Differences in hair cortisol to cortisone ratio between depressed and non-depressed adolescent women by Yasmine Zerroug, Marie-France Marin, Elyse Porter-Vignola, Patricia Garel, Catherine M. Herba

“…Although cross-sectional, our findings highlight the importance of future studies to test whether the group difference found in cortisol/cortisone ratio is the result of alterations in 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzymes (type 1 or 2) activity. Further research is thus needed to clarify the role of these enzymes in major depressive disorder in youth and to develop more targeted intervention strategies.…”
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Salicylic Acid Improved the Growth of <i>Dunaliella salina</i> and Increased the Proportion of <i>9-cis</i>-β-Carotene Isomers by Shuaicheng Xiang, Xiaoting Qiu, Xiaojun Yan, Roger Ruan, Pengfei Cheng

“…In this study, the effects of SA on the growth, biochemical composition, antioxidant enzyme activity, key enzymes of β-carotene synthesis, and cis-and trans-isomers of β-carotene in <i>D. salina</i> under different salt concentrations were investigated. …”
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Molecular Characterization of ESBL-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Northern Portugal by Rúben Fernandes, Paula Amador, Carla Oliveira, Cristina Prudêncio

“…TEM enzymes were among the most prevalent types (40.9%) followed by CTX-M (37.3%) and SHV (23.3%). …”
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Systematic Study of Steroid Drugs’ Ability to Cross Biomembranes—The Possible Environmental Impact and Health Risks Associated with Exposure During Pregnancy by Anna W. Sobańska, Aleksandra Orlikowska, Karolina Famulska, Lovro Bošnjak, Domagoj Bosiljevac, Aleksandra Rasztawicka, Andrzej M. Sobański

“…The same drugs were studied by Molecular Docking in the context of their ability to interact with two enzymes—glutathione S-transferase (GST) and human N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2), which are involved in the placenta’s protective system against harmful xenobiotics. …”
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Process optimization studies on xylanase production and bioethanol fermentation by Chia Zhi Tan, Thien Sze Chen Ivory, Yi Peng Teoh, Kok Chang Lee, Balakrishnan Kunasundari, Xian Ooi Zhong

“…Xylanase is one of the hydrolytic enzymes with a broad industrial application in several industries. …”
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Phylogenetic analysis of the microbial mat in the hot spring Garga (Baikal rift zone) and the diversity of natural peptidases by E. V. Lavrentyeva, A. A. Radnagurueva, T. G. Banzaraktsaeva, S. M. Bazarov, D. D. Barkhutova, I. D. Ulzetueva, M. K. Chernyavsky, M. R. Kabilov, V. V. Khakhinov

“…The proteolytic bacteria are able to secrete enzymes that are active in wide ranges of pH and temperature. …”
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Marine Macroalgae Display Bioreductant Efficacy for Fabricating Metallic Nanoparticles: Intra/Extracellular Mechanism and Potential Biomedical Applications by Sabiha Mahmood Ansari, Quaiser Saquib, Valeria De Matteis, Hend Awad Alwathnani, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Abdulaziz Ali Al-Khedhairy

“…However, microorganisms have an abundance of active compounds ranging from sugar molecules, enzymes, canonical membrane proteins, reductase enzymes (NADH and NADPH), membrane proteins to many more. …”
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Improved Antibacterial Properties of Fermented and Enzymatically Hydrolyzed Bee Pollen and Its Combined Effect with Antibiotics by Vaida Damulienė, Vilma Kaškonienė, Paulius Kaškonas, Rūta Mickienė, Audrius Maruška

“…Bee pollen hydrolysis was performed using commercial enzymes, including enzyme mixtures as well as pure enzymes. …”
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Resistin Regulates Pituitary Lipid Metabolism and Inflammation In Vivo and In Vitro by F. Rodriguez-Pacheco, M. G. Novelle, M. J. Vazquez, E. Garcia-Escobar, F. Soriguer, G. Rojo-Martinez, E. García-Fuentes, M. M. Malagon, C. Dieguez

“…Here, by a combination of in vivo and in vitro experimental models, we demonstrated that central acute and chronic administration of resistin enhance mRNA levels of the lipid metabolic enzymes which participated on lipolysis and moreover inhibiting mRNA levels of the lipid metabolic enzymes involved in lipogenesis. …”
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Syphilitic hepatitis by Łukasz Supronowicz, Magdalena Rogalska

“…Given the significant morbidity associated with a missed diagnosis, syphilitic hepatitis should be taken into account as an element of differential diagnosis in patients with unexplained elevation of liver enzymes.…”
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miR124a-3p inhibitor alleviates AFB1-induced hepatoxicity via targeting chicken glucocorticoid receptor mRNA by Mindie Zhao, Liang Chen, Yulan Zhao, Jie Liu, Huimin Chen, Ruqian Zhao

