2016 / Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports
Lectins are highly important biomolecules to study several biological processes. A novel α-D-glucose/mannose specific lectin was isolated from the seeds… Continue reading A glucose/mannose binding lectin from litchi (Litchi chinensis) seeds: Biochemical and biophysical characterizations
2016 / Data in Brief
Protein misfolding and aggregation are responsible for a large number of diseases called protein conformational diseases or disorders that include… Continue reading Effect of osmolytes on the conformation and aggregation of some amyloid peptides: CD spectroscopic data
2016 / Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
Diatoms possess special light-harvesting proteins involved in the photoprotection mechanism called non-photochemical quenching (NPQ). These Lhcx proteins were shown to… Continue reading Involvement of the Lhcx protein Fcp6 of the diatom Cyclotella meneghiniana in the macro-organization and structural flexibility of thylakoid membranes
2016 / Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Two new [neougonins A (1) and B (2)] and nine known prenylated flavonoids were isolated from the whole plants of Helminthostachys… Continue reading Anti-inflammatory Prenylated Flavonoids from Helminthostachys zeylanica
2016 / Polyhedron
The interaction between biosynthesized gold nanoparticles (GNP) with bovine serum albumin (BSA) and calf thymus DNA (CTDNA) was investigated from… Continue reading Interaction of biosynthesized gold nanoparticles with BSA and CTDNA: A multi-spectroscopic approach
2016 / Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics
Protein folding is a thermodynamic process driven by energy gaps between the native and unfolded states. Although a wealth of… Continue reading Residual structures in the unfolded state of starch-binding domain of glucoamylase revealed by near-UV circular dichroism and protein engineering techniques
2016 / Polymer
Temperature- and pH-sensitive homopolymer having chiroptical property was synthesized by reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of a threonine-containing acrylamide, N-acryloyl-l-threonine… Continue reading Threonine-based chiral homopolymers with multi-stimuli-responsive property by RAFT polymerization
2016 / Soft Matter
A new series of symmetric, bis-cholesteryl-appended, isosorbide derivatives (BCIE, BCIC2 andBCIC4) were designed as gelators to respond to changes in their environment… Continue reading Click Chemistry-Assisted, Bis-cholesteryl-Appended, Isosorbide-Based, Dual-Responsive Organogelators and their Self-Assemblies
2016 / The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
The effect of polymer conjugation on the interactions between proteins in solution is evaluated by systematic analysis of the second… Continue reading Light Scattering Analysis of Mono- and Multi-PEGylated Bovine Serum Albumin in Solution: Role of Composition on Structure and Interactions
2016 / Archives of Pharmaceutical Research
New drimane-type sesquiterpene cryptoporol A (1), cryptoporic acid derivative 6′-cryptoporic acid E methyl ester (2), and pseudouridine derivative cryptoporine A… Continue reading Chemical constituents from the fruiting bodies of Cryptoporus volvatus
2016 / Fitoterapia
Eight new urushiol-type compounds (1–7b), along with seven known compounds were isolated from the resin of Toxicodendron vernicifluum Stokes. Their structures were… Continue reading New urushiols with platelet aggregation inhibitory activities from resin of Toxicodendron vernicifluum
2016 / Advanced Materials Interfaces
Tunable aggregation-induced emission of tetraphenylethylene is well realized via short peptide-directed self-assembly associated with synergy of noncovalent intermolecular interactions, including electrostatic,… Continue reading Tunable Aggregation-Induced Emission of Tetraphenylethylene via Short Peptide-Directed Self-Assembly
2016 / PNAS
To acquire essential Fe(III), bacteria produce and secrete siderophores with high affinity and selectivity for Fe(III) to mediate its uptake… Continue reading Bacteria in an intense competition for iron: Key component of the Campylobacter jejuni iron uptake system scavenges enterobactin hydrolysis product
2016 / New Journal of Chemistry
The search for convenient molecular probes for detecting DNA and RNA quadruplexes in vitro is marked by a rapid pace… Continue reading DNA structure-specific sensitization of a metalloporphyrin leads to an efficient in vitro quadruplex detection molecular tool
2016 / Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics
Alpha-synuclein (aSN) is a presynaptic protein with a pathological role in Parkinson’s disease (PD). The mutants A30P, E46K and A53T… Continue reading Alpha-synuclein and familial variants affect the chain order and the thermotropic phase behavior of anionic lipid vesicles
2016 / Talanta
Silver ions have been widely applied to many fields and have harmful effects on environments and human health. Herein, a… Continue reading Thiazole orange as a fluorescent probe: label-free and selective detection of silver ions based on the structural change of i-motif DNA at neutral pH
2016 / Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
A convenient route was envisaged toward the synthesis of dihydrochelerythrine (DHCHL), 4 by intramolecular Suzuki coupling of 2-bromo-N-(2-bromobenzyl)-naphthalen-1-amine derivative 5 via in situ generated… Continue reading Dihydrochelerythrine and its derivatives: Synthesis and their application as potential G-quadruplex DNA stabilizing agents
2016 / Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology
Opisthorchis viverrini is the causative agent of human opisthorchiasis in Thailand and long lasting infection with the parasite has been correlated… Continue reading Similarity of a 16.5 kDa tegumental protein of the human liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini to nematode cytoplasmic motility protein
2016 / Protein Expression and Purification
Internal grafting of designed peptides to scaffold proteins is a valuable strategy for a variety of applications including recombinant peptide… Continue reading Secretory production of designed multipeptides displayed on a thermostable bacterial thioredoxin scaffold in Pichia pastoris
2016 / Journal of Molecular Biology
Chaperone-mediated protein aggregate reactivation is a complex reaction that depends on the sequential association of molecular chaperones on their interaction… Continue reading Crowding Modulates the Conformation, Affinity, and Activity of the Components of the Bacterial Disaggregase Machinery
