DNA Methylation: Its Role and Interaction with Epigenetic Modifications in Cancer by Nasreddine El Omari, Saad Bakrim, Mohamed Bakha, Abdelaali Balahbib, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Chrismawan Ardianto, Long Chiau Ming, Hooi Leng Ser

“…DNA methylation is catalyzed by de novo and maintenance DNMT methyltransferase type enzymes and requires the transfer of a methyl group to cytosine to transform it into 5-methyl-cytosine. …”
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Modulation of Metabolic Detoxification Pathways Using Foods and Food-Derived Components: A Scientific Review with Clinical Application by Romilly E. Hodges, Deanna M. Minich

“…Various clinical and in vivo studies have been undertaken to evaluate the effects of foods and food-derived components on the activity of detoxification pathways, including phase I cytochrome P450 enzymes, phase II conjugation enzymes, Nrf2 signaling, and metallothionein. …”
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Lipid Storage Myopathy in Behçet's Disease: A Rare Cause of Elevated Serum Creatine Kinases Levels by Sedat Yilmaz, Muhammet Cinar, Yıldırım Karslioglu, Ismail Simsek, Hakan Erdem, Salih Pay, Ayhan Dinc

“…The causes of elevated muscle enzymes in a patient with Behcet’s disease are many, including myositis, drug-induced myopathy, metabolic myopathy, and the disease itself. …”
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Yeast Methylotrophy: Metabolism, Gene Regulation and Peroxisome Homeostasis by Hiroya Yurimoto, Masahide Oku, Yasuyoshi Sakai

“…When these yeasts are grown on methanol as the sole carbon and energy source, the enzymes involved in methanol metabolism are strongly induced, and the membrane-bound organelles, peroxisomes, which contain key enzymes of methanol metabolism, proliferate massively. …”
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Antibiotic Treatment of Dogs and Cats during Pregnancy by Marcela Rebuelto, María Elena Loza

“…The placenta functions as a barrier that protects the fetus due to the presence of transporters and metabolising enzymes; however, during pregnancy, the presence and activity of both enzymes and transporters may change. …”
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Impacts of Hyaluronan on Extracellular Vesicle Production and Signaling by Melanie A. Simpson

“…The goal of this review is to present a comprehensive summary of the research on HA and its related receptors and enzymes in extracellular vesicle biogenesis and the cellular responses to vesicles bearing these extracellular matrix modulators. …”
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Improvement of Aspergillus niger for Sodium Gluconate Synthesis by UV Mutation Method by Rajagopalan Prabu, Thomas Chand, Sunhare Raksha

“…A. niger was mutated with Ultraviolet (UV) radiation and the alteration of cell bound enzymes activity of gluconic acid synthesis pathway and sodium gluconate synthesis were evaluated. …”
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Glycosaminoglycan Storage Disorders: A Review by Maria Francisca Coutinho, Lúcia Lacerda, Sandra Alves

“…There are eleven different enzymes involved in the stepwise degradation of GAGs. …”
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Diagnostics and treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological Association by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, A. V. Okhlobystin, S. A. Alekseyenko, Ye. V. Beloborodova, Yu. A. Kucheryavy, T. L. Lapina, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. B. Khlynov, M. V. Chikunova, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin

“…Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) develops if activity of the enzymes in duodenal lumen in response to meal stimulation is insufficient to maintain normal nutrient digestion. …”
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Evaluating cutinase from Fusarium oxysporum as a biocatalyst for the degradation of nine synthetic polymer by Maycon Vinicius Damasceno de Oliveira, Gabriel Calandrini, Clauber Henrique Souza da Costa, Carlos Gabriel da Silva de Souza, Cláudio Nahum Alves, José Rogério A. Silva, Anderson H. Lima, Jerônimo Lameira

“…Our data demonstrate that bacterial cutinase enzymes have the same common ancestor as the PETase enzyme. …”
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Health promoting activities and corresponding mechanism of (–)-epicatechin-3-gallate by Zhiliang Li, Changchun Feng, Hongjin Dong, Weibin Jin, Wenying Zhang, Jianfeng Zhan, Shuzhen Wang

“…Nontoxic ECG has various molecular targets within the cells, including CYP enzymes, phase II detoxification and antioxidant enzymes, as well as pro-inflammatory mediators. …”
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Organic Solvent Tolerant Lipases and Applications by Shivika Sharma, Shamsher S. Kanwar

“…Lipases are a group of enzymes naturally endowed with the property of performing reactions in aqueous as well as organic solvents. …”
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Role of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in health and diseases by Brijesh Yadav, Narayan Prasad

“…Although the exact mechanism still remains unelucidated, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol is a complex of lipids and proteins carrying many associated cargo molecules such as enzymes, signaling molecules, miRNA, which imparts overall functionality of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol for its beneficial health effects. …”
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Structure-Function of Falcipains: Malarial Cysteine Proteases by Kailash C. Pandey, Rajnikant Dixit

“…The best characterized Plasmodium cysteine proteases are falcipains, which are papain family enzymes. Falcipain-2 and falcipain-3 are major hemoglobinases of P. falciparum. …”
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Glycogenic Hepatopathy in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Murat Atmaca, Rifki Ucler, Mehmet Kartal, Ismet Seven, Murat Alay, Irfan Bayram, Sehmus Olmez

“…This condition, characterized by elevated liver enzymes and hepatomegaly, is caused by irreversible and excessive accumulation of glycogen in hepatocytes. …”
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Adenosine Inhibits the Release of Arachidonic Acid in Activated Human Peripheral Mononuclear Cells. A Proposed Model for Physiologic and Pathologic Regulation in Systemic Lupus Ery... by Sándor Sipka

“…The AA production of monocytes mainly depends on two (IV and VI) types of PLA2 enzymes. PKCα phosphorylates the cytosolic, Ca2+-dependent and steroid-sensitive PLA2 (type IV), whereas PKCδ phosphorylates the Ca2+-independent PLA2 (type VI). …”
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The Role of Proteinase-Activated Receptors 1 and 2 in the Regulation of Periodontal Tissue Metabolism and Disease by E. S. Rovai, M. Holzhausen

“…The mechanisms through which PARs can respond to periodontal enzymes and result in appropriate immune responses have until recently been poorly understood. …”
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Isolation and Identification of Lipase-producing Actinobacteria from the Lut Desert of Iran by Samira Abedi-Dolatabadi, Moj Khaleghi, Sedigheh Ghasemzadeh, Azadeh Lohrasbi-Nejad, Arastoo Badoei Delfard

“…Lipases are the third category of widely used hydrolytic enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of triacylglycerols, glycerol, and free fatty acids. …”
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Comparative effects of pravastatin and rosuvastatin on carbohydrate metabolism in an experimental diabetic rat model by Kaya Hacer Kayhan, Demirtas Berjan, Yokus Beran, Kesim Dilek Aygün, Tasdemir Ezel, Sermet Abdurrahman

“…Statin treatment may increase the risk of diabetes; there is insufficient data on how statins affect glucose regulation and glycemic control and the effects of statins on liver enzymes related to carbohydrate metabolism have not been fully studied. …”
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Efficient hydrogen peroxide reduction in glutathione peroxidase cycle using cost-effective FeSe2 nanospheres by Saif Khan, Sundeep S. Bhagwath, Mohammad Rehan Ajmal, Intikhab A. Ansari, Mohtashim Lohani, Sanjaya Pavgada Raghunandana, Mohammad Luqman

“…IntroductionHydrogen peroxide plays a crucial role in melanogenesis by regulating tyrosinase activity, the key melanin-forming enzyme responsible for the browning of fruits, vegetables, and seafood. …”
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