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Degradation of lignin β-aryl ether units in Arabidopsis thaliana expressing LigD, LigF and LigG from Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6 [PDF]

, 2017
Lignin is a major polymer in the secondary plant cell wall and composed of hydrophobic interlinked hydroxyphenylpropanoid units. The presence of lignin hampers conversion of plant biomass into biofuels; plants with modified lignin are therefore being ...
Bent, Board, Boerjan, Bonawitz, Bonawitz, Borkhardt, Buanafina, Davin, Dima, Dixon, Dixon, El Amrani, Felipe, Foyer, Gall, Gall, Geu-Flores, Geu-Flores, Goodin, Hause, Herbers, Huang, Kirk, Lallement, Lallement, Lazo, Li, Liu, Liu, Lu, Lu, Mansfield, Masai, Masai, Matsuda, Meux, Morreel, Morreel, Niculaes, Otter, Pauly, Rahimi, Ralph, Ralph, Rogers, Samalova, Sato, Sederoff, Shen, Sonoki, Strack, Tsuji, Van Acker, Vanholme, Vanholme, Vanholme, Vanholme, Vogel, Welinder, Weng, Øbro, Øbro   +61 more
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Structural insights into an engineered feruloyl esterase with improved MHET degrading properties

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
A feruloyl esterase was engineered to mimic key features of MHETase, enhancing the degradation of PET oligomers. Structural and computational analysis reveal how a point mutation stabilizes the active site and reshapes the binding cleft, expading substrate scope.
Panagiota Karampa, Konstantinos Makryniotis, Theofani‐Iosifina Sousani, Evangelos Topakas, Vangelis Daskalakis, Maria Dimarogona   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

UV-A light treatment for controlling enzymatic browning of fresh-cut fruits [PDF]

, 2016
Enzymatic browning is critical in the preservation of the quality and the shelf-life of fresh-cut fruits. Non-thermal technologies such as UV radiation are emerging for controlling polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity, the main agent responsible for ...
Lante, Anna, Nicoletto, Marino, Tinello, Federica   +2 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison between conventional and alternative peeling methods on peeling efficiencies of Malaysian 'Chok Anan' mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit [PDF]

, 2017
Fruit industries require convenient peeling method, especially during puree processing to prevent deterioration of fruit quality and product loss. Therefore, manual, chemical (sodium hydroxide/NaOH) and enzymatic (Pectinex Ultra SP-L) peeling methods ...
Hussain, Norhayati, Lai, Oi Ming, Mohamad, Nur Sadrina, Sulaiman, Rabiha   +3 more
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Enzyme prodrug therapy achieves site-specific, personalized physiological responses to the locally produced nitric oxide [PDF]

, 2018
Nitric oxide (NO) is a highly potent but short-lived endogenous radical with a wide spectrum of physiological activities. In this work, we developed an enzymatic approach to the site-specific synthesis of NO mediated by biocatalytic surface coatings ...
Alexander N. Zelikin, Anna K. Winther, Betina Fejerskov, Jeremy E. Schaffer, Kerdjoudj H., Leo J. Schultze Kool, Marja ter Meer, Molly M. Stevens, Moncada S., Najah B.S. Jensen, Rona Chandrawati, Ross Dillion, Ulf Simonsen   +12 more
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A methionine‐lined active site governs carbocation stabilization and product specificity in a bacterial terpene synthase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This study reveals a unique active site enriched in methionine residues and demonstrates that these residues play a critical role by stabilizing carbocation intermediates through novel sulfur–cation interactions. Structure‐guided mutagenesis further revealed variants with significantly altered product profiles, enhancing pseudopterosin formation. These
Marion Ringel, Carl P. O. Helmer, Shani Zev, Ronja Driller, Emily Buhr, Markus Reinbold, Renana Schwartz, Gabriel Foley, Mikael Boden, Daniel Garbe, Gerhard Schenk, Dan Thomas Major, Bernhard Loll, Thomas Brück   +13 more
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Exogenous DCPTA Increases the Tolerance of Maize Seedlings to PEG-Simulated Drought by Regulating Nitrogen Metabolism-Related Enzymes

Agronomy, 2019
2-(3,4-Dichlorophenoxy) triethylamine (DCPTA) regulates plant development; however, the molecular basis of this regulation is poorly understood. In this study, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis and physiological indexes of maize seedlings (three-leaf ...
Tenglong Xie, Wanrong Gu, Congfeng Li, Jing Li, Shi Wei   +4 more
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Valosin‐containing protein counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its ATPase activity in vitro

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Biomolecular condensates formed by fused in sarcoma (FUS) are dissolved by high ATP concentrations yet persist in cells. Using a reconstituted system, we demonstrate that valosin‐containing protein (VCP), an AAA+ ATPase, counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its D2 ATPase activity.
Hitomi Kimura, Shin‐ichi Tate, Kyota Yasuda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cytochromes and iron sulfur proteins in sulfur metabolism of phototrophic bacteria [PDF]

Dissimilatory sulfur metabolism in phototrophic sulfur bacteria provides the bacteria with electrons for photosynthetic electron transport chain and, with energy.
Fischer, U.
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