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Laboratory Analysis of Fecal Lactobacillus Strains and pH in Tobacco Smokers: A Comparative Study From a Developing Country

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Tobacco smoking is a major cause of preventable mortality globally, disproportionately impacting developing countries. While its systemic health effects are well‐known, the influence of tobacco on gut microbiota—especially beneficial Lactobacillus species—remains poorly explored in resource‐limited settings.
Afshin Shabibi, Gholam Basati, Bahareh Rahimian Zarif, Kambiz Davari, Alireza Rangin   +4 more
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Voltametric Analysis of Ergosterol Isolated from Wild-Growing and Cultivated Edible Mushrooms from Serbia and Korea

Molecules
Thanks to several components with health-promoting properties, mushrooms are recognized as a practical functional food and a valuable source of nutrients for the food industry.
Svetlana Đogo Mračević, Jelena Mutić, Vesna Stanković, Slavica Ražić   +3 more
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Discovery of an ergosterol-signaling factor that regulates Trypanosoma brucei growth[S]

Journal of Lipid Research, 2015
Ergosterol biosynthesis and homeostasis in the parasitic protozoan Trypanosoma brucei was analyzed by RNAi silencing and inhibition of sterol C24β-methyltransferase (TbSMT) and sterol 14α-demethylase [TbSDM (TbCYP51)] to explore the functions of sterols ...
Brad A. Haubrich, Ujjal K. Singha, Matthew B. Miller, Craigen R. Nes, Hosanna Anyatonwu, Laurence Lecordier, Presheet Patkar, David J. Leaver, Fernando Villalta, Benoit Vanhollebeke, Minu Chaudhuri, W. David Nes   +11 more
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Fermentation techniques for protein enrichment of cassava peel

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 106, Issue 7, Page 4384-4393, May 2026.
Abstract BACKGROUND The use of agro‐industrial by‐products such as unconventional feeds in animal production is an alternative for reducing the high costs associated with conventional feeds. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of aeration, pH adjustment, the use of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and the amount of urea on the enrichment of ...
Aluizio Raimundo Bastos de Oliveira Júnior, Caroline Emanuelle do Amaral Santa Rosa de Oliveira, Isadora Gabriele da Silva Matos, Luis Fernando Souza Ribeiro, José Augusto de Souza Estumano, João Gabriel Sodré Lima, Cristian Faturi, Thiago Carvalho da Silva   +7 more
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The effect mechanism of ergosterol from the nutritional mushroom Leucocalocybe mongolica in breast cancer cells: Protein expression modulation and metabolomic profiling using UHPLC-ESI-Q

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
The ergosterol from mushrooms has gained significant ethnopharmacological importance in various cultures, including China, Japan, and Europe. This compound has been found to possess immune-boosting and anti-inflammatory properties, making it useful in ...
Asmaa Hussein Zaki, Bao Haiying, Mohamed Mohany, Salim S. Al-Rejaie, Bahaa Abugammie   +4 more
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Azole antifungal contaminants disrupt mycorrhizal function and risk agricultural sustainability

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 952-964, May 2026.
Global food production is increasingly threatened by soil degradation, climate change and the rising costs of synthetic fertilisers. Circular agriculture, which promotes resource reuse, is a promising solution, but using treated wastewater and biosolids in farming introduces risks from emerging contaminants like pharmaceutical residues.
Emily K. Durant, Katie J. Field, J. Brett Sallach, Sara Moeskjær, Alex Williams, Laura J. Carter   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synthesis of Ergosterol Peroxide Conjugates as Mitochondria Targeting Probes for Enhanced Anticancer Activity

Molecules, 2019
Inspired by the significant bioactivity of ergosterol peroxide, we designed and synthesized four fluorescent coumarin and ergosterol peroxide conjugates 8a−d through the combination of ergosterol peroxide with 7-N,N-diethylamino coumarins ...
Ming Bu, Hongling Li, Haijun Wang, Jing Wang, Yu Lin, Yukun Ma   +5 more
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4-aminopyridyl-based lead compounds targeting CYP51 prevent spontaneous parasite relapse in a chronic model and improve cardiac pathology in an acute model of Trypanosoma cruzi infection. [PDF]

, 2017
BackgroundChagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is the leading cause of heart failure in Latin America. The clinical treatment of Chagas disease is limited to two 60 year-old drugs, nifurtimox and benznidazole, that have variable ...
Calvet, Claudia Magalhaes, Choi, Jun Yong, de Mesquita, Liliane Batista, de Souza Pereira, Mirian Claudia, Hirata, Ken, Lostracco-Johnson, Sharon, McKerrow, James H, Meuser-Batista, Marcelo, Nogueira, Alanderson, Podust, Larissa M, Roush, William R, Silva, Tatiana Araujo, Siqueira-Neto, Jair Lage, Suzuki, Brian, Thomas, Diane   +14 more
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Perspectives for Advancing Biotechnological Succinic Acid Production

Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 19, Issue 5, May 2026.
Succinic acid is an important molecule for sustainable chemical manufacturing, but its industrial production faces high costs and sustainability challenges, which are linked to feedstocks and excessive acid/base consumption. This opinion explores production routes based on next‐generation feedstocks and low‐pH fermentations to inspire novel cost ...
Christoph Gunkel, Bastian Blombach
wiley   +1 more source

Ergosterol Biosynthesis and Regulation Impact the Antifungal Resistance and Virulence of Candida spp.

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Ergosterol is a key fungal sterol that is mainly found in the plasma membrane and is responsible for the proper membrane structure, rigidity, permeability and activity of membrane proteins. Ergosterol plays a crucial role in the ability of fungi to adapt
Daniel Eliaš, Nora Tóth Hervay, Yvetta Gbelská   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source