Relationship between Calcium-binding Ability and Structure of Soybean Protein Based on the Change of Preparation by Huilin LUAN, Xiaohan HUA, Wenhua YU, Xin JIA, Lijun YIN

“…Subsequent steps included heating at 100 ℃ for 30 minutes, and enzymatic treatment using 1000 U/g flavor protease for three hours.…”
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Optimizing chitosan derived from Metapenaeus affinis: a novel anti-biofilm agent against Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Anali Riahi, Hadideh Mabudi, Elahe Tajbakhsh, Laleh Roomiani, Hasan Momtaz

“…In addition, sub-MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) concentrations of extracted chitosan (10 and 100 µg/mL) successfully reduced the production of pyocyanin and rhamnolipid, as well as the swimming motility, protease activity and biofilm formation ability in comparison to the control group (P < 0.05). …”
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Inhibition of Cathepsin S Produces Neuroprotective Effects after Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice by Jianguo Xu, Handong Wang, Ke Ding, Xinyu Lu, Tao Li, Jiawei Wang, Chunxi Wang, Jian Wang

“…Cathepsin S (CatS) is a cysteine protease normally present in lysosomes. It has long been regarded as an enzyme that is primarily involved in general protein degradation. …”
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Enzymatic Activity in the Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Cavitated Coffee Waste and Sewage Sludge by Elżbieta Wołejko, Urszula Wydro, Aleksandra Szaja, Agnieszka Montusiewicz, Magdalena Lebiocka

“…The effectiveness of AcD was assessed on the basis of changes in the physico-chemical composition of the feedstock and digestate as well as the biogas/methane yield, and attention was paid to the effect of coffee waste on enzyme activity, including that of β-Glucosidases (β-Glu), protease (PR), urease (URE), phosphomonoesterases acid (ACP) and alkaline (ALP). …”
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In Silico Analysis Revealed Five Novel High-Risk Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms (rs200384291, rs201163886, rs193141883, rs201139487, and rs201723157) in ELANE Gene Causing Autosom... by Khyber Shinwari, Mikhail A. Bolkov, Muhammad Yasir Akbar, Liu Guojun, Svetlana S. Deryabina, Irina A. Tuzankina, Valery. A. Chereshnev

“…These mutations are shown to destabilize structure and disrupt ELANE protein activation, splicing, and folding and might diminish trypsin-like serine protease efficiency. Prediction of posttranslation modifications highlighted the significance of deleterious nsSNPs because some of nsSNPs affect potential phosphorylation sites. …”
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Bromhexine Hydrochloride Prophylaxis of COVID-19 for Medical Personnel: A Randomized Open-Label Study by Evgeny N. Mikhaylov, Tamara A. Lyubimtseva, Aleksandr D. Vakhrushev, Dmitry Stepanov, Dmitry S. Lebedev, Elena Yu. Vasilieva, Alexandra O. Konradi, Evgeny V. Shlyakhto

“…Bromhexine hydrochloride has been suggested as a TMPRSS2 protease blocker that precludes the penetration of SARS-CoV-2 into cells. …”
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Assessment of technogenic pollution by silver compounds on the biological properties of the soil (model experiment) by Tatiana Minnikova, Natalia Tsepina, Sergey Kolesnikov, Natalia Evstegneeva, Anna Kusina

“…Activity of catalase it was determined gasometrically, dehydrogenases, peroxidase, polyphenoloxidase, ferrireductase, ascorbatoxidase, phosphatase, invertase, urease, protease was determined photocolorimetrically, the total number of bacteria by luminescent method, Azotobacter sp. abundance by the method of fouling lumps on the Ashby medium, length of shoots and roots of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) morphometrically. …”
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Changes in Digestive Enzyme Activities during Larval Development of Spotted Seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) by Martín Alberto Arenas-Pardo, Martha Gabriela Gaxiola-Cortés, Alvaro Fabricio Barreto-Altamirano, Adriana del Carmen Paredes-Medina, Iveth Gabriela Palomino-Albarrán, Patricia Margarita Balam-Uc, Juan Carlos Maldonado-Flores, Carlos Alfonso Álvarez-González

“…To optimize its feeding during larval rearing, this study aims to evaluate the primary gastric (pepsin), intestinal (leucine aminopeptidase and alkaline phosphatase), and pancreatic (alkaline protease, trypsin, chymotrypsin, amylase, and lipase) enzyme activities from hatching to day 30. …”
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Co-Localized in Amyloid Plaques Cathepsin B as a Source of Peptide Analogs Potential Drug Candidates for Alzheimer’s Disease by Marilena K. Theodoropoulou, Konstantina D. Vraila, Nikos C. Papandreou, Georgia I. Nasi, Vassiliki A. Iconomidou

“…The peptide analogs of co-localized protease, Cathepsin B, may act as such potent inhibitors. …”
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The Inhibitory Effects of Alpha 1 Antitrypsin on Endosomal TLR Signaling Pathways by Ahmed S. Elshikha, Georges Abboud, Rigena Avdiaj, Laurence Morel, Sihong Song

