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Studies on the application of the Passerini reaction and enzymatic procedures to the synthesis of tripeptide mimetics
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Electrochemical simulation of enzymatic transformations studied for the selected antitumor acridine derivatives
PublikacjaThe elucidation of the metabolic pathways and the biotransformation mechanisms of potential drugs is a crucial point in drug development. It allows to know the activation routes of the new biologically active compounds, especially in respect to their possible toxicity. Generally, in vivo or in vitro experiments with liver microsomes or hepatocytes are performed. However, these testing schemes are tedious, time consuming and of...
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Enzymatic electrodes nanostructured with functionalized carbon nanotubes for biofuel cell applications
PublikacjaNanostructured bioelectrodes were designed and assembled into a biofuel cell with no separating membrane.
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Green chemical and hybrid enzymatic pretreatments for lignocellulosic biorefineries: Mechanism and challenges
PublikacjaThe greener chemical and enzymatic pretreatments for lignocellulosic biomasses are portraying a crucial role owing to their recalcitrant nature. Traditional pretreatments lead to partial degradation of lignin and hemicellulose moieties from the pretreated biomass. But it still restricts the enzyme accessibility for the digestibility towards the celluloses and the interaction of lignin-enzymes, nonproductively. Moreover, incursion...
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Engineering Candida albicans glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase for efficient enzyme purification
PublikacjaRationally designed muteins of Candida albicans glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase, an enzyme known as a promising target for antifungal chemotherapy, were constructed, overexpressed in Escherichia coli and purified to near homogeneity. To facilitate and to optimize the purification of the enzyme, three recombinant versionscontaining internal oligoHis fragments were constructed: (i) by substituting residues 343 - 348...
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In vitro enzyme inhibitory properties, antioxidant activities, and phytochemical profile of Potentilla thuringiaca
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Enzyme-linked carbon nanotubes as biocatalytic tools to degrade and mitigate environmental pollutants
PublikacjaA wide array of organic compounds have been recognized as pollutants of high concern due to their controlled or uncontrolled presence in environmental matrices. The persistent prevalence of diverse organic pollutants, including pharmaceutical compounds, phenolic compounds, synthetic dyes, and other hazardous substances, necessitates robust measures for their practical and sustainable removal from water bodies. Several bioremediation and...
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Activity and primary characterization of enzyme from Thermus ruber cells catalyzing conversion of maltose into trehalose
PublikacjaTermofilna bakteria Thermus ruber wytwarza syntazę trehalozy użyteczną do jednoetapowego przekształcania maltozy w trehalozę. Enzym ten wykazuje największą aktywność w temperaturze 65 C przy pH 6,5. Największą wydajność wytwarzania enzymu osiągano podczas hodowli drobnoustroju w temp. 55 stC w podłożu zawierającym 0,5% peptonu,0,1% ekstraktu drożdżowego oraz 0,% maltozy lub skrobi.
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Production of trehalose by intramolecular transglucosylation of maltose catalysed by a new enzyme from Thermus thermophilus hb-8
PublikacjaThermus thermophilus HB-8 jest źródłem syntazy trehalozy katalizującej konwersję maltozy. Aktywność specyficzna wytwarzania trehalozy w reakcji katalizowanej ekstraktem białek komórkowych wymienionej bakterii wynosi 0,1 U/mg białka i frakcjonowanie białek przez wysalanie siarczanem amonu powoduje około 3,5-krotne zwiększenie aktywności specyficznej. Optymalna temperatura konwersji maltozy wynosi 65 st.C i w 85 st.C zostaje zachowane...
