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Unique Organization of Extracellular Amylases into Amylosomes in the Resistant Starch-Utilizing Human Colonic Firmicutes Bacterium Ruminococcus bromii [PDF]

, 2015
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We acknowledge support from BBSRC grant no. BB/L009951/1, from the Scottish government Food, Land and People program, and from the Society for Applied Microbiology. E.A.B. is supported by a grant (no.
Bayer, Edward A., Dassa, Bareket, David, Ben, Duncan, Sylvia H, Flint, Harry J, Henrissat, Bernard, Juge, Natahlie, Koropatkin, Nicole M, Laverde Gomez, Jenny, Louis, Petra Gisela Helen, Sheridan, Paul O, Ze, Xiaolei   +11 more
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Water Permeates and Plasticizes Amorphous Carbon Dots: Unraveling the Inner Accessibility of the Nanoparticles by Glass Transition Studies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The water permeability of amorphous carbon dots (CDs) is demonstrated by investigating their plasticization. Novel polyamide‐based and amorphous nanoparticles are synthesized by controlling their inner packing density. Water plasticization is evidenced by the decrease of the CDs glass transition temperature with increasing the hydration degree.
Elisa Sturabotti, Valerio Di Lisio, Lucia Cardo, Alessandro Camilli, Estela Moretón Alfonsín, Daniele Cangialosi, Amaia Iturrospe Ibarra, Arantxa Arbe, Maurizio Prato   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unravelling the multiple functions of the architecturally intricate Streptococcus pneumoniae β-galactosidase, BgaA.

PLoS Pathogens, 2014
Bacterial cell-surface proteins play integral roles in host-pathogen interactions. These proteins are often architecturally and functionally sophisticated and yet few studies of such proteins involved in host-pathogen interactions have defined the ...
Anirudh K Singh, Benjamin Pluvinage, Melanie A Higgins, Ankur B Dalia, Shireen A Woodiga, Matthew Flynn, Audrey R Lloyd, Jeffrey N Weiser, Keith A Stubbs, Alisdair B Boraston, Samantha J King   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
wiley   +1 more source

ApuA, a multifunctional x-glucan-degrading enzyme of Streptococcus suis, mediates adhesion to porcine epithelium and mucus [PDF]

, 2010
We have identified apuA in Streptococcus suis, which encodes a bifunctional amylopullulanase with conserved -amylase and pullulanase substrate-binding domains and catalytic motifs.
Ferrando, M.L., Fuentes, S., Greeff, A., de, Smith, H.E., Wells, J.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Electrically Readable Lateral Flow Assay Using Organic Transistors for Diagnostic Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Electrolyte‐gated organic field‐effect transistors (EGOFETs) are integrated with lateral flow (LF) paper fluidics to create a reusable, portable, and low‐cost point‐of‐care (PoC) diagnostic test. The devices are validated for Human Immunoglobulin G detection, achieving high sensitivity (0.1 fm), selectivity, and reproducibility with rapid results in 20–
María Jesús Ortiz‐Aguayo, Carme Martínez‐Domingo, Diego Gutiérrez, Dean Kos, Marta Mas‐Torrent   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

ez-CAZy a reference annotation database for linking glycoside hydrolase sequence to enzymatic activity

Scientific Reports
Glycoside Hydrolases (GH) are carbohydrate-active enzymes that play a critical role in the degradation of carbohydrates, impacting ecosystem function, human health, and biotechnological applications.
Daniel S. Erdody, Nicholas G. Griffin, Renaud Berlemont   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Plant carbohydrate binding module enhances activity of hybrid microbial cellulase enzyme

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2012
A synthetic, highly active cellulase enzyme suitable for in planta production may be a valuable tool for biotechnological approaches to develop transgenic biofuel crops with improved digestibility.
Caitlin Siobhan Byrt, Ricky eCahyanegara, Christopher Peter Grof   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multifunctional Bio‐Based Packaging for Perishable Foods: Structural Design, Scalable Fabrication, and Versatile Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
An overview of design principles and scalable fabrication strategies for multifunctional bio‐based packaging. Radiative cooling films, modified‐atmosphere films/membranes, active antimicrobial/antioxidant platforms, intelligent optical/electrochemical labels, and superhydrophobic surfaces are co‐engineered from material chemistry to mesoscale structure
Lei Zhang, Jiaqi Zhang, Mei Cui, Wei Qi, Renliang Huang, Rongxin Su, Kai Zhang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Phylogenomic Diversity of Herbivore-Associated Fibrobacter spp. Is Correlated to Lignocellulose-Degrading Potential

mSphere, 2018
Members of the genus Fibrobacter are cellulose-degrading bacteria and common constituents of the gastrointestinal microbiota of herbivores. Although considerable phylogenetic diversity is observed among members of this group, few functional differences ...
Anthony P. Neumann, Garret Suen
doaj   +1 more source