Back to Natural Fiber: Wool Color Influences Its Sensitivity to Enzymatic Treatment by Amro A. Amara

“…This study is concerning with improving the wool quality using technical enzymes. White wool proves to be more susceptible to the enzymatic treatment than blackish brown wool. …”
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Pulmonary Remodeling in Equine Asthma: What Do We Know about Mediators of Inflammation in the Horse? by Ann Kristin Barton, Heidrun Gehlen

“…Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are discussed as the most important proteolytic enzymes during remodeling in human medicine and increasing evidence exists for the horse as well. …”
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Bioseparation of Four Proteins from Euphorbia characias Latex: Amine Oxidase, Peroxidase, Nucleotide Pyrophosphatase/Phosphodiesterase, and Purple Acid Phosphatase by Rosaria Medda, Francesca Pintus, Delia Spanò, Giovanni Floris

“…In particular, the DEAE-cellulose chromatography is used as a useful purification step for all the four enzymes. The purification methods here reported allow to obtain a high purification of all the four proteins with a good yield. …”
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The Mechanisms of Action of Interleukin-1 on Rabbit Intestinal Epithelial Cells by Fadia R. Homaidan, Liming Zhao, Iman Chakroun, Carla A. Martin, Robert Burakoff

“…To identify the signal transduction pathway(s) involved in IL-1's action, cells were treated with IL-1 and the levels of cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and phospholipase A2-activating protein (PLAP), and the activity of phospholipase A2 (PLA2) were measured. …”
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Pathological Features of New Animal Models for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by Koichi Tsuneyama, Yuki Moritoki, Kentaro Kikuchi, Yasuni Nakanuma

“…Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is an autoimmune liver disease characterized by immune mediated biliary damage and frequent appearance of autoantibodies against mitochondrial enzymes. There is almost no useful animal model that is globally recognized and routinely used, however, several unique animal models manifested the characteristic clinical and pathological features of human PBC within the last 5 years. …”
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Sterol Carrier Protein Inhibition-Based Control of Mosquito Vectors: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives by Hirunika Perera, Tharaka Wijerathna

“…However, insects do not have some of the essential enzymes in the cholesterol biosynthesis pathway and this makes them dependent on dietary cholesterol. …”
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Drought Tolerance in Wheat by Arash Nezhadahmadi, Zakaria Hossain Prodhan, Golam Faruq

“…In wheat, there are several genes which are responsible for drought stress tolerance and produce different types of enzymes and proteins for instance, late embryogenesis abundant (lea), responsive to abscisic acid (Rab), rubisco, helicase, proline, glutathione-S-transferase (GST), and carbohydrates during drought stress. …”
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Current Perspective About the Effect of a Ketogenic Diet on Oxidative Stress – a Review by Natalia Drabińska

“…The shift in metabolism occurring in ketosis can affect the reactive oxygen species (ROS)-producing pathways and influence the expression of enzymes involved in redox homeostasis. Therefore, this review summarizes and discusses existing knowledge about KD and ROS homeostasis. …”
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Esophageal Rupture Presenting with ST Segment Elevation and Junctional Rhythm Mimicking Acute Myocardial Infarction by Wytch Rigger, Raymond Mai, P. Tim Maddux, Stuart Cavalieri, Joe Calkins

“…Curiously, his cardiac enzymes remained negative during this time, but his clinical status continued to deteriorate. …”
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The Complexity of Pain Management in Children Affected by Mucopolysaccharidoses by Sabrina Congedi, Chiara Di Pede, Maurizio Scarpa, Angelica Rampazzo, Franca Benini

“…They are caused by deficiencies of the lysosomal enzymes involved in the degradation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). …”
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Acute Warfarin Toxicity as Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Liver Disease by Varalaxmi Bhavani Nannaka, Nihar Jani, Masooma Niazi, Dmitry Lvovsky

“…She rapidly deteriorated with acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation, profound shock requiring high dose vasopressor infusion, severe coagulopathy, worsening liver enzymes with worsening of lactic acidosis and severe metabolic abnormalities, and refractory to aggressive supportive care and died in less than 48 hours. …”
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Cytokine Reduction in the Treatment of Joint Conditions by J. D. Sipe, J. Martel-Pelletier, I. G. Otterness, J.-P. Pelletier

