Rational protein modification leading to resistance of enzymes to TiO2-UV irradiation-induced inactivation.

abstract：:Structures of three pectic arabinogalactans, one from Vernonia kotschyana (Vk2a) and two from Cochlospermum tinctorium (Ct50A1 and Ct50A2), and their complement fixation and induction of B cell proliferation in vitro were compared. The polysaccharide Vk2a expressed potent biological activity in both assays compared wi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Nergard CS,Kiyohara H,Reynolds JC,Thomas-Oates JE,Matsumoto T,Yamada H,Patel T,Petersen D,Michaelsen TE,Diallo D,Paulsen BS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to design GE11 peptide (YHWYGYTPQNVI) linked micelles of poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(2-methyl-2-carboxyl-propylene carbonate-graft-gemcitabine-graft-dodecanol (PEG-b-PCC-g-GEM-g-DC) for enhanced stability and target specificity of gemcitabine (GEM) to EGFR-positive pancreatic cance...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Mondal G,Kumar V,Shukla SK,Singh PK,Mahato RI

更新日期：2016-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Injectable hydrogels based on extracellular matrix-derived polymers show much promise in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. However, the hydrogels reported to date have at least one characteristic that limits their potential for clinical use, such as excessive swelling, complicated and potentia...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Pupkaite J,Rosenquist J,Hilborn J,Samanta A

更新日期：2019-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunological detection has been developed into a sensitive and versatile technique and is based on two requisite elements: targeting antibodies and an indicator, usually in the form of horseradish peroxidase or alkaline phosphatase. The specificity and turnover rate of these enzymes provide an efficient means of sign...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wurtzler EM,Wendell D

更新日期：2014-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:It is demonstrated that the molecular solubility of softwood hemicelluloses is significantly influenced by pretreatment of the fibers, extraction, and downstream processing. To quantify these effects, four hemicellulose samples were extracted from different thermomechanical pulps of Norway spruce. The molecular solubi...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kishani S,Vilaplana F,Xu W,Xu C,Wågberg L

更新日期：2018-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Spiders have evolved a complex system of silk producing glands. Each of the glands produces silk with strength and elasticity tailored to its biological purpose. Sequence analysis of the major ampullate silk reveals four highly conserved concatenated blocks of amino acids: (GA) n , A n , GPGXX, and GGX. While the GPGX...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Brooks AE,Stricker SM,Joshi SB,Kamerzell TJ,Middaugh CR,Lewis RV

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amino groups were covalently introduced onto a polycaprolactone (PCL) surface by the reaction between 1,6-hexanediamine and the ester groups of PCL. The occurrence of the aminolysis and the introduction of free NH(2) groups were verified qualitatively by fluorescence spectroscopy, where rhodamine B isothiocyanate was ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhu Y,Gao C,Liu X,Shen J

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The massive use of antibiotics in healthcare and agriculture has led to their artificial accumulation in natural habitats, which risks the structure and function of the microbial communities in ecosystems, threatens food and water security, and accelerates the development of resistome. Ideally, antibiotics should rema...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zheng W,Anzaldua M,Arora A,Jiang Y,McIntyre K,Doerfert M,Winter T,Mishra A,Ma H,Liang H

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A major challenge in drug delivery is the internalization through the apical plasma membrane of the polarized epithelial cells lining organs facing the external environment, e.g., lungs and the gastrointestinal tract. The reduced permeation of drugs entering through this pathway is in part due to the mucosal barrier a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Harush-Frenkel O,Rozentur E,Benita S,Altschuler Y

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel strategy for artificial regulation system of gene expression applying the specific molecular recognition between carbohydrate and lectin is proposed. Plasmid-lactose conjugates (pActin-lactose and pGFP-lactose) prepared via diazocoupling maintained the transcription activity with T7 RNA polymerase. Gel-shift a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Matsuura K,Hayashi K,Kobayashi K

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, we report on an ATP-responsive low-molecular-weight polyethylenimine (LMW-PEI)-based supramolecular assembly. It formed via host-guest interaction between PEI (MW = 1.8 kDa)-α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) conjugates and PEI1.8k-phenylboronic acid (PBA) conjugates. The host-guest interaction between PEI1.8k-α-CD a...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Jiang C,Qi Z,Jia H,Huang Y,Wang Y,Zhang W,Wu Z,Yang H,Liu J

更新日期：2019-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Weissella confusa VTT E-90392 is an efficient producer of a dextran that is mainly composed of α-(1→6)-linked D-glucosyl units and very few α-(1→3) branch linkages. A mixture of the Chaetomium erraticum endodextranase and the Aspergillus niger α-glucosidase was used to hydrolyze W. confusa dextran to glucose and a set...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Maina NH,Virkki L,Pynnönen H,Maaheimo H,Tenkanen M

更新日期：2011-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-linked homopolymers and copolymers of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, HEMA, and ethylene glycol methacrylate phosphate, MOEP, have been synthesized, and the diffusion of water into these systems has been investigated. Only polymers with 0-20 mol % MOEP exhibited ideal swelling behavior as extensive fracturing occur...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： George KA,Wentrup-Byrne E,Hill DJ,Whittaker AK

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Degradation of fibrillar collagen is critical for tissue maintenance. Yet, understanding collagen catabolism has been challenging partly due to a lack of atomistic picture for its load-dependent conformational dynamics, as both mechanical load and local unfolding of collagen affect its cleavage by matrix metalloprotei...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Teng X,Hwang W

更新日期：2014-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of large quantities of artificial spider silk fibers that match the mechanical properties of the native material has turned out to be challenging. Recent advancements in the field make biomimetic spinning approaches an attractive way forward since they allow the spider silk proteins to assemble into the...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Gonska N,López PA,Lozano-Picazo P,Thorpe M,Guinea GV,Johansson J,Barth A,Pérez-Rigueiro J,Rising A

