abstract：:The structural complexity of lignins necessitates characterization and isolation methodologies for assessing their appropriateness for thermo-chemical systems and material applications. Lignins prepared via two pulping methods (organosolv and soda) were comprehensively investigated by analyzing the properties, includi...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Kim GH,Um BH

更新日期：2020-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural polymer Tragacanth Gum is less explored as a supporting matrix, there are very less studies conducted using this polymer in literature. So the present study aims to explore the consequences of different weight percent (wt.%) of gallic acid (GA) on physicochemical properties of Poly (vinyl alcohol)/Tragacan...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Goudar N,Vanjeri VN,Dixit S,Hiremani V,Sataraddi S,Gasti T,Vootla SK,Masti SP,Chougale RB

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study is first of its kind that focuses upon the extraction of bromelain from pineapple core waste and stabilising it as insoluble cross-linked aggregates. The influence of process variables such as the choice of precipitant, type of cross-linker, concentration of cross-linker and the reaction time for cro...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Banerjee S,Arora A,Vijayaraghavan R,Patti AF

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteochondral (OC) lesions can occur in the knee and ankle. Such lesions induce a fracture in the cartilage protecting the bone joints. Cartilage tissue shows limited self-regeneration ability, hence the tissue is avascular and lack of vascular innervation, while the bone is a unique organ with the capacity to self-re...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Kim D,Cho HH,Thangavelu M,Song C,Kim HS,Choi MJ,Song JE,Khang G

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Black soldier fly can convert organic wastes into their own functional biological macromolecules i.e. chitin that has great potential for biotechnological, biomedical and cosmetic application. The variation in the physiochemical structure of chitin was proved for several insects during metamorphosis stages whereas, it...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Wang H,Rehman KU,Feng W,Yang D,Rehman RU,Cai M,Zhang J,Yu Z,Zheng L

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The polysaccharide was first successfully isolated from the leaf of Dendrobium officinale by hot water extraction and alcohol precipitation and further purified using DEAE-52 and Sephadex G-100 chromatography. The structure of LDOP-1 was characterized by HPLC, GPC, and FT-IR and NMR spectroscopy, and its protective ef...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Yang K,Lu T,Zhan L,Zhou C,Zhang N,Lei S,Wang Y,Yang J,Yan M,Lv G,Chen S

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Chitooligosaccharides (COS) are hydrolytic products of chitosan that are essential in functional food, medicine, and other fields due to their biological activities. Commercial COS are often prepared by the hydrolysis of chitosan by chitosanase. In this study, a glycoside hydrolase family 46 cluster B chitosanase from...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Luo S,Qin Z,Chen Q,Fan L,Jiang L,Zhao L

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Grifola frondosa is an edible and medicinal mushroom with great nutritional values and bioactivities. In the present study, a soluble homogeneous β-glucan, GFPS, with high molecular mass of 5.42 × 106 Da was purified from the fruit bodies of Grifola frondosa using 5% cold NaOH. The structure of GFPS was determined wit...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Cui H,Zhu X,Huo Z,Liao B,Huang J,Wang Z,Song C,Hu X,Fang J

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin and soft tissue infections are major concerns with respect to wound repair. Recently, anti-bacterial wound dressings have been emerging as promising candidates to reduce infection, thus accelerating the wound healing process. This paper presents our work to develop and characterize poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/chito...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Bakhsheshi-Rad HR,Ismail AF,Aziz M,Akbari M,Hadisi Z,Omidi M,Chen X

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of ionic polysaccharides [chitosan (C), sodium alginate (A) and xanthan (X)] and egg white protein (EP) complex formulations on dough rheology, structure formation and in vitro starch digestibility of wet sweet potato vermicelli (SPV) were investigated. Linear viscoelastic region (LVR) with low strain level of...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Feng YY,Mu TH,Zhang M,Ma MM

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The exploration of new methods to produce food packaging with excellent physicochemical and antibacterial properties is of great scientific and technological interest. Here, we successfully prepare the food packaging films that are composed of konjac glucomannan (KGM), poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) and silver nanoparticl...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Lin W,Ni Y,Pang J

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Phauda flammans Walker belongs to Phaudidae (Lepidoptera), which is a holometabolous and leaf-eating pest that harms trees. So far, there is no mitochondrial (mt) genome reported of Phaudidae. Herein, we sequenced and annotated the complete mt genome of P. flammans representing the first mt genome of Phaudidae and pre...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Zhang R,Li J,Geng S,Yang J,Zhang X,An Y,Li C,Cui H,Li X,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunosuppressive nature of the tumor microenvironment is a critical problem that should be considered before the design of immunotherapies. Interleukin (IL)-6 and its related downstream molecules such as signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)3 play an important role in the cancer progression, whi...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Masjedi A,Ahmadi A,Atyabi F,Farhadi S,Irandoust M,Khazaei-Poul Y,Ghasemi Chaleshtari M,Edalati Fathabad M,Baghaei M,Haghnavaz N,Baradaran B,Hojjat-Farsangi M,Ghalamfarsa G,Sabz G,Hasanzadeh S,Jadidi-Niaragh F

