Search for and functional annotation of multi-domain PLA2 family proteins in flatworms by M. E. Bocharnikova, I. I. Turnaev, D. A. Afonnikov

“…PLA2 enzymes were characterized in detail in model organisms and humans. …”
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Halophilic bacteria of salt lakes and saline soils of the Peri-Caspian lowland (Republic of Daghestan) and their biotechnological potential by E. A. Khalilova, S. T. Kotenko, E. A. Islammagomedova, A. A. Abakarova, N. A. Chernyh, D. A. Aliverdiyeva

“…A distinctive characteristic of the isolate was the production of industrially significant hydrolytic enzymes such as amylase, protease, β-galactosidase, and oxidoreductase (catalase) at a NaCl concentration of 25 % in the medium. …”
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<i>Sambucus nigra</i>-Lyophilized Fruit Extract Attenuated Acute Redox–Homeostatic Imbalance via Mutagenic and Oxidative Stress Modulation in Mice Model on Gentamicin-Induced Nephr... by Kamelia Petkova-Parlapanska, Ivaylo Stefanov, Julian Ananiev, Tsvetelin Georgiev, Petya Hadzhibozheva, Veselina Petrova-Tacheva, Nikolay Kaloyanov, Ekaterina Georgieva, Galina Nikolova, Yanka Karamalakova

“…The activities of antioxidant and renal enzymes, cytokines, and levels of oxidative stress biomarkers—Hydroxiproline, CysC, GST, KIM-1, PGC-1α, MDA, GSPx—were analyzed by ELISA tests. …”
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Gross Hematuria and Hemolytic Anemia in Infectious Mononucleosis by Chinmayi Sharma, Navneet Venugopal, Shivaiah Balachandra

“…Laboratory findings revealed leukocytosis, elevated liver enzymes, and hemoglobinuria. Serological testing confirmed EBV infection. …”
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Antioxidant Functions of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor by Cornelia Dietrich

“…Binding of the ligand leads to dimerization of the AhR with aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (ARNT) and transcriptional activation of several xenobiotic phase I and phase II metabolizing enzymes. It is generally accepted that the toxic responses of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, dioxins, and structurally related compounds are mediated by activation of the AhR. …”
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Multispectral Bioluminescence Tomography: Methodology and Simulation by Alexander X. Cong, Ge Wang

“…Using biological techniques, target cells can be tagged with reporters encoding several kinds of luciferase enzymes, which generate characteristic photons in a wide spectrum covering the infrared range. …”
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Saphenovenous Graft Aneurysm: A Rare Complication of CABG by James Thomas Connell

“…We present the case of a 48-year-old male with a cardiovascular risk profile hallmarked by diabetes mellitus, end stage renal failure, recalcitrant hyperlipidaemia, and IHD previously treated with CABG. 11 years following his CABG, he was retrieved from remote Australia to a tertiary cardiology centre with stabbing chest pain. Serial cardiac enzymes were negative. Echocardiogram identified a mass compressing the right ventricular wall. …”
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Dietary fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) seeds and garlic (Allium sativum) alleviates oxidative stress in experimental myocardial infarction by P. Mukthamba, K. Srinivasan

“…Elevated lipid peroxides accompanied with reduced antioxidant molecules caused by isoproterenol and altered activities of antioxidant enzymes in serum and heart in induced myocardial necrosis were countered by dietary fenugreek, garlic, and fenugreek + garlic. …”
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Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Angiogenesis and Its Implications in Asthma by Khuloud Bajbouj, Rakhee K. Ramakrishnan, Qutayba Hamid

“…In addition to facilitating extracellular matrix turnover, these proteolytic enzymes cleave bioactive molecules, thereby regulating cell signaling. …”
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Primary MRSA Myositis Mimicking Septic Arthritis by Mohammad Abu-Abaa, Amy Pulikeyil, Hassaan Arshad, Daniel Goldsmith

“…This case serves to remind clinicians that infectious myositis is gaining more incidence in nontropical regions and can masquerade as septic arthritis, requiring a high index of suspicion. Normal muscle enzymes like CK and aldolase do not rule out myositis.…”
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Influenza Viral Manipulation of Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling to Modulate Host Defense System by Madhuvanthi Vijayan, Bumsuk Hahm

