2020 / Advanced Functional Materials
Hierarchical self‐assembly of small molecules into supramolecular structures across various length scales is of prominent importance to deeply understand and… Continue reading Wrapping Chiral Nanoribbons into Coiled and Condensed Microstructures in Supramolecular Hydrogels
2020 / Food Research International
The proteins modified with carbohydrates through the glycation reaction are capable of changing and improving the functional properties of proteins.… Continue reading Effects of single-mode microwave heating and dextran conjugation on the structure and functionality of ovalbumin–dextran conjugates
2020 / Advanced Functional Materials
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are currently used for the treatment of numerous conditions including cancer, psoriasis, arthritis, and atopic dermatitis, among… Continue reading Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents for Enhanced Delivery of Antibodies in the Gastrointestinal Tract
2020 / Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
In this work, using [Ru(bpy)2(pip)]2+ (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine, pip = 2-phenyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-f]-[1,10]-phenanthroline) as chromophores and neutral amino acid glycine as spacers, two novel Arg- and Lys-rich… Continue reading Stabilization of an intermolecular RNA triplex by two novel binders Lys- and Arg-rich Ru(II) polypyridyl metallopeptides
2020 / Inorganica Chimica Acta
The applicability of the caged nucleoside CNPP (2′-deoxycytidine bearing an ortho-nitrophenylpropyl group at the exocyclic N4 position) in the light-triggered formation of… Continue reading Light-induced formation of silver(I)-mediated base pairs in DNA: Possibilities and limitations
2020 / Journal of Molecular Liquids
Antinutrient mixtures are usually present in food formulations what can affect the protein digestibility. This work aimed to study the… Continue reading Interactions of antinutrients mixtures with bovine serum albumin and its influence on in vitro protein digestibility
2020 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
The ability of many proteins to fold into well-defined structures has been traditionally considered a prerequisite for fulfilling their functions.… Continue reading Identification and characterization of cytotoxic amyloid-like regions in human Pbx-regulating protein-1
2020 / Analytical Chemistry
Recently, numerous aptamer-based biosensors have been developed to detect heavy metal ions. Most of aptamer-based biosensors only can be used… Continue reading Label-Free and Regenerable Aptasensor for Real-Time Detection of Cadmium(II) by Dual Polarization Interferometry
2020 / Food Chemistry
A novel food-derived anticoagulant heptapeptides (P-3-CG) was isolated and characterized from oyster (Crassostrea gigas) pepsin hydrolysate. P-3-CG competed with fibrinogen… Continue reading A novel heptapeptide derived from Crassostrea gigas shows anticoagulant activity by targeting for thrombin active domain
2020 / PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Sm16, also known as SPO-1 and SmSLP, is a low molecular weight protein (~16kDa) secreted by the digenean trematode parasite… Continue reading Schistosoma mansoni immunomodulatory molecule Sm16/SPO-1/SmSLP is a member of the trematode-specific helminth defence molecules (HDMs)
2020 / Journal of Biological Chemistry
FimA is the main structural subunit of adhesive type 1 pili from uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains. Up to 3000 copies of FimA… Continue reading Donor strand sequence, rather than donor strand orientation, determines the stability and non-equilibrium folding of the type 1 pilus subunit FimA
2020 / ChemMedChem
Racemic K‐opioid receptor (KOR) agonist 2‐(3,4‐dichlorophenyl)‐1‐[(4aRS ,8SR ,8aSR )‐8‐(pyrrolidin‐1‐yl)‐3,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a‐octahydroquinolin‐1(2H )‐yl]ethan‐1‐one ((±)‐4 ) was prepared in a diastereoselective synthesis. The first key step of the synthesis was… Continue reading Enantiomerically Pure Quinoline-Based k-Opioid Receptor Agonists: Chemoenzymatic Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation
2020 / Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry
Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) is an offensive phytopathogen that can invade a wide range of plant hosts to develop… Continue reading Synthesis and Docking Study of N-(Cinnamoyl)-N′-(Substituted)acryloyl Hydrazide Derivatives Containing Pyridinium Moieties as a Novel Class of FtsZ Inhibitors against the Intractable Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae Infections in Rice
2020 / Journal of Molecular Structure
The supramolecular self-association of alternating L/L and L/D amino acid-containing dipeptides, Boc-L-Ile-L-Phe-OMe (1), Boc-L-Ile-D-Phe-OMe (2), Boc-L-Ile-L-Phg-OMe (3, Phg = phenylglycine), and Boc-L-Ile-D-Phg-OMe… Continue reading Role of Side-Chain and Chirality of the Amino acids on the Supramolecular Assemblies of Dipeptides
2020 / Scientific Reports
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a critical component of the outer membrane (OM) of many Gram-negative bacteria. LPS is translocated to the… Continue reading Mutational analysis of the essential lipopolysaccharide-transport protein LptH of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to uncover critical oligomerization sites
2020 / ACS Nano
Colloidal metal halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) with chiral ligands are outstanding candidates as a circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) light source… Continue reading Strategies to Achieve High Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Colloidal Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Perovskite Nanocrystals
2020 / Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry
A cold-active transglutaminase (TGase, EC 2.3.2.13) that catalyzes the reaction of protein glutamine + protein lysine ↔ protein with γ-glutamyl-ε-lysine… Continue reading Contribution of Special Structural Features to High Thermal Stability of a Cold-active Transglutaminase
2020 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Biomimetic design represents an emerging field for improving knowledge of natural molecules, as well as to project novel artificial tools… Continue reading Novel atrazine-binding biomimetics inspired to the D1 protein from the photosystem II of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
2020 / Crystal Growth & Design
Self-assembly of divalent metal ions and designed amino acid derivatives, 4,4′-biphenyl-bis[carbonyl-N-(alanine)] (H2BPBAla) and 4,4′-biphenyl-bis[carbonyl-N-(proline)] (H2BPBPro), as well as ancillary ligands,… Continue reading Homochiral Helical Coordination Architectures Built from Biphenyl-Based Amino Acid Derivatives: Structural Diversity Tuned by Varying Conformation and Configuration of N-donor ligands, Sensing of Acidic Amino Acids and Photoluminescence Properties
2020 / Chemosphere
Extracellular proteins are crucial for the formation and structural maintenance of anammox granules. However, the influence of extracellular polymeric substances… Continue reading Comparison and optimization of extraction methods of extracellular polymeric substances in anammox granules: From maintaining protein secondary structure perspective
