Serum Level of the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme in Patients with Idiopathic Acute Optic Neuritis: A Case-Control Study by Heshmatollah Ghanbari, Alireza Dehghani, Awat Feizi, Arman Amirkhani, Mohsen Pourazizi

“…To evaluate the serum level of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) as an important component of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in optic neuritis (ON) compared to the healthy control group in the context investigating the possible role of ACE in ON pathogenesis. …”
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Chokeberry juice affects membrane lipid status and cellular antioxidant enzymes in healthy women with aerobic training activity by Nevena Vidović, Ana Pantović, Vuk Stevanović, Ivana Šarac, Kristina Robal, Stevan Stevanović, Maria Glibetic

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Exploring the Potential Effects of Soybean By-Product (Hulls) and Enzyme (Beta-Mannanase) on Laying Hens During Peak Production by Muhammad Shuaib, Abdul Hafeez, Deependra Paneru, Woo Kyun Kim, Muhammad Tahir, Anthony Pokoo-Aikins, Obaid Ullah, Abubakar Sufyan

“…This study determined the interaction between soybean hulls (SHs) and enzymes (β-mannanase) to improve the sustainability and efficacy of feeding programs for laying hens during peak production while ensuring the best health and efficiency. …”
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Phenolic Profile, Antioxidant Activity, and Enzyme Inhibitory Properties of Limonium delicatulum (Girard) Kuntze and Limonium quesadense Erben by A. Ruiz-Riaguas, G. Zengin, K.I. Sinan, C. Salazar-Mendías, E.J. Llorent-Martínez

“…Antioxidant and radical scavenging assays (phosphomolybdenum, DPPH, ABTS, CUPRAC, FRAP, and metal chelating activity), as well as enzyme inhibitory assays (acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase, tyrosinase, amylase, glucosidase, and lipase), were performed to evaluate the potential bioactivity. …”
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Safety evaluation of the food enzyme α‐amylase from the non‐genetically modified Aspergillus sp. strain FUA by EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L. M. Solano, Monika Sramkova, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Cristina Fernàndez‐Fraguas, Magdalena Andryszkiewicz, Natalia Kovalkovicova, Eleonora Marini, Yi Liu

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Expression of Genes Encoding the Enzymes for Glycogen and Trehalose Metabolism in L3 and L4 Larvae of Anisakis simplex by E. Łopieńska-Biernat, E. A. Zaobidna, M. Dmitryjuk

“…The expression of trehalose enzyme genes was higher in L3 than in L4 larvae, but an inverse relationship was noted for the expression of gs and gp genes.…”
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Role of organic manures on soil carbon stocks and soil enzyme activities in intensively managed ginger production systems by C Nichita, Raghavendra S, B Champa, Ganapathi G, Sudarshan V, Nandita S, Ravikumar D, M Nagaraja

“…Incremental variations were observed in the order of Category 3 > Category 2 > Category 1 ginger fields. Enzyme activities were found higher in fields applied with high organic manures. …”
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Self‐Boosting Programmable Release of Multiple Therapeutic Agents by Activatable Heterodimeric Prodrug‐Enzyme Assembly for Antitumor Therapy by Shanshan Jiang, Bhaskar Gurram, Junfei Zhu, Shan Lei, Yifan Zhang, Ting He, Oya Tagit, Hui Fang, Peng Huang, Jing Lin

“…Herein, a ROS‐activatable heterodimeric prodrug‐loaded enzyme assembly is developed for self‐boosting programmable release of multiple therapeutic agents. …”
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In Vitro Characterization of Fluted Pumpkin Leaf Protein Hydrolysates and Ultrafiltration of Peptide Fractions: Antioxidant and Enzyme-Inhibitory Properties by Akinsola Albert Famuwagun, Adeola Monisola Alashi, Saka Olasunkanmi Gbadamosi, Kehinde Adekunbi Taiwo, Joseph Durodoluwa Oyedele, Odunayo Clement Adebooye, Rotimi Emmanuel Aluko

“…AH had the lowest degree of hydrolysis (16.37%) but exhibited overall superior antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory properties. Therefore, it was fractionated by membrane ultrafiltration to give 10 kDa peptide fractions. …”
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Fungal-Host Interaction: Curcumin Modulates Proteolytic Enzyme Activity of Candida albicans and Inflammatory Host Response In Vitro by Emily Chen, Bruna Benso, Dalia Seleem, Luiz Eduardo Nunes Ferreira, Silvana Pasetto, Vanessa Pardi, Ramiro Mendonça Murata

