reduction …
2017 / Analytica Chimica Acta
Adenosine is an endogenous nucleotide pivotally involved in nucleic acid and energy metabolism. Its excessive existence may indicate tumorigenesis, typically …
2017 / Journal of Biotechnology
Haloalkane dehalogenase (HLD) can catalyze the hydrolytic dehalogenation of halogenated compounds. However, HLD suffers from the poor stability to resist …
2017 / Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
SET-M33 is a multimeric antimicrobial peptide active against Gram-negative bacteria in vitro and in vivo. Insights into its killing mechanism could elucidate correlations …
2017 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Physicochemical characterization of CeO2NPs using UV–vis, FTIR and XRD have confirmed the characteristic identity and fluorite phase of their crystalline …
Continue reading “Cerium oxide nanoparticles promote HSA fibrillation in vitro”
2017 / Fitoterapia
Nine new phenalenone derivatives (1–9), along with two known analogues (10 − 11) have been isolated from the solid cultures of an …
Continue reading “New phenalenone derivatives from Pinellia ternata tubers derived Aspergillus sp.”
2017 / Food Hydrocolloids
Silver carp myosin (Ms) was glycated with konjac oligo-glucomannan (KOG) under dry reaction conditions. The physicochemical properties (amino acid composition, …
2017 / Journal of Molecular Biology
Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 7 (PRMT7) catalyzes the introduction of mono methylation marks at the arginine residues of substrate proteins. PRMT7 …
Continue reading “PRMT7 interacts with ASS1 and citrullinemia mutations disrupt the interaction”
2017 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Protein fibrillation is associated with a number of neurodegenerative diseases. Nevertheless, several proteins not related to disease can also form …
2017 / Advances in Colloid and Interface Science
The interaction of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) with biological membranes is in the focus of research since several years, and the …
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2017 / Journal of Biotechnology
Human ferritin (HFn) nanocaging is becoming an appealing platform for anticancer drugs delivery. However, protein aggregation always occurs during the …
2017 / Phytochemistry
Five previously undescribed metabolites, including acetylquestinol, two prenylated indole 3-carbaldehyde derivatives, an anthranilic acid derivative and an isochromone derivative, were …
2017 / Food Chemistry
Zijuan tea is a special cultivar of Yunnan broad-leaf tea (Camellia sinensis var. assamica) with purple buds, leaves, and stems. Phytochemical …
2017 / Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
The branched chains in diphytanoyl lipids provide membranes with unique properties, such as high chemical/physical stability, low water permeability, and …
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2017 / Biophysical Chemistry
Glutamine synthetase (GS) catalyzes the ATP-dependent formation of glutamine from glutamate and ammonia. The activity of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 GS type …
2017 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Biodiesel, an environment friendly alternative for fuels, contains methyl esters of long-chain fatty acids. Our group has reported a methanol-stable …
