Structures, properties and application of alginic acid: A review.

abstract：:Boron is reported in this study to stabilize the structure of heme proteins exposed to peroxides. The oxidized heme protein (15 microM) was treated with H(2)O(2) (10mM) in 1M glycine-NaOH buffer (pH 9.2) at 25 degrees C in absence/presence of boron, and characterized by visible absorption spectroscopy, gel exclusion c...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Ali S,Farooqi H,Prasad R,Naime M,Routray I,Yadav S,Ahmad F

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three different varieties of oat grains, Sabzaar, SKO-20, SKO-90 maintained at the moisture level of 12% were γ-irradiated at four different dosage levels - 5, 10, 15, and 20kGy. Starch was extracted and its physicochemical, structural, thermal, and antioxidant properties were studied. Amongst the physico-chemical pro...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Mukhtar R,Shah A,Noor N,Gani A,Wani IA,Ashwar BA,Masoodi FA

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 129-residue lysozyme has been shown to form amyloid fibrils in vitro. While methylene blue (MB), a compound in the phenothiazinium family, has been shown to dissemble tau fibril formation, its anti-fibrillogenic effect has not been thoroughly characterized in other proteins/peptides. This study examines the effect...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： How SC,Cheng YH,Lo CH,Lai JT,Lin TH,Bednarikova Z,Antosova A,Gazova Z,Wu JW,Wang SS

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, an oxidative stress model was first developed in a mouse macrophage cell line (RAW264.7 cells) by infecting the cells with porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2). The regulatory effect of Sophora subprosrate polysaccharide (SSP) on PCV2-induced oxidative stress was investigated. The results showed that after ...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Su ZJ,Wei YY,Yin D,Shuai XH,Zeng Y,Hu TJ

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a new matrix for immobilization of acetylcholinesterase was investigated by using alginate and kappa-carrageenan. The effects of pH, temperature, storage and thermal stability on the free and immobilized acetylcholinesterase activity were examined. Maximum reaction rate (V(max)) and Michaelis-Menten con...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Sahin F,Demirel G,Tümtürk H

更新日期：2005-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of thermosensitive smart hydrogels with suitable thermosensitivity is of great importance for various biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. In this study, thermosensitive chitosan/carboxymethylcellulose/scleroglucan/montmorillonite (CHT/CMC/SGL/MMT) nanocomposite hydrogels were prepared for biome...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Bozoğlan BK,Duman O,Tunç S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of heteroprotein coacervates obtained by the interaction of ovalbumin (Ova) and lysozyme (Lys) was investigated using turbidimetric analysis and the zeta potential at different protein ratios, pH values and concentrations of NaCl. The complexes were formed over a wide pH range with a 1:1 (Ova:Lys) ratio ...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Santos MB,Costa ARD,Garcia-Rojas EE

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Starch nanoparticles (SNPs) have become one of the most interesting nanocarriers due to their relatively easy synthesis, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. However, the practical applications of SNPs are limited, as their aggregation reduce their functionality. Here, SNPs obtained by recrystallizing debranched wa...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Chang R,Lu H,Tian Y,Li H,Wang J,Jin Z

更新日期：2020-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the progress in the development of hemostatic products, efficient treatment solutions to control hemorrhage upon wounding are still necessary. Chitosan (CS) is a natural hydrogel-forming polysaccharide, easy to modify for specific applications. Inorganic compounds in turn possess documented hemostatic properti...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Koumentakou I,Terzopoulou Z,Michopoulou A,Kalafatakis I,Theodorakis K,Tzetzis D,Bikiaris D

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3-Methyl-1-(4-sulfonylbutyl) imidazolium hydrogensulfate, [HO3S(CH2)4mim]HSO4, was applied as an extractant in an ultrasound-microwave synergistic extraction approach to substitute conventional solvent for the extraction of pectin from the albedo part of pomelo peels. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) test and response...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Liu Z,Qiao L,Yang F,Gu H,Yang L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) reported to date fall into one of two broad classes: either hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate copolymers (typified by the PHA produced by Alcaligenes eutrophus), or hydroxyoctanoate-rich heteropolymers (typified by the PHA produced by Pseudomonas oleovorans). Few reports of copolymers r...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Caballero KP,Karel SF,Register RA

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetylated corn starch (ACS) was synthesized by the reaction of native corn starch (NCS) with acetic anhydride (AA) and acetic acid in an aqueous medium in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid (PTSA) as a catalyst. The factors that could affect the degree of substitution (DS) of corn starch were investigated which i...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Han F,Gao C,Liu M,Huang F,Zhang B

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Klebsiella pneumoniae strain KK207-2 was isolated in 2010 from a bloodstream infection of an inpatient at an Italian hospital. It was previously found to produce the KPC-2 carbapenemase and to belong to clade 1 of sequence type 258. Genotyping of the conserved wzi and wzc genes from strain KK207-2 yielded contrasting ...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Bellich B,Ravenscroft N,Rizzo R,Lagatolla C,D'Andrea MM,Rossolini GM,Cescutti P

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An effective antibacterial nanofiber film was prepared through the incorporation of ε-polylysine (ε-PL) into gelatin/chitosan-based polymers. All nanofiber films had uniformly disordered fibrous structure with good diameter distribution. The weight ratio of the gelatin/chitosan/ε-PL (G/C/P) influenced the solution pro...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Liu F,Liu Y,Sun Z,Wang D,Wu H,Du L,Wang D

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increase in industrial demand for peroxidases has necessitated the search for novel peroxidase with excellent industrial versatility. Raoultella ornithinolytica OKOH-1 is a new ligninolytic bacteria with peroxidase production potential. However, there is paucity of information on characterization of peroxidase fro...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Falade AO,Mabinya LV,Okoh AI,Nwodo UU

