metabolic enzymes Articles
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Features, Principles and Benefits of BioID
Features of BioID Biotin is a naturally occurring metabolic enzyme cofactor that is active only when covalently linked to the enzyme by the action of a specific protein-biotin ligase. Any biotinylated substrate can bind tightly to protein affin and streptavidin. Its main advantages include: 1. High sensitivity - The affinity between biotin and streptavidin (Kd=10-15 mol/L) is >1,000-fold ...
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J.Med.Chem publish; Predicting Regioselectivity of AO, CYP, FMO and UGT Metabolism Using Quantum Mechanical Simulations and Machine Learning
Abstract – Unexpected metabolism in modification and conjugation phases can lead to the failure of many late-stage drug candidates or even withdrawals of approved drugs. Thus, it is critical to predict the sites of metabolism (SoM) for enzymes, which are known to interact with drug-like molecules, in the early stages of the research. The study presents methods for predicting the ...
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Basic Information and Application of Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Alcohol dehydrogenase is abundant in human and animal liver, plant and microbial cells. It is a zinc-containing metalloenzyme with broad substrate specificity. Alcohol dehydrogenase can use nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) as a coenzyme to catalyze the reversible reaction between primary alcohols and aldehydes: CH3CH2OH+ NAD+→ CH3CHO +NADH+ H+. In humans and mammals, alcohol ...
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Evaluation of Mineral Supplements for Content and Purity by Flame / Graphite Furnace AAS
Doctors, dieticians and health officials recommend a balanced diet that provides essential minerals for proper nutrition in the human body. The accurate analysis of metals in vitamin / mineral preparations and food supplements is very important. These metals can be classified into several groups – the major electrolytes (Na, K, Ca, Mg), crucial to normal primary physiological processes ...
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The Principles, Features and Applications of BioID
What is BioID Technique? BioID (proximity-dependent biotin identification) is a proximity dependent labeling technology established by Roux et al in 2015 to study protein interactions. It can also be developed to study the interactions between proteins and RNA, and proteins and DNA. How BioID technology works? A recombinant expression vector of the target protein with biotin ligase (BirA) is ...
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Expanding Our Commitment to Rare Disease Therapeutics
Each year, the last day of February serves as a reminder to pause and reflect on the challenges and unique needs of patients and families living with rare diseases. It is an opportunity for all members of the patient, medical, and scientific communities to shine a light on the urgent need to improve the care and support for those impacted by such conditions. At Moderna, we are working to ...
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Hypoglycemic Functional Factors in Natural Products and Their Mechanisms of Action
Diabetes is a common clinical disease, and with the improvement of living standards, an increase in the number of obese people, and the intensification of aging populations, the incidence of diabetes is increasing year by year. Diabetes has various types and requires long-term treatment. Antidiabetic drugs are essential for people with the disease. These drugs can be classified into insulin ...
By BOC Sciences
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Glucose metabolism: key to neurodegenerative diseases
Previously, it was thought that glial cells, which support neuronal activity, metabolize most of the glucose in the brain. However, by using induced pluripotent stem cells, the researchers found that neurons were able to take up glucose and process it into smaller metabolites. In mice, normal function of neurons depends on glycolysis. The findings could help develop new treatments for ...
By CD BioGlyco.
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Unsaturated Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids
What are unsaturated fatty acids? Unsaturated fatty acids are a type of fatty acids that make up body fat and are indispensable to the human body. Unsaturated fatty acids are divided into monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids, depending on the number of double bonds. In food fat, monounsaturated fatty acids include oleic acid and other fatty acids. Polyunsaturated fatty ...
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Cytochrome P450: A Vital Biosynthetic Enzymes for Drug Metabolism
Overview of Cytochrome P450 Cytochrome P450 (CYP450), is a family of hemoglobin-coupled monooxygenases. In mammals, CYP450 oxidizes steroids, fatty acids, and xenobiotics, playing an important role in the metabolism of various compounds as well as in the synthesis and breakdown of hormones. In plants, they regulate the synthesis of defense compounds, fatty acids, and hormones. With the progress ...
