Chlorella vulgaris Aldehyde Reductase Is Capable of Functioning as Ferric Reductase and of Driving the Fenton Reaction in the Presence of Free Flavin [PDF]
Bioscience, biotechnology and biochemistry, 2010 Junichi Sato +10 more
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Engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum as the Platform for the Production of Aromatic Aldehydes
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 Aromatic aldehydes, including 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (4-HB aldehyde), protocatechuic (PC) aldehyde, and vanillin, are used as important flavors, fragrances, and pharmaceutical precursors and have several biological and therapeutic effects.
Hyun-Song Kim +6 more
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ACS Catalysis, 2022 The synthesis of aldehydes from carboxylic acids has long been a challenge in chemistry. In contrast to the harsh chemically driven reduction, enzymes such as carboxylic acid reductases (CARs) are considered appealing biocatalysts for aldehyde production.
Bastian Daniel +15 more
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Characterization of the novel ene reductase Ppo-Er1 from paenibacillus polymyxa [PDF]
, 2020 Ene reductases enable the asymmetric hydrogenation of activated alkenes allowing the manufacture of valuable chiral products. The enzymes complement existing metal- and organocatalytic approaches for the stereoselective reduction of activated C=C double ...
Aregger, David +2 more
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PLoS Biology, 2022 How double-membraned Gram-negative bacteria overcome lipid peroxidation is virtually unknown. Bactericidal antibiotics and superoxide ion stress stimulate the transcription of the Burkholderia cenocepacia bcnA gene that encodes a secreted lipocalin. bcnA
Marwa Naguib +11 more
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Antioxidants, 2023 Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a complication of diabetes mellitus that can lead to vision loss and blindness. It is driven by various biochemical processes and molecular mechanisms, including lipid peroxidation and disrupted aldehyde metabolism, which ...
Burak Mugdat Karan +4 more
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Processing of Airborne Green Leaf Volatiles for Their Glycosylation in the Exposed Plants
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Green leaf volatiles (GLVs), the common constituents of herbivore-infested plant volatiles (HIPVs), play an important role in plant defense and function as chemical cues to communicate with other individuals in nature.
Koichi Sugimoto +3 more
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Mathematical model of the Lux luminescence system in the terrestrial bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens. [PDF]
, 2009 A mathematical model of the Lux luminescence system, governed by the operon luxCDABE in the terrestrial bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens, was constructed using a set of coupled ordinary differential equations.
Stekel, Dov J, Welham, Patricia A
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Molecular basis and biological relevance of bacterial and plant pinoresinol/lariciresinol reductase specificities. [PDF]
Protein SciAbstract A bacterial pinoresinol/lariciresinol reductase (PLR) homolog named NrPinZ was obtained from a Novosphingobium rhizosphaerae sp. LY bacterial strain, with NrPinZ being part of its 5‐step biochemical system catabolizing pinoresinol into coniferyl aldehyde and vanillin.
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Natural aldose reductase inhibitors for treatment and prevention of diabetic cataract: A review
Herba Polonica, 2022 Introduction: Aldose reductase (AR) is an enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of glucose to sorbitol responsible for the development of diabetic complications like cataracts. Medicinal plants contain several phytocompounds that can inhibit this enzyme.
Daoudi Nour Elhouda +3 more
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