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2020 / Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
Linearized esculentin 2 EM (E2EM-lin) from the frog, Glandirana emeljanovi was highly active against Gram-positive bacteria (minimum lethal concentration ≤ 5.0 μM) and strongly α-helical… Continue reading Biophysical studies on the antimicrobial activity of linearized esculentin 2EM
2019 / JACS
Graphene-based biosensors have attracted considerable attention due to their advantages of label-free detection and high sensitivity. Many such biosensors utilize… Continue reading Control of Protein Conformation and Orientation on Graphene
2020 / Nucleic Acids Research
One of the major hurdles in RNAi research has been the development of safe and effective delivery systems for siRNAs.… Continue reading Targeted delivery and enhanced gene-silencing activity of centrally modified folic acid–siRNA conjugates
2020 / Nucleic Acids Research
i-Motifs are widely used in nanotechnology, play a part in gene regulation and have been detected in human nuclei. As… Continue reading Epigenetic modification of cytosines fine tunes the stability of i-motif DNA
2020 / Marine Drugs
KTM is a 16 amino acid peptide with the sequence WCCSYPGCYWSSSKWC. Here, we present the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) structure… Continue reading Ribbon α-Conotoxin KTM Exhibits Potent Inhibition of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
2020 / Biophysical Journal
Nanodiscs (NDs) are an excellent alternative to small unilamellar vesicles (SUVs) for studies of membrane protein structure, but it has… Continue reading Folding of the β-Barrel Membrane Protein OmpA into Nanodiscs
2019 / Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
A poly[(methyl methacrylate/2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate/benzyl methacrylate) = 52/42/6 (w/w/w)] copolymer was used to form the core of a polymer optical fiber (POF) with… Continue reading Stress-induced absorption of a birefringence-reduced polymer optical fiber with doped core
2020 / Food Hydrocolloids
In the current study, the foaming properties of native egg white proteins (EWP) were compared to those of fibrillated EWP… Continue reading Physico-chemical and foaming properties of nanofibrillated egg white protein and its functionality in meringue batter
2019 / Scientific Reports
Insulin-like peptide 5 (INSL5) is a very important pharma target for treating human conditions such as anorexia and diabetes. However,… Continue reading Engineering of chimeric peptides as antagonists for the G protein-coupled receptor, RXFP4
2020 / Bioorganic Chemistry
In this study, a series of uridine (U) and 2′-deoxyuridine (dU) conjugates containing an isomeric ortho-, meta- or para-carborane cluster (C2B10H12) attached at C-5… Continue reading Comparative study of the effects of ortho-, meta- and para-carboranes (C2B10H12) on the physicochemical properties, cytotoxicity and antiviral activity of uridine and 2′-deoxyuridine boron cluster conjugates
2020 / Analytical Chemistry
Regulation of protein’s charge state in electrospray is of great importance to the analysis of proteins. Different methods have been… Continue reading Strong Acid Anions Significantly Increasing the Charge State of Proteins during Electrospray Ionization
2020 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Proper interaction between the divisome proteins FtsA and FtsZ is important for the bacterial cell division which is not well… Continue reading FtsA-FtsZ interaction in Vibrio cholerae causes conformational change of FtsA resulting in inhibition of ATP hydrolysis and polymerization
2020 / Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
A new tailor-made colorimetric chemosensor, (E)-1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)-3-(pyridin-3-yldiazenyl)naphthalen-2-ol (1), containing benzothiazole and pyridine moieties connected through an azo (-N=N-) linkage has been… Continue reading Multianalyte azo dye as an on-site assay kit for colorimetric detection of Hg2+ions and electrochemical sensing of Zn2+ ions
2020 / Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects
Isomerization of aspartate to isoaspartate (isoAsp) on aging causes protein damage and malfunction. Protein-L-isoaspartyl methyltransferase (PIMT) performs a neuroprotective role… Continue reading The role of isoaspartate in fibrillation and its prevention by Protein-L-isoaspartyl methyltransferase
2020 / Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Cells are crowded with various cosolutes including salts, osmolytes, nucleic acids, peptides and proteins. These cosolutes modulate the protein folding… Continue reading Thermal stability modulation of the native and chemically-unfolded state of bovine serum albumin by amino acids
2019 / The FEBS Journal
It is now accepted that reactive oxygen species (ROS) are not only dangerous oxidative agents but also chemical mediators of… Continue reading On the mechanism of calcium‐dependent activation of NADPH oxidase 5 (NOX5)
2019 / Applied Surface Science
This is the first report on in situ incorporation of lead sulfide (PbS) nanoparticles in methyl ammonium perovskite thin films… Continue reading In situ incorporation of laser ablated PbS nanoparticles in CH3NH3PbI3 films by spin-dip coating and the subsequent effects on the planar junction CdS/CH3NH3PbI3 solar cells
2019 / Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry
Herbicidal activity-guided isolation from the fermentation extract of Penicillium viridicatum had obtained two herbicidal series of polyketides (1–7) and diketopiperazine derivatives (8–11),… Continue reading Herbicidal Polyketides and Diketopiperazine Derivatives from Penicillium viridicatum
2019 / Journal of Molecular Liquids
Forming of neurotoxic aggregates of a small neuronal protein – alpha-synuclein (ASN) – is considered one of the main reasons of… Continue reading Inhibitory effect of Euphorbia tannins on α-synuclein aggregation in aqueous solutions
2019 / Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
Lysozyme (Ly) is a good natural food preservative. However, its enzyme activity is easily influenced by food components, such as… Continue reading Effect of tannic acid on lysozyme activity through intermolecular noncovalent binding
