Preparation and Analysis of Crude Autolytic Enzyme Extracts from Staphylococcus aureus
Bio-Protocol, 2015 The metabolism of the cell surface during bacterial cell division involves synthesis and degradation of peptidoglycan (PGN), the major component of the bacterial cell wall.
Filipa Vaz, Sérgio Filipe
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Ethanol Induced Disordering of Pancreatic Acinar Cell Endoplasmic Reticulum: An ER Stress/Defective Unfolded Protein Response Model. [PDF]
, 2018 Background & aimsHeavy alcohol drinking is associated with pancreatitis, whereas moderate intake lowers the risk. Mice fed ethanol long term show no pancreas damage unless adaptive/protective responses mediating proteostasis are disrupted. Pancreatic
Abrol, Ravinder +13 more
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Protease inhibitor concentrations in the saliva of individuals experiencing oral dryness
BMC Oral Health, 2021 Background Oral dryness is a common symptom that may interfere with swallowing, chewing, and taste. The most common reason for oral dryness is hyposalivation. Some individuals experiencing oral dryness do not have hyposalivation, however, and the reverse
Kenkichi Yamamoto +4 more
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Cloning, preparation and preliminary crystallographic studies of penicillin V acylase autoproteolytic processing mutants [PDF]
, 2005 The crystallization of three catalytically inactive mutants of penicillin Vacylase (PVA) from Bacillus sphaericus in precursor and processed forms is reported.
Brannigan, J A +6 more
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eLife, 2019 Bacterial cells are encased in a peptidoglycan (PG) exoskeleton that protects them from osmotic lysis and specifies their distinct shapes. Cell wall hydrolases are required to enlarge this covalently closed macromolecule during growth, but how these ...
Genevieve S Dobihal +3 more
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Proteomic analysis of the excretory-secretory products from larval stages of Ascaris suum reveals high abundance of glycosyl hydrolases [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum are socioeconomically important and widespread parasites of humans and pigs, respectively. The excretory-secretory (ES) molecules produced and presented at the parasite-host interface during the different
Deforce, Dieter +7 more
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The action of Metaloproteinases in the Atherosclerotic Diseases
ABCS Health Sciences, 2014 Cardiovascular diseases represent the main cause of morbidity and mortality in the world and are epidemic events involving the atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease in particular.
Álvaro Luís Müller da Fonseca +2 more
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Est10: A Novel Alkaline Esterase Isolated from Bovine Rumen Belonging to the New Family XV of Lipolytic Enzymes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 A metagenomic fosmid library from bovine rumen was used to identify clones with lipolytic activity. One positive clone was isolated. The gene responsible for the observed phenotype was identified by in vitro transposon mutagenesis and sequencing and was ...
María Cecilia Rodríguez +6 more
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Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, 2022 The vacuoles in Saccharomyces cerevisiae are the key players digesting the waste within the cell. This functional organelle corresponding to the lysosome of mammalians contains acidic hydrolases and specific membrane proteins.
Wooil Choi, Yang-Hoon Kim, Jiho Min
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Replacement of the Catalytic Nucleophile Aspartyl Residue of Dextran Glucosidase by Cysteine Sulfinate Enhances Transglycosylation Activity [PDF]
, 2013 Dextran glucosidase from Streptococcus mutans (SmDG) catalyzes the hydrolysis of an α-1,6-glucosidic linkage at the nonreducing end of isomaltooligosaccharides and dextran.
Kimura, Atsuo +4 more
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