2019 / RSC Advances
To date, many researchers have developed active components that are derived from seafood processing for the purposes of healthcare. Here,… Continue reading Isolation and identification of an antioxidant collagen peptide from skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) bone
2019 / Fitoterpia
Four previously unreported dimeric 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromones (1–4a) and three unprecedented sesquiterpene-2-(2-phenylethyl)chromone conjugates (5–7), comprising a sesquiterpenoid and a 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroxy-2-(2-phenylethyl)-5,6,7,8 -tetrahydro-4H-chromone moiety,… Continue reading LC-MS guided identification of dimeric 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromones and sesquiterpene-2-(2-phenylethyl)chromone conjugates from agarwood of Aquilaria crassna and their cytotoxicity
2019 / Fitoterpia
The biotransformation of huperzine A (hupA), one of the characteristic bioactive constituents of the medicinal plant Huperzia serrata, by a fungal… Continue reading Biotransformation of Huperzine A by Irpex lacteus-A fungal endophyte of Huperzia serrata
2019 / Metallomics
The coordination of Cu(II) ions by the Ac-KGHGNGEEGTPTVHNE-NH2 (1L) peptide – a FomA protein fragment of Fusobacterium nucleatum – and its cyclic analogue:… Continue reading Stability of Cu(ii) complexes with FomA protein fragments containing two His residues in the peptide chain
2019 / Journal of Organic Chemistry
Triarylmethanol adopts a propeller-shaped conformation with either right-handed (P) or left-handed (M) configuration. Herein, new triarylmethanols with two chiral centers… Continue reading Synthesis of Central Chirality-Containing Triarylmethanols and Triarylmethyl Radicals with Extraordinarily Stable Configurations
2019 / Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Research within the field of colloidal liquid aphrons (CLAs) for enzyme immobilization has often used ionic surfactants for the retention… Continue reading Alginate as a support ligand for enhanced colloidal liquid aphron immobilization of proteins and drug delivery
2019 / Structure
Huntington’s disease is caused by a polyQ expansion in the first exon of huntingtin (Httex1). Membrane interaction of huntingtin is… Continue reading Structure of Membrane-Bound Huntingtin Exon 1 Reveals Membrane Interaction and Aggregation Mechanisms
2019 / Scientific Reports
Thermoresponsive bio-only gels that yield sufficiently large strokes reversibly and without large hysteresis at a well-defined temperature in the physiological… Continue reading Energetic electron assisted synthesis of highly tunable temperature-responsive collagen/elastin gels for cyclic actuation: macroscopic switching and molecular origins
2019 / Nucleic Acids Research
HMGB1 is a ubiquitous non-histone protein, which biological effects depend on its expression and subcellular location. Inside the nucleus, HMGB1… Continue reading Insights into telomeric G-quadruplex DNA recognition by HMGB1 protein
2019 / Nanoscale
Significant efforts in the field of supramolecular materials have strived to co-assemble small molecules in order to realize individual nanostructures… Continue reading Electrostatic-driven self-sorting and nanostructure speciation in self-assembling tetrapeptides
2019 / Journal of Natural Products
Four compounds (1–4) were isolated from a Hawaiian sponge of the genus Myrmekioderma. Myrmenaphthol A (1) incorporates two unusual elements into… Continue reading Myrmenaphthol A, Isolated from a Hawaiian Sponge of the Genus Myrmekioderma
2019 / Chirality
Four Ala‐Ala dipeptides with a perfluoroalkyl chain at the N‐terminal were synthesized. They were able to self‐assemble into helical nanofibers… Continue reading Helicity of perfluoroalkyl chains controlled by the self‐assembly of the Ala‐Ala dipeptides
2019 / Materials Science and Engineering: C
There has been a significant increase in the use of sensitive biological components, e.g., growth factors or enzymes, in implanted… Continue reading Aqueous electrospinning of recombinant spider silk proteins
2020 / Food Chemistry
In this study, the effects of moderate electric fields during thermal denaturation of β-lactoglobulin were examined through an in situ… Continue reading Influence of moderate electric fields in β-lactoglobulin thermal unfolding and interactions
2019 / LWT
The influences of heat treatment (60, 80 and 100 °C, 30min) on the structure and interfacial properties (adsorption at the oil−water… Continue reading Structure and dilatational rheological behavior of heat-treated lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) seed protein
2019 / Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Metal ion coordination is an essential step for the maturation of metalloenzymes. Generally, the metal coordination sites are thought to… Continue reading Semiholoenzyme optimizes activity and stability of a hyperthermostable iron-superoxide dismutase
2019 / Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology
Adalimumab is a monoclonal antibody that neutralizes tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), which is involved in chronic inflammatory diseases including asthma.… Continue reading Amino acid-based stable adalimumab formulation in spray freeze-dried microparticles for pulmonary delivery
2019 / Inorganic Chemistry
Reproduction of the dominant vector of Zika and dengue diseases, Aedes aegypti mosquito, is controlled by an active heterodimer complex composed of… Continue reading Copper(II)-Binding Induces a Unique Polyproline Type II Helical Structure within the Ion-Binding Segment in the Intrinsically Disordered F-Domain of Ecdysteroid Receptor from Aedes aegypti
2019 / JACS
G-Quadruplexes (GQs) serve as popular recognition elements for DNA aptasensors and are incorporated into a DNA nanodevice capable of controlled… Continue reading Ligand-Induced G-Quadruplex Polymorphism: A DNA Nanodevice for Label-Free Aptasensor Platforms
2019 / Journal of Biological Chemistry
Structural changes of globular proteins and their resultant amyloid aggregation have been associated with various human diseases, such as lysozyme… Continue reading Polyphosphates diminish solubility of a globular protein and thereby promote amyloid aggregation