“…The destruction of joints caused by rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis is characterized by an imbalance of enzyme catalysed cartilage breakdown and regeneration. …”
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Methylation-Demethylation Dynamics: Implications of Changes in Acute Kidney Injury by Anubhav Chakraborty, Pragasam Viswanathan

“…However, with the discovery of enzymes involved in the demethylation process, several exciting prospects have emerged that focus on the dynamic regulation of methylation and its crucial role in development and disease. …”
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Research Progress on Zearalenone Biodegradation and Its Detoxification Mechanism by LI Kailong, LIU Kunlun, XIN Ying, YANG Chenxian, WANG Zikun

“…In this paper, the toxicity and harm of ZEN, microorganisms and enzymes that degrade ZEN, and the application of modern biotechnology in the removal of ZEN are reviewed with particular emphasis on the types of biodegradation products and the detoxification mechanism of ZEN, and potential directions for the application of ZEN are pointed out so as to provide a theoretical basis for further studies on biological detoxification of ZEN.…”
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CYP2A6 Polymorphisms May Strengthen Individualized Treatment for Nicotine Dependence by Yawo Mawuli Akrodou

“…The normal nicotine metabolizer CYP2A6*1A is associated with high scores of nicotine dependence (5–10) on the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) scale because it encodes for enzymes that catalyze nicotine 100%. Slow nicotine metabolizers (i.e., CYP2A6*1H, CYP2A6*4A, CYP2A6*9, and CYP2A6*12A) are associated with underrated nicotine metabolizing activity (50%–75%), linking them to low scores for nicotine dependence (0–4) on the FTND scale. …”
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COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF THE STRUCTURES OF LIPASES FROM Geobacillus BACTERIA AND IDENTIFICATION OF MOTIFS DETERMINING THEIR THERMOSTABILITY by K. N. Sorokina, M. A. Nuriddinov, A. S. Rozanov, V. A. Ivanisenko, S. E. Peltek

“…Properties of thermostable lipases from Geobacillus bacteria are considered. The enzymes are divided into groups with regard to their thermostability. …”
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From Interfacial Water to Macroscopic Observables: A Review by Alberto Striolo

“…Interfacial water plays an important role in a number of physical phenomena that include protein-folding, structure/function relationships in enzymes, the design of nano-fluidic devices, and even macroscopic effects including drag reduction. …”
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Asexual Reproduction in Holothurians by Igor Yu. Dolmatov

“…The basic mechanism of fission is the interaction of matrix metalloproteinases, their inhibitors, and enzymes forming cross-link complexes between fibrils of collagen. …”
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Herb5GluCon: A novel polyherbal formulation with dual-action inhibiting properties against oxidative stress and glycoside hydrolases – an in silico and in vitro approach by Abbirami Balachandran, Patrick N. Okechukwu, Baskaran Gunasekaran, Jeleń Małgorzata, Beata Morak-Młodawska, Gabriele R.A. Froemming, Sameer Sapra, Charlie A. Lavilla, Jr., Merell P. Billacura, Salini D. Rajendran, Anis Najwa Abdul Rani, Anand Gaurav

“…Introduction: Oxidative stress contributes to hyperglycaemia by inducing the hyperactivity of alpha-amylase (AA) and alpha-glucosidase (AG) enzymes. The study aimed to evaluate the antioxidant and anti-glycoside hydrolase potential of a novel polyherbal formulation (Herb5GluCon) and identify its phytoconstituents. …”
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Transcriptome analysis reveals potential regulatory mechanism of genes and pathways following Aeromonas veronii infection and hypoxic stress in Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinen... by Gang Jiang, Fengyuan Yan, Yuanfeng Xu, Jianlin Li, Wenrong Feng, Guo an Hua, Wen jing Li, Jun Zhou, Yongkai Tang

“…Results demonstrated significantly elevated levels of antioxidant enzymes (T-AOC, SOD, and CAT), and immune enzymes (AKP, ACP) in treatments Th, Tv, and Thv, with a contrasting decrease in MDA contents. …”
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