2019 / The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Transmembrane domains of membrane proteins sometimes contain conserved charged or ionizable residues which may be essential for protein function and… Continue reading Breaking the Backbone: Central Arginine Residues Induce Membrane Exit and Helix Distortions within a Dynamic Membrane Peptide
2019 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Chitin, a crucial structural and functional component of insects and fungi, serves as a target for pest management by utilizing… Continue reading A potent chitin-hydrolyzing enzyme from Myrothecium verrucaria affects growth and development of Helicoverpa armigera and plant fungal pathogens☆
2020 / Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
The use of bioactive flavonoids as drugs has long mesmerized the scientific world. Their small size and planar structure enables… Continue reading In-depth investigation of the binding of flavonoid taxifolin with bovine hemoglobin at physiological pH: Spectroscopic and molecular docking studies
2019 / Enzyme and Microbial Technology
Firefly luciferase as a bioluminescent enzyme has many applications in various fields from scientific research to commercial goals. This enzyme… Continue reading Effect of mutation at positively charged residues (K329 and R330) in a flexible region of firefly luciferase on structure and kinetic properties
2019 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Honeybees communicate with members of their intra-species via pheromones. The volatile pheromones, β-ocimene and allo-ocimene, are the primary signals of… Continue reading Mechanistic insight into binding interaction between chemosensory protein 4 and volatile larval pheromones in honeybees (Apis mellifera)
2019 / Analytical Chemistry
Chiral recognition of l-amino acids is of significant importance due to the crucial role of l-amino acids in life sciences and pharmaceutics.… Continue reading Single-Template Molecularly Imprinted Chiral Sensor for Simultaneous Recognition of Alanine and Tyrosine Enantiomers
2020 / Food Hydrocolloids
The physical and oxidation stability of emulsions stabilized by conjugates prepared by Maillard reaction between whey protein hydrolysates (WPH) and… Continue reading Insight into the stabilization mechanism of emulsions stabilized by Maillard conjugates: Protein hydrolysates-dextrin with different degree of polymerization
2019 / Drug Testing and Analysis
Thermal sensitivity, as a practical measure of thermostability, is an interesting quality attribute that can be used in the quality… Continue reading Thermal sensitivity as a quality control attribute for biotherapeutics: The L‐asparaginase case
2020 / Food Hydrocolloids
β-lactoglobulin (β-Lg) is the major protein fraction of bovine whey serum and its principal gelling agent. Its gelation capacity enables… Continue reading Design of β-lactoglobulin micro- and nanostructures by controlling gelation through physical variables
2019 / Marine Drugs
Identification and analysis of the whole genome of the marine-derived fungus Penicillium brasilianum HBU-136 revealed the presence of an interesting… Continue reading Discovery of Bioactive Indole-Diketopiperazines from the Marine-Derived Fungus Penicillium brasilianum Aided by Genomic Information
2020 / Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
In the present study, we report the cooperative refolding/renaturation behaviour of guanidinium hydrochloride (GdnHCl) denatured bovine serum albumin (BSA) in… Continue reading Comparative refolding of guanidinium hydrochloride denatured bovine serum albumin assisted by cationic and anionic surfactants via artificial chaperone protocol: Biophysical insight
2020 / Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
This paper proposes a fluorescent aptasensor for the detection of carbendazim (CBZ) in aqueous solution using CBZ-specific aptamer as sensing… Continue reading Fluorescent aptasensor for carbendazim detection in aqueous samples based on gold nanoparticles quenching Rhodamine B
2019 / Cell Death & Disease
DJ-1 is a multifunctional protein with cytoprotective functions. It is localized in the cytoplasm, nucleus, and mitochondria. The conserved cysteine… Continue reading The effect of cysteine oxidation on DJ-1 cytoprotective function in human alveolar type II cells
2019 / The Journal of Organic Chemistry
Three new monoterpenoid indole alkaloids (MIAs), hunterines A–C (1–3), were isolated from Hunteria zeylanica. Compound 1 possesses a unique skeleton with an unprecedented azabicyclo[4.3.1]decane… Continue reading Hunterines A–C, Three Unusual Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloids from Hunteria zeylanica
2019 / Bioorganic Chemistry
Two new ent-atisane-type diterpenoids (1 and 2), three new lathyrane-type diterpenoids (3–5), and seven known analogues (6–12) were isolated from Euphorbia antiquorum. The structures… Continue reading NO inhibitory diterpenoids as potential anti-inflammatory agents from Euphorbia antiquorum
2019 / Data In Brief
Cannabidibutol (CBDB), a novel butyl analog of cannabidiol, was identified as impurity of commercial cannabidiol (CBD) extracted from hemp (for… Continue reading Chemical and spectroscopic characterization data of ‘cannabidibutol’, a novel cannabidiol butyl analog
2019 / LWT
To understand the nutritional value and the relationship between structure and in vitro digestibility of Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) proteins, the amino… Continue reading Amino acid composition and digestibility of Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) proteins isolated from different parts
2019 / Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
A substantial number of diseases leading to loss of neurologic functions such as Morbus Alzheimer, Morbus Parkinson, or Chorea Huntington… Continue reading Modulation of amyloid β peptide aggregation by hydrophilic polymers
2019 / Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry
A new class of mitochondrial disease has been identified and characterized as Multiple Mitochondrial Dysfunctions Syndrome (MMDS). Four different forms… Continue reading Reconstitution, characterization, and [2Fe–2S] cluster exchange reactivity of a holo human BOLA3 homodimer
2019 / Inorganic Chemistry
Enantiopure Λ-[Ir(dfppy)2(MeCN)2](PF6) and Δ-[Ir(dfppy)2(MeCN)2](PF6) (where dfppy is (4,6-difluoropheny)pyridine) were demonstrated to preferentially react with (S,S)-1,2-bis(arylsulfinyl)ethane and (R,R)-1,2-bis(arylsulfinyl)ethane, respectively, under thermodynamic… Continue reading Thermodynamic Resolution and Enantioselective Synthesis of C2-Symmetric Bis-sulfoxides Based on Chiral Iridium(III) Complexes
