2016 / Biotechnology Reports
For reducing protein aggregation in foam fractionation, the role of pH-induced structural change in the interface-induced protein aggregation was analyzed… Continue reading Role of pH-induced structural change in protein aggregation in foam fractionation of bovine serum albumin
2016 / RSC Advances
The interaction between protamine sulfate and CdTe quantum dots (QDs) was investigated in detail by spectroscopic techniques. It was found… Continue reading Investigation the interaction between protamine sulfate and CdTe quantum dots with spectroscopic techniques
2016 / The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Enzyme-activatable optical probes are important for future advances in cancer imaging, but may easily suffer from low signal-to-background ratios unless… Continue reading Chiral, J-Aggregate-Forming Dyes for Alternative Signal Modulation Mechanisms in Self-Immolative Enzyme-Activatable Optical Probes
2016 / Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Antimicrobial peptides are components of both vertebrate and invertebrate innate immune systems that are expressed in response to exposure to… Continue reading Characterization of Cimex lectularius (bedbug) defensin peptide and its antimicrobial activity against human skin microflora
2016 / Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry
In Paracoccus denitrificans, three CRP/FNR family regulatory proteins, NarR, NnrR and FnrP, control the switch between aerobic and anaerobic (denitrification) respiration.… Continue reading Biochemical properties of Paracoccus denitrificans FnrP: reactions with molecular oxygen and nitric oxide
2015 / The International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
The in-depth characterization of the recently identified house dust mite (HDM) major allergen Der p 23 requires the production of… Continue reading The House Dust Mite Major Allergen Der p 23 Displays O-Glycan-Independent IgE Reactivities but No Chitin-Binding Activity
2016 / Amino Acids
Sheep myeloid antimicrobial peptide-29 (SMAP-29) is a cathelicidin-related antimicrobial peptide derived from sheep myeloid cells. In order to investigate the… Continue reading The stereochemical effect of SMAP-29 and SMAP-18 on bacterial selectivity, membrane interaction and anti-inflammatory activity
2016 / Chemistry-An Asian Journal
Achiral polysilane aggregates can recognize the chirality of low-molecular-weight compounds. It was found that they can also record the stirring… Continue reading Achiral Polydialkylsilane Aggregates Recording Stirring Direction
2016 / Analytica Chimica Acta
There has been a big challenge in developing the Na+ sensor that can be practically used in the physiological system with… Continue reading Colorimetric detection of sodium ion in serum based on the G-quadruplex conformation related DNAzyme activity
2016 / European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Most GastroIntestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) are characterized by KIT gene overexpression, which in turn is regulated by levels of microRNA 221 and… Continue reading Chemical Modifications in the seed region of miRNAs 221/222 increase the silencing performances in gastrointestinal stromal tumor cells
2016 / Soft Matter
Enantioselective assembly is observed during preparation of vesicles from a solution mixture of an amphipathic block copolymer bearing pendent chiral L-… Continue reading Enantioselective Assembly of Amphipathic Chiral Polymer and Racemic Chiral Small Molecules during Preparing Micro-scale Polymer Vesicles
2016 / Biochimie
Human serum albumin (HSA), the most abundant soluble protein in blood plays critical roles in transportation of biomolecules and maintenance… Continue reading The Interaction of Human Serum Albumin with Selected Lanthanide and Actinide Ions: Binding Affinities, Protein Unfolding and Conformational Changes
2016 / Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry
Pseudolaridimer C (1), a rarely encountered cycloartane–labdane Diels–Alder adduct was isolated from the cones of Pseudolarix amabilis. The structure and absolute… Continue reading Inhibition of HL-60 cell growth via cell cycle arrest and apoptosis induction by a cycloartane–labdane heterodimer from Pseudolarix amabilis
2016 / Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society
We provide a highly sensitive and selective assay to detect Hg2+ in aqueous solutions using single fluorescence-labeled G-quadruplex at room temperature.… Continue reading Highly selective detection of mercury (II) using a G-rich oligonucleotide-based fluorescence quenching method
2016 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Cyanobacterial phycoerythrin (αC-PE) from Phormidium tenue exists in two natural forms named as full length (FL-αC-PE) and truncated (Tr-αC-PE). FL-αC-PE and Tr-αC-PE… Continue reading Probing pH sensitivity of αC-phycoerythrin and its natural truncant: A comparative study
2016 / Food Chemistry
The bioassay-guided fractionation of the aril of Myristica fragrans (mace spice) yielded five phenolic compounds, one new acyclic bis phenylpropanoid (1) and four previously… Continue reading New acyclic bis phenylpropanoid and neolignans, fromMyristica fragrans Houtt., exhibiting PARP-1 and NF-κB inhibitory effects
2016 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
A novel antimicrobial protein was purified from the seedlings of Bauhinia purpurea by sequential procedures entailing ammonium sulfate precipitation, cation exchange chromatography,… Continue reading Isolation, purification and characterization of antimicrobial protein from seedlings of Bauhinia purpurea L.
2016 / Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
Influence of high intensity ultrasound (HIUS) on the structure and properties of ovalbumin (OVA) were investigated. It was found that… Continue reading High intensity ultrasound modified ovalbumin: Structure, interface and gelation properties
2016 / Bioresource Technology
An efficient and rapid process for isoquercitrin production by hesperidinase-catalyzed hydrolysis of rutin was successfully developed under microwave irradiation detecting… Continue reading Enhanced biocatalysis mechanism under microwave irradiation in isoquercitrin production revealed by circular dichroism and surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy
2016 / Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
The Cu(I)-catalyzed alkyne–azide cycloaddition (CuAAC) has become increasingly important in the conjugation chemistry of biomolecules. For example, it is an… Continue reading Anionic surfactants enhance click reaction-mediated protein conjugation with ubiquitin