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:In the fields of surgery and regenerative medicine, it is crucial to understand the interactions of proteins with the biomaterials used as implants. Protein adsorption directly influences cell-material interactions in vivo and, as a result, regulates, for example, cell adhesion on the surface of the implant. Therefore...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Schönwälder SM,Bally F,Heinke L,Azucena C,Bulut ÖD,Heißler S,Kirschhöfer F,Gebauer TP,Neffe AT,Lendlein A,Brenner-Weiß G,Lahann J,Welle A,Overhage J,Wöll C

更新日期：2014-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Many biological processes are regulated by reversible binding events, with these interactions between macromolecules representing the core of dynamic chemistry. As such, any attempt to gain a better understanding of such interactions, which would pave the way to the extrapolation of natural designs to create new advan...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Fernández-Colino A,Arias FJ,Alonso M,Rodríguez-Cabello JC

更新日期：2015-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Adhesive hydrogels were prepared by copolymerizing dopamine methacrylamide with either acrylic acid (AAc) or N-(3-aminopropyl)methacrylamide hydrochloride (APMH). The effect of incorporating the anionic and cationic side chains on the oxidation state of catechol was characterized using the FOX assay to track the produ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Narkar AR,Kelley JD,Pinnaratip R,Lee BP

更新日期：2018-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The pressure and temperature dependence of the cloud point transition of an aqueous solution of an elastin-like polypeptide (MGLDGSMG(VPGIG)40VPLE), prepared by bacterial expression of the corresponding artificial gene, was measured. A temperature-pressure diagram was constructed over a wide range of conditions. The (...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tamura T,Yamaoka T,Kunugi S,Panitch A,Tirrell DA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Turbidimetric titration was used to initiate associative intermolecular interactions between a pair of protein molecules, gelatin-A and gelatin-B, having complementary charges that led to pH-induced liquid-liquid phase separation and the formation of complex coacervate. The stoichiometric binding ratio was found to be...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tiwari A,Bindal S,Bohidar HB

更新日期：2009-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogels have been widely explored for biomedical applications, with injectable hydrogels being of particular interest for their ability to precisely deliver drugs and cells to targets. Although these hydrogels have demonstrated satisfactory properties in many cases, challenges still remain for commercialization. In ...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Zhang J,Muirhead B,Dodd M,Liu L,Xu F,Mangiacotte N,Hoare T,Sheardown H

更新日期：2016-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioresponsive polymers can enable the development of more effective drug delivery vehicles and medical materials. Acetal-modified polysaccharides allow pH-triggered solubility switching in a versatile and effective manner, but prior work has been limited to a combination of acyclic alkoxyisopropyl and cyclic isopropyl...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Graham ET,Broaders KE

更新日期：2019-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, generation 5 (G5) polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers with two different surface groups, G4.5-COOH and G5-OH, were investigated for their protective effects on pancreas injury in a caerulein-induced acute pancreatitis (AP) mouse model. Both dendrimers significantly decreased pathological changes in the pa...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tang Y,Han Y,Liu L,Shen W,Zhang H,Wang Y,Cui X,Wang Y,Liu G,Qi R

更新日期：2015-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, novel bionanocomposite materials with tunable properties were successfully prepared using a poly(lactic acid) (PLA) matrix and acetylated microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) as reinforcing agent. The acetylation of MFC was confirmed by FTIR and (13)C CP-MAS NMR spectroscopies. The grafting of acetyl...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Tingaut P,Zimmermann T,Lopez-Suevos F

更新日期：2010-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing green and nontoxic biomaterials, derived from renewable sources and processable through 3D bioprinting technologies, is an emerging challenge of sustainable tissue engineering. Here, pectin from citrus peels was cross-linked for the first time with (3-glycidyloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane (GPTMS) through a one...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Lapomarda A,De Acutis A,Chiesa I,Fortunato GM,Montemurro F,De Maria C,Mattioli Belmonte M,Gottardi R,Vozzi G

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Cationic derivatives of cellulose and other polysaccharides are attractive targets for biomedical applications due to their propensity for electrostatically binding with anionic biomolecules, such as nucleic acids and certain proteins. To date, however, relatively few practical synthetic methods have been described fo...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Liu S,Liu J,Esker AR,Edgar KJ

更新日期：2016-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of protein-polymer complexes was studied in an aqueous system using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and static light scattering (SLS) as the main experimental tools. Human serum albumin (HSA) was used as a protein and complexed with four representative water-soluble polymers: poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Matsudo T,Ogawa K,Kokufuta E

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We created the dual-responsive nanovehicle that can effectively combine and abundantly utilize magnetic and glutathione (GSH)-reductive triggers to control the drug delivery and achieve more intelligent and powerful targeting. In the nanovehicles, paramagnetic fullerene (C60@CTAF) was prepared via one-step modificatio...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Wang L,Wang Y,Hao J,Dong S

更新日期：2017-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The drying dynamics of protein coatings is of importance for many applications. The main focus of research so far was to investigate macroscopic properties of protein coatings, leaving drying dynamics virtually unexplored. A unique combination of techniques is used to monitor drying of a coating containing the protein...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Bouman J,de Vries R,Venema P,Belton P,Baukh V,Huinink HP,van der Linden E

更新日期：2015-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:F-actins are semi-flexible polyelectrolytes and can be assembled into a large polymer-actin complex with polymorphism through electrostatic interaction with polycations. This study investigates the structural phase behavior and the growth of polymer-actin complexes in terms of its longitudinal and lateral sizes in var...

journal_title：Biomacromolecules

authors： Kwon HJ,Kakugo A,Shikinaka K,Osada Y,Gong JP

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00