“…Liver oxidative stress enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) decreased significantly. …”
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A novel USP4 inhibitor that suppresses colorectal cancer stemness by promoting β-catenin and Twist1 degradation by Fengtian Li, Yi Zhou, Xinyue Lin, Yaxin Zhang, Qingyong Hu, Enen Zhao, Huali Li, Xingyan Pan, Feng Shu, Kun Zhang, Chengmei Huang, Na Tang, Wenting Liao

“…This study aims to identify key deubiquitinating enzymes regulating CSCs and drug resistance of CRC. …”
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Gene networks for use in metabolomic data analysis of blood plasma from patients with postoperative delirium by V. A. Ivanisenko, N. V. Basov, A. A. Makarova, A. S. Venzel, A. D. Rogachev, P. S. Demenkov, T.  V. Ivanisenko, M. A. Kleshchev, E. V. Gaisler, G. B. Moroz, V. V. Plesko, Y. S. Sotnikova, Y. V. Patrushev, V. V. Lomivorotov, N. A. Kolchanov, A. G. Pokrovsky

“…Within this set, 47 are assumed to be regulators of gene expression, governing the transcription of enzymes pivotal to the metabolic cascade. Complementing this, an additional assembly of 35 regulators are considered to be regulators of activity, degradation, and translocation dynamics of enzymes integral to the aforementioned pathway. …”
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Sustained polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in a calf by Amir Naseri, Merve Ider, Mahmut Ok

“…Cardiac damage suspicion confirmed by elevation in serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI), creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) and creatine phosphokinase (CPK) concentrations as cardiac damage enzymes.…”
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Biochemical Properties of the Acid Ectophosphatase Activity of <i>Phytomonas serpens</i> Involved in Cell Proliferation by Luiz Fernando Carvalho-Kelly, Anita Leocadio Freitas-Mesquita, Thaís Souza Silveira Majerowicz, José Roberto Meyer-Fernandes

“…Ectophosphatases are cell surface enzymes involved in host–parasite interactions that are widely distributed among microorganisms. …”
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Serum Zinc Levels in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome are Lower as Compared to Those without Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Cohort Study by Swati Dhar, Reena Yadav, Akash Tomar

“…Background: Zinc is an essential micronutrient, a vital stabiliser and a cofactor in many enzymes such as superoxide dismutase and phospholipase C and also acts as an antioxidant by protecting the sulfhydryl groups of different proteins and enzymes against free radicals. …”
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Plant cell wall and the mechanisms of resistance to pathogens by O. G. Smirnova, A. V. Kochetov

“…Some pathogens could produce hydrolytic enzymes able to degrade cellulose and pectin to counteract these non-specific plant resistance mechanisms. …”
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Antituberculosis Drugs (Rifampicin and Isoniazid) Induce Liver Injury by Regulating NLRP3 Inflammasomes by Qiang Su, Wei Kuang, Weiyi Hao, Jing Liang, Liang Wu, Chunmei Tang, Yali Wang, Tao Liu

“…Treatment with the antituberculosis drugs caused significant liver injuries, induced inflammatory responses and oxidative stress (OS), activated NLRP3 inflammasomes, reduced the activity of drug-metabolizing enzymes, and altered the antioxidant defense system in rats and hepatic cells. …”
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Complete Genome Sequence Analysis of Bacillus subtilis MC4-2 Strain That against Tobacco Black Shank Disease by Chunlan Shi, Shuquan Zeng, Xi Gao, Mehboob Hussain, Mingchuan He, Xurong Niu, Congcong Wei, Rui Yang, Mingxian Lan, Yonghui Xie, Zhijiang Wang, Guoxing Wu, Ping Tang

“…Genomic prediction analysis revealed that a total of 145 genes were annotated by the CAZy, containing mainly GH and CE enzymes that break down carbohydrates such as glucose, chitin, starch, and alginate, and a large number of enzymes involved in glycosylation were present. …”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease as a Potential Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study by Mohammad Dehghani Firouzabadi, Amirhossein Poopak, Ali Sheikhy, Fatemeh Dehghani Firouzabadi, Fatemeh Moosaie, Soghra Rabizadeh, Sara Momtazmanesh, Manouchehr Nakhjavani, Alireza Esteghamati

“…However, there was no association between liver enzymes (ALT, AST, ALK-P, and GGT) and a higher incidence risk of CVD in T2D when adjusted for confounding variables.…”
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