Molecular motors are Nature’s solution for (supra)molecular transport and muscle functioning and are involved in most forms of directional motion… Continue reading Molecular Motors in Aqueous Environment
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Oat protein isolate is nutritious but with poor processing functionality. Pleurotus ostreatus β-glucan with good processing functionality can be conjugated with oat… Continue reading Characterization and functional evaluation of oat protein isolate-Pleurotus ostreatus β-glucan conjugates formed via Maillard reaction
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Bisphenol F (BPF), bisphenol S (BPS), and bisphenol B (BPB) have been extensively used in food packaging, plasticizer, and paper… Continue reading Interactions of three bisphenol analogues with hemoglobin investigated by spectroscopy and molecular docking
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Upon combining chiral peptides (the most basic chiral source) with pyrene moieties, we found that chiral oligopeptides bearing two-pendant pyrenyl… Continue reading Circular dichroism and circularly polarised luminescence of bipyrenyl oligopeptides, with piperidines added in the peptide chains
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Prion diseases are primarily caused by the misfolding of prion proteins in humans, cattle, sheep, and cervid species. The effects… Continue reading Glycosylation Significantly Inhibits the Aggregation of Human Prion Protein and Decreases Its Cytotoxicity
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Large Clostridial Toxins (LCTs) are a family of homologous proteins toxins that are directly responsible for the symptoms associated with… Continue reading Direct detection of membrane-inserting fragments defines the translocation pores of a family of pathogenic toxins
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
The foam-induced enzyme denaturation, which often results in a large activity loss, is a common phenomenon in foam fractionation of enzymes.… Continue reading Role of a Tween 20-containing antifoaming agent in renaturation of foam-denatured pepsin during defoaming
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe manifestation of tuberculosis and its diagnosis remains a challenge even today due to the lack… Continue reading Generation and application of DNA aptamers against HspX for accurate diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Spectroscopic and calorimetric methods were employed to assess the stability and the folding aspect of a novel recombinant alkaline-stable lipase KV1 from Acinetobacter haemolyticus under varying… Continue reading Biophysical characterization of a recombinant lipase KV1 from Acinetobacter haemolyticus in relation to pH and temperature
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Current collagen fiber manufacturing methods for biomedical applications, such as electrospinning and extrusion, have had limited success in clinical translation,… Continue reading Pneumatospinning of collagen microfibers from benign solvents
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Curcuma zedoaroides, a Zingiberaceae species, has been used for snake bite antidote and wound care in Thailand. Seven compounds were… Continue reading Antiinflammation constituents from Curcuma zedoaroides
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Developing baked gluten-free (GF) products is difficult since gluten is essential for many organoleptic properties like texture and taste. Egg white proteins… Continue reading Effect of egg white solids on the rheological properties and bread making performance of gluten-free batter
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
The copper-transporting ATPase ATP7B is essential for loading of copper ions to copper-dependent enzymes in the secretory pathway; its inactivation… Continue reading A luminal loop of Wilson disease protein binds copper and is required for protein activity
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Cisplatin is a widely-used potent anti-cancer drug having severe side-effects precluding its sustained use. Poly (lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA)-nanoparticles loaded Boldine, an… Continue reading Boldine-loaded PLGA nanoparticles have improved efficiency of drug carriage and protective potential against Cisplatin-induced toxicity
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018
Two new staurosporine derivatives, staurosporines M1 and M2 (4 and 5), in addition to five previously reported metabolites (1–3, 6, and 7), were generated… Continue reading Staurosporine Derivatives Generated by Pathway Engineering in a Heterologous Host and Their Cytotoxic Selectivity
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
October 11, 2018