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Mucosal immune response modulated by secreted and membrane-bound hydrolases of Candida albicans in vulvovaginal candidiasis [PDF]

Frontiers in Fungal Biology
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) affects the physical and mental health of millions of women worldwide. The leading cause of VVC, Candida albicans, can induce a strong mucosal inflammatory reaction during the VVC infection, where secreted and membrane ...
Guocheng Qian, Li Ding, Chao Tan, Lidan Wang, Cong Long   +4 more
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Bacterial Cellulose Production by Komagateibacter xylinus with the Use of Enzyme-Degraded Oligo- and Polysaccharides as the Substrates

Applied Sciences, 2022
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a unique biopolymer synthesised by many bacteria as a critical element of their biofilm matrix. The most known and efficient producers of BC are bacteria from the genus of Komagataeibacter. Bacterial cellulose, with its unique
Katarzyna Przygrodzka, Magdalena Charęza, Agnieszka Banaszek, Beata Zielińska, Ewa Ekiert, Radosław Drozd   +5 more
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Hydrolase Activities of Sourdough Microorganisms

Fermentation, 2023
Sourdough is renowned for improving bakery products’ nutritional and quality characteristics through the enzymes produced by its microbiota. Among the enzymatic framework present in sourdough fermentation, amylase, cellulase, and peptidase are ...
Ingrid Teixeira Akamine, Felipe R. P. Mansoldo, Verônica S. Cardoso, Edilma Paraguai de Souza Dias, Alane Beatriz Vermelho   +4 more
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The activity of hydrolytic enzymes in the digestive system of Acanthobdellida, Branchiobdellida and Hirudinida (Annelida, Clitellata) – considerations on similarity and phylogeny

The European Zoological Journal, 2021
Activities of nineteen hydrolases were measured in the digestive systems of predatory and blood-feeding true leeches (Hirudinida) and their closest relatives, Branchiobdellida and Acanthobdellida.
J. M. Cichocka, A. Bielecki, P. Świątek, I. Jabłońska-Barna, J. Kobak, J. Hildebrand, M. Dmitryjuk, W. Strużyński, M. Rost-Roszkowska   +8 more
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Activity in post-pyrogenic soils in the Utrish State Nature Reserve (Russia) in the early succession stages

Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2023
Due to the increasing frequency of fires, the study of the influence of the pyrogenic factor on the state of forest ecosystems is becoming an increasingly relevant research topic for scientists around the world. Of particular interest in the study is not
Valeria V. Vilkova, Kamil Sh. Kazeev, Dariya A. Privizentseva, Mikhail S. Nizhelsky, Sergey I. Kolesnikov   +4 more
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Exploring the Diversity and Biotechnological Potential of Cultured and Uncultured Coral-Associated Bacteria

Microorganisms, 2021
Coral-associated microbes are crucial for the biology of their hosts, contributing to nutrient cycling, adaptation, mitigation of toxic compounds, and biological control of pathogens.
Caren Leite Spindola Vilela, Helena Dias Müller Villela, Caio Tavora Coelho da Costa Rachid, Flávia Lima do Carmo, Alane Beatriz Vermelho, Raquel Silva Peixoto   +5 more
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Biotechnological methods for pulping copoazú (Theobroma grandiflorum (Wild. ex Spring) Schum) seed and their influence on the fermentation stage

Dyna, 2022
Copoazú is a fruit originated from Colombian Amazon belonging to Theobroma genus, which includes species such as cacao raw material for chocolate. Both species presented similar processing stages, with different process parameters due to the physical ...
Jenifer Criollo nuñez, Angélica Piedad Sandoval-Aldana, Dagoberto Criollo-Cruz, Martha del Pilar López-Hernández   +3 more
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Euterpe oleracea Mart (Açaizeiro) from the Brazilian Amazon: A Novel Font of Fungi for Lipase Production

Microorganisms, 2022
Lipases (EC 3.1.1.3) are hydrolases that catalyze triglycerides hydrolysis in free fatty acids and glycerol. Among the microorganisms that produce lipolytic enzymes, the entophytic fungi stand out.
Iracirema S. Sena, Adriana M. Ferreira, Victor H. Marinho, Fabrício H. e Holanda, Swanny F. Borges, Agerdanio A. de Souza, Rosemary de Carvalho R. Koga, Adilson L. Lima, Alexandro C. Florentino, Irlon M. Ferreira   +9 more
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Recent Advances in Peptidoglycan Synthesis and Regulation in Bacteria

Biomolecules, 2023
Bacteria must synthesize their cell wall and membrane during their cell cycle, with peptidoglycan being the primary component of the cell wall in most bacteria.
Anne Galinier, Clémentine Delan-Forino, Elodie Foulquier, Hakima Lakhal, Frédérique Pompeo   +4 more
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Production of a β-Glucosidase-Rich Cocktail from Talaromyces amestolkiae Using Raw Glycerol: Its Role for Lignocellulose Waste Valorization

Journal of Fungi, 2021
As β-glucosidases represent the major bottleneck for the industrial degradation of plant biomass, great efforts are being devoted to discover both novel and robust versions of these enzymes, as well as to develop efficient and inexpensive ways to produce
Juan A. Méndez-Líter, Laura I. de Eugenio, Neumara L. S. Hakalin, Alicia Prieto, María Jesús Martínez   +4 more
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