A review on bioremediation of microplastics and its legal management by Leela Kaur, Neeraja Godara

“…Enzymes such as polyethylene terephthalate hydrolase, mono 2-hydroxyethyl terephthalic acid hydrolase, poly 3-hydroxyoctanoate depolymerase and cutinase like enzyme have potential to degrade microplastics and can be helpful to sustainable bioremediation approaches. …”
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The Podocyte in Diabetic Kidney Disease by Erin Stitt-Cavanagh, Laura MacLoed, Chris R.J. Kennedy

“…These factors include members of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), including angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) types 1 and 2, prorenin and its receptor, reactive oxygen species (ROS), prostanoids, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR), advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) and their receptors (RAGE), adiponectin, and microRNAs. …”
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Identification of pathogenic bacteria by biosensors in water and wastewater by Sakineh Hargolzadeh, Soheila Kashanian, Maryam Nazari

“…Therefore, timely diagnosis of these pathogens is very important. the use of specialized personnel, machines, and tools in molecular methods such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are expensive, and traditional methods such as plate culture are time-consuming. …”
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Biotechnology in direct air capture, enhanced weathering, and methane removal: emerging opportunities and gaps by Paul L. Reginato

“…The GHGR technologies of focus are (1) the potential for the enzyme carbonic anhydrase to catalyze CO2 exchange in direct air capture; (2) the potential utility of microbes for accelerating soil-based or reactor-based enhanced rock weathering; and (3) the potential for methanotrophic bacteria or methane monooxygenase enzymes to oxidize methane for atmospheric methane removal via enhanced methanotrophy or bioreactors. …”
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Isolation, screening and characterization of xylose-fermenting yeasts isolated from sawdust by Adelabu Blessing, Michael Taiwo, Soetan OO

“…Different cellulosic materials including sawdust are produced on a large scale and these can be used for the production of useful enzymes such as xylanases. Xylanases are a group of enzymes that hydrolyze plant fibers made of xylan hemicellulose. …”
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Comparison of the Biological Activity of Crude Polysaccharide Fractions Obtained from Cedrela sinensis Using Different Extraction Methods by Oh Min Hui, Yoon Kyung Young

“…Hot-water and processes assisted by ultrasound and enzymes (Shearzyme or Viscozyme) were carried out. …”
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In Vitro Effect of Aqueous Extract and Fraction IV Portion of Ximenia americana Stem Bark on Trypanosoma congolense DNA by Victor Ambrose Maikai, Beatty Viv Maikai, Patricia Ishyaku Kobo

“…The DNA of the trypanosomes was isolated and digested using ECOR1 enzyme and subsequently PCR was carried out. Results showed that aqueous extract and fraction IV portion immobilized 55% and 90% of the trypanosomes after 30-minute incubation. …”
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Kinetic Analysis of [C]Vorozole Binding in the Human Brain with Positron Emission Tomography by Jean Logan, Sung Won Kim, Deborah Pareto, Frank Telang, Gene-Jack Wang, Joanna S. Fowler, Anat Biegon

“…Using positron emission tomography, we investigated the kinetics of [ 11 C]vorozole ([ 11 C]VOR), a radiotracer for the enzyme aromatase that catalyzes the last step in estrogen biosynthesis. …”
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Immobilization of Dextranase Using Anionic Natural Polymer Alginate as a Matrix for the Degradation of a Long-Chain Biopolymer (Dextran) by Faiza Shahid, Afsheen Aman, Shah Ali Ul Qader

“…After comparing the characteristics of the entrapped enzyme with those of the soluble one, it was observed that the characteristics were more or less the same except for the change in reaction time which was noticed to be prolonged in the case of entrapped dextranase while the change in temperature and pH optima was not observed. …”
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Upregulation of p53 by tannic acid treatment suppresses the proliferation of human colorectal carcinoma by Karakurt Serdar, Kandir Sinan, Gökçek-Saraç Çiğdem

“…Tannic acid has been found to modulate enzyme, protein, and gene expressions of NQO1 in different levels and the upregulation of protein/gene expressions of p53 (p < 0.001), which leads the cells to trigger apoptosis. …”
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Early Renal Involvement in a Girl with Classic Fabry Disease by Fernando Perretta, Norberto Antongiovanni, Sebastián Jaurretche