“…The MIC was between 6.25 and 12.5 µM, and the activity of proteinase enzyme was significantly decreased in biofilms treated with curcumin. …”
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Enzymes enabling the biosynthesis of various C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids in a sea urchin Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus by Yingying Peng, Yutaka Haga, Naoki Kabeya

“…Although these fatty acids may partially be derived from their diet, such as macroalgae, the present study on Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus has uncovered multiple genes encoding enzymes involved in long-chain PUFA biosynthesis. …”
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Effects of Mixing Tree Species on Soil Enzyme Activity and Carbon-Use Efficiency in Eroded Masson Pine Forest by WANG Man, JIANG Yongmeng, ZHANG Shiliang, ZHANG Jinxiu, ZHENG Linmin, ZENG Zhiwei, LYU Maokui, XIE Jinsheng

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Metabonomics and physiology revealed the critical function of 5-Phosphoribosylamine and antioxidant enzymes in enhancing aged oat seed germination by Yi Hua, Linling Dong, Shengnan Sun, Kexin Wang, Yilin Zou, Yongqi Gao, Ting Gong, Guofu Hu, Ligang Qin

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Carbonic Anhydrase IX Enzyme in Triple Negative Breast Carcinoma: Relationship With Prognostic Factors and Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy by Özgen Arslan Solmaz, Nizamettin Kutluer, Mehmet Buğra Bozan

“…There was no significant difference between the high staining group and low staining group in terms of patient age, tumor diameter and breast localisation. Conclusion: CA IX enzyme is a poor prognostic marker in TNBC cases. …”
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ODC1, a key enzyme in polyamine metabolism, plays a regulatory role in B cell differentiation by Yingzhu Xiong, Ming Lei, Yan Gao, Yi Deng

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Characterization of the De Novo Biosynthetic Enzyme of Platelet Activating Factor, DDT-Insensitive Cholinephosphotransferase, of Human Mesangial Cells by Alexandros Basilios Tsoupras, Elizabeth Fragopoulou, Tzortzis Nomikos, Christos Iatrou, Smaragdi Antonopoulou, Constantinos Alexandros Demopoulos

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Application of Trichoderma harzianum enhances salt tolerance and yield of Indian mustard through increasing antioxidant enzyme activity by Kartik Chandra Saha, Md Kafil Uddin, Pallab Kumer Shaha, Md Akhter Hossain Chowdhury, Lutful Hassan, Biplob Kumar Saha

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Epigenetic drug screening identifies enzyme inhibitors A-196 and TMP-269 as novel regulators of sprouting angiogenesis by M. Beter, H. H. Pulkkinen, T. Örd, A. Sormunen, L. Kilpeläinen, J. E. Dunford, M. U. Kaikkonen, E. Aavik, N. Laham-Karam, U. Oppermann, J. P. Laakkonen, S. Ylä-Herttuala

“…We identified two epigenetic enzyme inhibitors as novel regulators of sprouting angiogenesis: A196, a selective SUV4-20H1/H2 inhibitor, demonstrated pro-angiogenic effects through increased H4K20me1 levels and upregulation of cell cycle associated genes, including MCM2 and CDK4. …”
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Structural characteristics, sugar metabolizing enzyme activity and biological activity of Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides at different growth stages by Shengjian Ma, Yuliang Chen, Huaguo Huang, Xiaorui Pu, Huangbin Liang, Yu Kuang, Yijun Liu

“…Abstract The Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides (GLPs) content, monosaccharide composition, molecular weight, sugar metabolism-related enzyme activities and in vitro antioxidant activities of Ganoderma lucidum fruiting body (GLFB) from cassava stalk cultivation at different growth stages (namely, differentiation stage, umbrella stage, maturity stage and spore stage) were determined. …”
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Angiotensin-I-Converting Enzyme Inhibitory and Antioxidant Activities of Protein Hydrolysate from Muscle of Barbel (Barbus callensis) by Assaad Sila, Anissa Haddar, Oscar Martinez-Alvarez, Ali Bougatef

“…The present study investigated angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory and antioxidant activities of barbel muscle protein hydrolysate prepared with Alcalase. …”
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