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Melatonin stimulates the activity of protective antioxidative enzymes in myocardial cells of rats in the course of doxorubicin intoxication
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Genistein inhibits activities of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and lactate dehydrogenase, enzymes which use NADH as a substrate
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Antioxidative enzymes and expression of rbcL gene as tools to monitor heavy metal-related stress in plants
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Materials for Mediator-free Electron Transfer in the Enzymatic Electrodes of Biobatteries and Biofuel Cells
PublikacjaWe present functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and their application in the enzymatic fuel cells construction. SWCNTs were covalently modified with different types of aromatic moieties. Free radical reaction was employed to create direct carbon-carbon bond between moiety and SWCNTs. In second approach functionalization takes place through amide bonding. Functionalized SWCNTs were characterized by spectroscopy...
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Membrane Filtration-Assisted Enzymatic Hydrolysis Affects the Biological Activity of Potato Juice
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A Redundant Role of Human Thyroid Peroxidase Propeptide for Cellular, Enzymatic, and Immunological Activity
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The propeptide of human thyroid peroxidase is not required for its cellular, enzymatic or immunological activity
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Molecular mechanism of the enzymatic oxidation investigated for imidazoacridinone antitumor drug C-1311.
PublikacjaPraca miala na celu określenie molekularnego mechanizmu enzymatycznej utleniającej aktywacji wymienionego związku przeciwnowotworowego w takim układzie modelowym, w którym wcześniej wykazano jego kowalencyjne wiązanie się do DNA. Badania struktur chemicznych produktów enzymatycznej aktywacji wykazały, że dwa z nich powstają w wyniku dealkilacji łańcucha bocznego cząsteczki, natomiast dwa inne w wyniku aktywacji pierścienia imidazoakrydonu....
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Nitrobenzimidazoles as Substrates for DT-Diaphorase and Redox Cycling Compounds: Their Enzymatic Reactions and Cytotoxicity
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Changes in wetting properties of silica surface treated with DPPC in the presence of phospholipase A2 enzyme
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Electrokinetic properties of n-tetradecane/ethanol emulsions with DPPC and enzyme lipase or phospholipase A2
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Changes in wetting properties of alumina surface treated with DPPC in the presence of phospholipase A2 enzyme
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Organic solvents aggregating and shaping structural folding of protein, a case study of the protease enzyme
PublikacjaLow solubility of reactants or products in aqueous solutions can result in the enzymatic catalytic reactions that can occur in non-aqueous solutions. In current study we investigated aqueous solutions containing different organic solvents / deep eutectic solvents (DESs) that can influence the protease enzyme's activity, structural, and thermal stabilities. Retroviral aspartic protease enzyme is responsible for the cleavage of the...
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Effect of dendrimer-based interlayers for enzyme immobilization on a model electrochemical sensing system for glutamate
PublikacjaIn this paper, we discuss dendrimer usage in enzyme-based electrochemical biosensors, particularly with respect to biomolecule loading on the sensing surface. A novel approach to design bioactive layers with immobilized enzymes for electrochemical biosensors using the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) method in combination with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was presented. The gold surface was modified with linear linkers...
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Insect cuticular compounds affect Conidiobolus coronatus (Entomopthorales) sporulation and the activity of enzymes involved in fungal infection
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Modulation of the expression of enzymes metabolizing xenobiotics in rat liver and kidney by oral administration of cabbage and sauerkraut juice.
PublikacjaObydwa soki z kapusty mogą wpływać selektywnie na ekspresję genów zaangażowanych w aktywację i detoksykację kancerogenów. Efekt ten zależy od sposobu traktowania i może zależeć od rodzaju tkanki.
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Expression of Deinococcus geothermalis Trehalose Synthase Gene in Escherichia coli and Its Enzymatic Properties
PublikacjaA novel trehalose synthase gene from Deinococcus geothermalis (DSMZ 11300) containing 1,692 bp reading-frame encoding 564 amino acids was amplified using PCR. The gene was ligated into pET30Ek/LIC vector and expressed after isopropyl alfa-D-thiogalactopyranoside induction in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)pLysS. The recombinant trehalose synthase (DgeoTreS) containing a His6 tag at the C-terminus was purified by metal affinity chromatography...
