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BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON α-AMYLASE INHIBITOR EXTRACTED FROM WHITE KIDNEY BEAN (Phaseolus vulgaris) [PDF]

Journal of Agricultural Chemistry and Biotechnology, 2014
  Crude extract of white kidney beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) showed inhibitory activity against porcine pancreatic α-amylase and human salivary α-amylase.
Nancy A.A. Taha, A.M. Yussef, N.S. Eryan, L.K. Tadros   +3 more
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Non-aqueous green solvents improve alpha-amylase induced fiber opening in leather processing

Scientific Reports, 2020
Severe water deficit and highly polluting effluent generation from leather industries have constantly been pressurizing the tanners to adopt cleaner leather processing systems.
Poornima Ramamoorthi, Aravindhan Rathinam, Raghava Rao Jonnalagadda, Thanikaivelan Palanisamy   +3 more
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Screening of Alpha-Glucosidase and Alpha-Amylase Inhibitors in the Descurainia Sophia Flower by Molecular Docking to Prevention the Progression of Diabetes [PDF]

Journal of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, 2020
Background & Objective: Alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase enzymes raise blood glucose levels by breaking down complex polysaccharide units into absorbable monosaccharide units. The aim of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effect of compounds
Morteza Sadeghi
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High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography Hyphenated with Microchemical and Biochemical Derivatizations in Bioactivity Profiling of Marine Species

Marine Drugs, 2019
Marine organisms produce an array of biologically active natural products, many of which have unique structures that have not been found in terrestrial organisms. Hence, marine algae provide a unique source of bioactive compounds.
Snezana Agatonovic-Kustrin, Ella Kustrin, Vladimir Gegechkori, David W. Morton   +3 more
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Alterations in kernel proteome after infection with Fusarium culmorum in two triticale cultivars with contrasting resistance to Fusarium head blight

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016
Triticale was used here as a model to recognize new components of molecular mechanism of resistance to Fusarium head blight (FHB) in cereals. Fusarium-damaged kernels of two lines distinct in levels of resistance to FHB were applied into a proteome ...
Dawid Perlikowski, Halina Wiśniewska, Joanna Kaczmarek, Tomasz Góral, Piotr Ochodzki, Michał Kwiatek, Maciej Majka, Adam Augustyniak, Arkadiusz Kosmala   +8 more
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An Assessment of Alpha-Amylase as Salivary Psychological Stress Marker in Relation to Temporomandibular Disorders among a Sample of Dental Students

Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry, 2015
Background: University dental students perceived a higher level of stress prior to the final exam associated with raised salivary alpha-amylase levels which could be considered as a useful noninvasive biomarker for measuring acute stress. Using a Helkimo
Sarmad Q Ali, Raja Hadi
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Comparative Analysis of Salivary Alpha-Amylase Enzyme Concentrations in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Al-Rafidain Dental Journal
Aims: The present study aimed to evaluate and contrast the concentrations of salivary alpha-amylase enzyme and the condition of periodontal health by the measurement of many clinical periodontal indicators, including plaque index (PLI), gingival index ...
Noor Sabah Irhayyim
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Enhancement of alpha amylase production by Aspergillus flavus AUMC 11685 on mandarin (Citrus reticulata) peel using submerged fermentation

European Journal of Biological Research, 2017
Mandarin peel as submerged fermentation (SmF) source was tested for the production of alpha amylase enzyme by strain of Aspergillus flavus AUMC 11685. Incubation period, concentration of substrate, temperature, pH and size of inoculum were optimized to ...
Esam H. Ali, Mohamed A. El-Nagdy, Saleh M. Al-Garni, Mohamed S. Ahmed, Ahmed M. Rawaa   +4 more
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Optimizations of α-amylase production by response surface methodology in immobilization Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ATCC 23350

Biological Journal of Microorganism, 2016
Introduction: Production of an endogenous α-amylase from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ATCC 23350 was studied and enhanced. Materials and methods: Protein and carbon sources were analyzed for free and immobilized bacterial cells and number of beads ...
Hamid reza Samadlouie, Maryam Karimiroozbahani, Hami kaboosi, Naser Farrokhi   +3 more
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A rare case of macroamylasemia in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Macroamylasemia is a rare condition affecting 0.5–1.5% of the population. Macroamylasemia should be suspected in a patient with a high serum alpha-amylase level without an elevation in the urine alpha-amylase level.
Tilan Aponso, W. M. D. A. S. Wanninayake, N. M. M. Nawarathne   +2 more
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