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The gut microbe Akkermansia (A.) muciniphila becomes increasingly important as its prevalence is inversely correlated with different human metabolic disorders and diseases. This organism is a highly potent degrader of intestinal mucins and the hydrolyzed glycan compounds can then serve as carbon sources for the organi...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Kosciow K,Deppenmeier U

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycationic chitosan has a strong coordination to heavy metal ions due to its multifunctional hydroxyl and amino groups. However, due to the fast and facile dissolution of chitosan in acidic medium, it is difficult to measure the exact adsorption amount or coordination capacity accurately. In this work, a simple meth...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Ganglo C,Rui J,Zhu Q,Shan J,Wang Z,Su F,Liu D,Xu J,Guo M,Qian J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present work, chitosan physicochemical transformations that occur during high energy ball milling are investigated and correlated with adsorption capacity of organic pollutants (using azo-dye reactive red 2 as molecular probe). Experimental results reveal that chitosan ball milled for 1 h shows a 70% increase o...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Qiu W,Vakili M,Cagnetta G,Huang J,Yu G

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work was focused on evaluating the effects of polycarboxylic acid addition and retrogradation phenomenon on tribological performance, thermal, and mechanical properties of both, bioadhesives and sustainable panels. The rheological behavior of adhesives was affected by retrogradation, exhibiting formulations conta...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Monroy Y,Seré P,Rivero S,García MA

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bifunctional biotinylated thiosemicarbazone dextran-coated iron oxide Nanoparticles (NPs) were fabricated. Aldehyde groups of the oxidized dextran-coating layer were utilized to conjugate biotin as a tumor-targeting agent and thiosemicarbazide as a cation chelator on the surface of NPs. The final product was character...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Gholipour N,Akhlaghi M,Mokhtari Kheirabadi A,Geramifar P,Beiki D

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Timely antibacterial treatment of wounds reduces the probability of wound infection and promotes wound healing. However, the materials used to treat wounds often fail to provide both sterilization (especially for super bacteria) and moisture, and some may even cause secondary injury to the wound. In this study, gold n...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Zou Y,Xie R,Hu E,Qian P,Lu B,Lan G,Lu F

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multi-functionalized poly ether sulfone (PES)/ chitosan (CS)/Fe3O4-NH2-SH nanofiber was applied for single and simultaneous removal of Pb(II) and Ni(II) ions from water systems. The structure of nanofibers was evaluated using FTIR, FESEM, BET, BJH, TGA, EDX and XPS analyses. The characterization results showed that ...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Jafarnejad M,Asli MD,Taromi FA,Manoochehri M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, graphene oxide-chitosan (GO-CS) and graphene oxide-chitosan-ZnO (GO-CS-ZnO) hybrids were synthesized in order to examine the effectiveness of hybridization in enhancing the corrosion inhibition activity of graphene oxide (GO). In this way, the synthesized GO and nano-hybrids were firstly characterized b...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Joz Majidi H,Mirzaee A,Jafari SM,Amiri M,Shahrousvand M,Babaei A

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein, porous sodium alginate/graphite based hybrid hydrogel was fabricated as an effective adsorbent for organic pollutant. Sodium alginate was modified through graft polymerization of acrylic acid and subsequently loaded with graphite powder to enhance its adsorption capability. The synthesized sodium alginate cros...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Verma A,Thakur S,Mamba G,Prateek,Gupta RK,Thakur P,Thakur VK

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Starch extracted from lily bulb (Lilium brownii var. Viridulum Baker) was modified via heat-moisture treatment (HMT) at different moisture levels (15-35%) and acid treatment (AT) with hydrochloric acid at five different concentrations (0.25-2.0 M). The effects of HMT and AT on the physicochemical properties and in vit...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Li H,Wang R,Liu J,Zhang Q,Li G,Shan Y,Ding S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the extraction of polysaccharide from okra pulp (POP), its chemical components, and rheological properties. The results showed that the optimal extraction temperature, time, and the ration of water to material were 20-30 °C, 30 mins, and 150, respectively, giving a maximum yield of 29.4%. The P...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Li Y,Wang X,Lv X,Wang X,Wang X,Cui J,Yan M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was to elucidate the mechanisms underlying macrophage activation by total polysaccharides from Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (RAMPtp). The results showed that RAMPtp significantly promoted productions of NO, ROS, cytokines and chemokines, enhanced pinocytic and phagocytic activity, and upregulat...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Xu W,Fang S,Wang Y,Zhang T,Hu S

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Overconsumption of fat-rich foods has caused increasing incidences of human chronic diseases. Thus, it is promising to fabricate reduced-fat foods, but the reduction in fat content often causes undesired textural changes in foods. In this study, we showed a facile method to structure oil-in-water emulsions via the ele...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Yang X,Li A,Yu W,Li X,Sun L,Xue J,Guo Y