By BOC Sciences
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Enzymes Used for Producing Homocysteine Assay Kit: Unlocking the Secrets of Homocysteine Detection
Homocysteine, an important biomarker in the field of clinical diagnostics, plays a significant role in assessing cardiovascular disease risk, vitamin deficiencies, and genetic disorders. Accurate and sensitive detection of homocysteine levels is crucial for early intervention and personalized patient care. In this article, we delve into the fascinating world of enzymes for producing the ...
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The Relationship Between Enzyme Function and Health
In the early 20th century, humans discovered vitamins, and then trace elements and minerals. It was only in the mid-1980s that humans realized the importance of enzymes. Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine Arthur Kornberg said: "For our lives, we can no longer find other substances as important as enzymes in nature." Enzymes control the entire body, and when enzymes function abnormally is ...
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Significance of Diagnostic Enzyme Detection
Serum enzyme tests have been used in clinical practice for a long time, such as increased amylase activity in serum and urine of patients with acute pancreatitis. In the 1930s, some scholars reported that the determination of serum lipase and alkaline phosphatase activities is helpful for the diagnosis of pancreatitis and bone diseases, respectively. After the 1950s, the application of serum ...
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Application of Enzyme Detection in Clinical Diagnosis
Serum enzyme tests have been used in clinical practice for a long time, such as increased amylase activity in serum and urine of patients with acute pancreatitis. In the 1930s, some scholars reported that the determination of serum lipase and alkaline phosphatase activities is helpful for the diagnosis of pancreatitis and bone diseases, respectively. After the 1950s, the application of serum ...
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Fatty Acids in Cancer
Fatty acids, along with glucose and amino acids, are the main source of energy for cell growth and proliferation. Abnormalities in fatty acid metabolism are commonly seen in cancer. A growing number of studies have shown that increased ab initio synthesis of fatty acids in tumor cells is a prominent feature in the development of cancer. And the activation of ab initio synthesis is negatively ...
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The Relationship Between the Gut Microbiome and Drugs Is Greater Than We Thought
Gut microbes are considered "virtual organs" that influence host health and are involved in disease research. The human gut microbiota has a large gene pool, encoding approximately 100-150 times more genes than the human genome, and contains a rich resource of enzymes with the ability to metabolize drugs. The diversity of gut bacteria also affects the mental health of the host. Microbiomes from ...
By CD Genomics
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Contribution of galactofuranose to the virulence of the opportunistic pathogen aspergillus fumigatus
The filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is responsible for a lethal disease called invasive aspergillosis that affects immunocompromised patients. This disease, like other human fungal diseases, is generally treated by compounds targeting the primary fungal cell membrane sterol. Recently, glucan synthesis inhibitors were added to the limited antifungal arsenal and encouraged the search for ...
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Introduction to Glucosidase
Glucosidase is a large class of enzymes in glycoside hydrolase (EC 3.2.1). It is named because it can hydrolyze the glucoside bond and release a molecule of glucose. Glucosidase has a wide range of sources, and it exists in almost all organisms with cellular structure that use carbohydrates as energy sources. According to the classification of the Carbohydrate-Active enZYmes Database (CAZy) ...
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The Functions and Roles of Enzymes
Catalysis Enzymes are a class of biological catalysts. They govern many catalytic processes such as metabolism, nutrition, and energy conversion of organisms. Most of the reactions closely related to life processes are enzyme-catalyzed reactions. These properties of the enzyme enable the intricate process of material metabolism in the cell to proceed in an orderly manner, and to adapt material ...
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Symberix Featured in Nature
Durham, NC (February 3, 2020) - An article in Nature highlights Symberix's efforts to understand the complex relationship between drugs and the microbiome. The paper discusses recent contributions to the emerging field of “pharmacomicrobiomics” -- the study of how microbes impact drug disposition, efficacy, and toxicity. Symberix is developing bacteria-targeted small molecules that ...
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