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Determination of the fibrinogenolytic activity of Montivipera raddei (Raddeʼs mountain viper) venom [PDF]

Archives of Biological Sciences, 2022
Snake venom fibrinogenolytic enzymes have diagnostic and therapeutic value and are important for snakebite pathology. In the present study, the fibrinogenolytic activity of Montivipera raddei venom was investigated.
Atasoy Fikriye Seda, İğci Naşit
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Extraction, Partial Purification and Characterization of Bromelain from Pineapple (Ananas Comosus) Crown, Core and Peel Waste

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2021
Ananas Comosus (also known as pineapple) is a part of Bromeliaceae family and it is consumed as food as well as folk medicine for the treatment of various diseases.
Anum Gul, Maryam Siddiqui, Habiba Arain, Sadaf Khan, Hanzala Khan, Urooj Ishrat   +5 more
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Development of a Simple Protocol for Zymogram-Based Isolation and Characterization of Gingipains from Porphyromonas gingivalis: The Causative Agent of Periodontitis

Applied Sciences, 2023
Gingipains (RgpA, RgpB, and Kgp) are major virulence factors of the periodontitis-causing bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis. Isolation of gingipains from the crude protein sample of P.
Eng Sze Wei, Ramasamy Kavitha, Mohammad Auwal Sa’ad, Pattabhiraman Lalitha, Neeraj Kumar Fuloria, Manickam Ravichandran, Shivkanya Fuloria   +6 more
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Lipocalin‐2 activates hepatic stellate cells and promotes nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in high‐fat diet–fed Ob/Ob mice

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Graphical summary of obesity‐induced NASH progression by LCN2 targeted to HSC activation. Abstract Background and Aims In obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus, leptin promotes insulin resistance and contributes to the progression of NASH via activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs).
Kyung Eun Kim, Jaewoong Lee, Hyun Joo Shin, Eun Ae Jeong, Hye Min Jang, Yu Jeong Ahn, Hyeong Seok An, Jong Youl Lee, Meong Cheol Shin, Soo Kyoung Kim, Won Gi Yoo, Won Ho Kim, Gu Seob Roh   +12 more
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The Influence of Different Bleaching Protocols on Dentinal Enzymatic Activity: An In Vitro Study

Molecules, 2022
This study aimed to investigate matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity in human dentin using in-situ and gelatin zymography, after at-home and in-office bleaching, related to their clinical exposure times.
Eric Mayer-Santos, Tatjana Maravic, Allegra Comba, Patricia Moreira Freitas, Giovanna Bueno Marinho, Claudia Mazzitelli, Edoardo Mancuso, Nicola Scotti, Federica Florenzano, Lorenzo Breschi, Annalisa Mazzoni   +10 more
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Effect of Chitosan as a Cross-Linker on Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity and Bond Stability with Different Adhesive Systems

Marine Drugs, 2020
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of 0.1% chitosan (Ch) solution as an additional primer on the mechanical durability and enzymatic activity on dentine using an etch-and-rinse (E&R) adhesive and a universal self-etch (SE) adhesive ...
Eugenia Baena, Sandra R Cunha, Tatjana Maravić, Allegra Comba, Federica Paganelli, Giulio Alessandri-Bonetti, Laura Ceballos, Franklin R Tay, Lorenzo Breschi, Annalisa Mazzoni   +9 more
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Analysis of laccase‐like enzymes secreted by fungi isolated from a cave in northern Spain

MicrobiologyOpen, 2022
Laccases belong to a family of multicopper enzymes able to oxidize a broad spectrum of organic compounds. Despite the well‐known property of laccases to carry out bleaching and degradation of industrial dyes and polyphenolic compounds, their industrial ...
Daniel Fernández‐Remacha, Candela González‐Riancho, Miranda Lastra Osua, Aránzazu González Arce, Itxaso Montánchez, Juan María García‐Lobo, Roger Estrada‐Tejedor, Vladimir R. Kaberdin   +7 more
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Application of Zymographic and Proteomic Analysis for Identification of Intracellular and Extracellular Proteases of Vibrio cholerae Production Strains

Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2021
The aim of this work was to study the composition and functions of intracellular and extracellular proteases of the production Vibrio cholerae strains 569B serovar Inaba and M41 serovar Ogawa using zymographic and proteomic analysis.Materials and methods.
T. A. Polunina, N. V. Kotova, D. V. Badanin, A. V. Fedorov, O. V. Gromova, Ya. M. Krasnov, N. A. Osina   +6 more
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Soil Enzyme Activity Response to Substrate and Nutrient Additions on Undisturbed Forest Subsoil Samples

Soil Systems, 2023
Previous studies have found that C turnover is bound to hotspots of microbial activity. The objective of this study was to analyze the effects of pure energy substrate (glucose), nutrient (mineral N or P) and combined substrate and nutrient (glucose + N,
Theresa Reinersmann, Michael Herre, Bernd Marschner, Stefanie Heinze   +3 more
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Computational and In Vitro Investigation of (-)-Epicatechin and Proanthocyanidin B2 as Inhibitors of Human Matrix Metalloproteinase 1

Biomolecules, 2020
Matrix metalloproteinases 1 (MMP-1) energetically triggers the enzymatic proteolysis of extracellular matrix collagenase (ECM), resulting in progressive skin aging.
Kyung Eun Lee, Shiv Bharadwaj, Umesh Yadava, Sang Gu Kang   +3 more
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