2019 / Journal of Natural Products
The effects of a single-amino-acid culture strategy on secondary metabolite production in the marine-derived fungus Trichoderma erinaceum F1-1 were investigated by culturing… Continue reading l-Phenylalanine Alters the Privileged Secondary Metabolite Production in the Marine-Derived Fungus Trichoderma erinaceum F1-1
2019 / Acta Biochimica Polonica
Ovine β‑lactoglobulin was characterized by spectroscopic (CD), calorimetric (ITC) and X-ray structural studies. The structure of ovine β‑lactoglobulin complex with… Continue reading Conformational flexibility and ligand binding properties of ovine β-lactoglobulin
2020 / Viruses
MYH9 has been identified as an indispensable cellular protein for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) entry into permissive… Continue reading MYH9 Key Amino Acid Residues Identified by the Anti-Idiotypic Antibody to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Glycoprotein 5 Involve in the Virus Internalization by Porcine Alveolar Macrophages
2019 / Macromolecular Bioscience
Silk fibroin (SF) hydrogels have been engineered as universal substrates for various tissue regenerations and drug delivery. Although different physical… Continue reading Amorphous Silk Fibroin Nanofiber Hydrogels with Enhanced Mechanical Properties
2019 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Here we report on the design of a new catalytic G-quadruplex-DNA system (G4-DNAzyme) based on the modification of the DNA… Continue reading Improved performances of catalytic G-quadruplexes (G4-DNAzymes) via the chemical modifications of the DNA backbone to provide G-quadruplexes with double 3′-external G-quartets
2019 / Process Biochemistry
Hair waste is one of the solid substances rejected by the leather industry. This waste finds its way into the… Continue reading Comparative analysis of the chemical treatments used in keratin extraction from red sheep’s hair and the cell viability evaluations of this keratin for tissue engineering applications
2020 / Data In Brief
We present SEM, ThT fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD) data of amyloidogenic aggregates of cytochrome c (cyt c).This protein is of outmost relevance… Continue reading Cytochrome c aggregation: A dataset at and far from the isoelectric point
2019 / ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
In this work, we develop a drug-mimicking nanofibrous peptide hydrogel that shows long-term bioactivity comparable to a small-molecule inhibitor of… Continue reading Drug-Mimicking Nanofibrous Peptide Hydrogel for Inhibition of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
2020 / Food & Function
Whey protein nanostructures can be used as vehicles for the incorporation of nutraceuticals (e.g., antioxidants or vitamins) aimed at the… Continue reading Physicochemical characterisation and release behaviour of curcumin-loaded lactoferrin nanohydrogels into food simulants
2019 / Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica
The pathogenesis of fatal neurodegenerative prion diseases is closely associated with the conversion of α-helix-rich cellular prion protein into β-sheet-rich… Continue reading Biophysical characterization of oligomerization and fibrillization of the G131V pathogenic mutant of human prion protein
2019 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Albumin binding is the major cause for the toxicity of protein bound uremic toxins (PBUTs) in uremic patients. Albumin binding… Continue reading Truncated domains of human serum albumin improves the binding efficiency of uremic toxins: A surface plasmon resonance and computational approach
2019 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Earlier reported crystal structure of CLasTcyA revealed unique features like relatively a larger substrate binding pocket, an extended C-terminal loop… Continue reading Mutation studies and structure-based identification of potential inhibitor molecules against periplasmic amino acid binding protein of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLasTcyA)
2019 / Chirality
In this study, we performed an ultraviolet‐visible (UV‐Vis) and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopic analysis of the binary and ternary supramolecular… Continue reading Spectroscopic study of porphyrin self‐assembly: Role of pH, time, and chiral template
2019 / plos one
Scorpion venom peptides represent a novel source of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) with broad-spectrum activity. In this study, we determined the… Continue reading Structural characterization of scorpion peptides and their bactericidal activity against clinical isolates of multidrug-resistant bacteria
2019 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Solution stability of food proteins is a crucial factor determining their shelf-life and sensory properties; yet to obtain stable protein… Continue reading Preheat-stabilized pea proteins with anti-aggregation properties
2020 / Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
A novel type of chiral porous network polymer was prepared by a simple one-step Friedel-Crafts reaction of L-Tryptophan with benzene.… Continue reading Synthesis of novel hyper-cross-linked chiral porous polymers and their applications in enantioselective adsorption of amino acids
2019 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Environmental factors like ionizing radiation induced generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) cause macromolecular damage under physiological conditions. Proteins are… Continue reading Protection by ethyl pyruvate against gamma radiation induced damage in bovine serum albumin
2020 / Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
Interaction of copper(II) and nickel(II) ions with the Ac-PHAAAGTHSMKHM-NH2 tridecapeptide containing the His85, His96 and His111 binding sites of human prion… Continue reading Complex formation processes and metal ion catalyzed oxidation of model peptides related to the metal binding site of the human prion protein
2019 / Chemistry A European Journal
Superoxide dismutases (SODs) are highly efficient enzymes for superoxide dismutation and the first line of defense against oxidative stress. These… Continue reading Rational De Novo Design of a Cu Metalloenzyme for Superoxide Dismutation
2019 / Phytochemistry Letters
Three new phenolic glycosides were isolated from the leaves and twigs of Magnolia figo, and identitified to be 3,4-dihydroxy-β-phenylethoxyl-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1″→2′)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1′”→3′)-(4′-O-trans-caffeoyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1′””→6′)]-β-D-glucopyranoside (champikhaekoside, 8), 4-hydroxybenzyl O-β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1″→2′)-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1′”→3′)]-β-D-glucopyranoside… Continue reading Phenolic glycosides from Magnolia figo
