Structural Characterization of Functional Ingredient Levan Synthesized by Bacillus siamensis Isolated from Traditional Fermented Food in Thailand by Nattapong Thakham, Supphasin Thaweesak, Nuttinee Teerakulkittipong, Natthiwut Traiosot, Autaipohn Kaikaew, Gary Antonio Lirio, Witawat Jangiam

“…To address the problem, the present work is aimed at isolating levansucrase enzyme-producing microorganisms from traditional fermented food in Thailand. …”
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Immobilization of Isolated Lipase From Moldy Copra (Aspergillus Oryzae) by Seniwati Dali, A. B. D. Rauf Patong, M. Noor Jalaluddin, Pirman, Baharuddin Hamzah

“…Enzyme immobilization is a recovery technique that has been studied in several years, using support as a media to help enzyme dissolutions to the reaction substrate. …”
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Biodesulfurization enhancement via targeted re-insertion of the flavin reductase dszD in the genome of the model strain Rhodococcus qingshengii IGTS8 by Olga Martzoukou, Fotios Klenias, Eleni Kopsini, Dimitris G. Hatzinikolaou

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A comprehensive in silico analysis of structural and functional impacts of natural nonsynonymous SNPs in the ALDH2_HUMAN gene by Mehr Ali Mahmood Janlou

“…Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) is a key enzyme involved in the metabolism of acetaldehyde to acetate through a coenzyme-dependent mechanism. …”
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An Assay System for Plate-based Detection of Endogenous Peptide:N-glycanase/NGLY1 Activity Using A Fluorescence-based Probe by Hiroto Hirayama, Tadashi Suzuki

“…This enzyme also plays a role in the quality control system for nascent glycoproteins. …”
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Structure and function of a β-1,2-galactosidase from Bacteroides xylanisolvens, an intestinal bacterium by Yutaka Nakazawa, Masumi Kageyama, Tomohiko Matsuzawa, Ziqin Liang, Kaito Kobayashi, Hisaka Shimizu, Kazuki Maeda, Miho Masuhiro, Sei Motouchi, Saika Kumano, Nobukiyo Tanaka, Kouji Kuramochi, Hiroyuki Nakai, Hayao Taguchi, Masahiro Nakajima

“…Overall, we conclude that the enzyme is a β-galactosidase acting on β-1,2-galactooligosaccharides.…”
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Modeling of an array of amperometric microbiosensors by Feliksas Ivanauskas, Romas Baronas, Juozas Kulys, Mifodijus Sapagovas

“… This paper presents a two-dimensional-in-space mathematical model of a sensor system based on an array of enzyme microreactors immobilised on a single electrode. …”
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Isolation, Purification, and Characterization of Xylanase Produced by a New Species of Bacillus in Solid State Fermentation by Rajashri D. Kamble, Anandrao R. Jadhav

“…For birchwood xylan, the enzyme gave a Km 5.26 ;mg/mL and Vmax 277.7 ;μmol/min/mg, respectively. …”
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Cassava Starch as an Effective Texture Corrector of Fat-Free Dairy Products Based on Symbiotic Starter Culture by Maxim S. Tsyganov, Galina O. Ezhkova, Maya A. Kharitonova, Elena V. Nikitina

“…A possible solution to this problem can be the use of partially hydrolyzed cassava starch; complex microbial amylase preparations, for instance, Amylosubtilin® or Bacillus licheniformis amylases, can be used as an enzyme. The use of these enzyme preparations in low concentration allows it to obtain cassava starches with increased solubility, which can be easily used in the technology of dairy products. …”
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A Computational Approach towards the Development of Newer Anticancer Agents by Javed I. Sheikh, H. D. Juneja, V. N. Ingle

