Bacterial steroid hydroxylases: enzyme classes, their functions and comparison of their catalytic mechanisms. [PDF]
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 2018 Szaleniec M +4 more
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The Bet v 1 fold: an ancient, versatile scaffold for binding of large, hydrophobic ligands [PDF]
, 2008 Background The major birch pollen allergen, Bet v 1, is a member of the ubiquitous PR-10 family of plant pathogenesis-related proteins. In recent years, a number of diverse plant proteins with low sequence similarity to Bet v 1 was identified.
Christian Radauer +2 more
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Introducing the concept of biocatalysis in the classroom: The conversion of cholesterol to provitamin D 3 [PDF]
, 2016 Biocatalysis is a fundamental concept in biotechnology. The topic integrates knowledge of several disciplines; therefore, it was included in the course “design and optimization of biological systems” which is offered in the biochemistry curricula.
De Luca, Belén M. +3 more
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Vitamin D. a dynamic molecule. how relevant might the dynamism for a vitamin be [PDF]
, 2015 Cholecalciferol, the precursor of Vitamin D3, is a very old, highly conserved, molecule. Its presence is evident in non-mineralized 750 million-year-old living species, such as plankton.
Mazzaferro, Sandro, Pasquali, Marzia
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Biotransformation of steroids by entomopathogenic strains of Isaria farinosa
Microbial Cell Factories, 2018 Background Steroid compounds are very interesting substrates for biotransformation due to their high biological activity and a high number of inactivated carbons which make chemical modification difficult.
Ewa Kozłowska +9 more
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Neurodegeneration: Potential Causes, Prevention, and Future Treatment Options [PDF]
, 2011 Here I advance a hypothesis that neurodegeneration is a natural process associated with aging due to the loss of genetic redundancy following a mathematical model R(t) = R0(1-αe(βC+γI+δEt)t), where the calorie intake (C) and ...
Zhongtao Zhang
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2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin alters steroid secretion but does not affect cell viability and the incidence of apoptosis in porcine luteinised granulosa cells [PDF]
, 2014 The compound 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), a by-product of human industrial activity, was found to affect ovarian steroidogenesis in animals, but the mechanism of its action is still unclear. The aims of the study were to examine the effect
Ciereszko, Renata +6 more
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Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia, 2012 Os glicocorticoides (GC) são prescritos por praticamente todas as especialidades médicas, e cerca de 0,5% da população geral do Reino Unido utiliza esses medicamentos.
Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira +17 more
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Vascular Growth in the Fetal Lung [PDF]
, 2011 The structure of the lung is truly remarkable. It is primarily composed of three branched tubular networks (the airway, pulmonary artery and vein, bronchial artery and vein) which supply blood and air to the site of gas exchange and which maintain ...
Land, Stephen
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Vitamin D: Newer Concepts of Its Metabolism and Function at the Basic and Clinical Level. [PDF]
, 2020 The interest in vitamin D continues unabated with thousands of publications contributing to a vast and growing literature each year. It is widely recognized that the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and the enzymes that metabolize vitamin D are found in many ...
Bikle, Daniel D
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