“…Fabry disease is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder resulting from the deficiency or absence of the enzyme alpha galactosidase A; this defect leads to the systemic accumulation of globotriaosylceramide and its metabolites. …”
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IL-22 and IDO1 affect immunity and tolerance to murine and human vaginal candidiasis. by Antonella De Luca, Agostinho Carvalho, Cristina Cunha, Rossana G Iannitti, Lucia Pitzurra, Gloria Giovannini, Antonella Mencacci, Lorenzo Bartolommei, Silvia Moretti, Cristina Massi-Benedetti, Dietmar Fuchs, Flavia De Bernardis, Paolo Puccetti, Luigina Romani

“…Resistance and tolerance mechanisms were both activated in murine VVC, involving IL-22 and IL-10-producing regulatory T cells, respectively, with a major contribution by the enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1). IDO1 was responsible for the production of tolerogenic kynurenines, such that replacement therapy with kynurenines restored immunoprotection to VVC. …”
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The DNA Polymerase _-Primase Complex: Multiple Functions and Interactions by Marco Muzi-Falconi, Michele Giannattasio, Marco Foiani, Paolo Plevani

“…In fact, pol _ is associated with DNA primase to form a four subunit complex and, as a consequence, is the only enzyme able to start DNA synthesis de novo. Because of this peculiarity the major role of the DNA polymerase _-primase complex (pol-prim) is in the initiation of DNA replication at chromosomal origins and in the discontinuous synthesis of Okazaki fragments on the lagging strand of the replication fork. …”
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Accelerated Growth Rate Induced by Neonatal High-Protein Milk Formula Is Not Supported by Increased Tissue Protein Synthesis in Low-Birth-Weight Piglets by Agnès Jamin, Bernard Sève, Jean-Noël Thibault, Nathalie Floc’h

“…Higher growth rate was associated with higher feed conversion and reduced protein synthesis rate in the small intestine, muscle and carcass, whereas proteolytic enzyme activities measured in these tissues were unchanged. …”
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A Butyrylcholinesterase Camera Biosensor Tested for Carbofuran and Paraoxon Assay by Miroslav Pohanka, Jitka Zakova

“…In this paper, a colorimetric biosensor is constructed using 3D-printed multiwell pads treated with indoxylacetate as a chromogenic substrate and gold nanoparticles with the immobilized enzyme butyrylcholinesterase. A smartphone camera served for photogrammetry. …”
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High on Cannabis and Calcineurin Inhibitors: A Word of Warning in an Era of Legalized Marijuana by Naomi Hauser, Tanmay Sahai, Rocco Richards, Todd Roberts

“…Tacrolimus has a narrow therapeutic index with variable oral bioavailability and metabolism via cytochrome P-450 3A enzyme. Toxicity can occur from overdosing or from drug-drug interactions with the simultaneous administration of cytochrome P-450 3A inhibitors and possibly P-glycoprotein inhibitors. …”
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Pear Fruits Ripening Response to Ethylene and Temperature Treatments by Ikbal MuhammedGharib Tahir

“…Results indicate that compote variety was differing significantly in decreasing weight loss and fruits firmness and increasing fruits peel pigments content and peroxidase enzyme activity compared to spadona variety. Slower ripening process was gained from cold storage treatment where the fruits remain non-ripened compared to other treatments, whereas ripening fruits at 20C° for 12 days fastened the ripening process by giving highest TSS, and lowest fruits firmness, in addition to percent of weight loss. …”
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Metabolic Analysis of the Mode of Action and Mode of Resistance for Novobiocin in Staphylococcus aureus by Weile Xie, Dan Luo, Zhe Wang

“…Targeting of bacterial gyrase, specifically the gyrB subunit, is a promising approach because of this enzyme’s essential role in bacterial DNA replication and its absence in higher eukaryotes. …”
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Irritable Bowel Syndrome — is there a Relationship? by V. A. Akhmedov

“…It has been noted that the COVID-19 may contribute to the formation of post-infectious functional gastrointestinal diseases, given that angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) receptors, the site of binding of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to human cells, are also present in epithelial intestinal cells; virus was found in feces in about half of patients, gastrointestinal symptoms, including diarrhea occur in about one fifth of patients, fecal calprotectin, a marker of GI inflammation is elevated in patients with COVID-19, macroscopically as well as histologically, patients show signs of damage mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract, and also, as noted above, they have a dysbiosis of the intestinal microbiota.Conclusion. …”
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Gastrointestinal Disturbances Associated with the Consumption of Sugar Alcohols with Special Consideration of Xylitol: Scientific Review and Instructions for Dentists and Other Hea... by Kauko K. Mäkinen

“…Adaptation may take place as a result of enzyme induction in the intestinal flora. Some of the literature on xylitol has been difficult to access by health-care professionals and will be reviewed here. …”
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