“…In silico molecular docking analyses of the novel 1-(2', 4'-dihydroxy-5'-chlorophenyl)-3-aryl-propane-1, 3-diones were performed in the active sites of enzyme cytochrome P450 reductase to obtain new anticancer agents computationally. 1-(2', 4'-dihydroxy-5'-chlorophenyl)-3-(4"-methoxy-phenyl)-propane-1, 3-dione (3f) was found to have maximum affinity for the active sites of enzyme.…”
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A Tentative Mechanism of Solubilization of Neuropathy Target Esterase from Chicken Embryo Brain by Phospholipase A2 by Josef Seifert

“…The neuropathy target esterase is a membrane-bound enzyme linked to organophosphate-induced distal neuropathy. …”
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Purification and characterization of lipase from Bacillus subtilis kubt4 for biodiesel production by Parveen Nadaf, Shridhar Ghagane, Rubeen Dadakalandar Nadaf, Shivasharana Chandrabanda Timmappa

“…The presence of Mg2+ ions significantly enhanced the enzyme activity by 180.21%. Kinetic analysis revealed Vmax and Km values for pNP palmitate of 8.33 M and 1.025 μM/min, respectively. …”
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Seasonal Pattern of Endo-β-Mannanase Activity During Germination of <i>Jeffersonia dubia</i>, Exhibiting Morphophysiological Dormancy by Young Hyun Kwon, Seung Youn Lee, Yong Ha Rhie

“…During the winter months, embryo elongation ceased for 2–3 months, and enzyme activity declined. However, as germination resumed in early March, enzyme activity increased again. …”
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Characteristic of pH and Temperature of Crude Extract of Glukoamilase from Gliocladium KE by using Solid Substrate of Sago Hampas by Risa Meutia Fiana, Novelina Novelina, Alfi Asben

“… This  research  wasaimed  at  figuring  optimumpH and  temperature  of crude  enzyme  extract glukoamilase from  isolate Gliocladium  KEusing  substrate  of  solid  sago  hampas. …”
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11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase 2 in Preeclampsia by Katarzyna Kosicka, Anna Siemiątkowska, Franciszek K. Główka

“…The reduced activity of the enzyme was observed in placentas from pregnancies complicated with preeclampsia. …”
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Modulation of nitric oxide synthase activity in macrophages by P. G. Jorens, K. E. Matthys, H. Bult

“…Activated rodent macrophages are capable of expressing an inducible form of this enzyme (iNOS) in response to appropriate stimuli, i.e., lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and interferon-γ (IFNγ). …”
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Phytase Production by Aspergillus niger CFR 335 and Aspergillus ficuum SGA 01 through Submerged and Solid-State Fermentation by Gunashree B. Shivanna, Govindarajulu Venkateswaran

“…Aspergillus niger CFR 335 and A. ficuum produced a maximum of 60.6 U/gds and 38 U/gds of the enzyme, respectively, in wheat bran solid substrate medium. …”
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End-Group Evaluation of HEMA Initiated Poly(ε-caprolactone) Macromonomers via Enzymatic Ring-Opening Polymerization by N. Ugur Kaya, Y. Avcibasi Guvenilir

“…The side reactions generated due to the cleavage of ester bonds in HEMA and the growing polymer chains were investigated through altering polymerization period, initiator concentration, temperature, and enzyme concentration. 1H NMR evaluations showed that minimum quantities of side reactions were in lower temperatures, initiator concentration, enzyme concentration, and lower monomer conversions. …”
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Discovering broad-spectrum inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2 variants: a cheminformatics and biophysical approach targeting the main protease by Safar M. Alqahtani

“…The simulations showed a stable structure of the main protease enzyme with the shortlisted leads in the pocket, and the network of binding interactions remained intact during the simulations. …”
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The Roles of Several Residues of Escherichia coli DNA Photolyase in the Highly Efficient Photo-Repair of Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimers by Lei Xu, Guoping Zhu

“…Escherichia coli DNA photolyase is an enzyme that repairs the major kind of UV-induced lesions, cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD) in DNA utilizing 350–450 nm light as energy source. …”
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