“…Human alpha 1 antitrypsin (hAAT) is a protease inhibitor with anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory properties. …”
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Impact of Enzyme–Microbe Combined Fermentation on the Safety and Quality of Soy Paste Fermented with Grass Carp By-Products by Jing Yang, Zihan Li, Xinping Lin, Sufang Zhang, Chaofan Ji

“…<i>Tetragenococcus halophilus</i> was used as a starter culture alongside food-grade protease to assess their combined impact on the safety and flavor of soy fish paste and soy fish skin paste. …”
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Activation of PAR4 Upregulates p16 through Inhibition of DNMT1 and HDAC2 Expression via MAPK Signals in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells by Ming Wang, Shuhong An, Diyi Wang, Haizhen Ji, Xingjing Guo, Zhaojin Wang

“…A previous study showed that a downexpression of protease-activated receptor 4 (PAR4) is associated with the development of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). …”
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The Effect of Glycerol Monolaurate on Intestinal Health and Disease Resistance in Cage-Farmed Juvenile Pompano Trachinotus ovatus by Huaxing Lin, Beiping Tan, Qihui Yang

“…Similar significant elevations in the protease activities were also found in the 0.10, 0.15, and 0.20% GML groups (P<0.05). …”
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The Potential of Defatted Yellow Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Meal as an Alternative Protein Source for Juvenile Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis) by Wenxiang Yao, Chunyan Zhang, Sai Zhang, Guoan Hua, Sitong Zhao, Huiyang Shuang, Ningyang Sun, Yijun Sun, Lumpan Poolsawat, Jianguo Wang, Quan Wang

“…While when 100% fishmeal was replaced, significantly decreased the final body weight (FBW), weight gain (WG), serum alkaline phosphatase (AKP), acid phosphatase (ACP), lysozyme (LZM), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), and total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) activities, hepatopancreas protease activity, mid-intestine folds height and number (P<0.05), significantly increased the feed conversion ratio (FCR), serum malondialdehyde (MDA) content, and the abundance of intestinal harmful bacteria Shewanella (P<0.05). …”
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Validation Protocol of Vitamin D Supplementation in Patients with HIV-Infection by Elisabet Lerma-Chippirraz, Roberto Güerri-Fernández, Judit Villar García, Alicia González Mena, Ana Guelar Grinberg, María Milagro Montero, Luisa Sorli, Sonia Calzado, Juan Pablo Horcajada, Adolfo Díez-Pérez, Hernando Knobel Freud

“…Independent factors for not achieving PTH objective were tenofovir (TDF) and protease inhibitors use. In HIV-infected patients with hypovitaminosis, the protocol of cholecalciferol supplementation normalized vitamin D levels regardless of antiretroviral regimen in a high proportion of patients but it was less effective to correct hyperparathyroidism.…”
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Differential responses of Bradyrhizobium sp. SUTN9-2 to plant extracts and implications for endophytic interactions within different host plants by Teerana Greetatorn, Pakpoom Boonchuen, Pongdet Piromyou, Pongpan Songwattana, Jenjira Wongdee, Kamonluck Teamtisong, Nantakorn Boonkerd, Shusei Sato, Neung Teaumroong, Panlada Tittabutr

“…This study suggests that SUTN9-2 likely evolves resistance mechanisms against CAMPs found in rice, chili, and tomato plants through mechanisms involving the protease-chaperone DegP, AcrAB-TolC multidrug efflux pumps, and polysaccharides. …”
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The Role of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 Lipopolysaccharide in Collagen-Induced Arthritis by Katarzyna Kasperkiewicz, Anna S. Świerzko, Marta Przybyła, Janusz Szemraj, Jarosław Barski, Mikael Skurnik, Andrzej Kałużyński, Maciej Cedzyński

“…In addition, the Rd1 LPS activates the MBL-associated serine protease 1 (MASP-1) stronger than the S and Ra chemotype LPS and comparable to Klebsiella pneumoniae O:3 LPS. …”
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Bacteria-Inspired Synthesis of Silver-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanocomposites: A Novel Synergistic Approach in Controlling Biofilm and Quorum-Sensing-Regulated Virulence Factors in <i>Pseu... by Abirami Karthikeyan, Manoj Kumar Thirugnanasambantham, Fazlurrahman Khan, Arun Kumar Mani

“…Additionally, biofilm formation (81.1%) and EPS production (83.9%) using <i>P. aeruginosa</i> were substantially hindered, along with reduced extracellular protease activity, as indicated by zone formation (from 2.3 to 1.8 cm). …”
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Maternal obesity exacerbates the responsiveness of offspring BALB/c mice to cow’s milk protein-induced food allergy by Jingxin Gao, Tiange Li, Dong Liang, Han Gong, Liang Zhao, Xueying Mao

“…Maternal obesity increased the serum immunoglobulin E and mouse mast cell protease levels, though did not have significant influence on anaphylactic symptom score, core temperature and diarrhea rate of offspring mice after BLG sensitization. …”
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Evaluation of the binding affinity and antioxidant activity of phlorizin to pepsin and trypsin by Jing Zhang, Di Wu, Lan Tang, Xia Hu, Zhen Zeng, Wen Wu, Fang Geng, Hui Li

“…The ground state complexes PHL and protease have a moderate affinity of 105 L/mol PHL binds more strongly to trypsin than to pepsin. …”
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