BMC Complementary Medicine and TherapiesBackground Gegen Qinlian Decoction (GQD) is a classical traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula primarily utilized for treating gut disorders. GQD showed therapeutic effects on several diseases in clinical and animal studies by targeting gut microbes.
Yaqin Peng +13 more
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Molecular Aspect of Annelid Neuroendocrine system
, 2007 Hormonal processes along with enzymatic processing similar to that found in vertebrates occur in annelids. Amino acid sequence determination of annelids precursor gene products reveals the presence of the respective peptides that exhibit high sequence ...
Salzet, M.
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Beef hydrolysis by Zyactinase™ enzymes : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. [PDF]
, 2016 Protein hydrolysis is the term that applies to all possible ways of splitting proteins to produce products with lower molecular weight. There is a continuous search for novel products derived from waste materials.
Ahmad, Noriza Binti
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Synthesis, biological evaluation, and utility of fluorescent ligands targeting the μ-opioid receptor [PDF]
, 2015 Fluorescently labeled ligands are useful pharmacological research tools for studying receptor localization, trafficking, and signaling processes via fluorescence imaging. They are also employed in fluorescent binding assays. This study is centered on the
Briddon, Stephen J. +6 more
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Aceite de oliva virgen y regulación hormonal de la presión arterial: una revisión del papel de los enzimas proteolíticos [PDF]
, 2010 Numerosos estudios realizados en los últimos años, han puesto de manifiesto que los niveles elevados de grasa en la dieta están directamente relacionados con el desarrollo de diversas patologías, entre las que destacan enfermedades cardiovasculares ...
Arrazola Saniger, M. +5 more
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Oral naltrexone treatment for cholestatic pruritus: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study [PDF]
, 1997 Background and Aims: The efficacy of currently available therapeutic agents for cholestatic pruritus is often disappointing. The aim of this study was to assess the antipruritic effect of naltrexone, an oral opiate receptor antagonist.
Bertolotti, M. (M.) +5 more
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Carbon turnover in the water-soluble protein of the adult human lens. [PDF]
, 2013 PurposeHuman eye lenses contain cells that persist from embryonic development. These unique, highly specialized fiber cells located at the core (nucleus) of the lens undergo pseudo-apoptosis to become devoid of cell nuclei and most organelles. Ostensibly
Buchholz, Bruce A +7 more
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On-line electrogeneration of copper-peptide complexes in microspray mass spectrometry [PDF]
, 2018 The interaction of copper ions with peptides was investigated by electrospray mass spectrometry. Two electrospray micro-emitters were compared, the first one with a platinum electrode using a copper(II) electrolyte solution containing a peptide sample ...
Girault, Hubert, Prudent, Michel
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Heterologous Expression and Purification of \u3cem\u3eVibrio proteolyticus (Aeromonas proteolytica)\u3c/em\u3e Aminopeptidase: A Rapid Protocol [PDF]
, 2009 Metalloaminopeptidases (mAPs) are enzymes that are involved in HIV infectivity, tumor growth and metastasis, angiogenesis, and bacterial infection. Investigation of structure–function relationships in mAPs is a prerequisite to rational design of anti-mAP
Bennett, Brian, Hartley, Mariam
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Switched-angle spinning applied to bicelles containing phospholipid-associated peptides [PDF]
, 2018 In a model study, the proton NMR spectrum of the opioid pentapeptide leucine-enkephalin associated with bicelles is investigated. The spectral resolution for a static sample is limited due to the large number of anisotropic interactions, in particular ...
Hunkeler, Andreas +3 more
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