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Optimization of Saccharification Conditions of Lignocellulosic Biomass under Alkaline Pre-Treatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis
PublikacjaPre-treatment is a significant step in the production of second-generation biofuels from waste lignocellulosic materials. Obtaining biofuels as a result of fermentation processes requires appropriate pre-treatment conditions ensuring the highest possible degree of saccharification of the feed material. An influence of the following process parameters were investigated for alkaline pre-treatment of Salix viminalis L.: catalyst concentration...
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Enzymatic cross-linking of β-lactoglobulin in solution and at air–water interface: Structural constraints
PublikacjaEffective and controlled use of cross-linking enzymes in structure engineering of food systems depends on characterization of the favorable conditions for enzyme-substrate complex and the limiting factors for the desired modification. In this respect, we analyzed the susceptibility of bovine β-lactoglobulin (BLG) to enzymatic cross-linking by Trichoderma reesei tyrosinase (TrTyr) and transglutaminase (TG). Changes in BLG molecular...
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Hydrogen Production from Energy Poplar Preceded by MEA Pre-Treatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis
PublikacjaThe need to pre-treat lignocellulosic biomass prior to dark fermentation results primarily from the composition of lignocellulose because lignin hinders the processing of hard wood towards useful products. Hence, in this work a two-step approach for the pre-treatment of energy poplar, including alkaline pre-treatment and enzymatic saccharification followed by fermentation has been studied. Monoethanolamine (MEA) was used as the...
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Non-enzymatic flexible glucose sensing platform based on nanostructured TiO2–Au composite
PublikacjaAll over the world the number of people suffering from diabetes and related complications is drastically growing. Therefore, the need for accurate, reliable and stable sensor for monitoring of glucose in human body fluids is becoming highly desirable. In this work we show that material composed of gold layers deposited onto TiO2 nanotubes (NTs) formed onto the flexible Ti foil exhibits great response toward glucose oxidation and...
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Characterization of Aliphatic Polyesters Synthesized via Enzymatic Ring-Opening Polymerization in Ionic Liquids
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Enzymatic and Chemical Cross-Linking of Bacterial Cellulose/Fish Collagen Composites—A Comparative Study
PublikacjaThis article compares the properties of bacterial cellulose/fish collagen composites (BC/Col) after enzymatic and chemical cross-linking. In our methodology, two transglutaminases are used for enzymatic cross-linking—one recommended for the meat and the other proposed for the fish industry—and pre-oxidated BC (oxBC) is used for chemical cross-linking. The structure of the obtained composites is characterized by scanning electron...
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Effect of Temperature on n-Tetradecane Emulsion in the Presence of Phospholipid DPPC and Enzyme Lipase or Phospholipase A2
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A simple modification to improve the accuracy of methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme quantitative polymerase chain reaction
PublikacjaDNA digestion with endonucleases sensitive to CpG methylation such as HpaII followed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) quantitation is commonly used in molecular studies as a simple and inexpensive solution for assessment of region-specific DNA methylation. We observed that the results of such analyses were highly overestimated if mock-digested samples were applied as the reference.We determined DNA methylation levels in several...
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Inspired by Nature: The Use of Plant-derived Substrate/Enzyme Combinations to Generate Antimicrobial Activity in situ
PublikacjaThe last decade has witnessed a renewed interest in antimicrobial agents. Plants have received particular attention and frequently rely on the spontaneous enzymatic conversion of an inactive precursor to an active agent. Such two-component substrate/enzyme defence systems can be reconstituted ex vivo. Here, the alliin/alliinase system from garlic seems to be rather effective against Saccharomyces cerevisiae, whilst the glucosinolate/myrosinase...
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Assessing the Interactions of Statins with Human Adenylate Kinase Isoenzyme 1: Fluorescence and Enzyme Kinetic Studies
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A Flexible Nafion Coated Enzyme‐free Glucose Sensor Based on Au‐dimpled Ti Structures
PublikacjaThe detection of glucose at low concentrations using electrochemical sensors is of great importance due to the possibility of using different human body fluids than blood, such as e.g. urine, saliva, sweat or tears. The interest behind those biofluids is related to their utility in non-invasive sugar determination. In this work, we present flexible, fully biocompatible electrode material based on Au nanoparticles immobilized onto...