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:An open reading frame of sleh1, a gene encoding for a novel epoxide hydrolase from Solanum lycopersicum (SlEH1), was amplified by RT-PCR and expressed in E. coli BL21(DE3). The substrate spectrum assay showed that E. coli/sleh1 had EH activities towards all tested substrates except for racemic (rac-) 5a, and the highe...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Hu BC,Hu D,Li C,Xu XF,Wen Z,Wu MC

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus licheniformis LMG 7559, which is capable of producing extracellular poly gamma- (glutamic acid) (PGA), was provided for the biopolymer synthesis. Using a modified PGA medium for PGA production, the isolated biopolymer, undergone dialysis process mainly for desalination and removal of other impurities. The bac...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Azarhava H,Bajestani MI,Jafari A,Vakilchap F,Mousavi SM

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycosylated flagellin of the polar flagellum of the plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria Azospirillum brasilense Sp245 was for the first time isolated and characterized by biochemical and bioinformatics methods. Using the amino acid sequence taken from the NCBI database of bacterial whole-genome DNA sequencing, the s...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Shirokov A,Budanova A,Burygin G,Evseeva N,Matora L,Shchyogolev S

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Leaching and re-absorption of leached solids and changes in kernel structure are of prime importance for the quality of cooked rice. This paper describes the contents and structural changes of both starch and protein in leached solids and rice kernels. Under actual cooking conditions, the leached solids increased with...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Zhu L,Bi S,Wu G,Gong B,Zhang H,Wang L,Qian H,Qi X

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Starch retrogradation during freeze drying is a contributor to an undesirable decrease in the viscosity of soup prepared from instant soup with high starch content. Monitoring starch retrogradation during drying is therefore of importance if such a process is to be optimized. Here, cream mushroom soup was used as an e...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Liu W,Zhang M,Devahastin S,Wang W

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, in order to evaluate the influences of drying methods on the chemical structures and bioactivities of polysaccharides from okra (OPPs), four drying methods, including microwave drying at 400 W, 600 W, and 800 W, freezing drying, hot air drying, and vacuum drying, were applied to dry okra fruits. Six dif...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Yuan Q,He Y,Xiang PY,Huang YJ,Cao ZW,Shen SW,Zhao L,Zhang Q,Qin W,Wu DT

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Fabrication of an appropriate scaffold is the key fundamental step required for a successful tissue engineering (TE). The artificial scaffold as extracellular matrix in TE has noticeable role in the fate of cells in terms of their attachment, proliferation, differentiation, orientation and movement. In addition, chemi...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Vandghanooni S,Eskandani M

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effect of Lactobacillus fermentum fermentation treatment on the gastrointestinal digestion and fermentation in vitro of polysaccharides from longan pulp. Polysaccharide isolated from unfermented and fermented longan pulp named LP and LP-F, respectively. The molecular weight of LP-F declined...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Huang F,Hong R,Yi Y,Bai Y,Dong L,Jia X,Zhang R,Wang G,Zhang M,Wu J

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a biocomposite of chitosan/poly vinyl alcohol/activated carbon was synthesized and used for hexavalent chrome removal from aqueous solution. The synthesized adsorbent was characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) analysis. The effect of important variables...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Nowruzi R,Heydari M,Javanbakht V

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing natural preservatives for wood protection is of great interest in sustainable construction and green building industries. This study was designed to determine the feasibility of using methyl-β-cyclodextrin-essential oils (MβCD-EOs) complexes as potential bio-based preservatives for wood protection. Four ess...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Cai L,Lim H,Nicholas DD,Kim Y

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Among many biodegradable and biocompatible biopolymers, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), generated by microorganisms, have highly attracted attention in various fields due to their unique physicochemical properties. So far, various types of progresses have been made in environmental and engineering fields by employing PH...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Tarrahi R,Fathi Z,Seydibeyoğlu MÖ,Doustkhah E,Khataee A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium leprae, causative organism of leprosy, is known to counter redox stress generated by reactive oxygen species (ROS) during its survival inside host macrophages. But, the involvement of any antigenic protein(s) for countering such redox stress is still unknown. Interestingly, M. leprae HSP18, an important ...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Nandi SK,Chakraborty A,Panda AK,Biswas A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present research investigates on task-specific deep eutectic solvents (TDES) based aqueous two-phase extraction and purification of immunoglobulins by chromatography from quail egg. The synthesis of TDES was accomplished with quaternary ammonium salt as hydrogen bond acceptor (HBA) and glycerol as hydrogen bond do...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Balaraman HB,Rathnasamy SK

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a novel multi-coated slow release compound fertilizer based on natural rubber (NR) was prepared and characterized. Firstly, NR was grafted with poly-acrylic acid by in-situ radical solution polymerization to synthesize poly-acrylic acid grafted natural rubber (NR-g-PAA), the reaction conditions were opt...

journal_title：International journal of biological macromolecules

authors： Cui Y,Xiang Y,Xu Y,Wei J,Zhang Z,Li L,Li J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00