A review on biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles and their biocidal properties
Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2018 Use of silver and silver salts is as old as human civilization but the fabrication of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) has only recently been recognized.
K. S. Siddiqi, A. Husen, R. Rao
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A new type of DNA phosphorothioation-based antiviral system in archaea
Nature Communications, 2019 The prokaryote defence system Dnd relies on phosphorothioation (PT) of DNA backbone to distinguish between self and non-self DNA. Here, Xiong et al. describe a previously uncharacterized PT-based antiviral system that is independent of the canonical Dnd ...
Lei Xiong +12 more
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The pea branching RMS2 gene encodes the PsAFB4/5 auxin receptor and is involved in an auxin-strigolactone regulation loop [PDF]
, 2017 Strigolactones (SLs) are well known for their role in repressing shoot branching. In pea, increased transcript levels of SL biosynthesis genes are observed in stems of highly branched SL deficient (ramosus1 (rms1) and rms5) and SL response (rms3 and rms4)
Aubert, Gregoire +13 more
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Efficient biosynthesis of nucleoside cytokinin angustmycin A containing an unusual sugar system
Nature Communications, 2021 Angustmycin A is a nucleoside antibiotic having anti-mycobacterial and cytokinin activities. Here, the authors report the whole pathway leading to angustmycin A biosynthesis in Streptomyces and achieve the heterologous production of angustmycin A in E ...
Le Yu +8 more
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Molecular responses of mouse macrophages to copper and copper oxide nanoparticles inferred from proteomic analyses [PDF]
Mol Cell Proteomics 12, 11 (2013) 3108-22, 2013 The molecular responses of macrophages to copper-based nanoparticles have been investigated via a combination of proteomic and biochemical approaches, using the RAW264.7 cell line as a model. Both metallic copper and copper oxide nanoparticles have been tested, with copper ion and zirconium oxide nanoparticles used as controls.
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A two-component flavin-dependent monooxygenase involved in actinorhodin biosynthesis in Streptomyces coelicolor [PDF]
The journal of biological chemistry, American Society for
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2004, 279, pp.44362-9, 2015 The two-component flavin-dependent monooxygenases belong to an emerging class of enzymes involved in oxidation reactions in a number of metabolic and biosynthetic pathways in microorganisms. One component is a NAD(P)H:flavin oxidoreductase, which provides a reduced flavin to the second component, the proper monooxygenase.
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The bHLH transcription factors TSAR1 and TSAR2 regulate triterpene saponin biosynthesis in Medicago truncatula [PDF]
, 2015 Plants respond to stresses by producing a broad spectrum of bioactive specialized metabolites. Hormonal elicitors, such as jasmonates, trigger a complex signaling circuit leading to the concerted activation of specific metabolic pathways.
Goossens, Alain +5 more
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Natural Products from Mangrove Actinomycetes
Marine Drugs, 2014 Mangroves are woody plants located in tropical and subtropical intertidal coastal regions. The mangrove ecosystem is becoming a hot spot for natural product discovery and bioactivity survey.
Dong-Bo Xu +4 more
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Diversity and biosynthetic potential of culturable microbes associated with toxic marine animals [PDF]
, 2013 Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a neurotoxin that has been reported from taxonomically diverse organisms across 14 different phyla. The biogenic origin of tetrodotoxin is still disputed, however, TTX biosynthesis by host-associated bacteria has been reported.
Chau, Rocky +3 more
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Biosynthesis of medicinal tropane alkaloids in yeast
Nature, 2020 Tropane alkaloids from nightshade plants are neurotransmitter inhibitors that are used for treating neuromuscular disorders and are classified as essential medicines by the World Health Organization 1 , 2 .
P. Srinivasan, C. Smolke
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