Nutritional Values and Bio-Functional Properties of Fungal Proteins: Applications in Foods as a Sustainable Source [PDF]
Foods, 2023 From the preparation of bread, cheese, beer, and condiments to vegetarian meat products, fungi play a leading role in the food fermentation industry. With the shortage of global protein resources and the decrease in cultivated land, fungal protein has ...
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Proteome analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluids reveals host and fungal proteins highly expressed during invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in mice and humans [PDF]
Virulence, 2020 Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a severe infection that is difficult to diagnose due to the ubiquitous presence of fungal spores, the underlying diseases of risk patients, and limitations of currently available markers.
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Hydrophobins--unique fungal proteins. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2012 Microorganisms are often covered by a proteinaceous surface layer that serves as a sieve for external molecular influx, as a shield to protect microbes from external aggression, or as an aid to help microbial dispersion. In bacteria, the latter is called
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Fungal Proteins from Sargassum spp. Using Solid-State Fermentation as a Green Bioprocess Strategy. [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 The development of green technologies and bioprocesses such as solid-state fermentation (SSF) is important for the processing of macroalgae biomass and to reduce the negative effect of Sargassum spp.
Bonilla Loaiza AM +8 more
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Fighting pathogenic yeasts with plant defensins and anti-fungal proteins from fungi. [PDF]
Appl Microbiol BiotechnolFungal infections represent a significant health risk worldwide. Opportunistic infections caused by yeasts, particularly by Candida spp. and their virulent emerging isolates, have become a major threat to humans, with an increase in fatal cases of ...
Manzanares P +3 more
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Biosynthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles induced by fungal proteins and its application in different biological activities. [PDF]
J Genet Eng Biotechnol, 2019 The present study aims to apply an efficient eco-friendly and inexpensive process for green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) through the mediation of fungal proteins from Aspergillus fumigatus DSM819, characterization, and its application as ...
Othman AM +4 more
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Fungi-Kcr: a language model for predicting lysine crotonylation in pathogenic fungal proteins [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyIntroductionLysine crotonylation (Kcr) is an important post-translational modification (PTM) of proteins, playing a key role in regulating various biological processes in pathogenic fungi.
Yong-Zi Chen +5 more
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Subcellular Localization Screening of Colletotrichum higginsianum Effector Candidates Identifies Fungal Proteins Targeted to Plant Peroxisomes, Golgi Bodies, and Microtubules. [PDF]
Front Plant Sci, 2018 The genome of the hemibiotrophic anthracnose fungus, Colletotrichum higginsianum, encodes a large inventory of putative secreted effector proteins that are sequentially expressed at different stages of plant infection, namely appressorium-mediated ...
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Application of anti-fungal vaccines as a tool against emerging anti-fungal resistance
Frontiers in Fungal Biology, 2023 After viruses and bacteria, fungal infections remain a serious threat to the survival and well-being of society. The continuous emergence of resistance against commonly used anti-fungal drugs is a serious concern.
Ravinder Kumar, Vartika Srivastava
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The effect of Hericium erinaceum on the prevention of chemically induced experimental colitis in rats [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021 Background/Aims The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of the Hericium erinaceum on an experimental colitis model. Methods Twenty-four Wistar albino were included in this study. Rats were divided into three groups.
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