“…While sphingolipids such as sphingomyelin and ceramide were reported to influence the entry step of several viruses, sphingolipid-metabolizing enzymes could directly alter viral replication processes. …”
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Effect of vermiwash of Eisenia foetida produced by different methods on seed germination of green mung, Vigna radia by Amita Chattopadhyay

“…Vermiwash contains enzymes, macro and micronutrients that could stimulate the growth and yield of crops. …”
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Pretreatment Methods for Producing Bioethanol from Biomass by Sevgi Fersiz

“…The biomass after pretreatment can be easily divided as biologically and thus, access of enzymes to raw materials accelerates. It is a significantly important matter for the selected pretreatment methods to be cheap, simple, effective and environmentally safe.…”
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Alteration of Phenolic and Volatile Compounds of Tea Leaf Extract by Tyrosinase and β-Glucosidase during Preparation of Ready-to-Drink Tea on Farm by Dea Risfika Faustina, Rachmad Gunadi, Aprilia Fitriani, Supriyadi Supriyadi

“…There was an alternative way to produce RTD black tea directly on the farm to reduce time production and improve the quality of black tea using exogenous enzymes, i.e., tyrosinase and β-glucosidase. Tyrosinase was investigated for the ability to improve the color of tea extract by oxidize the phenolic content of green tea leaves to theaflavin and thearubigin, and β-glucosidase can enhance the volatile compounds by hydrolyze glycosidic bonds in tea leaves. …”
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Synaptic Cell Adhesion Molecules in Alzheimer’s Disease by Iryna Leshchyns’ka, Vladimir Sytnyk

“…Synaptic cell adhesion molecules also regulate the production of Aβ via interaction with the key enzymes involved in Aβ formation. Aβ-dependent changes in synaptic adhesion affect the function and integrity of synapses suggesting that alterations in synaptic adhesion play key roles in the disruption of neuronal networks in AD.…”
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The S-Layer Glycome—Adding to the Sugar Coat of Bacteria by Robin Ristl, Kerstin Steiner, Kristof Zarschler, Sonja Zayni, Paul Messner, Christina Schäffer

“…X-ray crystallography experiments allowed first insights into the catalysis mechanism of selected enzymes. In the future, it will be exciting to fully exploit the S-layer glycome for glycoengineering purposes and to link it to the bacterial interactome.…”
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The Matrix Metalloproteases and Endothelin-1 in Infection-Associated Preterm Birth by Nicole S. Olgun, Sandra E. Reznik

“…The matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of enzymes that have been implicated in normal parturition as well as infection-triggered rupture of membranes and preterm birth. …”
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Carriage of Neisseria Species in Communities with Different Rates of Meningococcal Disease by Nicole Le Saux, Fraser Ashton, Maksudar Rahman, Alan Ryan, Edward Ellis, Susan Tamblyn, Joan Morris, Al Borczyk, Caroll Mallory, Donald Mikel, Stephen Thompson, Lyall Black, Barbara Lacey, Chandar Anand

“…The clone isolated from patients was not present among the carrier strains as determined by sero- and subtyping and electrophoretic analysis of metabolic enzymes. Age greater than six years was the only factor associated with colonization with N meningitidis.…”
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Quantifying Changes in the Cellular Thiol-Disulfide Status during Differentiation of B Cells into Antibody-Secreting Plasma Cells by Rosa E. Hansen, Mieko Otsu, Ineke Braakman, Jakob R. Winther

“…To accommodate this load on the secretory machinery, the differentiation of resting B cells into antibody-secreting plasma cells is accompanied by a preferential expansion of the secretory compartments of the cells and by an up-regulation of enzymes involved in redox regulation and protein folding. …”
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Inherited glycosylphosphatidylinositol deficiency disorders: a new group of inherited metabolic disorders by Michał Patalan, Alicja Leśniak, Justyna Paprocka, Agnieszka Zubkiewicz-Kucharska, Kaja Giżewska-Kacprzak, Marta Glińska, Lidia Babiak-Choroszczak, Maria Giżewska, Robert Śmigiel

“…These glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins are an important part of receptors, function as hydrolytic enzymes, and play a crucial role in molecules adhesion, immune response, embryogenesis and neurogenesis. …”
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