The effects of glycosylation followed by limited hydrolysis on the structural and functional properties of soybean protein isolate (SPI) were… Continue reading Effect of glycosylation and limited hydrolysis on structural and functional properties of soybean protein isolate
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Reaction of N-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)pyridinium chloride (salt(Cl−)) with sodium dicyanamide (Na(CN)2N) resulted in anion exchange between Cl− and (CN)2N− to yield a new Zincke salt, salt((CN)2N−).… Continue reading Eco-friendly synthesis of ionic helical polymers and their chemical properties and reactivity
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
A peptide-based fluorescent probe (Dansyl-His-Pro-Gly-Trp-NH2, D-P4) bearing dansyl fluorophore and tryptophan residue has been developed for Hg2+, Cu2+ and biothiol… Continue reading A peptide-based multifunctional fluorescent probe for Cu2+, Hg2+ and biothiol
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) including arginine-rich peptides are attracting a lot of attention due to their potential as a novel intracellular… Continue reading Characterization of membrane penetration and cytotoxicity of C9orf72-encoding arginine-rich dipeptides
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Photocharge generation and formation of long-lived charge carriers is relevant in photosynthesis, photocatalysis, photovoltaics, and organic electronics. A better understanding… Continue reading Unusually Long-Lived Photocharges in Helical Organic Semiconductor Nanostructures
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
No antimicrobial peptide has been identified in cephalopods to date. Annotation of transcriptomes or genomes using basic local alignment Search… Continue reading Design of antimicrobial peptides from a cuttlefish database
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a tauopathy characterised by pathological fibrillisation of tau protein to form the paired helical filaments (PHFs)… Continue reading Cysteine-Independent Inhibition of Alzheimer’s Disease-like Paired Helical Filament Assembly by Leuco-Methylthioninium (LMT)
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Bioconjugates established between anionic polyethylene glycol (PEG) based polymers and cationic proteins have proven to be a promising strategy to… Continue reading Insight into the molecular mechanism behind PEG-mediated stabilization of biofluid lipases
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
β-Defensins are small antimicrobial proteins expressed in various organisms and have great potential for improving animal health and selective breeding… Continue reading Characterization of the β-defensin genes in giant panda
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
A consideration of the physiochemical properties of protein–surfactant interactions is important for understanding their behavior in biological systems. The binding… Continue reading Deciphering the role of the head group of cationic surfactants in their binding interactions with heme protein and their release by β-cyclodextrin
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
The primary goal of this work is to clarify why 2-(hydroxymethyl)-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-chroman-6-ol {(S)-TMChM} deviates from the chromane helicity rule under solvent… Continue reading Solvation of 2-(hydroxymethyl)-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-chroman-6-ol revealed by circular dichroism: a case of chromane helicity rule breaking
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
The present work is focused on exploring the interaction of two phenazinium-based biological photosensitizers, phenosafranin (PSF) and safranin-O (SO), with human serum… Continue reading Interaction of phenazinium-based photosensitizers with the ‘N’ and ‘B’ isoforms of human serum albumin: Effect of methyl substitution
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Thermophilic fungi are a promising source of thermostable enzymes able to hydrolytically or oxidatively degrade plant cell wall components. Among… Continue reading Functional characterization of a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase from the thermophilic fungus Myceliophthora thermophila
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
DNA sequences with guanine repeats are able to fold as G-quadruplex (G4) structures. This is an alternative DNA conformation in… Continue reading PS2.M: Looking for a potassium biosensor
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
The effects of resveratrol (RES)-loaded whey protein isolate (WPI)-dextran nanocomplex on the physicochemical stability of β-carotene (BC) emulsions were evaluated.… Continue reading Fabrication of resveratrol-loaded whey protein-dextran colloidal complex for the stabilization and delivery of β-carotene emulsions
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
The surface of nanoparticles (NPs) get coated by a wide range of biomolecules, upon exposure to biological fluids. It is… Continue reading Bare surface of gold nanoparticle induces inflammation through unfolding of plasma fibrinogen
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Five sets of germacrane isomers (1/8/17, 2/7/10/11/13/16/18, 3/4/5/14/20, 6/12/15, and 9/19) with different skeletal types, including seven new ones (1–3, 8–9, and 15–16) were isolated from… Continue reading Isolation, Structure Elucidation, and Absolute Configuration of Germacrane Isomers from Carpesium divaricatum
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018