Structural and functional characterization of chitinase from carnivorous plant Drosera adelae
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.A class I chitinase from the carnivorous plant Drosera adelae was expressed and purified using a yeast system, revealing high enzymatic activity. Structural analyses of the catalytic and chitin‐binding domains identified key tyrosine residues involved in substrate binding, offering insights into the enzyme's adaptation for insect digestion.
Kazunari Yoneda +7 more
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Holling's Functional Response Model as a Tool to Link the Food-Finding Mechanism of a Probing Shorebird with its Spatial Distribution [PDF]
, 1995 Theunis Piersma +3 more
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Consumer attitudes toward GM food with hypothetical functional characteristics [PDF]
Since their introduction in the early 1990s, genetically modified organisms in agriculture tended to emphasize improved yield. Europeans, perceiving unacceptable risk and too little benefit, resoundingly disapproved of GMO use in agro-food processes ...
Marin, Floriana, Notaro, Sandra
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Buckwheat - an old crop with new health prospects [PDF]
, 2007 Interest in buckwheat has incresed due to it being a valuable raw material for functional food production. It has been reported to have general beneficial effects on health. Buckwheat competes well with weeds and suffers little from other pests.
Keskitalo, Marjo +6 more
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Rethinking plastic waste: innovations in enzymatic breakdown of oil‐based polyesters and bioplastics
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Plastic pollution remains a critical environmental challenge, and current mechanical and chemical recycling methods are insufficient to achieve a fully circular economy. This review highlights recent breakthroughs in the enzymatic depolymerization of both oil‐derived polyesters and bioplastics, including high‐throughput protein engineering, de novo ...
Elena Rosini +2 more
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Functional food science and substrate metabolism [PDF]
, 1998 Wim H. M. Saris +10 more
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Interplay between RNA‐protein interactions and RNA structures in gene regulation
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Methodological advances in mapping transcriptome‐wide RNA‐protein interactions and RNA structures have started to uncover the potential of RNP conformations in gene regulation. Competing RNA–RNA, RNA‐protein and protein–protein interactions shape the compaction and function of RNPs throughout their lifetime and may provide novel therapeutic targets in ...
Jenni Rapakko +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Functional dental correlates of food properties in five Malagasy lemur species [PDF]
, 1998 Nayuta Yamashita
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Tryptophan metabolite atlas uncovers organ, age, and sex‐specific variations
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Tryptophan metabolites were analyzed across twelve organs, the central nervous system, and serum in male and female mice at three life stages. We found tissue‐, sex‐, and age‐specific differences, including increased indole‐3‐pyruvate and kynurenine in aging males.
Lizbeth Perez‐Castro +8 more
wiley +1 more source
CONSUMER KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF U.S. RESIDENTS [PDF]
A national survey conducted by the Food Policy Institute demonstrates the lack of knowledge and awareness most Americans have of genetically modified foods. The paper provides insight into public perceptions of food biotechnology's risks and benefits and
Adelaja, Adesoji O. +3 more
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