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Porównanie metody DSC do badania stabilności termooksydatywnej triacylogliceroli strukturyzowanych, otrzymanych w wyniku enzymatycznego przeestryfikowania tłuszczu mlecznego lub jego frakcji olejem słonecznikowym.
PublikacjaBadano stabilność oksydatywną produktów enzymatycznego przeestryfikowania tłuszczu mlecznego i jego frakcji olejem słonecznikowym. Katalizatorem reakcji był Lipozyme RM IM. Mieszaniny wyjściowe i produkty reakcji rozdzielano metodą chromatografii kolumnowej. W wyizolowanych TAG oznaczano stabilność oksydatywną metodą DSC. Stwierdzono, że strukturyzowane TAG charakteryzowały się gorszą stabilnością niż TAG mieszanin wyjściowych....
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Electrochemistry meets enzymes: Investigation of the biotransformation pathway of C-1311 based on electrochemical simulation in comparison to in vitro methods.
PublikacjaThe knowledge of the metabolic pathways and the biotransformation of new drugs is one of the major challenges in pharmaceutical research. It is crucial for elucidation of degradation routes of the new biologically active compounds, especially in the area of possible toxicity. Conventional in vitro drug metabolism studies are based on incubating drug candidate with e.g. hepatocytes or, most importantly, liver cell microsomes and...
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Diclofenac Degradation—Enzymes, Genetic Background and Cellular Alterations Triggered in Diclofenac-Metabolizing Strain Pseudomonas moorei KB4
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Chromogenic Substrates of Bovine β-Trypsin: The Influence of an Amino Acid Residue in P1 Position on Their Interaction with the Enzyme
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Comparison of antioxidant enzyme activities and DNA damage in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes exposed to vanadium
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The effect of inorganic nanoparticles (ZnO, Cr2O3, CuO and Ni) and their bulk counterparts on enzyme activities in different soils
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Photoactive Protochlorophyllide-Enzyme Complexes Reconstituted with PORA, PORB and PORC Proteins of A. thaliana: Fluorescence and Catalytic Properties
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Chocolate desserts with ricotta hydrolysates: In vitro study of inhibitory activity against angiotensin‐converting enzyme and cholinesterase
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Chloroacridine derivatives as potential anticancer agents which may act as tricarboxylic acid cycle enzyme inhibitors
PublikacjaThe chloroacridines affect biological forms of melanoma in different ways. Amelanotic (Ab) melanoma (with inhibited melanogenesis and higher malignancy) was particularly sensitive to the action of the chloroacridines. The Ab melanoma cells died through apoptosis and through death without caspase activation. Diminished activity of TAC enzymes was noticed among Ab melanoma cells together with ATP/NAD depletion, especially in the...
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Effect of Converting Enzyme Inhibitor on Copper and Iron Concentrations of Blood Plasma in Calves During the Neonatal Period
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Thyroid peroxidase as a dual active site enzyme: Focus on biosynthesis, hormonogenesis and thyroid disorders of autoimmunity and cancer
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Fully enzymatic mediatorless fuel cell with efficient naphthylated carbon nanotube-laccase composite cathodes
PublikacjaAn efficient, mediator-free enzymatic glucose/O2 biofuel cell with an oxygen intensive anode based on glucose dehydrogenase is presented. In the device,the power of the biofuel cell and electrode potentials of each of the enzymatic electrodes were monitored in parallel under the biofuel cell working conditions. The carbon nanotube composite biocathode demonstrates an almost constant electrode potential vs. saturated calomel electrode...
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Impact of Subsurface Application of Compound Mineral Fertilizer on Soil Enzymatic Activity under Reduced Tillage
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