Enzymes from Extreme Environments and their Industrial Applications
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2015 This article will discuss the importance of specific extremophilic enzymes for applications in industrial biotechnology. It will specifically address those enzymes that have applications in the area of biocatalysis.
Jennifer Ann Littlechild
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Benzo[a]pyrene-induced changes in carboxylesterase, acetylcholinesterase and heat shock protein 70 of Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) from unpolluted and polluted forests [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2019 Plant vegetation accumulates polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) among which benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) is recognized as being very toxic, including cancerogenic. Lymantria dispar L. larvae are sensitive to changes in the environment, providing potential
Grčić Anja +6 more
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Inhibition of neurite outgrowth in differentiating mouse N2a neuroblastoma cells by phenyl saligenin phosphate: Effects on MAP kinase (ERK 1/2) activation, neurofilament heavy chain phosphorylation and neuropathy target esterase activity [PDF]
, 2006 Sub-lethal concentrations of the organophosphate phenyl saligenin phosphate (PSP) inhibited the outgrowth of axon-like processes in differentiating mouse N2a neuroblastoma cells (IC50 2.5 μM).
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Maternal effect on thermotolerance in lettuce seeds [PDF]
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2023 The objective of this work was to evaluate the occurrence of the maternal effect on thermotolerance in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seeds, as well as to find an enzymatic marker for this trait in lettuce seedlings.
Pedro Yuri Cavasin +3 more
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Izoenzimas esterases para discriminar cultivares "sem nome" de mandioca (Manihot esculenta)
Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2008 Isoenzimas esterases foram usadas como marcadores moleculares para discriminar e agrupar sete cultivares "sem nomes" (acessos A-G) de Manihot esculenta.
Maria de Fátima Pires da Silva Machado +2 more
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Toxic Phenolic Glycosides From \u3ci\u3ePopulus:\u3c/i\u3e Physiological Adaptations of the Western North American Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, \u3ci\u3ePapilio Rutulus\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) [PDF]
, 2017 The phenolic glycosides tremulacin and salicortin found in quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides, and other members of the Salicaceae, are known to be toxic to larvae of the Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus, but not to the Canadian tiger
Lindroth, Richard L +2 more
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020 The multiple inhibitors tolerance of microorganism is important in bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass which is a promising renewable and sustainable source for biofuels and other chemicals.
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Design of surface-active artificial enzyme particles to stabilize Pickering emulsions for high-performance biphasic biocatalysis [PDF]
, 2015 © 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. Surface-active artificial enzymes (SAEs) are designed and constructed by a general and novel strategy.
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Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 1998 Forty-four Bacillus spp. strains obtained from sugar cane derivates and residues, six of them isolated in this work, were tested using Tween 80 as substrate (agar-Tween 80 medium), in order to determine their esterase activity through the enzymatic index
Analucia Longman Mendonça +3 more
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An Open Receptor-Binding Cavity of Hemagglutinin-Esterase-Fusion Glycoprotein from Newly-Identified Influenza D Virus: Basis for Its Broad Cell Tropism. [PDF]
, 2016 Influenza viruses cause seasonal flu each year and pandemics or epidemic sporadically, posing a major threat to public health. Recently, a new influenza D virus (IDV) was isolated from pigs and cattle. Here, we reveal that the IDV utilizes 9-O-acetylated
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