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article has been withdrawn at the request of the author(s) and/or editor. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal. ...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Zhu A,Chu L,Ma Q,Li Y

更新日期：2018-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Sedum dendroideum is popularly known as balsam and used for treatment of inflammatory disorders. Two polysaccharides (RSBAL-H2O and RSBAL-0.5) were isolated from infusion of its dried leaves, using dialysis at 100kDa cut-off membrane and anion exchange chromatography. Methylation and NMR analyses showed that RSBAL-H2O...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Oliveira AF,Nascimento GED,Iacomini M,Cordeiro LMC,Cipriani TR

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:hRSV is the major causative agent of acute respiratory infections. Among its eleven proteins, M2-1 is a transcription antiterminator, making it an interesting target for antivirals. Quercetin is a flavonol which inhibits some virus infectivity and replication. In the present work, the M2-1 gene was cloned, expressed a...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Teixeira TS,Caruso ÍP,Lopes BR,Regasini LO,Toledo KA,Fossey MA,Souza FP

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Panax notoginseng attract public attention due to their potential biomedical properties and corresponding health benefits. The present study investigated the anti-aging and thermal stress resistance effects of polysaccharides from P. notoginseng on Caenorhabditis elegans. Results showed polysaccharides had little scav...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Feng S,Cheng H,Xu Z,Shen S,Yuan M,Liu J,Ding C

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G-quadruplexes (GQs) have become promising anti-cancer therapeutic targets, which are formed by the folding of a guanine-rich repeat DNA/RNA sequence at human telomeres or oncogene promoters. Polymorphism has been observed for the folding topologies of intramolecular GQs. Here we report the topological conversion of h...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Hao X,Wang C,Wang Y,Li C,Hou J,Zhang F,Kang C,Gao L

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelin basic protein (MBP) is one of the main protein components of central nervous system that as shown in our work, under appropriate condition, forms spherulites. The structural and morphological features of these elements and the ability of trehalose to decrease or completely avoid their formation have been clarif...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Di Salvo C,Barreca D,Laganà G,di Bella M,Tellone E,Ficarra S,Bellocco E

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, inspired by nacre-like structural natural shells, novel three-dimensional (3D) nanocomposites based on natural nanoplatelets of montmorillonite (MMT) and polysaccharide of chitosan (CS) were prepared with solution intercalation and self-assembly process. The CS-intercalated-MMT nanoplatelets units acted...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Zheng X,Xu M,Yang S,Omonov S,Huang S,Zhao J,Ruan H,Zeng M

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study deals with the development of natural macromolecule gum Albizia stipulata (AS) based novel pharmaceutical excipient for the controlled-release of paracetamol (PC). Central composite design (CCD) two-factor, five-level was used for the optimization of independent variables AS gum and compression force...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： T VS,Henry LJ,Narra K,Lalduhsanga P,Kandasamy R

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)/diol based pH-sensitive biopolymeric hydrogels with tunable biological properties (cytotoxicity, anti-oxidant and anti-fungal) have been synthesized via condensation polymerization. The present study focused on the synthesis of heterocyclic hydrogel using citric acid (CA), indole-3-acetic ac...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： G C,D S F,S S,M S,S G

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water-soluble acrylamide (AAm)-grafted-chitosan (CS) copolymer (AAm-g-CS) was synthesized using potassium persulfate (PPS) initiator from which interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) microspheres were prepared by water-in-oil (w/o) emulsion that are cross-linked with glutaraldehyde (GA) and used for encapsulating nife...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Phadke KV,Manjeshwar LS,Aminabhavi TM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurotoxicity of HIV-1 Tat protein contributes significantly to the pathogenesis of HAND, and hence the attractive therapeutic strategies focusing on Tat-induced neurotoxicity are warranted. Salvia miltiorrhiza have been known to antioxidant property and neuroprotective effects. The Danshen granule is the pharmace...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Bao D,Wang J,Liu J,Qin T,Liu H

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trop2, a transmembrane glycoprotein, has emerged as a biomarker for targeted cancer therapy since it is overexpressed in 80% of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients. For the site-specific delivery of the anticancer drug into TNBC, anti-Trop2 antibody-conjugated nanoparticles (ST-NPs) were prepared as the pote...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Son S,Shin S,Rao NV,Um W,Jeon J,Ko H,Deepagan VG,Kwon S,Lee JY,Park JH

更新日期：2018-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Four polysaccharides, namely COP-1, COP-2, COP-3 and COP-4, were ultrafiltrated from crud Camellia oleifera seed cake polysaccharides (COP-c), purified, and characterized, including the determination of antioxidant and antiproliferative activities. Their molecular weights were 7.9, 36, 83 and 225kDa, respectively. All...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Xu Z,Li X,Feng S,Liu J,Zhou L,Yuan M,Ding C

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:2,2',4,4'-tetrahydroxybenzophenone (Uvinul D50), a sunscreen used in cosmetics, has two effects in the melanin biosynthesis pathway. On the one hand, it acts a weak inhibitor of tyrosinase and on the other, it accelerates the conversion of dopachrome to melanin. Uvinul D50 was seen to behave as a weak competitive inhi...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Garcia-Jimenez A,Teruel-Puche JA,Garcia-Ruiz PA,Berna J,Rodríguez-López JN,Tudela J,Garcia-Canovas F

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An improved amperometric biosensor was fabricated by immobilizing glycerol kinase (GK) and glycerol-3-phosphate oxidase (GPO) nanoparticles (NPs) onto graphene oxide nanoparticles (GrONPs) modified pencil graphite (PG) electrode. The GKNPs, GPONPs and GrONPs were characterized by UV spectroscopy, and transmission elec...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Narwal V,Pundir CS

更新日期：2019-04-15 00:00:00